Grant Year:
OPERATING GRANTS


PROGRAM-SMALL GRANTS
American Red Cross $6,000
Board Development
(02/18/09) A grant to support the cost of consultant services to help build the Board's community leadership capacity.
Blandford Nature Center $10,000
Transitional Staffing
(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.
Cherry Street Health Services $2,600
Public Transportation Training Video
(05/20/09) A grant to support the development of a "how-to" training video in Spanish regarding public transportation.
Creston Neighborhood Association $5,000
Hello Neighbor!
(07/15/09) A grant to support costs related to the design, production and mailing of a membership brochure and accompanying materials.
Disability Advocates of Kent County $2,270
Fundraising Software
(07/15/09) A grant to support the purchase of GiftWorks fund raising software to more efficiently manage agency contributions.
Epilepsy Council of West Michigan $4,000
Website and Educational Brochure Design
(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.
Gateways Partnership $10,000
I-196 Design
(01/21/09) A grant to support costs related to the concept and design of Coit Bridge over I-196.
Grand Rapids Community Foundation $45,000
Community Immediate Needs Fund
(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.
Grand Valley State University Dorothy A. Johnson Center $7,400
Residential Foreclosure Data Project
(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.
Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities $3,500
Client Tracking Software
(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.
Hang Time Community Youth Center $2,500
Parent Resource Lending
(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.
Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan $7,500
HUD Demonstration Grant Consultant
(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.
Housing Continuum of Care $10,000
Housing & Transportation Affordability Study
(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.
Humanities Council of Grand Rapids $2,000
Technology Infrastructure Project
(02/18/09) A grant to support the purchase of computer equipment and software.
Kent / MSU Extension $7,500
Essential Needs Task Force Food Network Coordinator
(10/15/08) A grant to support the services of a dedicated staff position to coordinate and implement the annual action plan.
Lighthouse Communities $20,000
Leadership and Capacity Building Curriculum
(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.
Midtown Neighborhood Association $6,250
Fulton Street Market Enhancements
(02/18/09) A grant to support Farmer's Market enhancements to enable the use of food stamps.
PROACTIVE Voter Education and Participation $5,540
Voter Education and Participation
(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.
Public Museum of Grand Rapids $3,600
Theater of the Three Fires
(03/18/09) A grant to support the professional artistic position and incidental costs associated with the updated prodiction.
Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association $5,700
Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Museum
(10/15/08) A grant to suport a Coordinator stipend and project supplies related to the establishment of the Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Museum.
South East Community Outreach Ministries $3,625
Client Survey and Website Design
(05/20/09) A grant to support the conduct of a survey of area residents and agency clients, and organizational website design.
The Arc Kent County $2,200
Website Design and Production
(11/19/08) A grant to support agency costs related to professional development of a new, interactive website.
United Growth of Kent County $5,400
Neighborhood Indicators, Measures & Methods
(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.


DONOR ADVISED GRANTS


DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
Embellish $500
Annual Board Member Recognition
(04/04/09) A contribution to honor Board member service.