Making the Grant Process Transparent
Grants Awarded
Organization Name | Project Title | Grant Amount | Program Area | Area Served |
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American Rivers | Efforts to expand the implementation of green stormwater infrastructure projects on private property along the Lower Grand River | $20,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
AQUME Foundation | 2022 Gold Gala Annual Fundraiser | $1,500 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
ArtPrize Grand Rapids | ArtPrize 2022 and efforts to increase organization sustainability | $110,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Black United Fund of Michigan | The Soul of Philanthropy Michigan Reframed and Exhibited at Muse GR | $1,000 | Family & Philanthropy | State of Michigan |
Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth, Inc. | Pilot partnership with Camp Blodgett in the operation of Camp O'Malley | $18,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Charlevoix County Community Foundation | Charlevoix County Housing Solutions Fund to address housing cost and availability in Charlevoix County | $35,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Cherry Health Foundation | Renovations and expansion to launch the Belknap Urgent Dental Care Center | $20,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Citizens Research Council of Michigan | 2022 Public Policy Event | $1,000 | Building Community | State of Michigan |
City of Grand Rapids | 2022 Neighborhood Summit | $1,500 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Community Foundation for Muskegon County | The Next 90 Years, a campaign to renovate and preserve the historic Frauenthal Center | $150,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Community Rebuilders | Expansion of Community Housing Connect and community collaboration efforts to streamline the coordinated entry system in Kent County | $100,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Conductive Learning Center | Efforts to grow the Conducting Readiness Program and to increase organization sustainability | $20,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies | 2022 Joint Aquatic Sciences convening | $1,000 | Environment | State of Michigan |
Council of Michigan Foundations, Inc. | 2022 Annual Conference and Community Celebration in Grand Rapids | $20,000 | Family & Philanthropy | State of Michigan |
Discovery Center Great Lakes | Discovery Pier Project to transform a former coal dock into a barrier-free public park | $70,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
East Grand Rapids Crew Team | Expansion of existing facility to accommodate year-round training, community outreach and storage | $10,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank | Nourish Tomorrow advancement campaign to relocate its headquarters and to double its capacity | $240,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids | 2022 Festival of the Arts in downtown Grand Rapids | $5,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Foundation for Muskegon Community College | Presidential Investiture for Dr. John Selmon | $250 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Good Hart Artist Residency Inc. | Year-round artist residency program located in Emmet County | $7,500 | Community Arts | Northern Michigan |
Grand Rapids African American Health Institute | 2022 Annual Gala | $1,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Ballet Company | Grand Rapids Ballet 50th Anniversary Gala | $2,500 | Community Arts | State of Michigan |
Grand Rapids Ballet Company | 50th anniversary campaing including facility updates that improve accessibility, efficiency, and the athlete experience | $75,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Children's Museum | 2022 State of Play Breakfast | $5,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Grand Rapids Donor Advised Fund | $150,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Support for three of the community-led philanthropy funds—Black Legacy Fund, Our LGBTQ Fund and Somos Comunidad Fund—as a part of its Centennial Campaign | $150,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Support for the Nonprofit Technical Assistance Fund (NPTA) | $30,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Symphony Society | 2023 Celebration of Soul | $3,500 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation | 2022 Harbor Stars Community Awards Dinner | $1,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Harbor Springs Area Historical Society | Bringing History to Life campaign to develop a public historical corridor in Harbor Springs | $75,000 | Family & Philanthropy | Northern Michigan |
Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition | 2022 Great Lakes Conference | $1,000 | Environment | State of Michigan |
Heart of West Michigan United Way | Strengthen the capacity of the Kent County Continuum of Care homelessness response | $75,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Hispanic Center of Western Michigan | 2022 Latinx Youth Conference | $1,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Housing Next | Update to the Kent County Housing Needs Assessment | $20,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Housing North | 2022 Housing Summit Sponsorship | $1,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Housing North | Update to the Northwest Michigan Housing Needs Assessment | $65,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
ICCF Community Homes | Development and launch of a Faith-Based Redevelopment Partnership program to advance affordable housing | $100,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Inforum Michigan | 2022 Capstone Dinner, Diversity & Equity Sponsorship | $1,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Issue Media Group | Launch of Voices of Youth journalism program in Grand Rapids | $15,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Kent County Parks Foundation | Something's Grilling XI sponsorship | $2,500 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
Kiersten's Ride | Strengthen capacity to facilitate access to youth suicide-prevention training and other resources in Northern Michigan | $5,000 | Children and Families | Northern Michigan |
Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance | 2022 Summit on Race and Inclusion | $1,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Lions & Rabbits Center for the Arts | 2022 After Dark GR event | $5,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds | 2022 Annual Spring Forum | $500 | Environment | West Michigan |
Mel Trotter Ministries | Efforts to respond to the seasonal increase in need for services | $10,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan | be together. campaign to expand programming to rural elementary, middle and high schools and relocate its headquarters | $132,000 | Children and Families | State of Michigan |
Michigan Crossroads Council, Boy Scouts of America | 2022-2023 Adventure Point Summit Leadership Experience to increase access to Grand Rapids Public Schools students | $10,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
Michigan League for Public Policy | 2022 Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP) Forum | $1,000 | Building Community | State of Michigan |
Michigan League for Public Policy | Increasing Kids Count data capacity for data driven advocacy | $30,000 | Children and Families | State of Michigan |
Michigan Women Forward | 2022 WomanUp & Celebrate! | $2,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Mosaic Counseling | Mosaic Counseling feasibility study to expand into Kent County | $15,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
National Center for Family Philanthropy | Implementation of its strategic plan designed to deepen its service to family philanthropy | $100,000 | Family & Philanthropy | State of Michigan |
North Central Michigan College Foundation | Ted Frey Pursuit of Knowledge Memorial Scholarship endowment fund | $50,000 | Family & Philanthropy | Northern Michigan |
