The Community Foundation helps individuals, families, nonprofits and corporations achieve their philanthropic goals. Each fund has its own purpose, strengthening our community and the lives of the people here. Learn more about creating a fund at GRFoundation.org/CreateAFund.
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Cascade Community Foundation Fund
Joyce and Tom Wisner Fund
East Grand Rapids Community Foundation Fund
Hudsonville-Jenison Community Foundation Fund
Hudsonville-Jenison Community Foundation – Youth Fund
Wayne D. Jones Community Fund
Gordon Scripps Fund
Katherine and Olivia Veldink Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ionia County Community Foundation Fund
Roger and Alona Allen and John and Barbara Allen Kruis Scholarship for Lakewood High School
Belding Area Community Fund
Belding Education Fund
Alvah N. Belding Library Fund
Belding Schools Fund
George H. Bird Scholarship
Burger Fund
Frost Renaissance Foundation Fund
Don and Emma Goodell Scholarship Fund
Thomas F. and Rosalyn M. Kohn Scholarship
The Belrockton Fund
William and Jewel Eckstrom Helping Hand Fund
Healthy Youth & Healthy Seniors Fund
Ionia County Community Foundation – Youth Fund
Ionia County Parks Preservation and Maintenance Fund
Ionia Free Fair Fund
Ionia Public Schools Scholarship Fund
Lakewood Educational Foundation Fund
Paul and Alberta Allen Scholarship Fund for Lakewood High School
William R. and Jewel H. Eckstrom Future Teachers Scholarship for Lakewood High School
Chuck Henney (husband of Pam, son of Wayne and Dorothy) Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ward and Elaine Van Laanen Teaching Scholarship for Lakewood High School
Bea McCarty Family Fund
James and Teresa McCarty Family Fund
Kenneth and Shirley Morris Memorial Scholarship Fund
Dolly Parton Imagination Library Fund – ICCF
Patricia L. Bradley Fund
Portland Community Fund
George W. Romney Fund – Enrich of Ionia County Volunteer Center
Saranac Community Schools
Paul and Alberta Allen Scholarship Fund for Saranac High School
Edwin A. and Maxine Cahoon Compagner Memorial Fund
Thomas P., Della and George Eddy Scholarship Fund
Saranac Community Schools Promise Scholarship Fund
Saranac Community Schools Scholarship Fund
Rob and Ruth Simmons University of Michigan Scholarship Fund
Ben A. & Lucy C. Simons Memorial Education Fund
W. W. Sprague Family Fund
Ronald and Margaret Story Fund
Swartz Family Fund
The Lowell Area Community Fund
Sparta Community Foundation Fund
Glenn S. Bradford Fund
Clare and Helen Finch Fund
Paul C. and Inez L. Miller Fund
Sparta Community Foundation – Youth Fund
Wyoming Community Foundation Fund
Tommy Brann Fund
John and Margaret Kuiper Family Fund
Matthew Scothorn Memorial Fund
Wyoming Community Foundation – Youth Fund
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Anonymous Funds (4)
Actors’ Theatre Company Endowment Fund
Alano Club of Kent County Endowment Fund
Community Endowment Fund for AL-Tawheed Islamic Center
American Red Cross Agency Endowment Fund
Aquinas College Frey Scholars Fund
Arbor Circle Endowment Fund
The Arc Kent County Endowment Fund
John Arnold Endowment Fund for Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired Endowment Fund
Association of Fundraising Professionals West Michigan Chapter Fund
John Ball Zoological Society Wildlife Conservation Endowment Fund
Frank and Ann Battistella Grand Rapids Art Museum Fund
Baxter Community Center Endowment Fund
August and Anna Behrens Fund for Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore
Melinda M. Bendall Domestic Cat Benefit Fund
CASA of Kent County Endowment Fund
City of Belding Park Maintenance Fund
Lois A. Birch Kalman Fund
D. A. Blodgett – St. John’s Charitable or Educational Fund
Estate of Minnie C. Blodgett for Clinic for Infant Feeding
The Ivan K. Blough Greater Lowell Chamber Foundation Scholarship Fund
Calvin University: Service Learning Center Fund
Camp Blodgett Endowment Fund
