grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report Not quite since our founding, but for the last few decades, Grand Rapids Community Foundation has been working to help our community be more diverse and racially equitable. Our grantmaking has long been focused on improving the lives of underserved and/or diverse populations. But, only in the last few years have we realized that inclusion is the key to making real change in our community. Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance. Most everyone knows what it feels like to be excluded: to be left off the team or feel out of place within a group. It’s hard to imagine not feeling part of a community where you live—but it happens— more often than we want to believe. Inclusion happens when we invite individuals to embrace their uniqueness and create spaces for everyone to belong. Some of our uniqueness we are born with— race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender. Other aspects are choices we’ve adopted, like wearing dreadlocks, attending a temple or a church or being vegan. Regardless of how we come by our differences, we believe we must respect all individuals.

The issue of inclusion is big and wide ranging, and ending the isms—sexism, ableism, racism, ageism—that plague society is a tall order. Grand Rapids Community Foundation has been working purposefully to change that behavior through what we do as an organization and with the grants we make in the community.

With this year’s annual report, we’re celebrating the individuality of people by exploring the passions and special-ness of our donors, trustees, staff and grantees. We’re also inviting you to share yourself with our community. Complete the enclosed postcard and share it with us on social media or send it back by mail.

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Not only is this year’s annual report celebrating all of us, it is Foundation. We are honored that people trust us and know we celebrating some major accomplishments of Grand Rapids will carry out our promises to these students, now and long Community Foundation. into the future. Challenge Scholars is about making sure that students on Grand Rapids’ West Side have the same chances to This year has been exceptional for grantmaking and gifts be successful in school and college as any other student in our received. But, truly, the essence of the work a community community, and that matters to us. foundation does is leadership — convening people, solving problems and executing plans. What makes our Community Creating Our LGBT Fund is another source of pride for us this Foundation suited to this leadership work is our philanthropic year. With help from two generous donors and a supportive perspective: we know that there are no quick solutions to community, this fund was created to initially focus on the many community issues. From restoring the Grand River to issue of homeless and runaway LGBT youth. At our fiscal reducing recidivism to ensuring students have what they need yearend, the fund had more than $350,000 in assets and has to succeed in school, we’re willing to continue working for as brought new donors to our Community Foundation. But, most long as it takes to find solutions. Adapting our approach is part importantly, it offered us the opportunity to live one of our of our formula for success. most important values — inclusion.

One of the most important things we accomplished this year Our growing scholarship program was another highlight this was completing the first phase of our Challenge Scholars year. We awarded 666 scholarships in 2015, for a total value campaign. This campaign, which raised $33.6 million for of more than $1 million. About 56 percent of the students first generation college students, was the largest fundraising receiving an award are the first in their family to go to college; campaign we have ever tackled. With generous donations 25 percent are students from Grand Rapids Public Schools; from local foundations, colleges and universities, families and 35 percent are students of color. We celebrate with each and individuals — and through planned gifts — we were able student as they move on to their colleges and careers. to raise the funds in less than two years. It was hard work because Challenge Scholars isn’t an immediate program. The We hope that you’ll find much to celebrate and be proud students we are helping now with in-classroom supports of in this report. We also want thank you for your support, won’t graduate from high school until 2021 and 2022, which kind words and ongoing encouragement. Our Community means donors are taking a leap of faith with the Community Foundation thrives with the help of friends like you.

Sincerely,

DIANA R. SIEGER PAUL M. KEEP President Board Chair 5

For Christina and Andy Keller, their work values and philanthropy values are braided. “I think about giving as I do business—through the lens of the triple bottom line—which means maximizing value along three areas: people, planet and profit. I’m excited by organizations that are pushing the envelope and creating sustainable change. I like organizations that move outside the status quo and challenge boundaries,” Christina said.

The Kellers’ son, Jackson, is three years old and their daughter, Aspen, is one, so they care deeply about the future. With the triple bottom line in mind, they support Blandford Nature Center, helping keep nature in Grand Rapids and educating kids. Andy serves on the Blandford Nature Center board. He said, “I want to help drive systemic change in our region, and I have a soft spot for anything having to do with improving education in the Grand Rapids community. We support Challenge Scholars because it is helping make systemic change in Grand Rapids Public Schools.”

Grand Rapids Community Foundation provides a platform that helps these emerging philanthropists give more strategically. “While we are still developing our giving strategy, we have an opportunity through a Donor Advised Fund to grow our assets. This money is designated for our donations, and we can be thoughtful about how and when we give. The fund gives us that flexibility. Even more importantly, the Community Foundation helps us identify giving opportunities that are making a positive impact,” Christina said. “They have great metrics and are deeply engaged, so it is easy to align our giving direction with theirs and contribute towards making lasting change in our community.”

Christina: My passion is systemic change. Andy: Learning drives me.

grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report 7 Popular and fun, food trucks are hitting the streets of Grand Rapids, showing up at special events and on Fridays around downtown. Joining the convoy of good eating is the Blue Spoon Food Truck, but, unlike the other trucks, this one is about more than good food.

Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, with a $100,000 grant from Grand Rapids Community Foundation, will use the kitchen on wheels to expand its workforce development program, further strengthening Goodwill’s successful social enterprise model. This food truck gives Grand Rapidians the opportunity to eat locally sourced food while supporting people as they develop job skills that will help them earn a living wage. Food truck program participants receive classroom training and hands-on experience to develop skills needed for employment in the food service industry. Workers learn food prep, food safety, local food sourcing, customer service skills, food operation management, commodity purchasing and employability skills. They also learn entrepreneurial skills such as budgeting, marketing, buying and managing a small business.

“We are thrilled to partner with Goodwill Industries in developing a new model for social enterprise that we hope others can replicate. The revenue generated by the food truck will cover program operating expenses, while providing opportunities for building skills that program participants can use to obtain living-wage jobs,” said Laurie Craft, a Grand Rapids Community Foundation program director. The average annual household income of workforce development program participants is $7,275. Successful food truck program participants can expect to more than triple their personal income.

“The Community Foundation’s grant provides Goodwill the opportunity to expand their food service training curriculum and increase the impact on the number of individuals that can be trained. The Community Foundation is a great partner for Goodwill, as we both share a common goal of changing lives for the better in our community,” said Jill Wallace, Goodwill’s chief marketing officer.

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Whether for economic, educational or healthcare justice, these three friends have strong feelings about removing barriers, providing access and creating opportunities for people in our community. Coming from diverse career backgrounds—job training, education and business—Bev Drake, Betty Burton Groce and Ruth Lumpkins know that there’s much work to be done before all people in the community have the same opportunities. “Economic and social justice will never be accomplished in my lifetime. But still, I believe in and work toward it,” Bev said.

“My giving reflects the biblical principle that God commands us to give to others. We are required to be good stewards of the resources we are given and to help others. As an educator, opening doors to education for those who have less will always be where I put my support. Challenge Scholars fits well with my views on helping children, because the program starts with them when they’re young and stays with them. It opens opportunities for students who think they might not be able to afford college,” Ruth said.

Betty agreed, “There are many people with great potential who don’t have the resources to reach it. We have to remove the barriers that prevent access and opportunity. I’m impressed by the wide range of giving that happens through Grand Rapids Community Foundation—and not just for education. I appreciate that the Community Foundation is aware that not everyone is college bound and supports the importance of the trades in the Challenge Scholars program.”

“My life’s work reflects helping those who were not ordinarily able to access opportunities, be that education, training or jobs. I like to think that I was able to open doors for people and to help others because I had been helped. I’ve come to know the Community Foundation over the years. I know that they believe in social and economic justice and access for all, and, because of that, I support them,” Bev said.

Bev: I am me because I am the product of my life experience.; Betty: Me. In a Word. Committed.; Ruth: My passion is ... teaching and mentoring. I am a believer in “knowledge is power!”

grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report 11 With a $100,000 grant from Grand Rapids Community Foundation, one of West Michigan’s most unique camps will expand its year-round programming. “This grant allows for a significant increase in capacity for all Indian Trails Camp programs. The least favorite part of my job is telling a parent, ‘I’m sorry, but we’re completely full and don’t have room for your child at camp.’ The new Kate Pew Wolters Life Skills and Activity Center will allow us to increase the number of campers served and offer more respite programming during winter months,” said Tim Hileman, Indian Trails Camp director.