North Central Michigan College Foundation | Planning phase of the Emmet County child care initiative to address the child care crisis and build a community-based child care system | $23,000 | Children and Families | Northern Michigan |
Northern Homes Community Development Corporation | Strengthen and build the capacity of the Harbor Area Residential Trust | $30,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity | Foundations for Our Future campaign to increase the supply of affordable housing as well as organization sustainability | $250,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
ODC Network | Construction and programmatic launch of the Dragonflies Discovery Preschool | $225,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Our Kitchen Table | Strengthen and build capacity of core programs designed to improve food security within communities of color in the greater Grand Rapids area | $28,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation | Emmet County Housing Solutions Fund to address housing cost and availability in Emmet County | $35,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation | Acquisition of vacant parcel near downtown Petoskey for near-term development of workforce housing | $55,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation | Upgrade the commercial kitchen at Village of Hillside community center to help increase organization sustainability | $5,260 | Family & Philanthropy | Northern Michigan |
Puertas Abiertas | Support for the organization's mental-health focused, youth violence prevention program | $5,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Realism Is Loyalty | Each One Teach One mentoring program for Grand Rapids high school students at risk of violence | $58,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Rende Progress Capital | Efforts to increase access to capital and growth opportunities for entrepreneurs of color who experienced financial harm from the pandemic | $75,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Rotary Charities of Traverse City | Increasing capacity building efforts of the Leadership Learning Lab through a partnership with natioanl resources of Catchafire | $75,000 | Family & Philanthropy | Northern Michigan |
Saint Mark's Episcopal Church | Planning efforts to increase the accessibility and sustainability of its Breakfast Cafe | $9,500 | Building Community | West Michigan |
TalentFirst | Landscape scan of adult basic education in Michigan and a plan to move Michigan toward national leadership in the field | $5,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
The Diatribe | Project 49507 in 2022 and 2023 and organizational capacity building | $65,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
The Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates | New Americans Legal Clinic to serve the legal needs of Afghan refugees resettling in West Michigan | $30,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
The Nature Conservancy, Michigan Chapter | Whitefish tributary restoration project to restore the Lake Michigan whitefish population | $28,740 | Environment | State of Michigan |
United Methodist Community House | Pre-campaign planning and donor cultivation efforts for a comprehensive strategy to provide high quality early care and education and accessible housing to seniors | $13,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
West Michigan Chapter of Association of Fundraising Professionals | 2022 National Philanthropy Day | $1,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation | 2022 Annual Awards Gala | $1,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
West Michigan Trails | Grand River Edges segment—Leonard to Ann Street along the river’s edge—as a part of the Building Connections, Building Communities campaign | $150,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
West Michigan Trails | Wayfinding Signage Plan and Implementation Guide for West Michigan's regional trail and bikeway network | $10,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Women's Resource Center | Propel campaign to expand programming, renovate and relocate its headquarters to southeast Grand Rapids | $125,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Organization Name | Project Title | Grant Amount | Program Area | Area Served |
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ArtPrize Grand Rapids | Post-pandemic relaunch of the ArtPrize event and its potential to stimulate economic activity in downtown Grand Rapids | $250,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Arts Working Group | Professionally-led diversity, equity and inclusion initiative | $10,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Inc. | Expanded programming and provision of in-person academic support for students attending school virtually in 2021 | $75,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Boys and Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore | Capital campaign to renovate a former fitness center to establish the first standalone clubhouse in Muskegon | $175,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Challenge Mountain of Walloon Hills, Inc. | Improved storm water run-off at the Challenge Mountain Resale Store site | $5,000 | Children and Families | Northern Michigan |
Charlevoix Historical Society | Renovations to the Harsha House Historical Museum | $2,000 | Community Arts | Northern Michigan |
Citizens Research Council of Michigan | 2021 Public Policy Event | $1,000 | Building Community | State of Michigan |
City of Grand Rapids | 2021 Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit | $1,500 | Building Community | West Michigan |
City of Grand Rapids | GRow1000 youth summer employment program | $10,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
City of Grand Rapids | Efforts to integrate indigenous history and art with the River for All project | $15,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Council of Michigan Foundations, Inc. | 2021 Annual Conference | $10,000 | Family & Philanthropy | State of Michigan |
Degage Ministries | Capital campaign launched to expand service capacity for women and its social enterprise—Pauls' Mom's Cookies | $350,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Disability Advocates of Kent County | Building Opportunities Creating Independence capital campaign to relocate its administrative offices to the new Special Olympics Michigan Unified Sports & Inclusion Center | $100,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids, Inc. | Development of 48 new, affordable rental housing units in Plaza Roosevelt in southwest Grand Rapids | $100,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Ecliptic at Rosa Parks Circle Conservancy | Restoration of Ecliptic at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids | $100,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids | Implementation of its strategic plan to enhance the inclusivity and sustainability of the annual event | $20,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
First Steps Kent | Advancing Kent County's early childhood system | $270,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
For Love of Water | Exploring the possibility of creating a new Michigan Water Resources Trust Fund | $30,000 | Environment | State of Michigan |
Girls Choral Academy | Succession plan and continued program delivery through executive leadership transition | $10,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Art Museum | Imagine More campaign to renovate and relocate the museum’s education spaces | $375,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Children's Museum | 2021 State of Play event | $5,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Christian Schools Foundation | Increase community-based early care and education capacity and create an outdoor natural playscape accessible to the surrounding community | $100,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Nonprofit Technical Assistance Fund to collaboratively address capacity building and technical assistance among nonprofits in Kent County | $30,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Media Initiative and Film Incubator | The production of A City Within a City documentary film | $30,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Symphony Society | 2021 Celebration of Soul event | $3,500 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Whitewater, Inc. | Construction phase of the Lower Reach section of the Grand River restoration project through downtown Grand Rapids | $1,000,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | Public access to the 244-acre Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve | $300,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
