At the Steelcase Foundation, we envision Kent County, Michigan as a place where everyone’s inherent brilliance can shine and all people can participate, grow, and flourish. Over the next two…
In 2025, West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology received a three-year $225,000 grant to support its Teen Arts + Tech program, which is a nationally recognized tuition-free afterschool experience that leverages visual arts and digital media to build creative confidence, elevate voice, connect with community, and explore possibilities for the future. Hear from WMCAT's director of arts and tech Diara Newman as she shares her insights into this work.
In 2023, Girls Choral Academy was awarded a three-year $90,000 to support its neighborhood choirs and summer programming. Hear from executive director Lisa Knight as she shares her insights into this work.
From the August 2025 Steelcase Foundation Newsletter
On April 23, 2025, the Steelcase Foundation and W. K. Kellogg Foundation reconvened a group of cross-sectional leaders to continue a conversation about redesigning systems to better support whole families.…
Name and Role with the Organization: Lauren Gamelin VanKeulen, CEO & Co-Founder, AYA Youth Collective Brief Overview of Your Organization and What You Do: AYA Youth Collective exists to create…
From the Steelcase Foundation January 2025 Newsletter
On October 3, 2024, the Steelcase Foundation and W. K. Kellogg Foundation convened a group of cross-sector leaders to continue a conversation about the causes and impacts of loneliness in…
A newly released nationwide survey conducted by Making Caring Common at Harvard University and supported by the think tank Capita shows that loneliness has reached epidemic proportions: almost half of adults are lonely.
In October of 2022, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Grand Rapids Children’s Museum (GRCM) a three-year $300,000 grant to engage in efforts to bring diverse national exhibits pared with intentional community…