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Ionia County Community Foundation (ICCF) is an affiliate fund of Grand Rapids Community Foundation. All gifts to ICCF are tax deductible and help people in Ionia County.

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Benefiting the Ionia area since 1995

ICCF evaluates local needs and opportunities, and looks to fund projects that address the areas of art & culture, community development, education, environment, health, or social needs that:

  • represent an innovative, start-up effort or are capital in nature 
  • promote cooperation among agencies without duplicating services
  • obtain the necessary additional funding to implement and maintain the project
  • are located in Ionia County
  • strengthen or improve agency self-sufficiency or efficiency
  • yield substantial community benefits for the resources invested
  • serve a broad segment of the community
  • encourage additional and permanent funding or matching gifts from other donors
  • are managed by nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status

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GENERAL GRANTS

The Foundation considers grant applications once/year. After reviewing our grantmaking guidelines, grant applications can be completed online and are due annually at the end of December. Decisions will be announced by the end of February.

For technical assistance with the online grant application, call (616) 454-1751 or email GrantSupport@GRFoundation.org.

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YOUTH GRANTS

Nonprofits that benefit youth may also consider applying for a grant from ICCF's Youth Advisory Committee. The deadline for the Youth Advisory Committee grant submission is in early February each year, and decisions are announced in May.

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Fund Advisory Committee

Community Leaders that Serve ICCF

  • Thomas D. Dickinson - Chair
  • Boomer Hoppough – Vice Chair
  • Sara Badgero
  • Janet Balice
  • Cameron Doane
  • Ethan Ebenstein
  • Jason Eppler
  • Edith Farrell
  • Leo Madarang
  • Jason Mellema
  • Dr. Greg Patera
  • Hailie Patterson
  • Brian Talbot
  • Leslie Warner
  • Rose Willson
  • Ryan Wilson



RECENT GRANTS

We're Proud to Support These Great Nonprofits

  • Belding Area Schools - $1,000 supporting Belding High School’s video editing course.
  • Belding Area Schools - $685 for equipment supporting Belding Middle School math classes.
  • City of Belding - $2,500 to provide safe extinguishment methods.
  • City of Ionia - $1,500 to update the Ionia Theatre’s lighting system to enhance operations and enable more live performances.
  • City of Ionia - $1,400 to install cameras to improve security in city parks.
  • Feeding America West Michigan - $3,500 supporting the Mobile Food Pantry program in Ionia County.
  • Habitat for Humanity of Ionia County - $1,000 to increase accessibility in Ionia County resident’s homes.
  • Ionia Community Awareness Week - $761 to upgrade technology.
  • Ionia Conservation District - $2,500 supporting the wildflowers and recycling project.
  • Ionia County Economic Alliance - $2,000 for economic development in Ionia County.
  • Ionia County Historical Society - $500 supporting Heritage on the Move, a mobile history exhibit engaging local 3rd and 4th graders.
  • Ionia County Intermediate School District - $3,500 to provide monthly books for children birth to 5 years old.
  • Ionia Public Schools - $1,500 to expand Boyce Elementary's Outdoor Education programming.
  • Ionia Public Schools - $3,000 for the 3rd Grade Water Safety program.
  • Lakewood Public Schools - $1,500 supporting Lakewood Elementary’s media center.
  • Lyons Township District Library - $1,365 for Lifelong Learning Kits for seniors.
  • Michigan Center For 21St Century Teaching and Learning - $4,500 to provide evening meals for food-insecure children in the Ionia, Saranac, Portland, and Belding school districts.
  • Portland Community Fund Association - $2,500 supporting Portland Backpacks for Bellies.
  • Portland Public Schools - $2,200 for Portland Oakwood Elementary’s Raider Explorers: Learning Adventures on the River Trail program.
  • Pregnancy Services of Ionia County - $1,000 for program supplies.
  • Relief After Violent Encounter Ionia/Montcalm - $2,100 towards the RAVE Shelter Expansion project.
  • Ronald Township Fire Auxilliary - $1,500 for rescue equipment.
  • Soaring Above Ionia - $1,200 toward mentoring services for Ionia County youth.
  • Sparrow Foundation - $2,000 for specialized evaluations to support consistent and validated treatments.
  • SS Peter and Paul Catholic School - $1,096 for third grade water safety programming.
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church - $2,400 supporting God’s Community Kitchen.
  • The Soup Project - $2,400 to provide prepared food to home-bound residents of Portland School District.
  • West Michigan Works! - $1,500 supporting MiCareerQuest, where Ionia students will participate in hands-on activities to explore career paths.