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


West Michigan Internship Initiative awarded grant from Grand Rapids Community ...
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

By DAN D'ADDONA The West Michigan Internship Initiative was awarded a $10000 grant from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation on Friday. The grant is designed to support outreach to nonprofit...more

Grand Rapids Community Foundation Awards Record Amount of College Scholarships
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

by Sandra Kelly on June 29, 2011 The Grand Rapids Community Foundation will be awarding a record number of scholarships this year. The majority of the scholarships will be awarded to families that...more

College scholarships hit record high from Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

By Julie Hoogland | The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS -- A total of $644400 in college scholarships is being awarded this year by the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, with nearly half going to...more

Grand Rapids Community Foundation receives $400000 grant for youth employment
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Kellogg Foundation

Now 250 young people between the ages of 14 to 24, like McDonald, will have an opportunity for summer employment through a $400000 grant awarded to the Grand Rapids Community Foundation from the WK...more

Trail Blazer race to benefit East Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

By Erin Albanese | The Grand Rapids Press EAST GRAND RAPIDS -- The Trail Blazer, a 4.5-mile race and fundraiser for the East Grand Rapids Community Foundation, is adding team competitions, including...more

Editorial: Why teacher tenure reform in Michigan isn't enough
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

By The Grand Rapids Press Editorial Board Cory Olsen | The Grand Rapids PressGRPS superintendent Bernard Taylor, left, Grand Rapids Community Foundation President Diana Sieger, and Harrison Park...more

Grand Rapids Community Foundation to pump $4.5 million into 3 Northwest side ...
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

By Monica Scott | The Grand Rapids Press Enlarge Cory Olsen | The Grand Rapids Press From left: GRPS superintendent Bernard Taylor, Grand Rapids Community Foundation president Diana Sieger, and...more

GR Foundation grants millions to GRPS
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

(WOOD) - Students at Harrison Park School in Grand Rapids will get a boost toward college through a grant from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation over the next 10 years. The foundation's grant...more

West Michigan foundation execs hope to see better times in 2011
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation

“I can now be optimistic,” said Sieger, the president of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation who sees anecdotal, “non-quantifiable” signs that things ...See all stories on this topic...more

Grand Rapids Community Foundation doles out $850000 to area programs
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

GRAND RAPIDS — Grand Rapids Community Foundation officials this week approved $850000 in grants that will benefit several area programs and organizations. ...See all stories on this topic...more



Social Enterprise Network Sites


Nonprofit impact investing firm, Acumen, has invested $1.2 million to KZ Noir, a Rwanda-based coffee processing company owned by Kaizen Venture Partners. The investment will equip KZ Noir the funds for working capital, debt refinancing, and capacity expansion.




Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs



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