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
grants since 2013
nonprofits supported over the last 10 years through our grantmaking
in matching gifts to double the impact of Steelcase employees and retirees since 2013
Recent Partner Stories + Learnings
Supporting Education Leaders Through West Michigan Leadership Academy (WMLA)
In 2018, the Steelcase Foundation partnered with a local foundation to establish the West Michigan Leadership Academy (WMLA)
Increasing Access to Performing Arts Through City Wide Drama Club
In July of 2022, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Grand Rapids Civic Theatre (GRCT) a two-year $228,000 grant to
Community Belonging and Engagement at Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
In October of 2022, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Grand Rapids Children’s Museum (GRCM) a three-year $300,000 grant to
