by GHACF team | Feb 29, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Community Foundation News, Diversity & Inclusion, Economic & Community Betterment, Education, Environment, For Impact Organizations, Giving, Grantees, Grants, Health & Human Services, YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
In 2023, the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) granted the largest amount in its history: $110,600 in awards. Our YAC’s 20 high school students from Northwest Ottawa County give of their time as they meet throughout the year to...
by GHACF team | Feb 28, 2024 | Donors, Funds, Giving
For the last eight years, the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University has published an 11 Trends in Philanthropy Report. Key highlights from this year’s edition include that Donor Advised Funds are one of the fastest-growing...
by GHACF team | Feb 27, 2024 | Giving, Grant Impact Stories, Grantees, Grants, Recipients
The Women’s Resource Center (WRC)’s programs address the systemic and structural inequities women of color and women with criminal histories face. As part of our fall grant cycle, we awarded WRC a grant supporting the launch of the New Beginnings program in Ottawa...
by GHACF team | Jan 23, 2024 | Community Foundation News, Funds, Giving, Grantees, Recipients, Scholarships
Thanks to your generous support, this was one of our biggest impact years ever! Your support allows us to work together to make a significant positive impact in our community for good, for all, forever. We granted nearly $10.5 million to for-impact organizations...
by GHACF team | Dec 28, 2023 | Community Foundation News, Community Foundation Stories, Giving, Uncategorized
Charitable gifts to the Foundation each year help ensure our for-impact partners can continue their critically important work. Last year, almost $12 million was contributed to all funds at the GHACF in 2022. Collected and invested donations over the years allowed us...
by GHACF team | Dec 27, 2023 | Community Foundation News, Community Foundation Stories, Giving, Uncategorized
As our Marketing & Communications Director, Lauren is our resident storyteller, ensuring the community knows the latest from GHACF! She’s worked in journalism and then marketing for more than 15 years, specializing in emerging forms of communication. She’s also a...