Camp Fire – Harriet D. and Mary Dively Fund
Camp Fire – WoHeLo Fund
Camp Henry Endowment Fund
Catherine’s Health Center Fund
Cedar Springs Education Foundation Fund
Center for Community Leadership Fund
Cherry Health Fund
Children’s Advocacy Center of Kent County Endowment Fund
Christian Rest Home Foundation Fund
City of Grand Rapids Affordable Housing Fund
Comprehensive Therapy Center Endowment Fund
Dr. Edwin P. and Florence H. Creaser Fund
David G. Dvorak, MD Scholarship Fund
Rita Didrichsons Fund
Dwelling Place Fund
The Economic Club of Grand Rapids Endowment Fund
George E. and Erma C. Evans Designated Fund for the Salvation Army
Gregory Noel Evans Scholarship Fund for Lowell Area Schools
Fallasburg Forever Fund
Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids Fund
Gerald R. Ford Council Boy Scouts of America Fund
Edward J. & Frances T. Frey Memorial Fund for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Edward J. Frey Junior Achievement Fund
Frey Foundation Grand Rapids Symphony Endowment Fund
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks’ Park Maintenance and Improvement Fund – Joe Taylor Park
Girls Choral Academy Endowment Fund
Godwin’s Golden G, Inc. Education Fund
Grand Rapids Adventist Academy Merit Fund
Grand Rapids Ballet Agency Endowment Fund
Grand Rapids Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Endowment Fund
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum Fund
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Endowment Fund
Grand Rapids Jaycees Foundation Douglas B. Wicks Fund
Grand Rapids Maya Lin “Ecliptic” Art Maintenance Endowment Fund
Grand Rapids Lions Club Activities Commission Fund
Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation Fund
Grand Rapids Symphony Foundation Endowment Fund
Grand Rapids Symphony Mosaic Scholarship Fund
Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Endowment Fund
Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth – Harry Dolan Camp O’Malley Scholarship Fund
Grand River Conservation Easement Stewardship Fund
Grandville Athletic Boosters Endowment Fund
Grandville Calvin Christian Schools Foundation Fund
GROW Bonnie Miller Endowment Fund
Guardian Angel Homes Fund for People with Disabilities
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County Endowment Fund
Home Repair Services Endowment Fund
Hudsonville Christian School Foundation Fund
Humane Society of West Michigan Agency Endowment Fund
Humane Society of West Michigan – Elsie Eggebrecht Fund
Humane Society of West Michigan – Clarence and Catherine Thielman Endowment Fund
Allen I. and Helen J. Hunting Reserve Fund to Support River Restoration
Allen I. and Helen J. Hunting Research and Innovation Fund for the Grand Valley State University,
Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute
Indian Trails Camp Endowment Fund
Indian Trails Camp – Cabin Fund
Indian Trails Camp – Paul Clark Blanding Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jenison Christian School Endowment Fund
Jenison Public Education Foundation Fund
Sarah and Mike Julien Designated Fund
Laureen Kennedy Child Care Fund
Kenowa Hills Education Foundation Fund
Kent County Agricultural Preservation Fund
Kent District Library Fund
Hoyt Edward and Mary Ann Kremer Memorial Fund
Ladies Literary Club Fund for Literacy Center of West Michigan
B. Kenneth Larm Fund
LCTV Endowment Fund
Look Memorial Fund
Lowell Area Historical Museum Endowment Fund
Lowell Area Schools Education Foundation Endowment Fund
William S. Martens Hundred Club Fund
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Barbara Hoffius Pediatric Fund
Ronald McDonald House Fund
Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan Fund
Dr. Ali and Dr. Nadia Metwalli Fund for AL-Tawheed Islamic Center
Leonard and Eileen Newman Designated Fund
Noorthoek Academy Endowment Fund
Northview Education Foundation Endowment Fund
Opera Grand Rapids Fund
Opera Grand Rapids – Betty Van Andel Fund
