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  • 2024-2025 Annual Report

    Posted on November 19, 2025

    2024-2025 Annual Report
    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 [...]
  • Partners in Community, Winter 2026

    Posted on March 05, 2026

    Partners in Community, Winter 2026
    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 [...]
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  • New Members Join Board of Trustees in 2026

    Posted on February 12, 2026

    New Members Join Board of Trustees in 2026
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently welcomed four new members to its Board of Trustees: Karen Dujovny, Lynne Ferrell, James Logan and Laura Radle. Each new member brings a unique professional perspective and passion for community [...]
  • Danielle Brown Named Vice President and CFO

    Posted on November 17, 2025

    Danielle Brown Named Vice President and CFO
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation announces that Danielle R. Brown, CPA is the new vice president and chief financial officer. In this role Danielle will serve on the Community Foundation’s senior leadership team, lead financial strategic [...]
  • Our Centennial Campaign

    Posted on July 16, 2025

    Our Centennial Campaign
    Join Our Centennial Campaign Grand Rapids Community Foundation is committed to making positive changes in our community, working in partnership to create opportunity, prosperity and belonging. We believe that together, we can create a fairer [...]
  • Welcoming New Staff

    Posted on July 01, 2025

    Welcoming New Staff
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently welcomed new team members! Each brings unique skills and perspectives and a commitment to our mission. Read about their roles and experience below, and learn more on their staff profiles [...]
  • Welcoming New Trustees

    Posted on February 11, 2025

    Welcoming New Trustees
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently welcomed two new members to our Board of Trustees: Mercedes Barragan and Tim Long. Both Barragan and Long's terms as trustees began January 1, 2025. The Board of Trustees serves [...]
  • Meeting (and Exceeding!) a Decade-long Goal

    Posted on May 25, 2022

    Meeting (and Exceeding!) a Decade-long Goal
    100 New Philanthropist partners commit to financial support, community engagement and future giving as the Community Foundation looks to our second century A decade ago, Grand Rapids Community Foundation set out to usher in our [...]