Grand Valley Metropolitan Council | Lower Grand River Watershed 2021 Annual Spring Forum | $500 | Environment | West Michigan |
Grand Valley State University | Nonprofit/Funder Dialogue Series | $5,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities, Inc. | Strategic planning initiative | $15,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County, Inc. | Effort to increase multi-unit, single family homes in Grand Rapids. | $60,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Hand2Hand | Hope in Action capital campaign to acquire permanent space to operate its weekend backpack food program on behalf of children in Kent and Ottawa counties | $40,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Harbor Hall Foundation | New women's residential space and clinic as a part of the New Horizons capital campaign | $150,000 | Family & Philanthropy | Northern Michigan |
Harbor Springs Chamber Foundation | Harbor Stars Community Awards Dinner | $1,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Has Heart | Repurpose a historic building in downtown Grand Rapids for use as an exhibit hub for art produced by area veterans. | $20,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition | 2021 Great Lakes Conference | $1,000 | Environment | State of Michigan |
Housing Kent | Launch and first three years of the new backbone organization to help advance Kent County's housing efforts | $300,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Housing North | Advance workforce housing efforts in Northern Michigan | $50,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
John Ball Zoo | Feasibility study for a new West Michigan aquarium sited in Grand Rapids or Muskegon | $20,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
KCONNECT | Improve outcomes for Kent County children through cradle-to-career collective impact initiative | $300,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Little Traverse Conservancy, Inc. | Permanent protection of up to 3,000 acres of land in the Maple River watershed in Emmet County | $170,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
Mel Trotter Ministries | Temporary emergency shelter at 250 Ionia Ave SW in downtown Grand Rapids | $20,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Mel Trotter Ministries | Workforce development initiative as a part of its Immeasurably More capital campaign | $125,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Michigan League for Public Policy | 2021 Michigan League for Public Policy Forum | $1,000 | Building Community | State of Michigan |
Michigan League for Public Policy | Kids Count in Michigan data capacity-building project | $30,000 | Children and Families | State of Michigan |
Muskegon Museum of Art Foundation | Expansion of existing facility to increase museum capacity and sustainability | $250,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
NIA Centre | Partner with the arts community on African American culture, beginning with Opera Grand Rapids on Stinney: An American Execution and related events | $7,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Opera Grand Rapids | World-premiere production of Stinney: An American Execution | $15,500 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Rotary Charities of Traverse City | Leadership Learning Lab initiative in Northern Michigan designed to strengthen nonprofit leaders, organizations and the communities they serve | $150,000 | Family & Philanthropy | Northern Michigan |
Samaritas | Renovation of a space in southeast Grand Rapids to serve as the organization’s West Michigan Program Hub and increase its capacity to serve children and families | $155,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
Site Lab, Inc. | Temporary installation of large-scale art exhibits at The Highlands in northeast Grand Rapids | $20,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council | Efforts to develop strategies and action plans for incorporating the core values of anti-racism, justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion into the organization's policies, operations, and procedures | $7,500 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
Urban Core Collective | Efforts to improve the readiness of community-based organizations to compete in the federal grant application process | $45,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Urban League of West Michigan | 2022 MLK Jr. Corporate Breakfast | $1,500 | Building Community | West Michigan |
West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology | Teen Arts + Tech afterschool program for high school students and STEAM in-school programs for middle school students | $100,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
West Michigan Chapter of Association of Fundraising Professionals | 2021 National Philanthropy Day event | $1,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
West Michigan Environmental Action Council Education Foundation | Rainy Day Project designed to empower neighbors and conserve water | $20,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Pre-feasibility preparation and capital campaign feasibility study | $7,500 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Organization Name | Project Title | Grant Amount | Program Area | Area Served |
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Artists Creating Together, Inc. | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Blandford Nature Center | Exploration and due diligence related to potential partnership opportunities | $29,200 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Blandford Nature Center | Second Nature campaign to restore The Highlands, a former golf course located in northeast Grand Rapids | $300,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Blandford Nature Center | Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, including the documentation of the process and learning journey | $5,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth, Inc. | Organizational capacity and strategic planning to advance long-term financial sustainability | $15,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth, Inc. | Expanded services and programming to support local students attending school virtually due to COVID-19 | $15,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Char-Em United Way, Inc. | COVID-19 Community Relief Fund to provide support for nonprofits on the front lines of the pandemic in Charlevoix and Emmet County | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
Charlevoix County Community Foundation | Urgent Needs Fund support to nonprofit organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Charlevoix County | $15,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
Charlevoix County Community Foundation | Organizational Support Fund to provide unrestricted general operating support for nonprofit organizations that have been impacted by COVID-19 | $15,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District | Infrastructure support to help strengthen community-based early care and education systems in Charlevoix and Emmet County | $81,000 | Children & Families | Northern Michigan |
City of Whitehall | From Our House to Yours, a virtual streaming series of live plays and music during the COVID-19 pandemic | $9,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Community Action House | Launch of Food Club & Opportunity Center of Greater Holland/Zeeland | $125,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Conservation Resource Alliance | Free spanning Emmet County's Carp and Maple Rivers | $100,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