Padnos Family Temple Emanuel Fund for Cantorial and Education Services
Parkinson’s Association of West Michigan Endowment Fund
Rosa Parks Sculpture Maintenance Fund
Pilgrim Manor Endowment Fund
Charlotte M. Raniville Fund for the Benefit of Mary Free Bed Guild
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Fund
Rochelle Rollenhagen Endowment Fund for Lamont Civic Association
George W. Romney Fund – Heart of West Michigan United Way Volunteer Center
Rotary Club of Lowell Foundation Fund
Charles L. and Stella A. Royce Fund for the benefit of St. Cecilia
Safe Haven Ministries, Inc. Endowment Fund
St. Cecilia Music Society Building Endowment Fund
Senior Meals on Wheels of Western Michigan Fund
Senior Neighbors Agency Fund
Senior Neighbors Fund
Douglas Leon Spalding Memorial Fund
Spirit of Solidarity Fund
Nellie H. Stevens Grand Rapids Teachers’ Travel Fund
Kathryn and Dennis Sullivan Charitable Fund
The Kathy Timmer Specialized Language Development Learning Center Memorial Fund
Unity Christian High School Education Support Fund
Russel and Mary Warner Fund
Wege Wealthy Theatre Fund
West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology Fund
West Michigan Dental Foundation Fund
West Side Christian School Fund
Widowed Persons Service Fund
Women’s Resource Center Founder’s Circle Endowment Fund
World Affairs Council of West Michigan Endowment Fund
Wyoming Public Schools Educational Fund
YWCA Women and Girls Development Fund in Honor of Judy Lloyd
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Anonymous Advised Funds (9)
The ACH Fund
Alejos Family Advised Fund
Martin J. and Susan J. Allen Family Fund
Robert N. and Catherine R. Alt Family Fund
Andrulis Family Fund
David G. and Mary L. Annis Family Fund
La Familia de Baker-Reyes Foundation Fund
James and Shirley Balk Family Fund
Martin and Melissa Balk Family Fund
The Banks Family Charitable Fund
Kip and Chris Barber Fund
Robert and Mary Barss Fund
Laurie Finney Beard Family Fund
John R. Bertsch Fund
John and Claire Bissell Advised Fund
Matthew and Vicki Bissell Advised Fund
Glen and Betsy Borre Fund
Bjork Bradford Donor Advised Fund
John and Thea Brophy Family Fund
The Moore Brower Charitable Fund
Troy and Jennifer Butler Family Fund
The Butts Fund
Allan R. and Claudia A. Carlson Advised Fund
David M. and Cara V. Cassard Fund
Center for Systemic Change Advised Funds (2)
Chardoul Family Giving Fund
Iain and Michaele Charnley Family Fund
Chris-Tina Fund
Roger and Sally Ciapara Donor Advised Fund
Colliers International Fund
Peter C. and Emajean Cook Fund
Richard C. and Shirley E. Cooper Advised Fund
Courtade-DeLessio Family Fund
Crawford and Laurie Craft Family Fund
Robert and Julia Currier Family Fund
Patrick and Nanci Dalton Family Fund
Darooge Family Charitable Fund
Mary and Bob Darrow Fund
Robert J. and Katherine M. Daverman Fund
Douglas DeBoer Memorial Fund
Eleanor Hager Defoe Fund
DeLapa Family Fund
Elizabeth Tinney Donley Fund
Beth Dornan Family Fund for Good
Dyer-Ives Neighborhood Fund
The Ebenezer Fund
Dave and Amy Engbers Family Foundation Fund
Engen Family Fund
Gail and James Fahner Family Fund
Michael and Valerie Feehan Fund
First National Bank of Michigan Charitable Fund
Ruth D. Fitzgerald Charitable Fund
Flowerland Fund
Founder’s Fund
Tom and Mickie Fox Family Advised Fund
The Freihofer Family Fund
Frey Foundation Fund
Charles R. and Bette Fuller Family Fund
Furniture Manufacturers’ Heritage Advised Fund
C. John Gill and Rita Williams Family Fund
Richard and Elizabeth Gillett Family Fund
Gene and Tubie Gilmore Fund
Bing and Jean Goei Family Fund
Greenridge Dream Team Foundation Fund
Jamie Hale Memorial Fund
Hascall Family Donor Advised Fund
Janet A. Haynes and Kelsey Haynes Advised Fund
Hebrews 13:16 Fund
Heerspink Family Advised Fund
The David and Cathy Heldt Charitable Fund
Michael and Kate Herrema Foundation Fund
The Heuschkel Family Fund in Memory of Emilie
Beverly and William Heyne Fund
Hildenbrand Community Fund
