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  • 2023-2024 Annual Report

    Posted on November 08, 2024

    2023-2024 Annual Report
    In a pivotal year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded $16,078,689 in grants to nonprofit partners and scholarships to students. The organization's total assets were stewarded to $448,331,707. Other results and stories from partners are highlighted [...]
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  • Posted on November 24, 2014

    Boomerang Giving Launches
    What if there was one thing everyone eligible for senior discounts could do today that would reap rewards for the rest of our lives? The newly launched organization Boomerang Giving asks you to take the [...]

  • Posted on November 17, 2014

    The future of the IRA Charitable Rollover
    People 70 ½ and older are probably aware of the IRA Charitable Rollover that has been in play since 2006. In short, the rollover allows individuals aged 70½ and older to donate up to $100,000 [...]

  • Posted on November 14, 2014

    Our ideas for giving in response to Ebola
    The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the largest and longest Ebola outbreak in history. It has killed more people than all other Ebola outbreaks combined. The majority of cases are in three countries: Guinea, [...]

  • Posted on August 20, 2014

    Brian Burt, Choosing College as a Profession
    (From Current, summer 2014) Throughout his college career, from his bachelor’s degree to doctorate, Brian Burt felt connected to Grand Rapids Community Foundation. He received his first scholarship when he graduated from Ottawa Hills High [...]

  • Posted on August 14, 2014

    How are YOU Connecting with Community?
    We went on location with WOOD TV8 to shoot our upcoming "Connecting with Community" commercial. The topic? You guessed it, youth employment! The kids were good sports about the all of the instruction, positioning and [...]

  • Posted on August 12, 2014

    GRCC Scholarship Recipient's Dreams Become Reality
    School is just around the corner, which means it's time to buy new notebooks, finalize the class schedule and soak up the last moments of summer. For many students, it also means beginning or continuing [...]

  • Posted on August 06, 2014

    Raising New Opportunities for Grand Rapids Youth
    It seems like the worst of the recent "Great Recession" is behind us. One sign is that the unemployment rate continues to drop. As our economy picks up, more jobs and opportunities are created. However, [...]

  • Posted on August 04, 2014

    Hispanic Center Youth Employees on the Job
    It was such a joy driving out to Grand Valley State University's campus and meeting Yibriam and Ashley, two friendly and hardworking individuals in the Hispanic Center of West Michigan's summer youth employment program. Bridget [...]

  • Posted on July 24, 2014

    Comprenew's Urban Garden
    Stepping inside Comprenew, I could tell immediately that this was a place of beautfiul unity between care for the environment and care for people. Their technology recycling services offer a unique and practical way to [...]

  • Posted on July 22, 2014

    Knotty Cocktails
    I recall the March 10, 2014 Grand Rapids Community Foundation Advisory Council meeting like it was yesterday. Among other responsibilities, the Advisory Council is charged with identifying topics for our Knotty Cocktails event series. The [...]