Council of Michigan Foundations, Inc. | 48th Annual Conference | $10,000 | Building Community | State of Michigan |
Crooked Tree Arts Council, Inc. | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $15,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
The Diatribe | Project 49507 to develop large scale murals in Grand Rapids neighborhoods | $25,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
DisArt | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $10,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Ebony Road Players | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Ecliptic at Rosa Parks Circle Conservancy | Restoration of Ecliptic at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids | $250,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Family Promise of Grand Rapids | Support for flexible funds to provide shelter for at-risk families during the COVID-19 pandemic | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank | Support for food security in West and Northern Michigan | $10,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids | Strategic planning efforts to improve the accessibility and sustainability of the Festival of the Arts | $10,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Grand Action Foundation | Grand Action 2.0 project planning and startup support | $250,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Art Museum | Live Artfully event honoring Milt and Barb Rohwer | $10,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Art Museum | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Ballet Co. | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Children's Museum | 2020 State of Play event | $2,500 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Children's Museum | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $15,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre | Behind the Curtain capital campaign to modernize and improve accessibility of the facility | $300,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community College Foundation | Launch of the Grand Rapids Promise Zone Scholarship | $250,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Nonprofit Technical Assistance Fund for 2020 | $30,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | La Lucha Fund to provide immediate financial resources directly to families who are undocumented or have mixed immigration status in Kent County | $20,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Nonprofit Technical Assistance Fund to provide additional support to organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic | $10,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Nehemiah Project | Ignite the Movement capital campaign to build on the momentum of collective community efforts to stimulate economic development in southeast Grand Rapids | $210,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation | Urgent Needs Fund to support nonprofit organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in five-county service area | $15,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
Grand Valley Metropolitan Council | Lower Grand River Water Trail Development Plan | $5,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Grand Valley State University | Learner Design Summit to redesign high school to college pathways for the 21st century | $10,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities, Inc. | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $15,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Great Lakes Center For The Arts | 2020 collaborative arts events in Northern Michigan | $15,000 | Arts | Northern Michigan |
Hand2Hand | Expansion into 21 additional Kent County schools and increased demand due to COVID-19 | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce | Harbor Stars Awards event | $1,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $10,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
Health Net of West Michigan | External and independent evaluation of client and community impact | $15,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Health Net of West Michigan | Capacity to assist with the influx of 2-1-1 calls at the Heart of West Michigan United Way during the COVID-19 pandemic | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Heart of West Michigan United Way | Kent County Coronavirus Response Fund to support nonprofits serving vulnerable populations to meet their basic needs | $125,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Home Repair Services of Kent County, Inc. | Financial counseling and education expansion to help prevent foreclosures in Kent County | $50,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Housing Next | Enhancing and disseminating housing needs assessment data throughout Kent County | $35,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Housing North | Launch of backbone organization for equitable housing efforts in Northern Michigan | $150,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
IFF | Expansion of high-quality, replicable, early childhood education options in Grand Rapids | $250,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Interlochen Center for the Arts | Construction of Dow House, new on-campus housing to help attract and retain artistic talent in northern Michigan | $100,000 | Arts | Northern Michigan |
Issue Media Group LLC | COVID-19 Recovery Reporting program focusing on highlighting the voice of marginalized communities | $10,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
John Ball Zoo | Time to Soar capital campaign to improve and expand a community-based amenity | $450,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, Inc. | Endowment of the Edward J. Frey Distinguished Achievement Award | $60,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, Inc. | Building Futures...Inspiring Dreams capital campaign to develop a Junior Achievement Free Enterprise Center in Grand Rapids | $300,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
KCONNECT | Interim backbone support for Kent County equitable housing efforts | $15,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Kent County Parks Foundation | Memorial gift in honor of Peter Secchia | $500 | Environment | West Michigan |
Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance | Sponsorship of 2020 Virtual Summit on Race and Inclusion | $1,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
LINC UP Nonprofit Housing Corporation | Strategic planning to help ensure ongoing organizational impact | $15,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Little Traverse Civic Theatre | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
Madison Square Church | 415 Franklin project's early childhood learning center in Southeast Grand Rapids | $150,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
National Wildlife Federation | Launch of Sacred Grounds program in the Grand Traverse Bay Watershed | $20,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
NIA Centre | Feasibility study for a capital campaign for permanent space to house the organization and its programs | $10,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
North Kent Connect | Building Connections capital campaign and Stable Housing program | $150,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity | Home Ready project and organization capacity building | $100,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Oakdale Neighbors | Capacity building support | $10,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Opera Grand Rapids | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Parallel 45, Inc. | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation | Regional Resiliency Fund to help small businesses with nine or fewer employees in Emmet County that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic | $10,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation | Urgent Needs Fund to support nonprofit organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Emmet County | $15,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
