Grants
40 Pearl Street, NW
Suite 1100
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-3028
p 616/451-0303
f 616/451-8481
contact@freyfdn.org
Grants (2008)
Community Capital Projects
Charlevoix and Emmet Counties
Alanson Area Public Library
$15,250Support for the remodeling of the fire hall to create a new library.
www.alansonlibrary.com
Encouraging Civic Progress
Charlevoix and Emmet Counties
Lakeshore Community Church of Boyne City, Inc.
$10,000Support for a program of preventative healthcare for uninsured or underinsured families in Charlevoix county.
Grand Rapids Area
Citizens Research Council of Michigan
$9,000Support for an assessment of the level of joint service provision among the Kent county core urban cities.
www.crcmich.org
Disability Advocates of Kent County
$10,000Support for a West Michigan regional transportation planning project.
www.disabilityadvocates.us
Midtown Neighborhood Association
$10,000Support for a comprehensive feasibility study and strategic plan for the expansion and modernization of the Fulton Street Farmer's Market.
Oakdale Neighbors
$5,000Support for an urban forest project to provide aesthetic enhancement and traffic calming in this central city neighborhood.
www.oakdaleneighbors.org
The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area
$250,000Support for the establishment of the new MSU Bioeconomy Institute to encourage regional economic development.
www.cfhz.org
Van Andel Research Institute
$500,000Support for the "Bringing Hope to Life" capital campaign that includes an endowed chair for Parkinson's research.
www.vai.org
West Michigan Strategic Alliance
$120,000Support for an effort to advance regional development.
www.wm-alliance.org
State of Michigan
The Center for Michigan, Inc.
$150,000Support for the launch of the "Michigan's Defining Moment" public engagement campaign.
www.thecenterformichigan.net
Enhancing the Lives of Children and Their Families
Grand Rapids Area
Children's Assessment Center
$3,500Support for the production of a video designed to stimulate development activity in an effort to strengthen organizational sustainability.
www.cac-kent.org
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
$75,700Support for an initiative to encourage improved urban education.
www.grfoundation.org
Newaygo County Community Services
$120,000Support for a capital campaign to expand and winterize Lang Lodge at Camp Newaygo.
www.campnewaygo.org
Nurturing Community Arts
Charlevoix and Emmet Counties
City Opera House Heritage Association, Inc.
$35,000Start-up programming assistance to establish the Opera House as a professionally-managed venue serving northern Michigan.
www.cityoperahouse.org
Little Traverse Civic Theatre
$5,000Support for Little Traverse Civic Theatre's rehearsal and office space expansion efforts.
www.ltct.org
Protecting the Environment
Grand Rapids Area
City of Grand Rapids
$60,000Support for Green Grand Rapids - a community planning effort that focuses on quality of life issues including greening, connectivity, natural systems, the Grand River, recreation and public health.
www.greengrandrapids.us
Kent County Parks Foundation
$346,000Assistance to purchase 111 acres in the center of the 1,500-acre Millennium Park and construct 16 miles of interior trails including connections to the regional trail network.
www.millenium-park.org
Land Conservancy of West Michigan
$20,000Support for the Campaign for Lost Lake/Mierendorf Property to add 64 acres to Muskegon State Park for outdoor recreation and to protect important wildlife habitat.
www.naturenearby.org
Timberland Resource & Development Area Council, Inc.
$12,000Launch the targeting of high risk sediment yield and aquatic habitats using the web based High Impact Targeting of Pollutants from Land Use System (HITS-PLUS) tool.
www.natureandpeople.org