Moving beyond recreation and the fun of summer camp, the new LEED certified building will include a gymnasium, performing arts stage, computer lab, sensory room and life skills center. The latter will let Indian Trails Camp expand capacity to teach independent living and job skills to people with disabilities. The new space was designed in partnership with multiple agencies and organizations throughout Kent County, from Grand Rapids Symphony to Grand Valley State University to Mary Free Bed Hospital. “This year-round facility is a great use of the talent, connections and space—from life skills to adaptive sports—that Indian Trails has available. The new building will be universally designed and good for all people,” said Kate Luckert Schmid, a Community Foundation program director.

“Grand Rapids Community Foundation has been ensuring and advocating for inclusion, equity and diversity for all within our community for many years. This complements Indian Trails Camp’s mission to provide individuals, regardless of ability, an enriched life experience through recreation, advocacy and meaningful relationships,” Tim said.

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Understanding all of the factors that influence success in education, Ken and Judy Betz were early major donors to Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Challenge Scholars program. “It’s not just about the scholarship,” Judy said. The program provides in-school supports to prepare students at three West Side schools for the rigor of college. Students who stay with the program from sixth through twelfth grade are awarded a scholarship when they’re accepted into college or a trade program. “Everybody has the ability, but not everyone has the economic situation or family support to achieve their dreams. All kids deserve a chance,” Judy added.

“If kids in low income situations are allowed the opportunity to succeed in their education, I think they’ll really thrive at something way beyond their imagination. But, without being able to take that first step, they won’t be able to pursue their dreams or find out what their real abilities are,” Ken said. He noted that the family involvement aspect of Challenge Scholars is especially appealing. Ken and Judy recognize how their own life experiences and family views toward college shaped them. “You need family support to believe and to be inspired to go on to college. Without it, there are extra obstacles that make it hard to succeed,” Ken said.

Ken and Judy think the Community Foundation’s focus is parallel to what they believe in and wish to support with their philanthropy—helping the underserved, providing for an education and helping people in need.

Judy: My passion is education for all. Ken: Me. In a word. Mentor.

grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report 15 Many Grand Rapidians have seen—but have never been in—the Grand River. Some people fish in hip waders near the dam and iconic Fish Ladder. Others paddle on stand-up paddleboards or kayaks near Riverside Park. Most potential river users, however, are kept at bay by giant concrete floodwalls lining the downtown riverfront. That’s why GRForward aims to transform our “inactive” riverfront.

Grand Rapids Community Foundation made a $30,000 joint grant to the City of Grand Rapids and GRForward to help guide a public planning process for recreation and land use in the river corridor. “The grant allowed the City and GRForward to offer mini grants to organizations to help engage residents in the riverfront planning process. It gave us the opportunity to hear the voices in the neighborhoods and in the disability community in regards to this project. With Community Foundation funding, we made 11 minigrants of $2,500 each and had at least three meetings with each group,” said Jay Steffen, the City’s assistant planning director. More than 3,500 residents participated in facilitated meetings or completed surveys. Disability Advocates worked with GRForward and conducted a walking river tour to review river accessibility for people with a variety of disabilities.

“It is important to the Community Foundation that voices of citizens, including those from diverse neighborhoods and communities, are heard. We strongly believe that planning grants and public input are a great value. Dollar for dollar, this is money well spent. This river corridor project has the potential to improve the quality of life here and attract visitors and new residents,” said Kate Luckert Schmid, a Community Foundation program director.

“Without the funding from the Community Foundation, I don’t believe we would have had the robust community engagement that we did,” Jay said.

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Rick Gillett is a long time philanthropist and advocate for the children of Grand Rapids and is passionate about their growth and development. “We feel so strongly for the Grand Rapids community and its children and making this a viable and vibrant place for all to live,” Rick said.

More than two decades ago, he helped create the Youth Enrichment Scholarship or YES! program at Grand Rapids Community Foundation. YES! provided ongoing summer camp experiences for promising students in Grand Rapids Public Schools. Those summer campers who enrolled in college received a $1,500 scholarship. Over the years, 279 students participated in the camp program, and 59 received or are receiving college scholarships. When Challenge Scholars was created, staff worked with Rick to create a program similar to YES! for Challenge Scholars students at Harrison Park and Westwood Middle School. It was launched in summer 2014, and 83 Challenge Scholars attended summer camps. This past summer, 128 students took advantage of programming at Kendall College of Art and Design, sports or computer camps or traditional overnight venues. “The variety of positive experiences one has as a youth can be connected to greater self confidence and real self worth as an adult. Camps are one of the best tools to give the kids these experiences. Over the years, we have seen YES! enrich the lives of the many students and open their eyes to a whole new world,” Rick said.

“I received a lot of inspiration from my father [Richard Gillet Sr.], who was involved with the Community Foundation,” Rick said. The senior Gillet served as Board president in the 1970s. “From him I learned the importance of a strong Community Foundation for a strong Grand Rapids,” Rick said.

Rick : My passion is kids.

grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report 19 Most employers ask this question on a job application: Do you have access to reliable transportation? The Spoke Folks, a nonprofit bicycle co-op, wants every member of our community to be able to check the “yes” box with confidence.

With a $50,000 grant from Grand Rapids Community Foundation, access to reliable transportation just got easier. The Spoke Folks knows that a large cohort of people in Grand Rapids relies on a bicycle as a primary mode of transportation. Their goal is to increase access for those who need bicycles for transportation, especially to and from employment.

“For three years, we’ve operated from a fixed location, expecting people to come to us. We know there are people all around our community with bikes that need to be in working condition, but they struggle to make it to our shop for repairs. This grant allows us to take what we do to places people already are, saving them a trip and getting their bike working,” said Jay Niewiek, The Spoke Folks executive director and co-founder.

The Community Foundation grant allows The Spoke Folks to hire a full-time staff member to provide mechanical services from a mobile repair truck. The new staff member will educate and empower individuals to use bicycles as a dependable mode of transportation. “The Spoke Folks can now support residents at the neighborhood level with affordable access to bicycles for transportation. The Spoke Folks has established partnerships at the neighborhood level to engage with local residents,” said Laurie Craft, a Grand Rapids Community Foundation program director.

“Making it easy for people to get a safe, reliable bicycle is what we’ve always been about. This Community Foundation grant changes our organization completely, because it allows us to reach into communities. We can further minimize the issues that keep people from getting where they need to go. That’s what we’ve always been working towards. Now we can just do it,” Jay said.

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The philanthropy of Shelley Padnos and Carol Sarosik is deep and highly personal. “I came from a family that didn’t have a lot of money, but I do know that both my parents gave in their own way. What I’ve learned is that giving money and time is even better than giving money alone. That way you can watch it make a difference, not only in the community as a whole, but with individuals,” Carol said.

In 2014 the couple offered Grand Rapids Community Foundation a matching gift of $100,000 to establish a fund to support the LGBT community in West Michigan. The fund’s initial focus is to help homeless and runaway LGBT youth. The match was easily met and exceeded in several months and continues to grow. Their philanthropy centers on social justice issues and institutions where they’re connected. “We’re inclined to be involved with causes that mean something to us personally. For me, it’s Cranbrook and Grand Valley State University, and LGBT issues influence both our lives,” Shelley said. “Social justice and equality have always mattered to me—from growing up in Detroit to realizing I was a lesbian. I’ve never believed that people should be treated differently based upon race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or for any other inherent part of a person’s makeup, and I want help to change that,” Carol said.

The couple has had a Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation since 2003, but were donors for several years prior. “We looked at creating our own foundation, but decided that utilizing the skills and capabilities of the Community Foundation would give us better results than creating a private foundation would. The Community Foundation has a huge amount of credibility in this community, and we are convinced that donors’ comfort level with giving to the Community Foundation is part of the initial success of Our LGBT Fund,” Shelley said.

Shelley: Me. In a word. Focused. Carol: My passion is an even playing field.

grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report 23 You could use any of these business terms to describe a new social enterprise at West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology (WMCAT): revenue stream, earned income, business-to-business model or entrepreneurship.

WMCAT used a $100,000 Grand Rapids Community Foundation grant to launch Ambrose, a commercial screen printing business. “We’re employing urban teens and young adults in a business, while contributing to our financial sustainability. With the grant, we hired our first group of five apprentices—all graduates of WMCAT’s teen arts + tech program. They’re learning how to run a business, work with customers and create quality screen-printed products. The grant will help us engage a group of high school students in paid entrepreneurship training at Ambrose during afterschool hours,” said Louise “Punky” Edison, WMCAT development director.

There’s a level of depth to this grant that sets it apart. “This project will provide multiple outcomes—meaningful employment; entrepreneurial and financial skills for youth and young adults; earned income to sustain the program; and promotion of high school graduation and pathways to post-secondary education,” said Laurie Craft, a Community Foundation program director.