Rende Progress Capital | Support for the small business loan recovery fund | $30,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Site Lab, Inc. | ALE PRIZE, an outdoor, socially distanced event that will spotlight independent local artists and performers of color | $2,500 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Start Garden LLC | 100 Comeback program providing funding to entrepreneurs and their families that have been impacted by COVID-19 disruption | $10,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Talent 2025 Inc | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
The Children's Advocacy Center of Kent County | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
The Children's Advocacy Center of Kent County | Children’s garden designed to promote healing for young survivors of sexual exploitation | $9,500 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
The Ferris Foundation | Ferris Math Forward project to combat COVID-19 related educational/career path disruption | $3,500 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
The Greater Grand Rapids Chamber Foundation | Rapid Response Economic Relief Fund for small businesses affected by closures from the COVID-19 pandemic | $20,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
The Manna Project, Inc. | Ensuring accessibility to healthy food in northern Michigan communities during the COVID-19 pandemic | $2,000 | Health Crisis Response | Northern Michigan |
The Right Place Foundation | Advancing capacity of Lake County's Economic Development Alliance | $25,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
The Salvation Army- Petoskey | Launch of Pathway of Hope project in northern Michigan to promote family financial sustainability | $10,000 | Children & Families | Northern Michigan |
The STEM Greenhouse | STEM Scholars after school enrichment program with hyper-local outreach to middle school students | $5,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay | Initiating innovative green infrastructure practices in Elk Rapids designed to improve the health of the Grand Traverse Bay watershed | $9,500 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center | Power of 10 campaign to double organizational capacity to serve young survivors of child abuse | $7,000 | Children & Families | Northern Michigan |
Trout Unlimited | West Michigan trout streams conservation project designed to conserve and protect local coldwater fisheries and watersheds | $50,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Urban League of West Michigan | COVID-19 Response | General operating support during the global health crisis | $3,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Urban League of West Michigan | 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Corporate Breakfast | $1,250 | Building Community | West Michigan |
West Michigan Trails & Greenways Coalition | Bridge towards sustainability for a collaborative organization that promotes connected communities through a network of regionals trails | $20,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids | Childcare provided for first responders and essential health care employees at "pop-up" childcare centers during the COVID-19 pandemic | $10,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
YWCA West Central Michigan | Provision of services to the surge of victims and survivors of domestic violence during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders | $5,000 | Health Crisis Response | West Michigan |
Organization Name | Project Title | Grant Amount | Program Area | Area Served |
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American Rivers | Building a Green Infrastructure Trading Market in Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Artists Creating Together, Inc. | IMPACT advancement campaign | $50,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
ArtPrize Grand Rapids | Launch of Project 1 in 2019 and the ArtPrize Eleven Artist Seed Grant and Featured Public Project programs in 2020 | $200,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Baxter Community Center, Inc. | Strategic Planning - phase II | $10,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Bethany Christian Services | Safe Families for Children - West/Northern Michigan | $8,000 | Children & Families | Northern Michigan |
Charlevoix County Community Foundation | Seed a pre-development fund designed to reduce barriers and encourage housing development specific to Charlevoix County | $30,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Community Foundation for Muskegon County | Muskegon Area PromiseDream Bigger! campaign to secure bridge funding for a successful collaborative, county-wide scholarship initiative. | $250,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Council of Michigan Foundations, Inc. | Office of Foundation Liaison | $15,000 | Special Initiatives | State of Michigan |
Council of Michigan Foundations, Inc. | 2019 CMF Annual Conference Support | $10,000 | Special Initiatives | State of Michigan |
D.A. BlodgettSt. John's | Together for Kids capital campaign to consolidate three scattered program sites to a single location in northeast Grand Rapids. | $350,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank | Feeding America West Michigan Freezer Expansion | $15,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids | Support for the 50th anniversary celebration of Alexander Calder's La Grande Vitesse with a special public event on June 6 to kick off Festival and honor Nancy Mulnix for her role in bringing this piece of public art to Grand Rapids. | $5,000 | Other | West Michigan |
Freshwater Future | Addressing an Emerging Pollutant of Drinking Water and Surface Water: Providing Affordable Testing for the Emerging Contaminants-PFAS | $10,000 | Environment | State of Michigan |
Godfrey Lee-Public Schools | Godfrey-Lee Public Schools Mascot Rebranding | $23,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Art Museum | Maya Lin: Art and Environment | $25,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Children's Museum | State of Play breakfast convening | $20,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community College Foundation | A Broader Vision Capital Campaign | $500,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Non-Profit Technical Assistance (NPTA) Fund for 2019 | $30,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids HQ | Comprehensive Health Initiative targeting youth experiencing homelessness. | $50,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids HQ | Capacity building support to increase donor base | $35,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation | Honoring Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal at a special retirement reception scheduled for Friday, June 28 | $2,500 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Symphony Society | Grand Rapids Symphony - Supporting Diversity through 2020 Celebration of Soul | $3,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Urban League | 2020 Dr. MLK Jr. Corporate Breakfast | $1,250 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand River Watershed Arts and Music Council | 2019 Grand River Water Festival on June 2223 | $1,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Grand Valley State University | Produced under the leadership of the Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy the Donor Journeys Initiative is an integrated suite of events, projects, and publications designed to help advance family philanthropy. | $40,000 | Special Initiatives | State of Michigan |
Grand Valley State University | Raising Water Awareness through Science, Music, and Dance | $5,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Hand2Hand | Hand2Hand program expansion in Kent County. | $10,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Heart of West Michigan United Way | Fulton Manor Temporary Emergency Shelter for Families | $30,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, Inc. | 2019 Business Hall of Fame | $2,500 | Special Initiatives | West Michigan |
