In 2024, Baxter Community Center was awarded a three-year $250,000 grant to support its early childhood education and afterschool and summer programming that focus on whole child, whole day, and…
In 2024, Our Community's Children (OCC) was awarded a three-year $75,000 grant to support its GRow1000 Employers' Community of Practice (CoP). GRow1000 launched in summer of 2020 as a community…
In 2023, Educate Tomorrow was awarded a three-year $150,000 grant to support a pilot of its Changemakers project in Kent County. Hear from Project Coordinator Brina Williams as they share…
In 2024, The Source was awarded a three-year $150,000 grant to support its Supportive Employment Initiative in partnership with AYA Youth Collective. The pair partnered to develop and pilot a…
In 2024, Grand Rapids African American Health Institute (GRAAHI) was awarded a three-year $108,000 grant to support its My Pace Initiative, which seeks to increase diverse representation in the healthcare…
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…
In 2024, The Other Way Ministries received a three-year $195,000 grant to support its Little Lights Program, which provides high-quality, affordable childcare and early childhood education for low-income children ages…
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…
In 2023, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Davenport University a three-year $500,000 grant to support Casa Latina, a full suite of academic online programs, services, and wraparound supports using a dual…
In 2024, Streams of Hope received a three-year $90,000 grant to support its StreamsU, Tutoring, and SWAG multi-generational programming. Hear from Executive Director Kurtis Kaechele, as he shares his insights…