The Community Foundation shares WMCAT’s commitment to innovation and creating a culture of opportunity. “The Community Foundation supports our work to help us find the most impactful and creative ways to empower urban teens. We appreciate their dedication to best practices and new ideas around entrepreneurship. The partnership gives great credibility to our work, allowing WMCAT to leverage further philanthropic support for social enterprise,” Punky said.

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funds Grand Rapids Community Foundation is interested in helping individuals, families, nonprofit organizations, corporations and West Michigan communities achieve their philanthropic goals. Each fund held at the Community Foundation has its own purpose and meaning. Grants made from these funds benefit the greater Grand Rapids area, strengthening the community and the people who live here. Whatever your giving goals might be, the Community Foundation can create a fund to help you make the most of your philanthropy.

26 grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report Our donors are the best! We are grateful to the many donors who make gifts to the Community Foundation. You will find a list of donors on our website at www.grfoundation.org/donorlist.

COMMUNITY FUNDS DESIGNATED & Grand Rapids Children’s Museum Fund Cascade Community Foundation Fund NONPROFIT FUNDS Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Endowment Fund Joyce and Tom Wisner Fund Actor’s Theatre Company Endowment Fund Grand Rapids Jaycees Foundation Douglas B. East Grand Rapids Community Foundation Fund American Red Cross Agency Endowment Fund Wicks Fund Hudsonville-Jenison Community Foundation Fund John Arnold Endowment Fund for Feeding Grand Rapids Lions Club Activities Hudsonville-Jenison Community America West Michigan Food Bank Commission Fund Foundation—Youth Fund Aquinas College Frey Scholars Fund Grand Rapids Maya Lin “Ecliptic” Art Wayne D. Jones Community Fund The Arc Kent County Endowment Fund Maintenance Endowment Fund Ionia County Community Foundation Fund Association of Fundraising Professionals West Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation Fund Belding Education Fund Michigan Chapter Fund Grand Rapids Symphony Mosaic Alvah N. Belding Library Fund John Ball Zoological Society Wildlife Conservation Scholarship Fund Belding Schools Fund Endowment Fund Grand Rapids Urban League Fund George H. Bird Scholarship, Burger Fund, Frank and Ann Battistella Grand Rapids Art Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Frost Renaissance Foundation Fund, Don Museum Fund Endowment Fund and Emma Goodell Scholarship Fund Baxter Community Center Endowment Fund Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth—Harry The Belrockton Fund August and Anna Behrens Fund for Girl Scouts of Dolan Camp O’Malley Scholarship Fund Faith Community Christian School Fund Michigan Shore to Shore Grandville Athletic Boosters Endowment Fund Healthy Youth & Healthy Seniors Fund City of Belding Park Maintenance Fund Grandville Calvin Christian Schools Ionia County Community Foundation— Anna Bissell Charity Trust Fund Foundation Fund Youth Fund D. A. Blodgett — St. John’s Endowment Fund GROW Bonnie Miller Endowment Fund Ionia County Parks Preservation and D. A. Blodgett — St. John’s Scholarship Fund Guardian Angel Homes Endowment Fund Maintenance Fund Estate of Minnie C. Blodgett for Clinic for Karl Hascall Variety Club Fund Ionia Free Fair Fund Infant Feeding Home Repair Services Endowment Fund Ionia Public Schools Scholarship Fund The Ivan K. Blough Greater Lowell Chamber Hudsonville Christian School Foundation Fund Lakewood Educational Foundation Fund Foundation Scholarship Fund Humane Society of West Michigan Agency Paul and Alberta Allen Scholarship Fund for Calvin College Service Learning Center Fund Endowment Fund Lakewood High School, William R. and Jewel Camp Blodgett Endowment Fund Humane Society of West Michigan— H. Eckstrom Future Teachers Scholarship Camp Fire—Harriet D. and Mary Dively Fund Elsie Eggebrecht Fund for Lakewood High School, Chuck Henney Catherine’s Health Center Fund Humane Society of West Michigan—Clarence and (husband of Pam, son of Wayne and Dorothy) Cedar Springs Education Foundation Fund Catherine Thielman Endowment Fund Memorial Scholarship Fund, Ward and Center for Community Leadership Fund Indian Trails Camp Endowment Fund Elaine Van Laanen Teaching Scholarship for Cherry Health Fund Indian Trails Camp—Cabin Fund Lakewood High School Christian Rest Home Foundation Fund Indian Trails Camp—Paul Clark Blanding George W. Romney Fund—Enrich of Ionia Comprehensive Therapy Center Memorial Scholarship Fund County Volunteer Center Endowment Fund Jenison Christian School Endowment Fund Saranac Community Schools Dr. Edwin P. and Florence H. Creaser Fund Jenison Public Education Foundation Fund Paul and Alberta Allen Scholarship Fund David G. Dvorak, MD Scholarship Fund Laureen Kennedy Child Care Fund for Saranac High School, Edwin A. and The Economic Club of Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills Education Foundation Fund Maxine Cahoon Compagner Memorial Endowment Fund Kent County Agricultural Preservation Fund Fund, Thomas P., Della and George Eddy George E. and Erma C. Evans Designated Fund Kent District Library Fund Scholarship Fund, Saranac Community for the Salvation Army The Keller Future Center Fund Schools Promise Scholarship Fund, Saranac Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids Fund Ladies Literary Club Fund for Literacy Center Community Schools Scholarship Fund, Ben Gerald R. Ford Council Boy Scouts of of West Michigan A. & Lucy C. Simons Memorial Education America Fund Look Memorial Fund Fund Edward J. & Frances T. Frey Memorial Fund for Lowell Area Historical Museum Endowment Fund W. W. Sprague Family Fund St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Lowell Area Schools Education Foundation The Lowell Area Community Fund Edward J. Frey Junior Achievement Fund Endowment Fund Sparta Community Foundation Fund Frey Foundation Grand Rapids Symphony LCTV Endowment Fund Glenn S. Bradford Fund Endowment Fund William S. Martens Hundred Club Fund Clare and Helen Finch Fund Friends of Grand Rapids Parks’ Park Maintenance Ronald McDonald House Fund Paul C. and Inez L. Miller Fund and Improvement Fund— The Fred and Lena Meijer Fund for Frederik Sparta Community Foundation— Joe Taylor Park Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation Youth Fund Friends of Grand Rapids Parks’ Park Maintenance Fred Meijer Mid-West Michigan Rail-Trail Wyoming Community Foundation Fund and Improvement Fund— Endowment Fund Tommy Brann Fund Pleasant Park Fred Meijer West Michigan Trails John and Margaret Kuiper Family Fund Godwin’s Golden G, Inc. Education Fund Maintenance Fund Wyoming Community Foundation— Grand Rapids Adventist Academy Merit Fund Meijer Wealthy Theatre Fund Youth Fund Grand Rapids Ballet Agency Endowment Fund Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan Fund Grand Rapids Chapter of the American Guild of Leonard and Eileen Newman Designated Fund Organists Endowment Fund Noorthoek Academy Endowment Fund 27 Northview Education Foundation Richard C. and Shirley E. Cooper Advised Fund Daniel W. Miller and Susan L. Wright-Miller Fund Endowment Fund Darooge Family Charitable Fund Paul C. and Inez L. Miller Fund Opera Grand Rapids Fund Robert J. and Katherine M. Daverman Fund Kim S. Mitchell Donor Advised Fund Opera Grand Rapids—Betty Van Andel Fund Douglas DeBoer Memorial Fund The Michael & Rachel Mraz Fund Rosa Parks Sculpture Maintenance Fund Eleanor Hager Defoe Fund C. Robert and Patricia Muth Fund Pilgrim Manor Endowment Fund DeLapa Family Fund The Myers Family Fund Charlotte M. Raniville Fund for the Benefit of Achille and Irene Despres, William and Daniel and Susan