Stuart and Barbara Hoffius Family Fund
Thomas E. and Geraldine K. Hogan Fund
Earl and Donnalee Holton Advised Fund
Ken and June Holtvluwer Fund
Doug and Peggy Hoogerhyde Fund
David and Marilyn Hunting Fund
Margaret P. Idema Fund
William and Beatrice Idema Fund
J & N Fund
Holly Cope Jacoby Fund
Mike and Sue Jandernoa Advised Fund
JCT Donor Advised Fund
Sarah and Mike Julien Fund
S. Kaibab Fund
Andy and Christina Keller Fund
Linn Maxwell Keller Donor Advised Fund
Keith and Kathryn Klingenberg Family Fund
Herbert and Glenna Knape Family Fund
John and Melinda Kopec Fund
David and Phyllis Koslow Fund
Kevin and Ann Kuske Charitable Fund
Matthew Kutsche Memorial Fund
Lafayette Fund
Bill and Karen Lawrence Family Fund
Norm and Marilyn Leven Family Fund
LGR Sweeter Impact Fund
Liesel Litzenburger Meijer Fund
Loeks Family Funds (10)
Andy Lubbers Memorial Fund for Mental Health
Dr. Jack and Katy Lukens Family Fund
Judson M. and Lynn E. Lynch Family Advised Fund
Eugene G. and Jean P. Lyons Family Fund
M & M Fund
Patricia A Macholan and Thomas R Macholan Fund
The Mackay Charitable Fund
Mankoff Family Fund
Chester and Elaine Maternowski Family Fund
Barbara Mayo-Johnson Donor Advised Fund
Ray McCahill Family Fund
John R. and Betsy W. McIntyre Family Fund
McKania, Too Fund
Kendall Meijer Charitable Fund
Daniel W. Miller and Susan L. Wright-Miller Fund
Kim S. Mitchell Donor Advised Fund
Aaron and Cheryl Molhoek Family Fund
Moore Family Advised Fund
Louis H. & Nancy A. Moran II Fund
Dick and Barb Musser Family Fund
C. Robert and Patricia Muth Fund
The Myers Family Fund
Khan and Liza Nedd Family Fund
Bob and Ellen Nelson Family Fund
Ogland-Hand Family Fund
Terrence and Maureen O’Rourke Fund
Daniel and Susan Oumedian Family Fund
Patricia P. and Armen G. Oumedian Family Fund
Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Company Fund
Padnos/Sarosik Fund
Paine and McGovern Family Fund
Chris and Joan Panopoulos Family Fund
Park Avenue Partners (2)
James and Linda Payne Family Foundation Fund
Peterson Memorial Fund
Dan and Sara Peterson Family Fund
Virgil and Louise Phelps Advised Fund
Pimm Donor Advised Fund
Plaster Creek Stewards Fund
Jeff and Julia Poole Family Fund
Radle Family Fund
Brent & Page Rector Charitable Fund
Betsy and Mike Redman Family Fund
Richenthal and Sage Family Fund
Rimbaud Fund
Leonard and Karen Rinke Fund
River City Fund
Roach Family Fund
Richard Roane and Leandro Robles Families Donor Advised Fund
L.R. and Marjorie Roegge Donor Advised Fund
Dr. Jack and Lija Romence Children’s Fund
Roth Family Fund
Charles and Stella Royce Fund for the Arts
Steve and Amy Ruis Fund
E. Alan Rumbaugh Advised Fund
Sadler Family Fund
The Sebastian Foundation Fund
Skoog Rogers Fund
Nancy and Doug Slade Dynamic Donor Advised Fund
Sligh Memorial Fund
Richard E. Smoke Advised Fund
Dr. Lisa Sostecke Fund
William E. and Norma Sprague Charitable Fund
N. Jene Stella Memorial Fund
George Stoutin and David Heilman Fund
The Supp Family Donor Advised Fund
Dr. Alfred B. Swanson and Dr. Genevieve de Groot Swanson Advised Fund
Arvin L. and Pearl M. Tap Fund
Bradley J. and Jennifer J. Taylor Family Fund
Mike and Sue Taylor Fund
Steele A. and Mary D. Taylor Advised Fund
Timothy Fund
Wayne Titche Fund
Colleen and Bob Tobin Family Fund
Daniel and Alice Trapp Family Advised Fund
Jeff and Margaret Tuori Family Fund
Anne Heyboer Vander Heide Fund
Simon and Mary Vander Kooy Fund
Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan Family Fund
Stan and Jackie Vander Roest Fund
James and Almeda VanderWaals Foundation Fund
Mark and Colleen Van Putten Donor Advised Fund
Andy and Tracy Van Solkema Family Fund
Warner Norcross & Judd Fund
Waters Corporation/Cassard Family Donor Advised Fund
Wellcome Opportunity Fund
West Michigan Edward Jones Foundation Fund
Robert and Deborah White Fund
Whitsett Family Fund
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trustee Donor Advised Fund
Wood/Willey Family Fund
Kate Pew Wolters Fund
