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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, [...] -
Support for Students: Scholarships and much more As a community foundation, we strive for a vibrant community where all people can apply their talents and creativity to fuel our future. We believe education is a key that unlocks these possibilities. In recent [...]
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As a community foundation, we strive for a vibrant community where all people can apply their talents and creativity to fuel our future. We believe education is a key that unlocks these possibilities. In recent [...]
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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 [...]
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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees has selected LaSandra "Sandra" Gaddy as the organization’s next president and CEO. With more than 25 years of nonprofit and corporate leadership experience in West Michigan, LaSandra brings [...]
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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 [...]
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Community at work, 2022-2023 Annual Report In its latest year of operations, which ended June 30, 2023, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded $17,013,523 in grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to students. This and other [...]
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation received significant interest in the President and CEO role, for which active recruitment began in August. The Search Committee, made up of current and former Community Foundation Trustees and volunteers, met [...]
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation has recently unveiled a new piece of artwork in the office’s upper lobby. “Flowers for Diana” is a mixed media piece on canvas created by artist Michael Pfleghaar in 2023. This [...]
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Organizing your affairs is an act of love for your family and your community. Leaving a planned gift shows your dedication to the causes you care about! At Grand Rapids Community Foundation, our goal is [...]
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The latest issue of PARTNERS in community, Grand Rapids Community Foundation's magazine, features a highlight on Diana R. Sieger, president, announcements about recent grant and scholarship awards, an overview of the Community Foundation's support for [...]