Oumedian Family Fund Mary Free Bed Guild Andre Fund Patricia P. and Armen G. Oumedian Family Fund Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Henry J. and Alyce Doele Donor Advised Fund Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Company Fund (RSVP) Fund Dyer-Ives Neighborhood Fund Padnos/Sarosik Fund George W. Romney Fund—Heart of West The Ebenezer Fund Park Avenue Partners Michigan United Way Volunteer Center Engen Family Fund Peterson Memorial Fund Rotary Club of Lowell Foundation Fund First National Bank of Michigan Charitable Fund Virgil and Louise Phelps Advised Fund Safe Haven Ministries, Inc. Endowment Fund Fishell Fund Pimm Donor Advised Fund St. Cecilia Music Society Building Founder’s Fund Gerald and Starr Retzlaff Donor Advised Fund Endowment Fund Tom and Mickie Fox Family Advised Fund Rimbaud Fund Senior Meals on Wheels of Western Michigan Fund The Freihofer Family Fund Leonard and Karen Rinke Fund Senior Neighbors Fund The Jack and Jill French Charitable Fund River City Fund Douglas Leon Spalding Memorial Fund Charles R. and Bette Fuller Family Fund Richard Roane and Leandro Robles Families Spirit of Solidarity Fund Furniture Manufacturers’ Heritage Advised Fund Donor Advised Fund Nellie H. Stevens Grand Rapids Teachers’ C. John Gill and Rita Williams Family Fund Dr. Jack and Lija Romence Children’s Fund Travel Fund Richard and Elizabeth Gillett Family Fund Michael and Christina Rosloniec Family Fund Kathryn and Dennis Sullivan Charitable Fund Jamie Hale Memorial Fund Roth Family Fund The Kathy Timmer Specialized Language Hascall Family Donor Advised Fund Sadler Family Fund Development Learning Center Janet A. Haynes and Kelsey Haynes Advised Fund Nancy and Doug Slade Dynamic Donor Memorial Fund Heerspink Family Advised Fund Advised Fund Unity Christian High School Education The David and Cathy Heldt Charitable Fund Sligh Memorial Fund Support Fund The Heuschkel Family Fund in Memory of Emilie Richard E. Smoke Advised Fund Wege Wealthy Theatre Fund Beverly and William Heyne Fund Dr. Lisa Sostecke Fund West Michigan Center for Arts and Stuart and Barbara Hoffius Family Fund William E. and Norma Sprague Charitable Fund Technology Fund Thomas E. and Geraldine K. Hogan Fund N. Jene Stella Memorial Fund West Michigan Dental Foundation Fund Earl and Donnalee Holton Advised Fund The Supp Family Donor Advised Fund West Side Christian School Fund Ken and June Holtvluwer Fund Dr. Alfred B. Swanson and Dr. Genevieve de Groot Women’s Resource Center Founder’s Circle Doug and Peggy Hoogerhyde Fund Swanson Advised Fund Endowment Fund The Bart and Fran Housman Charitable Fund Arvin L. and Pearl M. Tap Fund World Affairs Council of West Michigan Allen I. and Helen J. Hunting Advised Fund Steele A. and Mary D. Taylor Advised Fund Endowment Fund David and Marilyn Hunting Fund Timothy Fund Wyoming Public Schools Educational Fund Margaret P. Idema Fund Wayne Titche Fund YWCA Women and Girls Development Fund in William and Beatrice Idema Fund Daniel and Alice Trapp Family Advised Fund Honor of Judy Lloyd J & N Fund Anne Heyboer Vander Heide Fund JCT Donor Advised Fund Simon and Mary Vander Kooy Fund Thomas J. and Margaret L. Jack Fund Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan Family Fund DONOR ADVISED FUNDS Mike and Sue Jandernoa Advised Fund The Earl and Gert Visser Charitable Fund Anonymous Advised Funds (10) Andy and Christina Keller Fund Warner Norcross & Judd Fund The ACH Fund Linn Maxwell Keller Donor Advised Fund Waters Corporation/Cassard Family Donor Martin J. and Susan J. Allen Family Fund Herbert and Glenna Knape Family Fund Advised Fund Robert N. and Catherine R. Alt Family Fund David and Phyllis Koslow Fund West Michigan Edward Jones Foundation Fund David G. and Mary L. Annis Family Fund Matthew Kutsche Memorial Fund The John J. Wheeler Charitable Fund The Banks Family Charitable Fund Lafayette Fund Whitsett Family Fund Kip and Chris Barber Fund Norm and Marilyn Leven Family Fund W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trustee Donor John R. Bertsch Fund Loeks Family Fund Advised Fund John and Claire Bissell Advised Fund Dr. Jack and Katy Lukens Family Fund Kate Pew Wolters Fund Matthew and Vicki Bissell Advised Fund Judson M. and Lynn E. Lynch Family Dick and Barbara Young Fund The Moore Brower Charitable Fund Advised Fund Armand F. and Gretchen B. Burch Donor Eugene G. and Jean P. Lyons Family Fund Advised Fund The EWM Fund FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS Allan R. and Claudia A. Carlson Advised Fund The Mackay Charitable Fund Kathryn L. Adamson Fund for Children Carpenter Advised Fund Mankoff Family Fund Kathryn L. Adamson Fund for the Elderly Center for Systemic Change Advised Funds Chester and Elaine Maternowski Family Fund African American Heritage Fund Chris-Tina Fund Barbara Mayo-Johnson Donor Advised Fund George M. Ames Fund Roger and Sally Ciapara Donor Advised Fund Hendrik and Gezina Meijer Fund Lucy E. Barnett Trust for the Elderly Colliers International Fund Liesel Litzenburger Meijer Fund John, Margaret and Maryellen Berry Fund Peter C. and Emajean Cook Fund Frank H. and Virginia L. Merlotti Advised Fund Cherry (Mrs. James) Carpenter Fund for Children 28 Challenge Scholars Funds The Spirit of Grand Rapids Scholarship Fund James and Shirley Balk Family Fund for Vandenberg Statue Project NAIFA West Michigan Scholarship Fund Challenge Scholars WMEAC Assistance Fund Dr. Patricia E. Newby Close Up Scholarship Fund David B. and Susan D. Lipner Fund for Youth Employment Peggy (Kommer) Novosad Scholarship Fund Challenge Scholars Patricia P. and Armen G. Oumedian Armen Oumedian Challenge Scholars Fund Scholarship Fund Bruce Alexis Cornelius Memorial Fund for Mental SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS Forrest Arthur Pletcher Memorial Fund Health Agencies General Scholarship Fund Armando “Frank” Quaglia Veterans Scholarship George M. and Lucinda Ann Edison Memorial Altrusa Scholarship Fund Reach for Your Goal Scholarship Fund Trust Fund Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids Josephine Ringold Scholarship Fund Emma Sherwood Evans Trust Fund Scholarship Fund David and Laurie Russell Family Scholarship for Charles Evenson Fund for the Environment Noyes L. Avery Jr. and Ann E. Avery Habitat for Humanity of Kent William S. Folz Fund for Cancer Research Scholarship Fund County Families Fund for Arts and Social Engagement Black Men Building Resources Scholarship Fund Alan R. Ryan Scholarship Fund Fund for Economic Prosperity Geraldine Geistert Boss Scholarship Fund Margery J. Seeger Scholarship Fund Fund for Education Harry J. Brown and Lucille B. Brown Ronald T. Smith Family Scholarship Fund Alicent Epps Jasperse Memorial Fund Scholarship Fund Gladys A. Snauble Scholarship Fund for Education Orrie and Dorothy Cassada Scholarship Fund Christine Soper Scholarship Fund Fund for Health Llewellyn L. Cayvan String Instrument Dr. William E. and Norma Sprague Fund for the Environment Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Fund for Neighborhoods Aim High Jerry Clay Scholarship Fund Dorothy B. and Charles E. Thomas Fund in Healthy Youth & Healthy Seniors Fund Thomas D. Coffield Scholarship Fund support of the Ringold Scholarship Cecilia Hoagland Fund for Local Veterans Paul Collins Scholarship Fund Dorothy J. Thurston Scholarship Fund Arthur H. Holmes Handicap Fund Rosemary Cook Education Scholarship Fund Mildred E. Troske Scholarship Fund Homeless Prevention Endowment Fund Country Fresh, LLC Scholarship Fund Trust of the GR Federation of U of M Mary I. and David D. Hunting Family Fund Gerald M. Crane Memorial Music Alumnae Club Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Fund for Healthcare Scholarship Fund University of Michigan GR Alumnae Trust and Community Health Darooge Family Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Ken, Melinda