Kevin Yon Creative Fund
Dick and Barbara Young Fund
Zack Family Fund
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Kathryn L. Adamson Fund for Children
Kathryn L. Adamson Fund for the Elderly
African American Heritage Fund
Louise J. Johnson Fund
George M. Ames Fund
James and Shirley Balk Fund for Education
Lucy E. Barnett Trust for the Elderly
John, Margaret and Maryellen Berry Fund
Gordon and Mary Bowman Fund
Armand F. and Gretchen B. Burch Fund
Cherry (Mrs. James) Carpenter Fund for Children
Challenge Scholars Funds
James and Shirley Balk Family Fund for Challenge Scholars
Molly Bradshaw Fund for Challenge Scholars
Hill Machinery Fund for Challenge Scholars
David B. and Susan D. Lipner Fund for Challenge Scholars
John & Suzie Mackeigan Fund for Challenge Scholars
Armen Oumedian Challenge Scholars Fund
David and Kay Wagner Fund for Challenge Scholars
Kenneth H. and Margaret L. Childs Fund for Education
Consumers Energy Fund
Bruce Alexis Cornelius Memorial Fund for Mental Health Agencies
George M. and Lucinda Ann Edison Memorial Trust Fund
Emma Sherwood Evans Trust Fund
Charles Evenson Fund for the Environment
William S. Folz Fund for Cancer Research
Fund for Arts and Social Engagement
Fund for Children
Norma Olsen Fund for Abused Children
The George and Kaye Wilsted Fund for Children
Fund for Economic Prosperity
Fund for Education
David G. and Mary L. Annis Fund for Education
Nancy Balck Fund
William S. and Kay C. Farr Family Education Fund
Art Folkringa and Gussie Farris Fund
Alicent Epps Jasperse Memorial Fund for Academic Achievement
Gerald Olson Fund for Education
Stemanie White Fund
Fund for the Environment
Fund for Health
Fund for Neighborhoods
Karl Hascall Fund For Children With Disabilities
Healthy Youth & Healthy Seniors Fund
Cecilia Hoagland Fund for Local Veterans
Arthur H. Holmes Fund
Homeless Prevention Endowment Fund
Mary I. and David D. Hunting Family Fund
Hydro-Chem Systems Fund for Children
Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Fund for Healthcare and Community Health
The Jubilee Fund in Honor and Memory of Ardie Lee Burger, Sr.
Cathleen Kaiser Fund for Education
Ken, Melinda and Andrew Krei Youth Fund
Ladies Literary Club Fund for Literary Arts
Dr. Sandra Last Challenge Scholarship
Duncan Littlefair Literary Fund for Children
The J. Leslie Livingston Memorial Fund
William H. and Inetta P. Martindill Fund
Robert D. Mieras Fund for Dance and Music
Gordon and Janet Moeller, Food Security Fund
Leonard and Eileen Newman Fund for the Arts
Our LGBTQ Fund
Balas Sellman Fund
The Dunes Resort Fund
Connie Bellows and Darlene Zwart Fund
Estate of Annette Richards
Martin and Eileen Shedleski Family Fund
Marilyn and Budge Sherwood Fund
Somos Comunidad Fund
Kathryn and Dennis Sullivan Charitable Fund
SVI – Social Venture Investors Fund
Kenneth M. Sweers Fund for the Homeless
Patricia Haan Timmer Fund for Downtown Charities
Herbert and Doris Vander Mey Fund for Education
Youth Enrichment Fund
Youth Field of Interest Fund
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185 Oakes Street Historic Building Fund
Eleanor Alten Gilleo Fund
Stanley W. and Karen J. Hall Fund
Administrative Fund
Charitable Gift Annuity Funds (36)
Tom and Mickie Fox Building Endowment Fund
Grand Rapids Community Foundation Reserve Fund
Special Project Funds
Building Campaign Fund
Catalyzing Community Giving
Challenge Scholars Dream Fund
Kent County COVID-19 Recovery Fund
Nonprofit Technical Assistance Fund
Rosa Parks Sculpture Project
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Anonymous Scholarship Fund (3)
General Scholarship Fund
Karen A. Chase Fund
Altrusa Scholarship Fund
Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids Scholarship Fund
Noyes L. Avery, Jr. and Ann E. Avery Scholarship Fund
Black Men Building Resources Scholarship Fund
Phil Pearson Fund
Geraldine Geistert Boss Scholarship Fund
Fred, Miriam, Bob, and Fritz Briscoe Scholarship Fund
