Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees recently approved grants totaling $352,400 to the following nonprofit organizations in Kent County.
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan was awarded $52,400 to continue the work of a community foreclosure coordinator who is connecting homeowners in need to foreclosure prevention services.
Family Outreach Center received $100,000 to place children at risk of abuse and neglect with relatives in an effort to avoid foster care placement.
Grand Rapids Christian Schools Foundation was awarded $50,000 to increase and preserve the greenspace and renovation of Pontiac Park.
Hope Network received $75,000 to prepare and place disabled high school students in competitive employment where they will retain jobs for at least one year.
Kent Intermediate School District was awarded $75,000 for students to implement action plans to enhance diversity and tolerance in their school.
These grants are made possible through the generosity of these donors and their funds:
- Estate of Curtis M. Wylie
- Charles D. and Irene A. Worden Fund
- Arthur D. Wolf Foundation Trust
- Biem H. and Irene G. Vandermass Fund
- Mary A. and Lenore G. Smith Fund
- Charles Evenson Fund for the Environment
- Emma Sherwood Evans Disbursing Account
- George M. and Lucinda Ann Edison Memorial Trust Fund
- Arthur H. Holmes Handicap Fund
- Walter D. Idema Charitable Trust
- Perry M. and Hazel A. Lawr Fund
- Clara T. Limbert Fund
Grand Rapids Community Foundation supports Kent County nonprofits and leads the community in making positive, sustainable change. Its success is connected to the generosity of donors and the expertise of grantee organizations.