2009 Grants

Support for the "Opening Doors Capital Campaign" to expand the space and capacity of a neighborhood medical clinic for the uninsured by adapting and re-using space in a now-vacant elementary school building.

Support for a capital campaign to construct the "Heart of the City Health Center", a new 89,100-square-foot facility that will integrate behavioral healthcare with primary care delivery while increasing service capacity to vulnerable families.

Support for the expansion of an adult foster care home for men and women with physical and development disabilities.

Support to create supportive housing for homeless, domestic violence survivors.

Support for the re-use of the former Ottawa Hills High School campus as a pre-K through 4th grade school and the preservation and improvement of surrounding green space.

Support for the purchase and renovation of an historic Ice House in downtown Grand Rapids as the permanent home of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation.

Support for a capital campaign to add the new L. William Seidman building to the downtown campus of Grand Valley State University, providing improved, more visible space for the Business School.

Support for the Harbor Springs Community Food Pantry relocation and expansion project.

Support for a capital campaign for facility improvements and expansion to allow for additional substance abuse programming.

Support for the launch of a 2-1-1 information and referral system to serve residents of Emmet and Charlevoix Counties.

Support for the startup of a nonprofit that trains and employs low-income residents of northern Michigan in the art of rug making as a bridge to self-sufficiency.

Support for a feasibility study and economic impact analysis of a proposed public market in downtown Grand Rapids.

Support for the redesign of pedestrian access to Crescent Street Park.

Support to update Grand Rapids Community College's master plan to include the recent acquisition of the former Davenport downtown campus and create a visually unified campus.

A challenge grant to strengthen the organization's ability to attract and sustain annual operating support on behalf of the low-income clients they serve.

Support to encourage the development of small, high-expectation high schools in southeast Michigan in order to inform a possible west Michigan approach.

Learning opportunity for policy makers examining the relationship between Michigan property tax policies and declining home values.

Support for The Right Place Inc.'s efforts to help transition the region's economic base to include more emergent, sustainable industries.

Support for an employer-driven collaborative effort to help attract and retain highly-skilled professionals to the area.

Support for the "Greater Together Partnership" program and survey of governmental cooperation.

Support to develop and disseminate to Michigan policy makers research that documents the line between early care and eduation and crime prevention.

Support for strategic planning and to strengthen the organizational capacity to more effectively serve child victims of suspected sexual assault.

A challenge grant to support continuity and expansion during the relocation of the Harbor Springs Community Daycare & Preschool.

Expansion of the Migrant Mentoring program to include reading readiness for preschool children.

A challenge grant to support the expansion and sustainability of the Family Literacy Program.

Funding to implement a comprehensive sustainability plan for the emergent Flourishing Families program.

Support to develop a child and adolescent school-based health center on the campus of Pellston middle/high school.

Support for "Early Childhood Art Explorations", a pilot project providing a customized arts education program to three Grand Rapids Early Childhood Special Education preschools.

Support for a short-term arts sector marketing initiative.

Support for selecting and sponsoring an artist for ArtPrize 2009 and the subsequent installation of the artist's work on Calder Plaza.

Support to assist with the development of Blandford's strategic planning, program development and fundraising plans as it transitions from a public sector entity to a non-profit.

Support for the City of Charlevoix's watershed protection demonstration project.

Support for a survey to gauge community attitudes and perceptions about open space and agricultural preservation.

Support for a conservation initiative designed to protect, restore and enhance wetland and upland habitat to improve conditions for breeding and migrating waterfowl and wildlife in the southeast Lake Michigan watershed.

Support for Building Our Base of Sustainability -- to expand and strengthen Freshwater Future's Great Lakes basin improvement efforts.

Support for planning and for start-up of the Kent County Grand River Watershed Hub, an environmental education effort focused on Great Lakes stewardship.

Support for the development and enhancement of recreation trails and for an open space protection program in the Harbor Springs area.

Support for the expansion of on-the-ground land protection efforts in west Michigan.

Support, through both grant and loaned funds, to permanently protect the 171-acre Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area property on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River.

Support for a project to reduce annual storm water runoff and enhance water quality while increasing awareness of storm water issues by targeted stakeholder groups.

Support for year one of a multi-year membership expansion strategy.

Support for the 2009 Freshwater Summit, aimed at creating a springboard for community action on water protection priorities.

Support for the establishment of a "Home Rivers" project on the Rogue River near Rockford, a collaborative, multi-year watershed restoration effort showcasing issues and solutions confronting coldwater rivers and streams-in this case from urbanization.

In partnership with the Agricultural Preserve Boards of Michigan, support for organizing and conducting educational farmland preservation land use tours.

Support for a partnership of local organizations focused on developing a model community-based planning program for stormwater management and for improvements to the www.raingardens.org website.

Support for the community campaign to assist the non-profit sector in Charlevoix and Emmet counties.

Innovative educational programming for middle and high school students related to the S.O.U.L of Philanthropy documentary project.