KCONNECT | Housing Needs Assessment for Grand Rapids and Kent County | $35,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Kent School Services Network | Kent School Services NetworkNext Chapter | $200,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance | 2019 Summit on Race and Inclusion | $1,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Michigan Nonprofit Association | Michigan Nonprofits Count Campaign - a public/private partnership to reach those who are traditionally undercounted during the census. | $75,000 | Building Community | State of Michigan |
Michigan Women Forward | 2019 Woman Up & Celebrate Grand Rapids Luncheon | $2,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Munson Healthcare Regional Foundation | Construction of Family Birth and Children's Center | $200,000 | Children & Families | Northern Michigan |
National Center for Family Philanthropy | Honor of Leadership campaign to acknowledge and celebrate Ginny Esposito's transition from founding president to senior fellow at the National Center for Family Philanthropy. | $40,000 | Special Initiatives | Other |
Networks Northwest | Three-year support of new position to increase capacity around housing efforts in Charlevoix County | $75,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Networks Northwest | Support for three years of increased capacity specific to housing efforts in Emmet County | $75,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
North Central Michigan College Foundation | Building Tomorrow Together capital campaign | $250,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
North Central Michigan College Foundation | Capacity building to support fundraising efforts for Building Tomorrow Together capital campaign | $50,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
ODC Network | Creation of the Cultural History Center (CHC) at the Outdoor Discovery Center in Holland, MI. | $100,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Paddle Antrim | Chain of Lakes Water Trail | $10,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
Parallel 45, Inc. | Michigan's Next Cultural Adventure | $20,000 | Arts | Northern Michigan |
Petoskey District Library | Growing Readers Together | $6,250 | Children & Families | Northern Michigan |
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation | Seed a pre-development fund designed to reduce barriers and encourage housing development specific to Emmet County | $30,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation | Watershed Evaluation: Reintroducing Grayling | $10,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
President Ford Field Service Council | Building Character Celebration Honoring David and Judy Frey with Distinguished Citizen Award | $15,000 | Special Initiatives | West Michigan |
Ready for School | Reach Out and Read West MI Regional Healthcare Collaborative, 2020 Kent County Demonstration Pilot | $10,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Rende Progress Capital | CASE (Capital Access through Strategic cultivation and Environment) | $5,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
River Network | River Rally 2019 | $1,000 | Environment | State of Michigan |
Saint Mark's Episcopal Church | Sunday Morning Breakfast Café | $8,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails, Inc. | Traverse City-Charlevoix Trail: Groundwork for Success | $10,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
United Methodist Community House | Childcare and sustainability campaign | $30,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts of Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University | Sponsorship proposal package for UICAs February 2020 exhibition A Beautiful Struggle | $15,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
West Michigan Aviation Academy | West Michigan Aviation Academy Flight Plan Campaign | $250,000 | Special Initiatives | West Michigan |
West Michigan Chapter of Association of Fundraising Professionals | 2019 National Philanthropy Day | $1,000 | Special Initiatives | West Michigan |
West Michigan Symphony | Link Up Program 2018-19 | $6,300 | Arts | West Michigan |
Women's Resource Center | Moving Women's Resource Center Forward | $9,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids | Safety Around Water for Grand Rapids Youth | $9,100 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
YWCA West Central Michigan | YWCA Men's Breakfast | $5,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Organization Name | Project Title | Grant Amount | Program Area | Area Served |
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Baxter Community Center, Inc. | Support to strengthen the child development center and enhance organizational planning efforts. | $210,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Blandford Nature Center | Support for staff training and community outreach to deepen the organization's efforts and commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. | $25,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
City of Grand Rapids | Support for Grand Rapids Mayor Bliss' Greening Initiative to plant more than 300 trees along strategic segments of high-traffic freeway areas near downtown. | $15,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
City of Grand Rapids | Support for the Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit providing local residents with no-cost leadership and skill-building workshops and networking opportunities. | $1,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
DisArt | Support for DisArt's signature 2018 exhibition, Process and Presence: Contemporary Disability Sculpture, at Frederik Meijer Gardens. | $5,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids | Capital support to expand sustainable living opportunities on Grand Rapids' West Side through the construction of 68 units of workforce apartments proximate to transit, education and commercial amenities. | $100,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative | Support for the Early Head Start Child Care Partnership - a community collaborative designed to deliver comprehensive child development and family support in early care classrooms. | $150,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Ebony Road Players | Support for Story To Stage—a youth engagement program to expose Grand Rapids area students to theatre art, writing and performance. | $6,800 | Arts | West Michigan |
Ecliptic at Rosa Parks Circle Conservancy | Start-up support for the Ecliptic at Rosa Parks Circle Conservancy designed to restore, protect and promote this world class work of art and signature downtown park in the heart of Grand Rapids. | $40,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Education Trust Inc. | Support to expand the Center of Excellence in Teaching and Learning - a teacher coaching program yielding academic gains in high-poverty Kent County schools. | $150,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Emmet County Department of Public Works | Support to expand public transit choices for residents of Emmet County with a new county-wide service called "EmGo". | $25,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Ferris State University (FSU) | Support for FSU's Pathways to Success initiatives including its Latino Business & Economic Development Center and community outreach through its Students In Need of Eye Care program. | $25,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Support for the Non-Profit Technical Assistance (NPTA) Fund for Kent County. | $30,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids HQ | Support for Grand Rapids HQ and 3:11 Youth Housing's collaborative response to youth homelessness. | $15,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Urban League | Support for a feasibility study to explore program and organizational expansion into Muskegon, Michigan. | $10,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Whitewater, Inc. | Support for the pre-construction development phase of the Grand River Restoration project in downtown Grand Rapids including engineering and design, permitting, environmental review and fund development. | $850,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Grand Valley State University | Support for the launch of a Scholar in Residence for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. | $200,000 | Other | West Michigan |
