by Chris Riker | Dec 8, 2020 | Giving, Grant Impact Stories, Grants
Throughout our 49-year history, our Greatest Needs Fund has existed to provide support for the future needs that we can’t always anticipate. No year has demonstrated this more than 2020. While we have all been challenged by the upheaval that our world has faced since...
by GHACF team | Nov 24, 2020 | Giving, Ways to Give
Next Tuesday, December 1st, is Giving Tuesday, a global generosity movement intended to unleash the power of people and organizations to positively transform their communities and the world. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the shopping events...
by Chris Riker | Jun 4, 2020 | Community Foundation News, Giving, Ways to Give
Beginning today, the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation has launched the Restoring Hope $150,000 Challenge Match to raise money for the Community Relief & Recovery Fund. This new fund begins the second phase of the foundation’s response to COVID-19 and marks...
by GHACF team | Mar 24, 2020 | Community Foundation News, Giving, Grants, Team
As we continue to navigate this rapidly evolving pandemic and the challenges that it is creating, we wanted to share with you the steps that the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation has taken so far to care for our community: Created careottawacounty.com with the...
by GHACF team | Feb 11, 2020 | Donor Impact Stories, Giving, Ways to Give
The Reinecke family has made a tradition of giving back. “Our grandmother, Frances Reinecke, gave back to the community in countless ways, but there was always one consistent theme,” said Jason Reinecke. “Frances had an enormous heart for children and families that...
by Chris Riker | Dec 10, 2019 | Giving, Ways to Give
Every contribution to the Greatest Needs Fund—whether it’s $5 or $5,000—means one more program can increase self-esteem in young girls, or combat invasive species that threaten our trees, or help update zoning ordinances to allow more affordable housing to be built in...