and Andrew Krei Youth Fund Achille and Irene Despres, William and Andre Margaret Appelt Kerr Fund Ladies Literary Club Fund for Literary Arts Scholarship Fund Meta Prange Murphy/Lucille Prange Fund The C. Lincoln Linderholm Trust Donald J. DeYoung Education Fund Rosemary Scott Fund Duncan Littlefair Literary Fund for Children Edwin F. Doyle Scholarship Fund Gretchen Slack Appelt and Doris Ann Slack Robert D. Mieras Fund for Dance and Music Economic Club of Grand Rapids Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Gordon and Janet Moeller, Food Security Fund George and Louise Egeler Fund Supporting YESP Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan Family Needy Children Field of Interest Fund Virginia Valk Fehsenfeld Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund The George and Kaye Wilsted Fund for Melbourne and Alice E. Frontjes Scholarship Fund Keith C. VanderHyde Scholarship Fund Children Carolyn Gallmeyer Fund Jacob R. and Mary M. Van Loo; Lenore K. Van Leonard and Eileen Newman Fund for the Arts Mathilda Gallmeyer Scholarship Fund Loo; and Anne Van Loo Eldred Our LGBT Fund Grand Rapids Combined Theatre Scholarship Fund Estate of Annette Richards Scholarship Fund Chad Vollmer Scholarship Fund Kathryn and Dennis Sullivan Charitable Fund Grand Rapids Scholarship Association Fund Warner Norcross & Judd Scholarship Fund SVI—Social Venture Investors Fund Hackett Family Scholarship Fund Donald M. Wells Scholarship Fund Kenneth M. Sweers Fund for the Homeless Guy D. and Mary Edith Halladay Trust Fund Elmo Wierenga Ottawa Hills Alumni Herbert and Doris Vander Mey Fund for Donald and Florence Hunting Memorial Fund Scholarship Fund Treatment of Neurological Diseases The Jack Family Educational Fund Walter C. Winchester Scholarship Fund Youth Field of Interest Fund Camilla C. Johnson Scholarship Trust Fund Michael J. Wolf Scholarship Fund Jackie Klinesteker Minority Scholarship Fund Dr. Richard J. Woltersom Medical Vivian M. Kommer Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund OPERATING/SPECIAL Ladies Literary Club Scholarship Fund Violet Wondergem Health Science PROJECT FUNDS Lavina A. Laible Scholarship Trust Fund Scholarship Fund Administrative Fund Stephen D. Lankester Scholarship Fund Audrey L. Wright Scholarship Fund Charitable Gift Annuity Funds (41) Sherman L. and Mabel C. Lepard Youth Enrichment Scholarship Program Grand Rapids Community Foundation Scholarship Fund Reserve Fund John T. and Frances J. Maghielse Special Project Funds Scholarship Fund Building Campaign Fund Fred and Lena Meijer Scholarship Funds Encore Fund Miller Johnson West Michigan Diversity Good Classrooms Fund Scholarship Fund Grand Rapids Police Department The Joshua Esch Mitchell Aviation History Book Project Scholarship Fund Kent County College Access Network Robert L. and Hilda Treasure Mitchell Nonprofit Technical Assistance Fund Scholarship Fund Rosa Parks Sculpture Project Harry J. Morris Jr. Emergency Services Education 29 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS Perry M. and Hazel A. Lawr Fund Margery Seeger Fund FUND FOR COMMUNITY GOOD Ben H. Lee Jr. Fund Erin Slade Memorial Fund Joy A. Brown-Baker Fund Harvey E. Lemmen Fund Estate of Isabelle and Herman Slanger James and Bebe Glerum Fund Clara T. Limbert Fund Eileen Slootmaker Fund The David B. and Susan D. Lipner Fund Gertrude Lindberry Fund Mary A. and Lenore G. Smith Fund Elmer and Mable Slemons Fund Charles W. Loosemore Fund Marvin Stahl Fund Roth Family Fund for Community Good Dr. Jack and Katy Lukens Fund Paul L. Steketee Fund Robert and Claire Schaefer Fund Hale J. Mackay Fund Graham F. “Deck” and Ruth B. Stewart Fund Bill and Barbara Van’t Hof Fund Glen C. Mason Fund Joseph and Helen Tulos Fund Contributions Receivable (split-interest) Geraldine F. Masters Fund Adrian Van Daalen Fund John H. and Nancy L. Batts Trust, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. McCobb Fund Earle Vande Poel Charitable Fund Mrs. Max Doering Trust, Diane S. Farage Isabel McLeod Fund Keith C. VanderHyde Fund Trust, Edwin R. Hondelink Trust, Clare George and Mary Metz Charitable Fund Biem H. and Irene G. Vandermass Fund and Grace Jarecki Trust, Ben Lee Jr. Estate, Mary D. Morman Trust Englebert J. and Lelah Sexton Vogt Trust Millard M. Moore and Viola M. Moore Trust, Estate of Melanie L. Muir Estate of Ralph A. Voigt C. Allen Payne Trust, Caroline P. Schoonbeck Estate of Dr. Clifford T. Nelson Jeanette Shelly Warner Fund Trust, Dorothy Scholwalter Estate, Dorothy Nordic Fund John C. Whitcomb Fund J. Thurston Trust, Herbert E. Thurston Francis J. O’Connor Fund Marion Stuart White Fund Family Trust, Kenneth Vonk Trust, Waddell- Jackman and Helen Palmatier Fund Estate of Zoe F. Whitworth Trust Cioni Trust Mary I. and Robert C. Pew Fund Mrs. Imogene W. Wickett Fund Marian A. Aldrich Fund Charlotte M. Raniville Fund C. John Gill and Rita Williams Fund American Box Board Community Fund Leonard and Dora Rosenzweig Fund Arthur D. Wolf Foundation Trust Gasper J. Amodeo Fund Theodore R. and Caroline Schoonbeck Fund Charles D. and Irene A. Worden Fund Employees of Autocam Fund Grace L. Schouten Memorial Trust Fund Estate of Curtis M. Wylie John W. and Margaret Bertsch Fund Willard and Barbara Schroeder Fund George L. and Esther B. Young Trust James and Margaret Black Estate Schuil Family Fund Edward H. Blickley Fund Harvey and Margaret Brower Fund Orville and Jean Bulman Estate Allan and Claudia Carlson Family Fund William J. Chaille Fund Eugene D. Conger Fund Louis A. Cornelius Trust Dallas and Helen Darling Fund Cornelia De Fouw Fund George and Louise Egeler Fund Engineered Protection Systems Fund In 2014–2015 we welcomed 30 funds (and fund holders) to Grand Rapids Henry A. Fox Family Fund newCommunity Foundation. funds Mr. and Mrs. David G. Frey Fund Jim McKay and Twink Frey Fund David G. and Mary L. Annis Family Fund Nordic Fund Mrs. L. C. Gardner Fund Anonymous Fund Daniel and Susan Oumedian Family Fund Carol E. Greene Fund for Community Good Baxter Community Center Endowment Fund Armando “Frank” Quaglia Veterans Scholarship Chester A. Hall Fund The Belrockton Fund Gerald and Starr Retzlaff Donor Advised Fund Leon W. Hall Fund Aim High Jerry Clay Scholarship Fund Richard Roane and Leandro Robles Families Stanley C. Hall Fund Henry J. and Alyce Doele Donor Advised Fund Donor Advised Fund Haslinger Family Fund First National Bank of Michigan Charitable Fund David and Laurie Russell Family Scholarship Minnie E. Haven Fund Charles R. and Bette Fuller Family Fund for Habitat for Humanity of Elizabeth Herkner Fund C. John Gill and Rita Williams Fund Kent County Families Edward M. Herpolsheimer Fund Godwin’s Golden G, Inc. Education Fund Schuil Family Fund Karl E. Herpolsheimer Fund Robert and Adelaide Hoover Fund The Spirit of Grand Rapids Dirk and Victoria Hoffius Fund Margaret P. Idema Fund WMEAC Assistance Fund Orianna D. Hooker Fund Ward and Elaine Van Laanen Teaching Dr. Richard J. Woltersom Medical Arthur J. and Sue H. Hoover Fund Scholarship for Lakewood High School Scholarship Fund Robert and Adelaide Hoover Fund William R. and Jewel H. Eckstrom Wyoming Public Schools Educational Fund Walter D. Idema Fund Future Teachers Scholarship for Two new CGA funds Walter D. Idema Charitable Trust Lakewood High School Clare and Grace Jarecki Fund Saranac Community Schools Promise Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Trust Scholarship Fund RECOGNITION FUNDS Kent Charitable Fund Look Memorial Fund James and Bebe Glerum Fund William E. and Sue Kincaid Fund Leonard and Eileen Newman Designated Fund Mary Jane Kirchgessner Trust Jane and Sam Kravitz Fund for Community Good Robert J. Kulms Trust 30 metz legacyMembers of the Metz Legacysociety Society are donors who have made a provision including Grand Rapids Community Foundation in their estate plan.

