Intensive Mentoring for At-Risk Youth
Realism is Loyalty (RIL) received $23,712 in April of 2020 to provide intensive mentoring for some of the highest-needs youth who have spent time in the Kent County Juvenile Detention…
KConnect Rethinks Housing Insecurity in Kent County
In January of 2020, KConnect received a $10,000 grant from the Steelcase Foundation to continue its work facilitating change in the Housing Sector. Since May 2018 KConnect has facilitated collaboration…
Health Net of West Michigan Affirms Program Effectiveness
In July of 2020, The Steelcase Foundation awarded $35,000 to Health Net of West Michigan, an organization committed to improving access and equity in health care and social services in…
Birth Equity Through Doulas of Color
In April of 2020, Baxter Community Center was awarded a grant of $90,000 over three years to pilot a community-based doula program. The doula program will train and certify women…
Renewed Support for Teen Arts + Tech
In April of 2022, the Steelcase Foundation renewed support for West Michigan Center for Art and Technology’s Teen Arts + Tech program with a $150,000 three-year grant. Teen Arts +…
Steelcase Foundation Response to COVID-19
As COVID-19 and civil unrest gripped the nation, the Steelcase Foundation shifted some of its grantmaking strategies to provide rapid-response funding to quickly support nonprofits in our community. We continue…
Improving Economic Opportunities Through JobStart
In July of 2020, Steepletown Neighborhood Services received $100,000 over two years ($50,000 annually) to continue JobStart, a program that provides economic opportunities for disconnected young adults – and especially…
Improving Math and Science Outcomes through STEM Education
In July of 2020, STEM Greenhouse received a $90,000 grant distributed over three years to continue afterschool STEM programming. The academic enrichment program provides STEM exposure as well as mentoring,…
Empowering Parents Impacting Children
In July of 2020, Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC), a Grand Rapids early childhood education center, received a $520,000 renewal grant ($260,000 annually for two years ) in support of…
Increasing Opportunities through Promise Zone Scholarships
In July of 2020, the Steelcase Foundation approved a grant of $250,000 over two years to the Grand Rapids Promise Zone Authority to provide two years of full tuition and…