Celebrating and learning from our brilliant community
Creating conditions where all can participate, grow, and thrive
The Steelcase Foundation collaborates and connects resources with people and movements that advance, advocate for, and accelerate us toward a more just and liberated community.
Our primary focus is on increasing access to quality, public education, and cultivating communities that create conditions where children thrive.
Photos courtesy of our friends at WMCAT, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Camp Blodgett STEM
How we support our community
Photo courtesy of our friends at the Grand Rapids Art Museum
We take an innovative approach to philanthropy
Our three community investment strategies advance the Foundation’s mission and are supported by our Guiding Principles to cumulatively move the community, sector, and Foundation closer to the vision where the inherent brilliance of our community is embraced, and efforts are focused on creating conditions where all can participate, grow, and thrive.
Photo courtesy of our friends at the Grand Rapids Art Museum
We take an innovative approach to philanthropy
Our three community investment strategies advance the Foundation’s mission and are supported by our Guiding Principles to cumulatively move the community, sector, and Foundation closer to the vision where the inherent brilliance of our community is embraced, and efforts are focused on creating conditions where all can participate, grow, and thrive.
What We've Learned
Continuous learning creates lasting, authentic change
The issues we face are complex and intersectional, which is why we prioritize adaptive learning, continuous improvement, and mutual accountability to move us toward meaningful results.
Photo courtesy of our friends at The Diatribe
Our Impact
invested over the last 10 years
341 grants since 2012
nonprofits supported over the last 10 years through our grantmaking
in matching gifts to double the impact of Steelcase employees and retirees since 2012
Recent Partner Stories + Learnings
A Conversation with Together West Michigan on Broad-based Organizing for Effective Civic Formation + Engagement
In January of 2019, the Steelcase Foundation approved a three-year $294,000 grant to the Micah Center to support
A Conversation with the Urban League of West Michigan on Cure Violence
In January of 2021, the Steelcase Foundation approved a three-year $300,000 grant to the Urban League of West
A Legacy of Support through Heart of West Michigan United Way
For over 70 years, Steelcase Foundation has supported Heart of West Michigan United Way, investing nearly $23 million
