When non-profits talk about community organizing efforts, the purposes can seem vague. What does it look like to build capacity in people? How does engagement actually happen? What does system change look like, and how can it be measured? At its January 2019 board meeting, the Steelcase Foundation awarded a three-year $294,000 grant ($102,000 for…

Many people are familiar with grants, which are often the way foundations support nonprofit organizations. Fewer people may be aware of another tool foundations can use: program-related investments, known as PRIs. Unlike grants, PRIs are expected to be repaid to the funder, while grants are not. PRIs can take the form of loans, guarantees, or…

On January 8th, the Steelcase Foundation Board of Trustees at their quarterly meeting approved six grants to local organizations, and $122,082 in matching gifts. The trustees also welcomed two new board members to the Foundation. The new grants (see below) encompass more than $2 million in giving over the next several years and include grants…