Strategy 2
Strategic Partnerships to Meet Community Needs
$5,566,225.48 ($3,639,559)
2025 Grantees List
Our grantmaking reflects our commitment to public education, the role family well-being plays in students’ flourishing, and change across systems.
Rapid Response + Emerging Action Grants $95,000 ($25,000)
To support time-bound and emerging community needs we provide grants of up to $30,000 for one year, or $60,000 for two years for newly developed programming addressing specific community needs.
Grandville Avenue Arts + Humanities
Project
$30,000
Latino Community Coalition (fiscal sponsor GAAH)
Project
$25,000 ($25,000)
Point Source Youth
Program Evaluation
$25,000
Samaritas
Service Delivery
$15,000
OP3 Grants - $5,471,225.48 ($3,614,559)
Our OP3 grantmaking focuses on three areas where we believe we can make the greatest impact for Kent County youth and families.
- Defending + Strengthening Public Education
- Whole-Child Learning, Whole Family Supports
- Post-Secondary Access & Success
Through this strategy, we support mission- and vision-aligned partners’ programming, special projects, and general operating grants, approved on a quarterly basis.
A Glimpse of Africa
Service Delivery
$30,000
Affinity Mentoring
General Operating Support
$50,000
African Resource Center of West Michigan
Program Delivery
$25,000
Arbor Circle Corporation
Program Delivery
$50,000 ($100,000)
AYA Youth Collective
General Operating Support
$100,000 ($200,000)
Boys & Girls Club of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth
General Operating Support
$100,000 ($200,000)
Building Blocks Foundation
Program Delivery
$35,000
Catherine's Health Center
Service Delivery
$60,000
Catholic Charities West Michigan
Project
$100,000
Children's Advocacy Center
Project
$30,000
Cook Museum of Natural Science
Program Delivery
$49,872.50
Covenant House Michigan – Grand Rapids
Program Delivery
$30,000 ($30,000)
Endless Opportunities
Program Delivery
$20,000 ($20,000)
Family Futures
Program Delivery
$50,000 ($50,000)
Family Promise of West Michigan
General Operating Support
$75,000
FitKids360
General Operating Support
$60,000
Free 2 Teach Foundation
Service Expansion
$30,000
Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives
Project
$30,000
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Program Delivery
$175,000
Grand Rapids Ballet Company
Program Delivery
$50,000
Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders
Program Delivery
$25,000 ($50,000)
Grand Rapids Pride Center
Service Delivery
$25,000
Grand Valley State University
Program Delivery
$30,000 ($30,000)
Grand Valley State University
Program Delivery
$50,000 ($100,000)
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County
Program Delivery
$25,000 ($25,000)
Health Net of West Michigan
Service Delivery
$50,000
Heart of West Michigan United Way
General Operating
$450,000
Hope Network
Program Delivery
$30,000 ($60,000)
ICCF Community Homes
Program Delivery
$50,000 ($100,000)
Immigration Law & Justice Michigan
Service Delivery
$30,000
KConnect
General Operating Support
$100,000 ($200,000)
Launch Michigan
General Operating Support
$25,000 ($50,000)
Literacy Center of West Michigan
Program Delivery
$50,000 ($100,000)
Meaning in Colors
Program Delivery
$25,000 ($50,000)
Michigan League for Public Policy
Project
$50,000
Michigan State University
Program Delivery
$65,000 ($130,000)
New City Networks
Program Delivery
$25,000 ($25,000)
Oakdale Neighbors
General Operating Support
$20,000 ($40,000)
Project ESME
Program Delivery
$15,000
Ready for School
Service Delivery
$57,860 ($125,809)
Safe Haven Ministries
Program Delivery
$75,000
St. Cecilia Music Center
Program Delivery
$25,500 ($27,500)
Steepletown Neighborhood Services
Program Delivery
$50,000 ($50,000)
Teach Plus Incorporated
Program Delivery
$45,000 ($45,000)
The Center for Michigan
Project
$25,000
The Leadership Academy
Project
$75,000
The PLAYGROUNDgr
Program Delivery
$40,000
Treetops Collective
General Operating Support
$50,000
Urban Core Collective
Project
$112,500 ($225,000)
West Michigan Asian American Association
Program Delivery
$25,000 ($50,000)
Women's Foundation of Alabama
Program Delivery
$77,225
YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids
General Operating Support