In 2025, the Steelcase Foundation provided Teach Plus a two-year $90,000 grant to support Kent County educators participating in its Michigan Policy Fellowship. The Michigan Fellowship is a schoolyear long…
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…
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…
Name and Role with the Organization Dr. Keli Swearingen, Senior Director for Michigan Partnerships, Leading Educators Provide a brief overview of your organization and its primary goals. Leading Educators is…
In 2023, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Gilda's Club Grand Rapids a two-year $50,000 grant to support Tough Stuff, which provides in-school social and emotional support to students at Grand Rapids…
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,…
Since 2023, the Steelcase Foundation has supported Legal Services Alabama's John Lewis Fellowship which trains recent law graduates for careers in public interest law and social justice work. In January,…
In 2023, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Grand Rapids Ballet a three-year $150,000 grant to support its Dance Immersion program. Dance Immersion is a year-long introduction to the art of dance…
In 2023, the Steelcase Foundation awarded the Grand Rapids Public Museum Foundation a three-year $300,000 grant to support its Immerse Program, an innovative educational initiative that allows West Michigan schools…
In 2023, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Kent School Services Network (KSSN) a three-year $300,000 general operating grant to implement the community school model across Kent County. KSSN’s mission is to…