Harry J. Brown and Lucille B. Brown Scholarship Fund
Orrie and Dorothy Cassada Scholarship Fund
Llewellyn L. Cayvan String Instrument Scholarship Fund
Aim High Jerry Clay Scholarship Fund
Thomas D. Coffield Scholarship Fund
Paul Collins Scholarship Fund
Rosemary Cook Education Scholarship Fund
Gerald M. Crane Memorial Music Scholarship Fund
Darooge Family Scholarship Fund
Achille and Irene Despres, William and Andre Scholarship Fund
Donald J. DeYoung Education Fund
Edwin F. Doyle Scholarship Fund
Economic Club of Grand Rapids Scholarship Fund
George and Louise Egeler Fund Supporting Youth Enrichment Fund
Bob and Aileen Elliott Scholarship Fund
Virginia Valk Fehsenfeld Scholarship Fund
Folds Grand Rapids Scholarship
FredK Scholarship Fund
Melbourne and Alice E. Frontjes Scholarship Fund
Carolyn Gallmeyer Fund
Mathilda Gallmeyer Scholarship Fund
Grand Rapids Chamber ATHENA Eileen DeVries Scholarship Fund
Grand Rapids Combined Theatre Scholarship Fund
Grand Rapids Scholarship Association Fund
Grand Rapids University Prep Founders’ Scholarship
Hackett Family Scholarship Fund
Guy D. and Mary Edith Halladay Trust Fund
Hill Machinery Fund for Technology Scholars
Donald and Florence Hunting Memorial Fund
The Jack Family Educational Fund
John M. and Alicent Epps Jasperse Scholarship Fund
Camilla C. Johnson Scholarship Trust Fund
Vivian M. Kommer Scholarship Fund
Ladies Literary Club Scholarship Fund
Lavina A. Laible Scholarship Trust Fund
Stephen D. Lankester Scholarship Fund
Sherman L. and Mabel C. Lepard Scholarship Fund
Norm and Marilyn Leven Challenge Scholars Fund
Lobbestael Frederick Family Scholarship Fund
Dr. Jack and Katy Lukens Family Scholarship Fund
John T. and Frances J. Maghielse Scholarship Fund
Horning Marshall Scholarship for the University of Michigan
Miller Johnson West Michigan Diversity Scholarship Fund
The Joshua Esch Mitchell Aviation Scholarship Fund
Robert L. and Hilda Treasure Mitchell Scholarship Fund
Harry J. Morris Jr. Emergency Services Education Scholarship Fund
Dr. Patricia E. Newby Close Up Scholarship Fund
Nika Marie Social Impact Scholarship
Northouse Nursing Scholarship Fund
Peggy (Kommer) Novosad Scholarship Fund
Olson Family Scholarship Fund
Armen Oumedian Challenge Scholars Fund
Forrest Arthur Pletcher Memorial Fund
Pullen/Lambers Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
Armando “Frank” Quaglia Veterans Scholarship
Reach for Your Goal Scholarship Fund
Josephine Ringold Scholarship Fund
David and Laurie Russell Family Scholarship for Habitat for Humanity of Kent County Families
Alan R. Ryan Scholarship Fund
Margery J. Seeger Scholarship Fund
Ronald T. Smith Family Scholarship Fund
Gladys A. Snauble Scholarship Fund
Christine Soper Scholarship Fund
Dr. William E. and Norma Sprague Scholarship Fund
Dorothy B. and Charles E. Thomas Fund in support of the Ringold Scholarship
Dorothy J. Thurston Scholarship Fund
TowerPinkster Grand Rapids Public Schools Scholarship Fund
Mildred E. Troske Scholarship Fund
Trust of the GR Federation of U of M Alumnae Club
University of Michigan GR Alumnae Trust Scholarship Fund
Gretchen Slack Appelt and Doris Ann Slack Scholarship Fund
Margaret Appelt Kerr Fund
Anita Gilleo Scholarship Fund
Meta Prange Murphy/Lucille Prange Fund
Rosemary Scott Fund
Keith C. VanderHyde Scholarship Fund
Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan Family Scholarship Fund
Jacob R. and Mary M. Van Loo; Lenore K. Van Loo; and Anne Van Loo Eldred Scholarship Fund
Chad Vollmer Scholarship Fund
Kenneth Vonk Fund
Donald M. Wells Scholarship Fund
West Michigan Financial Services Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Elmo Wierenga Ottawa Hills Alumni Scholarship Fund
Walter C. Winchester Scholarship Fund
Michael J. Wolf Scholarship Fund
Dr. Richard J. Woltersom Medical Scholarship Fund
Violet Wondergem Health Science Scholarship Fund
Audrey L. Wright Scholarship Fund
Bob Zylstra Science, Technology, and Engineering Scholarship