The types of provisions vary and are generally created with help from an estate planning attorney. Gift types that we’ve received (or have been promised) from Metz Legacy Society members include retirement assets such as an IRA, specific dollar amounts in a will, a percentage of the estate, life insurance policies, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, health savings account proceeds and gifts of property. Donors may specify how a gift will be used in the future or simply direct their contribution to the Fund for Community Good. There are many options to consider, and we’d be happy to talk with you and your professional advisor. For more information, contact Marilyn Zack, vice president of development, at 616.454.1751 x127.

31 A Barbara DeMoor H Ms. Mary Abbott Bill and Carolyn DeNeut Terri A. Handlin Mr. William E. Alt David R. and Helene M. Despres Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hardy, Jr. Gasper J. Amodeo Rick and Sue DeVries Jacqueline E. Haveman Mark and Wendy Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Phillip DeWildt Janet A. Haynes Anonymous (9) Danielle DeWitt Jan Heerspink Mr. Willem Antonides Gail DeYoung and F. Jay Schoettley Mr. and Mrs. James Hegarty Mr. and Mrs. Noyes Avery Mr. Max Doering Mr. and Mrs. William R. Heyne Elizabeth T. (Mrs. Carson) Donley John and Gwen Hibbard B Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Dooge Jr. Bert Pettis and Gary Hill Janet R. Bacon Beth Dornan Barbara J. Hoag Ken Bandstra Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Ducharme Dirk Hoffius Nancy Batts Mr. Robert J. Dunlap Michael Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Bauer Ms. Patricia S. Duthler Jane Hondelink Laurie Finney Beard David G. Dvorak, M.D. Robert L. and Judith S. Hooker Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Becker David Horning Lois Eberhard Beckering E Gregg and Kim Hughes Tanya and Tom Berg Mr. and Mrs. Kenton H. Eavey The Reverend Mary S. Hulst Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bergsma Mr. and Mrs. Jay Egan Katherine Humphrey John R. Bertsch Ben and Susan Emdin Bonnie Hunter and Merl Morehouse Kristine Bishop Ms. Elaine E. Emmons John Hunting John and Claire Bissell Bill Essling Lynne Black I Ms. Bonnie L. Blandford F Henry Idema II Thomas N. Blandford H.B. (Hank) and Marcia Glen and Betsy Borre Fairchild III J Todd and Gina Bovee Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Farage Sue Ann Jabin Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Bowers Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Finazzi Cherry and Phil Jacobus Mary Bowman Michael Finton Ph.D. Don and Lois Jandernoa Janet and John Boyles Mary and Bill Ford Chuck and Carol Jennings Tom Braciak Dr. Anthony J. Foster and Linda Shirley Jeter Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bratschie Nemec Foster Lynne Jarman Johnson and The Honorable Hugh W. David E. and Dawn O. Fowler Robert J. Johnson Brenneman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ben A. Fowler Tom and Margy Jones Mrs. Richard F. Brush Thomas S. and Maxine J. Fox Mr. Renwick Brutus Jeffrey and Sheila Frank K Mrs. Gretchen B. Burch Mr. Donald H. Freeman Carol Karr Robert and Sandy Burnham Susan S. Freihofer Mary and Dan Karrip Charitable Fund Ellie Frey Zagel Mrs. M. S. Keeler II Jan Burns Mary Meade Fuger Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Keller Anna Moore Butzner Mr. Henry G. Fuhs Paul and Beth Kelly Sharon M. Buursma Michael and Elyce Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Kenny John and Linda Byington Roberta F. King G Ms. Birgit Klohs C James F. and Marilyn Klyn Galer Herbert and Glenna Knape Dr. and Mrs. Mark Campbell Iris-Naomi Garcia Raymond E. Knape John and Marie Canepa Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Gaston Mr. Alvin Koop and Mrs. Robin A. David M. and Cara V. Cassard Brent and Ronda Geers Horder-Koop Olga Cassard Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth* Gilchrist David A. and Phyllis E. Koslow Ms. Libby Child Ms. Anita M. Gilleo Mrs. June Kosten Brian Cloyd and Agnes Gene and Tubie Gilmore Ken and Melinda Krei Kempker-Cloyd Linsey Gleason Hoyt Kremer George Cope Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gleason Ms. Marjorie Kuipers Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Cornetet Beth Goebel Bill and Marilyn Crawford Gary Goode L Mal Cumming Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Goodspeed Mrs. Paula La Claire Tom Czerney Ms. Carol Greenburg Betty Ladd Andre Thomas and Gale Czerwinski Ms. Dareather Greer Jeff Schad and Marilyn Lankfer Franklin K. Gregory B. Kenneth Larm D David and Marianne Grooters Mr. Claire R. and Mrs. John and Edy Davies Dr. James and Patty Gunn Debra G. Larson Gilbert R. and Patricia K. Davis Dr. Sandra Last Norman B. and Mary M. De Graaf R. Lawrence and Marilyn Leigh 32 Harvey Lemmen Milt and Barbara Rohwer Beatrice A. Vorenkamp Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lemmen Dr. Jack and Lija Romence Norm and Marilyn Leven Ms. Lisa M. Rose W Mike Lloyd Bob and Marcy Roth David and Kay Wagner Arend and Nancy Lubbers Mary C. Roth Gary R. and Janice M. Walker Owen Rottschafer, M.D. Anita Wallgren M Stella Royce Mr. and Mrs. Russel Warner Jan Lunquist and Michael May Ms. Kathleen M. Russell Dr. and Mrs. James K. Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. Lyons Margaret Ryan Dixie Wege Suzanne MacKeigan Ms. Connie Wenger Donald W. Maine S John Wert Ernest and Lorraine Malkewitz Jerry Schaefer and Polly Hewitt Mary White Frank and Nancy Manning Robert W. Schellenberg John and Dorothy Wiest Barbara P. Marcus Mrs. Craig W. Schopf Rita Williams and John Gill Ronald Marsteiner Ms. Greta Schuil Jim and Connie Winter-Troutwine Inetta Martindill Ms. Corliss E. Scott Mr. Thomas D. Wisnom Chet Maternowski John Scott Mike and Colleen Wolfe Max B. Matteson Jim and Susie Sebastian Kate Pew Wolters Kate and John McGarry Peter and Joan Secchia Dr. Richard J. Woltersom Bonnie K. Miller Mrs. Elaine Shay Bob and Aleicia Woodrick Kim S. Mitchell Martin Shedleski Family John S. and Kathleen B. Woudstra Ronald and Karen Modreski Marilyn and Budge Sherwood Gordie and Jan Moeller Shaun Shira Y David and Diana Morgenstern Diana R. Sieger Marjorie Yardley Chief Judge Bill and Paula Murphy Ms. Maureen Quinn Slade Dick and Barbara Young Rosemary D. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Snyder Jon and Carol Muth Lisa Sostecke DDS Z Robert A. Sprotte Marilyn and Garrett Zack N Amanda and Ryan St. Pierre Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ms. Paula Neal Terrence M. Start Zwarensteyn Ardith V. Neath Adams Barbara D. Steil Rev. David Baak and Betty Zylstra Dale C. and Cynthia Dewees Nelson Stan and Norma Sterk Robert Zylstra and Gayla Jewell Mr. and Mrs. Bradley D. Nelson Wendy Stock Ms. Pat Nevala Ms. Patty A. Story * Deceased Mr. Alger J. Nielsen and Mrs. Nancy Ms. Ann Stuart Burroughs P. Kehoe Nielsen Gary and Peg Novosad T Michael and Susan Taylor O Steele and Mary Taylor Fred Olert, Jr. KG Thompson Ms. Norma Olsen Jill and Art Tiefenbach Mr. Gerald Olson Vicki and Brian Tingley Mrs. Nancy V. Orr Ella M. Topp Mr. Armen G. Oumedian Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Trapp George and Kerstin Trowbridge P Molly and Steve Parker U Mr. and Mrs. James B. Payne Dr. and Mrs. Ghayas Uddin Richard A. Perkins Cynthia Pimm V Mr. John H. Pimm Sr. Selene Van Vleck Dr. James E. and Kathleen Stewart Mr. Don VandenBos Jr. Ponitz Mrs. Dori Vander Mey Jim and Marie Preston Lorrie and Dave VanderArk Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Price Mr. Lou VanderHave Mr. and Mrs. Larry Purcey Erica Curry VanEe and Brian VanEe R Mr. and Mrs. Rick A. VanHorn Marcia L. Rapp Ms. Robin E. Velte Mr. Richard E. Riebel Carl and Sandra VerBeek Richard A. Roane and John P. and Lynn Vinkemulder Leandro Robles Phil and Kathleen Vogelsang Marjorie and Bud Roegge Theodore J. Vogt 33 REALIZED HONOR & MEMORIAL PLANNED GIFTS DONATIONS Each year people who have During the 2014-2015 fiscal year, Grand Rapids Community passed away leave gifts to Grand Foundation received gifts in honor or in memory of the Rapids Community Foundation following people. through their estates. As estates are settled, we receive the thoughtful gifts from these IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF people and are thankful for their Drs. Peter and Margo App Clarence A. Anderson planning and foresight. Carl’s Club Jim Carpenter Gerry Crane and Milt Ford Patty Conway Bea Mc Carty Mrs. Erica Dam’s 2014–2015 6th Shirley K. Daniels Blanche E. Ash Trust grade Class at Harrison Park Mae Doyle Estate of Keith E. and Christina Earley Albert J. Engel Elizabeth H. Weller Ionia County Community Walter B. Freihofer Dr. Jack Lukens Foundation Larry Gary Marjorie W. Bjork Terry Johnston Chet Hall Mr. Robert Hoover Drs. Courtney and Ora Jones Clarence Harris Ruth Freeman Christina Keller Calvin Jeter Mrs. Ruth S. Henkin Adam Komar Matthew Kutsche Howard and Lisa Miller Dan P. Lester Shelley Padnos Dr. Jack Lukens Charles Pletcher Dr. John MacKeigan Jim and Shawn Rathbun Beatrice Mc Carty Ann Rock Anita Mitchell Bruce Roller & Phillip Pletcher Eric C. Newton Dietrich and Betty Roth Nancy Oates Diana R. Sieger Charles Peterson Ben Trentham Betty Jane Pletcher Forrest A. Pletcher Helen H. Rossano Matthew J. Scothorn Dorothy Siebers Dr. William E. Sprague Mark Stella Patricia H. Timmer Margie L. Van Allsburg C. Ronald Van Buren Kathleen Walton Peter M. Wege Jack White David C. Wittenbach

