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  • Partners in Community, winter 2024

    Posted on March 04, 2024

    Partners in Community, winter 2024
    Discover the latest issue of PARTNERS in community! Welcoming LaSandra Gaddy as Grand Rapids Community Foundation's new president and CEO, our winter edition features inspiring stories on wellness investments, insights from Our Mental Health Collective, [...]
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  • 10 Years of Our LGBTQ Fund's Impact

    Posted on March 21, 2024

    10 Years of Our LGBTQ Fund's Impact
    Our LGBTQ Fund was established to provide a safe, welcoming and healthy environment for LGBTQ+ communities by increasing wellness and prosperity levels, visibility, acceptance, support and access to resources. In 2014 Shelley Padnos and Carol [...]
  • Love in Action Gala Celebrating Black Philanthropy

    Posted on February 28, 2024

    Love in Action Gala Celebrating Black Philanthropy
    An incredible evening celebrating Black philanthropy! In February 2024 our Black Legacy Fund and its supporters gathered for an incredible celebratory evening. We saw love in action on full display as we collectively honored our [...]
  • Completing your Scholarship Application

    Posted on February 06, 2024

    Completing your Scholarship Application
    Through our annual scholarship program, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awards more than $1 million to local students, fueling their education journeys and personal goals. Scholarship Coordinator Angela Reyna Perez shares updates to the application this [...]
  • Making a Difference Through Year-End Giving

    Posted on November 15, 2023

    Making a Difference Through Year-End Giving
    Throughout Kent County, individuals and families are demonstrating their generosity through giving. Generations of partners have built Grand Rapids Community Foundation and prepared us to meet current demands–those resources are being activated across our county [...]
  • Lessons for Supporting Community-Led Change

    Posted on July 08, 2023

    Lessons for Supporting Community-Led Change
    Local philanthropy has the power to support community-led change. To make this a reality, many of our partners are eager to learn how to advance equity through their giving. This is especially true for many [...]
  • New reasons to give from your IRA

    Posted on May 02, 2023

    New reasons to give from your IRA
    Transfer up to $100,000 from your individual retirement account annually — tax-free! Are you looking for a way to make a meaningful impact, maximize your tax benefits and leave a legacy for your loved ones? [...]
  • Planning Ahead for Year-End Giving

    Posted on September 24, 2022

    Planning Ahead for Year-End Giving
    As the seasons change and 2023 draws near, you may be searching for a way to help people and organizations in our community through charitable giving. Don’t wait until December to begin your year-end giving [...]
  • A New Century of Service and Impact

    Posted on January 04, 2022

    A New Century of Service and Impact
    A message from Diana Sieger, president. Happy New Year! This year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation will celebrate our 100th anniversary; a century of responding to the everchanging needs of Greater Grand Rapids. This milestone year [...]
  • PARTNERS in community, fall 2021

    Posted on September 16, 2021

    PARTNERS in community, fall 2021
    The fall issue of PARTNERS in community explores the ways Grand Rapids Community Foundation and our partners are adapting, using our collective power and resources to overcome the most pressing issues of the day. [...]
  • Black Philanthropy Month: Focus on Art as Activism

    Posted on August 31, 2021

    Black Philanthropy Month: Focus on Art as Activism
    The art we create and experience helps us find meaning and grow understanding of our communities and societal structures. Grand Rapids Community Foundation values art as a powerful tool to disrupt inequality and tell truer [...]
  • Partnering to Make Summer Camp More Accessible

    Posted on July 28, 2021

    Partnering to Make Summer Camp More Accessible
    Supported by the Mary I. and David D. Hunting Family Fund, Access Camps seeks to help local camps become more accessible to all communities in Kent County. Camp partners use funding from Access Camps grant [...]