Visualizing Our Commitment to Equity
“Visualizing Our Commitment to Equity” is an infographic demonstrating how the Community Foundation is advancing equity through our partnerships and through organizational operations.
Meet Our Staff and Board of Trustees
Want to learn more about Grand Rapids Community Foundation and the people behind the work? Explore our Board of Trustees and volunteers on our website, you will also find our…
Applying Our North Star to Our Investment Strategy
“Applying Our North Star to Our Investment Strategy” outlines recent successes in how shifts in how we manage financial resources has created greater North Star alignment.
Prioritizing Inclusive Investment
The Community Foundation was a founding investor in a woman-owned index fund, opening the door for other institutional investors to participate. The Percentage of the investment portfolio managed by Minority/Women-Owned…
vendor analysis
Updated Vendor Priorities
Updated vendor priorities were introduced to staff, which included prioritizing purchases first from local people of color, second priority given to local LGBTQ+ and woman-owned businesses, finally in the absence…
Vision Casting Content Analysis Report
In 2022, The Grand Rapids Community Foundation celebrated its centennial year of community giving and philanthropic contributions to Kent County, MI. In order to shape the next 100 years of…
Nonprofit Partners
Nonprofit partners are demonstrating leadership within the nonprofit ecosystem. Read about partners like Puertas Abiertas and our recent grants awarded through our unrestricted Fund for Community Good and Field of…
Volunteer-Led Community Engagement
The Black Legacy, LGBTQ, and Somos Comunidad funds hosted engagement activities with members of their respective communities, noting their intersections, to obtain feedback around grantmaking and to highlight the relational…
Advancing Equitable Education
“Equitable Education Update: Adapting our Education Strategy to Make Systemic Change” explains how our education strategy adapted in light of various educational landscape changes, including Promise Zones in Grand Rapids.
Relationship Driven Donor Advised Funds
In “Donor Advised Funds: Personalizing Philanthropic Partnerships”, Jonse Young discusses how donor advisors shifted their giving in response to COVID-19 and in alignment with the North Star.