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Fund for Community Good
Lynne M. Black Fund
Joy A. Brown-Baker Fund
Rita Champion-Balczak Fund
Laurie and Crawford Craft Family Fund
Tom and Jan Czerney Fund
Norman and Mary De Graaf Fund
Brownie Eberhard Beckering Fund
William and Patricia Edison Fund
James and Bebe Glerum Fund
Eleanore and Robert Howieson Fund
Miner S. and Mary Ann Keeler Fund
The David B. and Susan D. Lipner Fund
Malcolm/Magolan Family Fund
Ernest & Lorraine Malkewitz Fund
Marjorie and Robert Neubig Fund
Judge W. Baldwin Ogden and Judy Ogden Fund
Martha J. Porter Fund
Roth Family Fund for Community Good
Robert and Claire Schaefer Fund
Robert F. & Ella M. Topp Family Fund
Schaub Family Fund
Elmer and Mable Slemons Fund
Doug and Alix Thompson Fund
Bill and Barbara Van’t Hof Fund
Theodore J. Vogt Fund
Contributions Receivable (split-interest)
John H. and Nancy L. Batts Trust, Edwin R. Hondelink Trust, Clare and Grace
Jarecki Trusts, Ben Lee Jr. Estate, Robert D. Mackey Trust, Millard M. Moore and Viola M. Moore
Trust, C. Allen Payne Trust, Robert O. Powell Trust, Theodore R. Schoonbeck Family Trust,
Dorothy J. Thurston Trust, Herbert E. Thurston Family Trust, Waddell-Cioni Trust
Marian A. Aldrich Fund
American Box Board Community Fund
Gasper J. Amodeo Fund
Employees of Autocam Fund
Janet E. Berg Fund
Thomas and Vita “Vickie” Bergers Community Fund
John W. and Margaret Bertsch Fund
Ken Betz and Pat Brewer Fund
Anna Bissell Charity Trust Fund
James and Margaret Black Estate
Edward H. Blickley Fund
Harvey and Margaret Brower Fund
Orville and Jean Bulman Estate
Allan and Claudia Carlson Family Fund
Olga H. Cassard Fund
William J. Chaille Fund
Eugene D. Conger Fund
Louis A. Cornelius Trust
Dallas and Helen Darling Fund
Cornelia De Fouw Fund
Rafael O. Diaz Fund
Max H. and Lois Doering Fund
George and Louise Egeler Fund
Robert L. and Gloria M. Ellcey Fund
Engineered Protection Systems Fund
Diane S. Farage Fund
Fishell Fund
Henry A. Fox Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Frey Fund
Jim McKay and Twink Frey Fund
Mrs. L. C. Gardner Fund
Kenneth and Christina Gilchrist Fund
Carol E. Greene Fund for Community Good
Rená Guttrich Fund
Chester A. Hall Fund
Leon W. Hall Fund
Stanley C. Hall Fund
Bill and Claudia Hardy Fund
Haslinger Family Fund
Minnie E. Haven Fund
Janet A. Haynes Fund
Elizabeth Herkner Fund
Edward M. Herpolsheimer Fund
Karl E. Herpolsheimer Fund
Dirk and Victoria Hoffius Fund
Orianna D. Hooker Fund
Arthur J. and Sue H. Hoover Fund
Robert and Adelaide Hoover Fund
Allen I. and Helen J. Hunting Fund
Walter D. Idema Charitable Trust
Walter D. Idema Fund
Jabin Family Fund
Clare and Grace Jarecki Fund
Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Trust
Lester P. Jones Jr. Fund
Kent Charitable Fund
William E. and Sue Kincaid Fund
Mary Jane Kirchgessner Trust
Jane and Sam Kravitz Fund for Community Good
Robert J. Kulms Trust
Tom and Sally Kyros Fund
James and Mary Jane Lamse Fund
B. Kenneth Larm Fund for Community Good
Perry M. and Hazel A. Lawr Fund
Ben H. Lee, Jr. Fund
Harvey E. Lemmen Fund
Clara T. Limbert Fund
Gertrude Lindberry Fund
Charles W. Loosemore Fund
Dr. Jack and Katy Lukens Fund
Hale J. Mackay Fund
Allen S. & Barbara P. Marcus Fund
Glen C. Mason Fund
Geraldine F. Masters Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. McCobb Fund
Isabel McLeod Fund
Frank H. and Virginia L. Merlotti Fund
George and Mary Metz Charitable Fund
Bonnie Miller Community Fund
Paul C. and Inez L. Miller Fund
Mary D. Morman Trust
Estate of Melanie L. Muir
Estate of Dr. Clifford T. Nelson
Francis J. O’Connor Fund
Jackman and Helen Palmatier Fund
Mary I. and Robert C. Pew Fund
Chalmers and Esther Quaintance Fund
Charlotte M. Raniville Fund
Eleanor J. Roberts Fund
Leonard and Dora Rosenzweig Fund
Theodore R. and Caroline Schoonbeck Fund
Grace L. Schouten Memorial Trust Fund
Willard and Barbara Schroeder Fund
Schuil Family Fund
The Sebastian Foundation Unrestricted Fund
Margery Seeger Fund
