Privacy Policy

PRIVACY STATEMENT

This website is owned and operated by the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation. Our intention is to inform and educate visitors about our work as a Grantmaker, community resource, and philanthropic partner to local individuals, families and corporations. The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation is committed to honoring the privacy of all those we work with, including visitors to our website and subscribers to our electronic newsletters. 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your right to privacy is very important to us. We recognize that providing the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation with your personal information is an act of trust. When you visit the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation online, you remain anonymous, as we do not require registration to view our website or access information. 

We may occasionally ask for your feedback via surveys or other communications to better understand your interests and needs. We will also request information through online forms used to register for a Foundation event or request use of our conference facilities. The Foundation does not share or make public any personal information gathered through our website. 

If you are a Grand Haven Area Community Foundation fund holder and you use our online system, you provide personal information to authenticate your identity. That information is only used on this site and is not distributed or sold to any other party or site. Our secure system for donors is encrypted with SHA-256 with RSA Encryption to provide security and privacy when you access fund information, initiate online fund transactions or send secure messages. 

PUBLIC INFORMATION

Under IRS Code, the following foundation documents are public information: 

  • IRS Forms 990 and affiliated schedules for the past three years. 
  • Exemption letter from the IRS. 
  • Approved application for exemption with supporting documentation. 

Lists of our donors, other than those published in the annual report, are not available to the public. We do not reveal the name of anonymous donors. 

THIRD PARTY SITES

Throughout our website(s), we offer links to third party sites. Since we do not control those websites, we encourage you to review their privacy policies as well. 

COMMUNICATIONS

If at any time you wish to stop receiving the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s electronic newsletters or other communications, or to be removed from our email list, you may unsubscribe from that list as explained in each message. The Foundation will not give your email addresses to other organizations; however, we may occasionally send you mailings regarding events, products, or services by reputable third parties if we think they may be of interest to you. In such circumstances, we do not provide the organization with your information, but send the mailing ourselves. 

No mobile phone information will be obtained from and/or shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. You can always decline or stop receiving messages to your mobile phone by responding “STOP” at any time. For more information, reply ‘HELP’. Message and data rates may apply for any messages you send to the Foundation, or you receive from the Foundation. Message frequency varies. 

You understand the text messages the Foundation sends may be seen by anyone with access to your mobile phone. Accordingly, you should take steps to safeguard your phone and your text messages in order to ensure that the Foundation’s text messages remain private. Please notify us immediately if you change mobile phone numbers or plan to provide your mobile phone to another person. For questions about our electronic communications system or about your privacy, please contact the Foundation. The Foundation may terminate our text message program at any time. 

QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

We welcome comments and questions on this policy. To share feedback or to request information from the foundation, please send an email to info@ghacf.org or write to: 

Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
ATTN: Marketing & Communications, Privacy Policy
6 Sherman Ave.
Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 

Revised:

10/14/15
07/31/24 

Approved:  

This Privacy Policy (revision) was adopted by the Board of Directors on 8/22/2024.