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Grant Year:
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OPERATING GRANTS
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PROGRAM-SMALL GRANTS
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| American Red Cross |
$6,000 |
| Board Development |
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(02/18/09)
A grant to support the cost of consultant services to help build the Board's community leadership capacity.
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| Blandford Nature Center |
$10,000 |
| Transitional Staffing |
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(05/17/09)
A grant to support costs related to professional services of Kayem Dunn, assisting in board development, staff leadership, marketing and fund raising.
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| Cherry Street Health Services |
$2,600 |
| Public Transportation Training Video |
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(05/20/09)
A grant to support the development of a "how-to" training video in Spanish regarding public transportation.
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| Creston Neighborhood Association |
$5,000 |
| Hello Neighbor! |
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(07/15/09)
A grant to support costs related to the design, production and mailing of a membership brochure and accompanying materials.
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| Disability Advocates of Kent County |
$2,270 |
| Fundraising Software |
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(07/15/09)
A grant to support the purchase of GiftWorks fund raising software to more efficiently manage agency contributions.
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| Epilepsy Council of West Michigan |
$4,000 |
| Website and Educational Brochure Design |
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(05/20/09)
A grant to support the cost of revitalizing the organization's website and drafting new educational brochures for distribution to the public.
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| Gateways Partnership |
$10,000 |
| I-196 Design |
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(01/21/09)
A grant to support costs related to the concept and design of Coit Bridge over I-196.
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| Grand Rapids Community Foundation |
$45,000 |
| Community Immediate Needs Fund |
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(02/18/09)
A grant to GRCF's Community Emergency Fund, to provide essential funding to permit critical community organizations to continue effective programming during the current economic crisis.
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| Grand Valley State University Dorothy A. Johnson Center |
$7,400 |
| Residential Foreclosure Data Project |
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(05/20/09)
A grant to support a portion of the cost of providing data regarding Grand Rapids and Kent County residential mortgage foreclosures for 2008-2009.
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| Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities |
$3,500 |
| Client Tracking Software |
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(06/17/09)
A grant to purchase an Accutrack software program that will allow the Center to collect student information for evaluation and reporting progress.
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| Hang Time Community Youth Center |
$2,500 |
| Parent Resource Lending |
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(06/17/09)
A grant to support the purchase of parent resource materials, arts and craft supplies and computer-assised learning games for use by children in low-income and/or foster care households.
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| Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan |
$7,500 |
| HUD Demonstration Grant Consultant |
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(05/20/09)
A grant to support the services of a specialized consultant to assist in the development of a proposal to be submitted to the US Department of Housing & Urban Development for a Healthy Homes Demonstration Grant of up to $875,000 over three years.
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| Housing Continuum of Care |
$10,000 |
| Housing & Transportation Affordability Study |
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(02/18/09)
A grant to support a portion of costs to complete a study of housing affordability that considers both actual housing costs and the costs of transportation (generally work-related) to arrive at a contemporary analysis of affordability.
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| Humanities Council of Grand Rapids |
$2,000 |
| Technology Infrastructure Project |
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(02/18/09)
A grant to support the purchase of computer equipment and software.
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| Kent / MSU Extension |
$7,500 |
| Essential Needs Task Force Food Network Coordinator |
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(10/15/08)
A grant to support the services of a dedicated staff position to coordinate and implement the annual action plan.
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| Lighthouse Communities |
$20,000 |
| Leadership and Capacity Building Curriculum |
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(07/15/09)
A grant to support capacity building related to Lighthouse Community's Southtown Matching fund, particularly early stage training in various topics to develop a curriculum for the 2010 more advanced, academy-style training series.
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| Midtown Neighborhood Association |
$6,250 |
| Fulton Street Market Enhancements |
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(02/18/09)
A grant to support Farmer's Market enhancements to enable the use of food stamps.
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| PROACTIVE Voter Education and Participation |
$5,540 |
| Voter Education and Participation |
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(10/15/08)
A grant to support a portion of work related to the November 2008 election, including voter education sessions prior to the election, contact with voters to encourage absentee and in-person voting, and assistance to voters on election day with transportation, polling location information and other non-partisan services in about 25 inner-city precincts.
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| Public Museum of Grand Rapids |
$3,600 |
| Theater of the Three Fires |
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(03/18/09)
A grant to support the professional artistic position and incidental costs associated with the updated prodiction.
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| Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association |
$5,700 |
| Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Museum |
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(10/15/08)
A grant to suport a Coordinator stipend and project supplies related to the establishment of the Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Museum.
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| South East Community Outreach Ministries |
$3,625 |
| Client Survey and Website Design |
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(05/20/09)
A grant to support the conduct of a survey of area residents and agency clients, and organizational website design.
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| The Arc Kent County |
$2,200 |
| Website Design and Production |
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(11/19/08)
A grant to support agency costs related to professional development of a new, interactive website.
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| United Growth of Kent County |
$5,400 |
| Neighborhood Indicators, Measures & Methods |
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(01/21/09)
A grant to support costs related to the development of indicators, including collection of baseline data and annual review regarding five major characteristics of ideal neighborhoods.
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DONOR ADVISED GRANTS
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DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
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| Embellish |
$500 |
| Annual Board Member Recognition |
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(04/04/09)
A contribution to honor Board member service.
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