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County, Inc. | Support for the Bright Future Campaign to collaboratively create and preserve housing affordability in Grand Rapids' Roosevelt Park Neighborhood. | $450,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Heart of West Michigan United Way | Support for the Next 100 Campaign - a capacity building initiative created to facilitate fundamental change in the Heart of West Michigan United Way fundraising model. | $300,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Home Repair Services | Support for operational capacity-building and expanded nutrition education programs at the Community Food Club located along Grand Rapids' South Division Corridor. | $10,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Inner City Christian Federation | Support to establish a community homes land trust, revolving home repair loan program and third party property management program to create and preserve sustainable housing choices for ALICE families in Kent County. | $150,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
John Knox Community Food Pantry | Support to help relocate the John Knox Community Food Pantry. | $5,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
KCONNECT | Support to advance the community's collective impact agenda, led by KCONNECT, designed to ensure all children in Kent County have a clear path to achieve self-sufficiency and economic security. | $330,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
KCONNECT | Support for a cross-sector engagement process aimed at creating a comprehensive community plan to address housing insecurity and homelessness in Kent County. | $10,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Kent Conservation District | Support for outreach and technical assistance to help leverage federal public sector support and the engagement of area farmers to improve watershed health in the Lower Grand River Watershed. | $10,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
Kent District Library | Support for the 21st Century Bookmobile initiative to deliver multi-generational early literacy support to under-resourced children and families in Kent County. | $40,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Local First Educational Foundation | Support for financial sustainability planning and improved member engagement with an investment in its website and communications. | $9,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | Support to expand pediatric programs that provide early identification and treatment of infants and children with developmental disabilities including Autism, Cerebral Palsy and Chronic Pain. | $200,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Michigan Future, Inc. | Support for Raising Michiganders' Living Standards -- a three pronged state policy agenda to improve educational outcomes, retain and attract talent and increase returns for workforce participation. | $100,000 | Building Community | State of Michigan |
Networks Northwest | Start-up support for Housing North—an infrastructure organization that will provide technical assistance, develop local financing tools and advocate for affordable housing policy on behalf of 10 counties in rural Northern Michigan. | $150,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
NIA Centre | Support for NIA Centre's Path Forward campaign to grow organizational capacity and explore the feasibility of a permanent home. | $17,500 | Arts | West Michigan |
Northern Homes Community Development Corporation | Support for housing needs assessment in East Jordan's central neighborhood with actionable recommendations for future community investment. | $20,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity | Capital support to help build four new affordable homeownership opportunities for ALICE families in Charlevoix and Emmet counties. | $50,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
Site Lab, Inc. | Support for Public Space 415 -- a series of mixed-media community art exhibits located in Grand Rapids Southeast Community. | $10,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
SLD Read | Support for the Center for Excellence Campaign to invest in organizational capacity and better serve individuals with dyslexia, learning differences and reading challenges in West and Southwest Michigan. | $9,800 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Strong Beginnings | Support to scale Strong Beginnings' proven maternal-infant home visiting services and disseminate lessons learned from an innovative Pay-for-Success approach in partnership with the State of Michigan and Spectrum Health Foundation. | $100,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
The Refugee Education Center | Start-up support for a new center-based early care and education site in Grand Rapids with wrap around supports for refugee families living in West Michigan. | $100,000 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
The Right Place Foundation | Start-up support for the Lake County Economic Development Alliance to build economic development capacity and employment opportunity in a community experiencing deep economic disparity. | $8,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
The STEM Greenhouse | Support for strategic planning and organizational capacity building to expand its afterschool STEM Scholars program in Grand Rapids Public Schools. | $7,500 | Children & Families | West Michigan |
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council | Support for W.A.V.E. Watershed Action Volunteer Experience -- equipping local students and resident teams with tools to implement watershed improvement projects in the Boardman-Charlevoix Watershed. | $5,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails, Inc. | Support to complete the final stretch of the 5-mile Boardman Lake Loop Trail in the heart of Traverse City with planned connectivity to other regional TART trails. | $10,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts of Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University | Support for a crowd-funded public mural project in Grand Rapids neighborhoods. | $1,000 | Arts | West Michigan |
Women's Resource Center | Support for strategic planning and organizational capacity building. | $10,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
Organization Name | Project Title | Grant Amount | Program Area | Strategic Priority | Area Served |
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Children's Assessment Center | Capital support to increase the community's capacity for on-site forensic interviews, ensuring that all child sexual abuse in Kent County is reported and treated. | $100,000 | Children & Families | Other | West Michigan |
City of Cadillac | Capital support for the Cadillac Common's - a community gathering space in downtown Cadillac, including a farmers market and trailhead connection for the White Pine Trail linking Grand Rapids with the City of Cadillac. | $25,000 | Building Community | Well-Planned Development | West & Northern Michigan |
City of Grand Rapids | Support for the 2018 Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit. | $1,000 | Building Community | Well-Planned Development | West Michigan |
Conservation Resource Alliance | Support for the Maple River Initiative to reconnect 49 miles of coldwater river habitat in Emmet County. | $100,000 | Environment | Watershed, Lakes & Streams | Northern Michigan |
Conservation Resource Alliance | Support for the final phase of the Boardman River Restoration project reconnecting 160 miles of coldwater river in Grand Traverse County. | $315,000 | Environment | Watershed, Lakes & Streams | Northern Michigan |
Council of Michigan Foundations, Inc. | Support for Building Public Will for Arts & Culture in Michigan - a series of workshops for arts professionals to learn data-driven strategies for increasing the power of communications, programming, and outreach. | $30,000 | Arts | Leadership Development | State of Michigan |
