Mobilizing Collective Impact for Lasting System Change
In 2025, the Steelcase Foundation provided KConnect a three-year $300,000 grant to support its Common Agenda Road map 2.0, which provides a shared vision and goals for Kent County's collective…
Our 2026-2028 Grantmaking Focus: Where We’re Investing + Why
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…
Supporting Whole-Child Education at Baxter Community Center
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 whole…
Supporting Whole Families Through Little Lights
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 0-4, and holistic supports for their family. Hear from executive director Scott Bloem as he shares his insights into this program
Resources for Nonprofits Navigating the Impacts of the Recent Executive Orders
Background Since taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump has signed an unprecedented number of executive orders, covering a range of topics including immigration, K-12 and higher education, diversity,…
A Continuum of Support at Refugee Education Center
In 2023, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Refugee Education Center a three-year $300,000 grant to support its continuum of refugee youth programming and services, which include early childhood care, extracurricular support,…