34 grants Grand scholarships Rapids Community Foundation makes competitive grants to nonprofits in Kent County.

These goals include education, arts and social engagement, the environment, health, neighborhoods and economic prosperity. The Community Foundation is Kent County’s largest private provider of college scholarships, and this year we awarded more than $1 million in awards to deserving students seeking to further their education. Total grants and scholarships awarded: $10,673,454. In all, 2,167 scholarship applications were submitted for consideration, and 666 scholarships were awarded.

35 JULY 1, 2014 TO JUNE 30, 2015 ACCESS of West Michigan Michawana Youth Camp America’s Service Commission Michigan Immigrant Rights Center This list includes organizations that received a Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired MomsBloom, Inc. competitive grant award from the Community Behavioral Resources & Institute for Muscular Dystrophy Association Foundation’s Fund for Community Good, Neuropsychological Services (Greater Michigan) Field of Interest and Designated funds. Boy Scouts of America, Gerald R. Ford Council Muskegon Family of YMCA Camp Pendalouan Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids National Parkinson Foundation West Michigan Youth Commonwealth Neighborhood Ventures Camp Blodgett network180 Camp Fire USA West Michigan Council North Kent Community Services Camp Henry c/o Westminster Oakdale Neighbors Presbyterian Church Oasis of Hope Center Camp Roger On My Own Camp Shout Out Opera Grand Rapids Camp Tall Turf Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind Catherine’s Health Center Our Kitchen Table Challenge Scholars program grants Partners for a Racism-free Community Cherry Health Paws with a Cause Children’s Assessment Center Planned Parenthood of West and City of Grand Rapids Northern Michigan Community Spay/Neuter Initiative Partnership Safe Haven Ministries Inc. Compass College of Cinematic Arts Sparrow Ionia Hospital Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Spring Hill Camps Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan St. Luke’s A.M.E. Zion Church Dyer-Ives Foundation Steepletown Neighborhood Services, Inc. Family Promise of Grand Rapids The Spoke Folks Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids True North Community Services First United Methodist Church Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts Friends of Grand Rapids Parks Volunteers In Service (V.I.S.) Geek Group, Inc. Well House Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore Wellspring Lutheran Services Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association Grand Action Foundation West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology Grand Rapids Children’s Museum West Michigan Environmental Action Council Grand Rapids Community Media Center West Michigan Refugee Education & Grand Rapids Historical Society Cultural Center Grand Rapids Home for Veterans Women’s Resource Center Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women Youth Enrichment Scholarship (YES!) Program Grand Rapids Public Schools YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Symphony YWCA West Central Michigan Grand Rapids Urban Young Life Grand Valley State University Greater Grand Rapids NAACP Branch Habitat for Humanity of Kent County Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan Heart of West Michigan United Way Heartside Ministry, Inc. Heritage Theatre Group, Inc. Hispanic Center of Western Michigan Indian Trails Camp John Knox Presbyterian Church Jubilee Jobs KConnect Kent District Library Kent School Services Network Kent Intermediate School District Lincoln Lake Baptist Youth Camp, Inc. Literacy Center of West Michigan Local First Educational Foundation Lowell Area Arts Council Lowell Charter Township Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Messiah Missionary Baptist Church 36 GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION YOUTH GRANT COMMITTEE AWARDS Artists Creating Together Baxter Community Center In addition to the DA Blodgett - St. John’s Gays In Faith Together Girls Growing II Women, Inc. GR Creative Youth Center grants listed here, Grand Rapids Track Club Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities Inc. Harrison Park School our Donor Advised Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital United Methodist Community House West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology West Michigan Environmental Action Council Funds made grants Westwood Middle School

GRANTS FROM COMMUNITY of $4,025,927. FUNDS HELD AT GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Hudsonville–Jenison Community Fund Lowell Area Community Fund Jenison Public Schools* Lowell Charter Township Remembrance Ranch* West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association City of Lowell Ionia County Community Fund Flat River Outreach Ministries, Inc. Clarksville Public Library Franciscan Life Process Center Friends of Fred Meijer River Valley Rail-Trails Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids Friends of the Red Mill Greater Lowell Chamber Foundation City of Ionia Lowell Area Arts Council Ionia Community Library Lowell Area Fire & Emergency Services Authority Ionia County Economic Alliance Lowell Area Historical Museum Ionia County Intermediate School District* Lowell Area Schools Ionia County Sheriff’s Office Lowell Area Schools Education Foundation Ionia Public Schools* Lowell Charter Township Jordan Lake Trail Board Rotary Club of Lowell Community Foundation Koinonia Way West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association Lakewood Public Schools YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids Manna’s Market Portland Public Schools* Sparta Community Fund Relief After Violent Encounter Lily’s Frog Pad, Inc. Saranac Community Schools Mamrelund Lutheran Church Saranac Public Library North Kent Community Services Sparrow Ionia Hospital Sparta Area Recreation Association The Bridge Sparta Township Sparta Township Library*

Wyoming Community Fund Habitat for Humanity of Kent County Kent District Library Literacy Center of West Michigan SLD Read* Streams of Hope* Thrive: A Refugee Support Program City of Wyoming*