DisArt | Support for the 2017 DisArt International Symposium to promote and facilitate full participation by the disabled community in arts and culture. | $25,000 | Arts | Leadership Development | West Michigan |
Fair Food Network | Support for implementation of new technology in Kent and Muskegon Counties designed to improve participation, access and efficiency of Double Up Food Bucks a healthy food incentive program for low-income families. | $150,000 | Building Community | Public/Private Partnerships | West Michigan |
Family Promise of Grand Rapids | Support for a 12-agency collaborative community pilot designed to prevent families in Kent County from entering the emergency shelter system and to stay in safe housing. | $90,000 | Building Community | Housing Security | West Michigan |
First Steps Kent | Support to strengthen and coordinate early childhood services in Kent County to ensure young children are prepared to succeed in school and life. | $210,000 | Children & Families | Childcare & Pre-school | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Art Museum | Support for a campaign feasibility study to explore a comprehensive fund development initiative for long-term health and sustainability of the organization. | $10,000 | Arts | Strong & Diverse Arts Community | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Support for Rapid Growth Media's On The Ground coverage of community building in the Grandville/Roosevelt Park neighborhood. | $10,000 | Building Community | City Centers & Neighborhoods | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Support for the Kent County Non-Profit Technical Assistance (NPTA) Fund. | $30,000 | Building Community | Public/Private Partnerships | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Public Schools | Support to complement and add value to the District's Transformation Plan. | $250,000 | Children & Families | Student & School Success | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Symphony Society | Support for the Celebration of Soul benefitting the Symphony's educational and Mosaic Scholars program to encourage equity in access to high-quality music instruction. | $3,000 | Arts | Improving Access | West Michigan |
Grand Rapids Whitewater, Inc. | Support for the CEO search for Grand Rapids Whitewater to advance the Grand River Restoration project. | $16,667 | Environment | Watershed, Lakes & Streams | West Michigan |
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | Support for a collaborative regional effort to protect critical farmland in a five-county service area by leveraging federal funding in partnership with the Leelanau Conservancy. | $100,000 | Environment | Critical Lands | Northern Michigan |
Inner City Christian Federation | Support for a mixed-use, mixed income housing development in downtown Grand Rapids coupled with tested educational programming designed to equip local tenants and homeowners for long-term stability and success. | $150,000 | Building Community | Housing Security | West Michigan |
Inner City Christian Federation | Support for the acquisition of 177 properties to create and preserve affordable housing opportunities for area families. Funding also includes a formal evaluation of this community effort of unprecendented scale. | $300,000 | Building Community | Housing Security | West Michigan |
Junior Achievement (JA) of the Michigan Great Lakes, Inc. | Support for capital campaign feasibility study for a new JA Free Enterprise Center to serve West Michigan students. | $15,000 | Building Community | Public/Private Partnerships | West Michigan |
Kids Food Basket | Support to expand the organization's sack supper program in early childhood settings as well as capital support for a new headquarters and urban farming operation. | $440,000 | Children & Families | Student & School Success | West Michigan |
Leelanau Conservancy | Support for a collaborative regional effort to protect critical farmland in a five-county service area by leveraging federal funding in partnership with the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. | $100,000 | Environment | Critical Lands | Northern Michigan |
Michigan Humanities Council | Support fo a donor cultivation study and capacity building initiative. | $5,600 | Arts | Strong & Diverse Arts Community | State of Michigan |
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Program support to expand and amplify the West Michigan Environmental Leadership Network (WMELN) in West and Northern Michigan engaging business community voices for effective environmental advocacy. | $15,000 | Environment | Other | West & Northern Michigan |
Migrant Legal Aid | Support for a community convening, hosted by Concerned Citizens for Local Farms and Food, to explore funding options and create an action plan to bolster Kent Countys farmland preservation program. | $7,500 | Environment | Critical Lands | West Michigan |
National Wildlife Federation | Support for the 13th annual Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Restoration Conference held in Buffalo, NY. | $2,500 | Environment | Watershed, Lakes & Streams | State of Michigan |
Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity | Support for a single-family affordable housing build in Emmet County. | $5,000 | Building Community | Housing Security | Northern Michigan |
Ottawa County Parks Foundation | Support for the regional Grand River Explorers Trial, a 27-mile accessible and multi-modal pathway following the Grand River Greenway connecting Grand Rapids with Grand Haven and providing linkages through Millenium Park and the campuses of Grand Valley State University. | $360,000 | Environment | Trails & Greenways | West Michigan |
Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway | Capital support to expand Outdoor Discovery Center's Little Hawks nature and play-based preschool program. | $95,000 | Children & Families | Childcare & Pre-school | West Michigan |
Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation | Support for the Emmet Transit Connection project to enhance the housing continuum of care for low-income residents in Northern Michigan. | $10,000 | Building Community | Urban-Rural Connections | Northern Michigan |
River Network | Support for River Rally 2017, a national convening of watershed conservation professionals and water advocates held in Grand Rapids, MI. | $25,000 | Environment | Watershed, Lakes & Streams | State of Michigan |
Start Garden LLC | Support for the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Initiative created to help coordinate an inclusive and cohesive system of entrepreneurial support in Grand Rapids neighborhoods. | $150,000 | Building Community | City Centers & Neighborhoods | West Michigan |
Talent 2025 | Support for a childcare provider survey designed to identify regulatory structures that contribute to a to a complex childcare system, increased costs and limited capacity. | $3,900 | Children & Families | Childcare & Pre-school | West Michigan |
The Right Place Foundation | Support for the expansion of Hello West Michigan bolstering talent recruitment and retention efforts on behalf of West Michigan employers. | $4,500 | Building Community | Other | West Michigan |
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council | Support for Treasure Lake Charlevoix, a program to restore and protect water quality and habitat of Lake Charlevoix and surrounding watersheds. | $10,000 | Environment | Watershed, Lakes & Streams | Northern Michigan |
Trout Unlimited | Support for final phase of the Rogue River Home Rivers Initiative designed to protect, reconnect and sustain efforts to restore the watershed, home to an important trout fishery in lower Michigan. | $90,000 | Environment | Watershed, Lakes & Streams | West Michigan |
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park | Support for Welcoming the World: Honoring a Legacy of Love, a capital campaign to expand facilities and program capacity of this world-renowned arts and cultural asset. | $1,000,000 | Arts | Strong & Diverse Arts Community | West Michigan |
WGVU Public Media | Program support to expand the reach and impact of PBS Kids programming throughout a 28-county service area. | $20,000 | Children & Families | Student & School Success | West Michigan |