Grand Rapids Community Foundation (MI)



Grand Rapids Community Foundation leads the community in making positive, sustainable change. Through its grantmaking and leadership initiatives it helps to foster academic achievement, build economic prosperity, achieve healthy ecosystems, encourage healthy people, support social enrichment, and create vibrant neighborhoods.

Web Address

www.grfoundation.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @GRCommFound


Assets and Giving for Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 346,436,963
2018 - 346,686,730
Domestic Grants

2019 - 13,888,250


    

Recent News from Grand Rapids Community Foundation


Education Roundup
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

... are being accepted through April 1 for the competitive scholarship, which is held at and administered by the Grand Rapids Community...more

Charlevoix foundation adds two new trustees - Charlevoix Courier
Foundation: Charlevoix County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Skillman Foundation

...new trustees - Charlevoix Courier: Community CHARLEVOIX The Charlevoix County Community Foundation announced the appointment of...more

Fred & Lena Meijer Scholarship Program Increases Scholarships for Meijer Team Members and ...
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

The Fred & Lena Meijer Scholarship is a private scholarship fund that was established at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation in 1975...more

Local LGBT funds dedicate dollars to pressing issues of the community
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation

That passion and drive manifested itself into the Our LGBT Fund, a field-of-interest fund at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, which...more

Reeds Lake Trail Blazer expected to close funding gap for channel boardwalk
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

The Reeds Lake Trail Blazer, sponsored by the East Grand Rapids Community Foundation, offers a nearly five-mile run or walk circling Reeds...more

Home » Nonprofit wins $100K social enterprise grant
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

The Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently said that it has awarded the grant to the West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology, or...more

Challenge Scholars Program meets multimillion-dollar funding goal
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Diana Sieger, president of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, said the 'last dollar scholarships' will ensure “there won`t be any financial...more

$33.6 million raised to send Grand Rapids students to college, trade school for free
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Grand Rapids Community Foundation Wednesday, May 27, announced it raised $33.6 million to help pay to sent Grand Rapids Public...more

Watch the Connecting with Community Awards Thursday on WOOD TV8
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

... Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Community Foundation and Amway. The winner is awarded a 30 second public service...more

Grand Rapids Community Foundation welcomes first CFO
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

The Grand Rapids Community Foundation announced today that Stan Vander Roest will be coming aboard as the organization's first...more



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Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight



Students, Skateboarding and Social Enterprise


To address the ongoing issue of student dropouts, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) teacher Craig Morrison started a school-business program called the Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) to help keep teens stay in school.




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