by Holly Cole | Nov 26, 2019 | Community Foundation News, Grants, Recipients
We are pleased to announce thirteen third-round grant awards, totaling $450,085, in support of Northwest Ottawa County and our surrounding communities. This includes a $75,000 grant to Momentum Center for their Teen/Pre-Teen Program, which provides community and...
by Adrienne Whisman | Sep 24, 2019 | Diversity & Inclusion, Grants
by Adrienne Whisman, Philanthropic Services AssociateThe most fundamental part of diversity, equity, and inclusion work is truly listening to what others have to say. Recognizing that each part of an individual’s identity influences them and knowing how to harness...
by Holly Cole | Jun 11, 2019 | Grant Impact Stories, Grants, YAC
At the end of May, our board, together with the Youth Advisory Council (YAC), announced nine second-round grant awards, totaling $203,015 in support of Northwest Ottawa County and our surrounding communities. This includes a $25,000 grant to the City of Ferrysburg for...
by GHACF team | Mar 19, 2019 | Grant Impact Stories, Grants, Recipients
We are pleased to announce five first-round grant awards, totaling $262,500, in support of Northwest Ottawa County. This includes a $12,500 grant to the City of Grand Haven for an updated zoning ordinance that would allow residential housing and mixed-use structures...
by GHACF team | Feb 26, 2019 | Environment, Grant Impact Stories, Grantees, Grants
“Ottawa Sands is the “missing puzzle piece” that creates a 2,000-acre corridor of public green space, stretching from P.J. Hoffmaster State Park all the way to the Grand River,” said Marie Orttenburger, Communications Specialist at the Land Conservancy of West...
by Holly Cole | Nov 20, 2018 | Grant Impact Stories, Grants
We’re excited to announce that our board, together with the Youth Advisory Council (YAC), has awarded seven third-round grant awards, totaling $539,339, to support the Northwest Ottawa County community, including a $40,000 grant to the Land Conservancy of West...