Diana Sieger Leadership Fund
Erin Slade Memorial Fund
Estate of Isabelle and Herman Slanger
Eileen Slootmaker Fund
Mary A. and Lenore G. Smith Fund
Marvin Stahl Fund
Paul L. Steketee Fund
Graham F. “Deck” and Ruth B. Stewart Fund
Joseph and Helen Tulos Fund
Adrian Van Daalen Fund
Selene Van Vleck Unrestricted Fund for Community Good
James R. Van Vulpen Fund
Earle Vande Poel Charitable Fund
Don VandenBos Jr. Fund
The Vander Beek Family Fund
Keith C. VanderHyde Fund
Biem H. and Irene G. Vandermass Fund
Herbert and Doris Vander Mey Fund for Community Good
Englebert J. and Lelah Sexton Vogt Trust
Estate of Ralph A. Voigt
Jeanette Shelly Warner Fund
Jane N. and James C. Welch Foundation Fund
John C. Whitcomb Fund
Marion Stuart White Fund
Mary K. White Fund
Estate of Zoe F. Whitworth Trust
Mrs. Imogene W. Wickett Fund
C. John Gill and Rita Williams Fund
Arthur D. Wolf Foundation Trust
Charles D. and Irene A. Worden Fund
Estate of Curtis M. Wylie
George L. and Esther B. Young Trust
Grand Rapids Community Foundation allocates resources, implements initiatives and invites partnerships that seek to advance racial, social and economic justice in Kent County. Together with community partners, we strive to connect people, passion and resources to respond to community needs. Learn more about our grant partnerships and how to apply for them at GRFoundation.org/Grants.
Our Black Legacy Fund, led by community volunteers, builds on the legacy of giving in Black communities in greater Grand Rapids.
The Challenge Scholars Dream Fund supports projects that boost the success of Challenge Scholars students.
Our Fund for Community Good allows us to invest in partners throughout Kent County who share our commitment to becoming actively anti-racist across a broad spectrum including education, the environment, health, arts and social engagement, neighborhoods and economic prosperity.
Our LGBTQ Fund aims to support LGBTQ+ communities in West Michigan by enhancing wellness, visibility, acceptance and access to resources.
Somos Comunidad Fund partners with Latinx communities in Kent County to support Latinx focused and driven initiatives.
Youth Fund volunteers, also known as our Youth Grant Committee members, are students who assess youth issues and award grants from the Youth Fund to improve the lives of local students.
In addition to our Fund for Community Good (unrestricted) and the Field of Interest funds listed above, the Community Foundation also administers many funds that are designated to a specific purpose. Learn more about what these funds look for on our website.
We recognize the following people in whose honor or memory gifts to Grand Rapids Community Foundation were made.
Ingrid Aguayo
Willem F. Antonides
Dan A. Balice
Tom Brill
Iain G. Charnley
Mary L. Cox
Romeo Ferrer
LaSandra A. Gaddy
Michael May
Thomas P. Merchant
Charles F. Pletcher
Richard B. Rienstra
Diana R. Sieger
Stacy Stout
Johngerlyn Young
Mindi Ysasi
Art J. Apkarian
Melinda M. Bendall
Kenneth D. Betz
Marjorie Brady
John H. Braley
Sylvester Bush I
Bill and Fran Carr
Jon F. Caswell
Nancy L. Cok
Alberic Emery
David G. Frey
Anita M. Gilleo
Robert C. Green
Rená M. Guttrich
Lionel Haskins
Phillip R. Jacobus
Ernest Johnson
John Kinard
Zachary W Kline
Matthew Kutsche
Kenneth Larm
Larry Listerman
Mike Magee
Champlin R. McCahill
James E. McCarty
Marie Jo McWatters
James C. Norman
Nika Marie Price
David P. Schroeder
Marilyn Sherwood
Charlie Warner
Craig Wisner
Each year, people we know and love pass away, but our memories and their legacies remain with us. Grand Rapids Community Foundation remembers the following people who made gifts through their estate plans to benefit the community.
Lois Eberhard Beckering
Gregory N. Evans Trust
Ms. Anita M. Gilleo
Stanley W. Hall and Karen H. Hall Trust
Lester Jones Family Trust
B. Kenneth Larm
Marilyn Sherwood
Jarvis L. Spreng
Robert F. and Ella M. Topp
Herbert and Doris Vander Mey
Russer and Mary Warner
