Making the Grant Process Transparent
Grants Awarded
2021
| Organization Name | Project Title | Grant Amount | Program Area | Area Served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArtPrize Grand Rapids | Post-pandemic relaunch of the ArtPrize event and its potential to stimulate economic activity in downtown Grand Rapids | $250,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Arts Working Group | Professionally-led diversity, equity and inclusion initiative | $10,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Inc. | Expanded programming and provision of in-person academic support for students attending school virtually in 2021 | $75,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore | Capital campaign to renovate a former fitness center to establish the first standalone clubhouse in Muskegon | $175,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
| Challenge Mountain of Walloon Hills, Inc. | Improved storm water run-off at the Challenge Mountain Resale Store site | $5,000 | Children and Families | Northern Michigan |
| Charlevoix Historical Society | Renovations to the Harsha House Historical Museum | $2,000 | Community Arts | Northern Michigan |
| Citizens Research Council of Michigan | 2021 Public Policy Event | $1,000 | Building Community | State of Michigan |
| City of Grand Rapids | 2021 Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit | $1,500 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| City of Grand Rapids | GRow1000 youth summer employment program | $10,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| City of Grand Rapids | Efforts to integrate indigenous history and art with the River for All project | $15,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Council of Michigan Foundations, Inc. | 2021 Annual Conference | $10,000 | Family & Philanthropy | State of Michigan |
| Degage Ministries | Capital campaign launched to expand service capacity for women and its social enterprise—Pauls' Mom's Cookies | $350,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| Disability Advocates of Kent County | Building Opportunities Creating Independence capital campaign to relocate its administrative offices to the new Special Olympics Michigan Unified Sports & Inclusion Center | $100,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids, Inc. | Development of 48 new, affordable rental housing units in Plaza Roosevelt in southwest Grand Rapids | $100,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| Ecliptic at Rosa Parks Circle Conservancy | Restoration of Ecliptic at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids | $100,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids | Implementation of its strategic plan to enhance the inclusivity and sustainability of the annual event | $20,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| First Steps Kent | Advancing Kent County's early childhood system | $270,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
| For Love of Water | Exploring the possibility of creating a new Michigan Water Resources Trust Fund | $30,000 | Environment | State of Michigan |
| Girls Choral Academy | Succession plan and continued program delivery through executive leadership transition | $10,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Grand Rapids Art Museum | Imagine More campaign to renovate and relocate the museum’s education spaces | $375,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Grand Rapids Children's Museum | 2021 State of Play event | $5,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
| Grand Rapids Christian Schools Foundation | Increase community-based early care and education capacity and create an outdoor natural playscape accessible to the surrounding community | $100,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
| Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Nonprofit Technical Assistance Fund to collaboratively address capacity building and technical assistance among nonprofits in Kent County | $30,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
| Grand Rapids Media Initiative and Film Incubator | The production of A City Within a City documentary film | $30,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Grand Rapids Symphony Society | 2021 Celebration of Soul event | $3,500 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Grand Rapids Whitewater, Inc. | Construction phase of the Lower Reach section of the Grand River restoration project through downtown Grand Rapids | $1,000,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | Public access to the 244-acre Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve | $300,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
| Grand Valley Metropolitan Council | Lower Grand River Watershed 2021 Annual Spring Forum | $500 | Environment | West Michigan |
| Grand Valley State University | Nonprofit/Funder Dialogue Series | $5,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
| Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities, Inc. | Strategic planning initiative | $15,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Habitat for Humanity of Kent County, Inc. | Effort to increase multi-unit, single family homes in Grand Rapids. | $60,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| Hand2Hand | Hope in Action capital campaign to acquire permanent space to operate its weekend backpack food program on behalf of children in Kent and Ottawa counties | $40,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
| Harbor Hall Foundation | New women's residential space and clinic as a part of the New Horizons capital campaign | $150,000 | Family & Philanthropy | Northern Michigan |
| Harbor Springs Chamber Foundation | Harbor Stars Community Awards Dinner | $1,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
| Has Heart | Repurpose a historic building in downtown Grand Rapids for use as an exhibit hub for art produced by area veterans. | $20,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition | 2021 Great Lakes Conference | $1,000 | Environment | State of Michigan |
| Housing Kent | Launch and first three years of the new backbone organization to help advance Kent County's housing efforts | $300,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| Housing North | Advance workforce housing efforts in Northern Michigan | $50,000 | Building Community | Northern Michigan |
| John Ball Zoo | Feasibility study for a new West Michigan aquarium sited in Grand Rapids or Muskegon | $20,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| KCONNECT | Improve outcomes for Kent County children through cradle-to-career collective impact initiative | $300,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
| Little Traverse Conservancy, Inc. | Permanent protection of up to 3,000 acres of land in the Maple River watershed in Emmet County | $170,000 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
| Mel Trotter Ministries | Temporary emergency shelter at 250 Ionia Ave SW in downtown Grand Rapids | $20,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| Mel Trotter Ministries | Workforce development initiative as a part of its Immeasurably More capital campaign | $125,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| Michigan League for Public Policy | 2021 Michigan League for Public Policy Forum | $1,000 | Building Community | State of Michigan |
| Michigan League for Public Policy | Kids Count in Michigan data capacity-building project | $30,000 | Children and Families | State of Michigan |
| Muskegon Museum of Art Foundation | Expansion of existing facility to increase museum capacity and sustainability | $250,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| NIA Centre | Partner with the arts community on African American culture, beginning with Opera Grand Rapids on Stinney: An American Execution and related events | $7,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Opera Grand Rapids | World-premiere production of Stinney: An American Execution | $15,500 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Rotary Charities of Traverse City | Leadership Learning Lab initiative in Northern Michigan designed to strengthen nonprofit leaders, organizations and the communities they serve | $150,000 | Family & Philanthropy | Northern Michigan |
| Samaritas | Renovation of a space in southeast Grand Rapids to serve as the organization’s West Michigan Program Hub and increase its capacity to serve children and families | $155,000 | Children and Families | West Michigan |
| Site Lab, Inc. | Temporary installation of large-scale art exhibits at The Highlands in northeast Grand Rapids | $20,000 | Community Arts | West Michigan |
| Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council | Efforts to develop strategies and action plans for incorporating the core values of anti-racism, justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion into the organization's policies, operations, and procedures | $7,500 | Environment | Northern Michigan |
| Urban Core Collective | Efforts to improve the readiness of community-based organizations to compete in the federal grant application process | $45,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| Urban League of West Michigan | 2022 MLK Jr. Corporate Breakfast | $1,500 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology | Teen Arts + Tech afterschool program for high school students and STEAM in-school programs for middle school students | $100,000 | Building Community | West Michigan |
| West Michigan Chapter of Association of Fundraising Professionals | 2021 National Philanthropy Day event | $1,000 | Family & Philanthropy | West Michigan |
| West Michigan Environmental Action Council Education Foundation | Rainy Day Project designed to empower neighbors and conserve water | $20,000 | Environment | West Michigan |
| West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Pre-feasibility preparation and capital campaign feasibility study | $7,500 | Building Community | West Michigan |
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