PARTNERS in Progress

Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently awarded four grants from our Fund for Community Good and Field of Interest funds. Learn more about our grant application, funding priorities, and recent grant partners at GRFoundation.org/Grants.

IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN, $330,000

Immigrant Assistance Center is on a mission to provide immigration services and equal access to affordable legal services in Kent County. This grant supports Immigrant Assistant Center of West Michigan with general operating support and increasing financial stability.

YOUNG MONEY FINANCES, $50,000

Young Money Finances’ goal is to empower youth and families with financial literacy through culturally responsive and accessible education. This grant supports Young Money Finances with general operating support and increases organizational capacity.

Two grants were made possible through donations from the Consumers Energy Foundation. CEF is collaborating with community foundations across the state to increase their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Grand Rapids Community Foundation was awarded $20,000 to regrant to organizations aligning with CEF’s standards of projects and organizations that impact people, the planet, and prosperity.

GLIMPSE OF AFRICA, $10,000

A Glimpse of Africa brings people together to showcase, educate, celebrate and share the diverse African cultures. It fosters essential community programs that voice, advocate for, and address African refugees' and immigrants' needs and disparities.

PUERTAS ABIERTAS, $10,000

Puertas Abiertas mission is to provide culturally specific mental health support for those Latinx women and their families who are survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking and/or sexual abuse.

Pictured (top to bottom): Asher Legacy Group, Grandville Arts and Humanities, SWAGGR, Sistas in Development