In the newest issue of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, you'll meet a donor partner who created a charitable giving plan that reflects his values and vision for the future. [...]
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Equity Takes All of Us: Our Strategic Framework It's a time of rapid change in West Michigan. Local nonprofits have been pressure tested. But rarely like this. Hard-won advances have been challenged and reversed. Affordable housing solutions are falling short of demand. Health [...]
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In the newest issue of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, you'll meet a donor partner who created a charitable giving plan that reflects his values and vision for the future. [...]
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Our region has a rich legacy of generosity and philanthropy. Individuals, families, nonprofits, and community leaders have long shared resources, skills, networks, and dollars to create positive change. In 2006, community members came together to [...] -
Local youth in Grand Rapids recently came together to learn an instrument, form a band, write a song and perform it onstage and in a professional recording studio through Girls Rock! Grand Rapids. The camp [...] -
This past spring, Grand Rapids Community Foundation partnered with the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy to invite donors to take part in the Impact Accelerator Cohort. The four-week course took donor partners on a [...] -
In our new issue of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, we share our new strategic framework and insights on how we work with nonprofits to increase access to opportunity. You’ll [...] -
It's a time of rapid change in West Michigan. Local nonprofits have been pressure tested. But rarely like this. Hard-won advances have been challenged and reversed. Affordable housing solutions are falling short of demand. Health [...]
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In our new issue of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, we lift up the strength, stability and future focus that so many of our community’s philanthropists embody. We celebrate the [...] -
In its last fiscal year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded $24,180,887 in grants to nonprofit partners and scholarships to students. The organization's total assets were stewarded to $486,075,237. Other results and stories from partners are [...] -
The newest edition of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, explores the power of collective action and lasting impact. In this issue you’ll find a Q&A about our grantmaking approach along [...] -
Update 11/10/25: The application is now closed. Applications are being reviewed by committees and applicants will hear back in early December. Local community members have the power to support community-led change! By engaging volunteers in [...] -
Jenine Torres recently accepted a new position at Grand Rapids Community Foundation, taking the role of philanthropic services director. In her new role, Jenine will lead the Philanthropic Services team, providing strategic guidance and serving [...] -
The newest edition of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, explores the impact our partners are making today and for the future. This issue highlights how the Community Foundation has historically [...]