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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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  • Isabel Landero Represents Youth on Board of Trustees

    Posted on July 11, 2024

    Isabel Landero Represents Youth on Board of Trustees
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation is passionate about addressing our community’s most critical needs today. By involving youth in philanthropic decision-making, the Community Foundation is investing in the future. In July, Isabel Landero joined the Board [...]
  • Memories we Make & Legacies we Leave

    Posted on May 08, 2024

    Memories we Make & Legacies we Leave
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation is truly fortunate to have the opportunity to journey through life with our partners. People from all walks of life have chosen to treat us as family, by giving gifts during [...]
  • 10 Years of Our LGBTQ Fund's Impact

    Posted on March 21, 2024

    10 Years of Our LGBTQ Fund's Impact
    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 [...]
  • Love in Action Gala Celebrating Black Philanthropy

    Posted on February 28, 2024

    Love in Action Gala Celebrating Black Philanthropy
    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 [...]
  • Artwork Tribute Honoring Diana R. Sieger

    Posted on October 25, 2023

    Artwork Tribute Honoring Diana R. Sieger
    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 [...]
  • Introducing Our Newest Youth Trustee: Alexandria Smith

    Posted on July 18, 2023

    Introducing Our Newest Youth Trustee: Alexandria Smith
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation and its Board of Trustees benefit greatly from youth trustees who share their knowledge and insights. These local high school students, selected from the Youth Grant Committee, not only contribute their [...]
  • Remembering David Frey

    Posted on June 20, 2023

    Remembering David Frey
    We honor the memory of David Frey, a committed philanthropist whose legacy will endure for generations. David’s passion for Grand Rapids was evident in his volunteerism and leadership. In 2005, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded [...]
  • Remembering Ken Betz

    Posted on April 18, 2023

    Remembering Ken Betz
    We celebrate the life and mourn the loss of Ken Betz, a beloved partner and friend of Grand Rapids Community Foundation. For many years, Ken Betz put his heart into giving back. A humble and [...]
  • Remembering Rená Guttrich

    Posted on November 07, 2022

    Remembering Rená Guttrich
    With heavy hearts we mourn the loss of Rená Guttrich. The memory of her warmth and light will be cherished deeply by her friends and colleagues. “We will miss her smile, positive attitude and fun [...]
  • Remembering Tom Fox

    Posted on September 07, 2022

    Remembering Tom Fox
    We mourn the loss of Tom Fox, a truly generous philanthropist and enthusiastic friend of Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Alongside his wife Mickie, who survives, Tom had a long partnership with the Community Foundation. He [...]

  • Posted on September 06, 2022

    Community Foundation Celebrates Chaille Award Winners
    Honoring 100 New Philanthropists In its centennial year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation has met a decade-long goal—completing the 100 New Philanthropists cohort of donor partners. The Community Foundation established the effort in 2012. These partners [...]