*Awarded a grant from the Youth Grant Committee Fund

37 ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMUNITY ACTION YOUTH GRANT CHALLENGE SCHOLARS Mike Mraz, Chair Laurie Beard*, Chair COMMITTEE CAMPAIGN CABINET Christina Brewton Wayman Britt* Amani Allen Teresa Weatherall Neal, Frederick Bw’Ombongi George Davis Henry Atkins Chief Champion Craig Clark Sean Huddleston Nathan Baker Diana Sieger, Chief Champion Brent Geers Paul Keep* Kate Blumenstein Paul Doyle, Co-Chair Cassandra Hayes Emily Loeks* Preston Boorsma Greg Willit, Co-Chair Jeff Hill Allison Lugo Knapp Madeira BooydeGraaff Meg Willit, Co-Chair Kyle Lim Dottie Rhodes Imani Brigham Kate Wolters, Co-Chair Allison Lugo Knapp Rick Treur Erin Brom Martin Allen Minnie Morey Laurie Craft, Staff Malikah Brown Susan Allen Matt Osterhaven Shavon Doyle-Holton, Staff Abigail Choffel James Balk Mary Reagan Shapton Holly Salas, Staff Hannah Creasey Shirley Balk José Reyna Kate Luckert Schmid, Staff Adriana Cross Johnny Brann Jr. Ryan Slusarzyk Marcia Rapp, Staff Yvonne Danko Wayman Britt* Julieta Tablante-Blanco Kate Dann John Canepa Eddie Tadlock LGBT FUND Annelise Droste Brian Cloyd Caitlin Townsend Lamb ADVISORY COMMITTEE Jude Eyamba Eva Aguirre Cooper* Rebeca Velazques-Publes Tommy Allen Aiden Hascall Craig Datema Shaun Shira, Staff Ken Bandstra Quinn Hascall Jane Gietzen Timothy Chester Cassie Herrington Betty Burton Groce AFRICAN AMERICAN Matthew Downey Jacob Kooyer John Helmholdt HERITAGE FUND Mark Holzbach Mackenzie Kraus Dirk Hoffius COMMITTEE Glen Johnson John Lown Ora Jones Christina Arnold Terry Johnston Raqhelle Millbrooks* Carol Karr Paul Doyle Mira Krishnan Ebony Pratt John Kennedy Beverly Drake Henry Matthews Emmy Ryder Nancy Kennedy Ellen James Gwen O’Brien Desmond Smith Dallas Lenear Joe Jones Shelley Padnos Katherina Sourine Senita Lenear Alice Kennedy Michael Pfleghaar Kaela Theut Emily Loeks Elias Lumpkins Dottie Rhodes Austin Young Don Lubbers* Linda McCarter Richard Roane Macie Zack Nancy Lubbers Raqhelle Millbrooks* Carol Sarosik Cris Kutzli, Staff Elias Lumpkins Lauri Parks Melissa Summers Ruth Lumpkins José Reyna Ken Terpstra Armen Oumedian Carlos Sanchez* Marilyn Zack, Staff Mike Rosloniec* Bessie Ward Roberta King, Staff Karen Henry Stokes Austin Young Gayle VanGessel Jonse Young, Staff LGBT FUND Mike VanGessel CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Jill Welsh AUDIT Stephen Conway Sean Welsh Dori Danko, Chair Sue Conway Ellie Frey Zagel Lori Baker Lisa Costanza Gina Bovee, Staff Laurie Beard* Jill May Tracy Van Solkema, Staff Patrick Repins Andrew Milauckas Lynne Black, Staff Shelley Padnos *Indicates Trustee Kevin Harmelink, Staff Dottie Rhodes Diana Sieger, Staff Leandro Robles Stan Vander Roest, Staff Carol Sarosik Kate Wolters INVESTMENT REVIEW Marilyn Zack, Staff Michael Rosloniec*, Chair Roberta King, Staff Jason Brinks Ben Irwin PROGRAM RELATED Peter Perez INVESTMENT Robert Roth* Luis Avila committeesWe especially thank all the people who served on one of Grand Kathleen Vogelsang Thomas Dandridge Rapids Community Foundation’s committees. We are grateful Kerby Wallick Rob Dwortz for your dedication, support and gifts of time and expertise. You Lynne Black, Staff Christina Keller* Kevin Harmelink, Staff Patrick Lonergan can find all of our committees online at www.grfoundation.org. Diana Sieger, Staff Bonnie Miller Stan Vander Roest, Staff Carlos Sanchez* Laurie Craft, Staff 38 financial summary 2014–2015 This year marks another year of financial success for Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Gift revenue was $9.2 million, and more than $9.8 million was awarded in grants and scholarships. It should be noted that gift revenue does not include approximately $4.7 million of promised scholarship gifts from colleges and universities in support of our Challenge Scholars program.

Our main endowed pool returned 1.2 percent for the year. Very strong performance in the US equities market was partially offset by negative returns in emerging markets, commodities and hedge funds. Annualized returns, net of fees, were 8.6 percent for two years, 10.3 percent for three years and 9.6 percent for five years. Our benchmark, as stated in our investment policy, is to exceed the target of Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus 5 percent over a market cycle of three to five years. We continue to exceed this benchmark. The Investment Review Committee manages the portfolio for long-term growth by diversifying the portfolio into several different asset classes and investment strategies.

Last year, we added two investment options for Donor Advised Funds — a Balanced Pool, which does not include exposure to alternatives, and a Socially Responsible Pool, which considers both financial and social good in its investments. The Balanced Pool returned 5.4 percent for the year, and the Socially Responsible Pool returned 2.8 percent for the year. The returns in both pools were driven by the strong domestic equity market.

All Grand Rapids Community Foundation portfolios are under the direct oversight of the Investment Review Committee, whose members have been selected for their expertise. Staff and the Investment Review Committee are responsible for recommending asset allocation parameters, choosing investment managers and monitoring their performance. The Investment Review Committee also uses an investment consulting firm specializing in foundations to help manage the portfolio. The Investment Review Committee reports to the Board of Trustees on a quarterly basis. Members of the committee are listed on the previous page.

STAN VANDER ROEST Chief Financial Officer 39 ASSETS BY FUND TYPE

TOTAL ASSETS: $327,024,422

Designated & Nonprofit Funds $34,189,265

Operating/ Community Funds Special Project/Building $26,265,254 $9,290,680

10%

9% 3% Unrestricted Funds $104,363,222

32%

Donor Advised Funds $82,865,557

25%

10%

11%

Scholarship Funds $34,189,756

Field of Interest Funds $35,860,688

40 STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION ASSET ALLOCATION June 30, 2015 as of June 30, 2015, of Balanced Plus Pool

ASSETS 2015 2014 U.S. Equities Investments, at Market Value $306,376,331 $304,130,329 Large/Mid Cap 26.9% Beneficial Interests in Perpetual Trusts $2,340,278 $2,500,490 Alternatives 27.5% Split-Interest Agreements Receivable $3,663,423 $3,558,555

Gifts and Pledges Receivables $6,172,527 $9,355,793

Notes Receivable $2,167,276 $2,966,968

Property, Furniture & Equipment, Net of Accum. Dep. $4,259,824 $4,400,809 Cash 2.3% Prepaid Expenses $18,113 $4,148

Reinsurance Contracts $1,415,673 $1,644,747 Emerging Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance $610,977 $579,650 Markets International 8.5% Equity Financing Costs $0 $142,753 15.9% U.S. Equities Total Assets $327,024,422 $329,284,242 Small Cap 8.7% Fixed 10.2% LIABILITIES

Grants & Scholarships Payable $4,766,302 $4,729,370

Long-Term Debt $0 $4,000,000

Charitable Gift Annuities Payable $2,552,247 $2,429,565 Funds Held on Behalf of Nonprofit Endowments $15,137,015 $14,475,993 NET ANNUAL RETURNS Total Liabilities $22,455,564 $25,634,928 of main pool, as of June 30, 2015

NET ASSETS 2011 Unrestricted 21.3%

Board Designated Endowment $257,890,794 $256,435,136 2014 Undesignated $20,519,531 $17,282,662 16.1% Temporarily Restricted $19,350,041 $22,962,812 2013 13.1% Permanently Restricted $6,808,492 $6,968,704

Total Net Assets $304,568,858 $303,649,314

Total Liabilities & Net Assets $327,024,422 $329,284,242

2015 1.2%

2012 -3.1%

41 STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES GRANTS year ended June 30, 2015 authorized & paid

Authorized REVENUES & GAINS/(LOSSES) 2015 2014 $9,831,021 & OTHER SUPPORT Paid Investment Income Net of Investment Expenses $2,872,035 $3,734,617 $3,240,944 $9,791,542 (net of investment expenses of $1,413,645 in 2015 $3,060,091 and $1,020,420 in 2014) $2,264,945 Realized Gains/(Losses) on Sale of Investments $10,647,897 $8,984,583 $2,889,657 Change in Fair Value of Investments ($7,300,358) $28,486,905

Bequests & Gifts $9,195,359 $16,679,715

New Markets Tax Credit Revenue $1,051,600 $0

Change in Fair Value of Charitable Gift Annuities ($54,291) $57,281

Change in Fair Value of Split-Interest Agreements $104,868 $119,112

Less: Amounts Allocable to Nonprofits ($1,043,481) ($2,204,352) $958,190 Total Revenues & Gains/(Losses) $15,473,629 $55,857,861 $1,240,539

EXPENSES

Grants & Scholarships Authorized $9,831,021 $10,673,454

Charitable & Philanthropic Expenses $1,280,094 $1,286,160

Community Initiatives & Fund Program Expenses $951,527 $673,335

Less: Amounts Allocable to Nonprofits ($382,459) ($493,863)

Supporting Services Education Economic Management & General $998,807 $908,362 33.0% Prosperity 9.7% Development & Marketing $1,335,944 $1,260,430 Arts & Social Fund Management $96,866 $69,731 Engagement 23.0% Property Management* $442,285 $359,785

Total Expenses $14,554,085 $14,737,394 $2,004,774 $1,555,436

Change in Net Assets $919,544 $41,120,467

Net Assets, Beginning of Year $303,649,314 $262,528,847 $1,124,586 Net Assets, End of Year $304,568,858 $303,649,314

$637,727

*Property management represents expenses paid by our supporting organization, Red Brick Building II, which $237,582 owns our building and was established to utilize New Markets Tax Credit financing. The financing term is seven years and ended February 2015. Expenses recorded are interest on loan, depreciation, financing amortization, and miscellaneous professional fees. $408,092 Audited financials have been given an unqualified opinion by our auditors Plante & Moran PLLC. If you would like a copy of the full audit, please call Grand Rapids Community Foundation at 616-454-1751 or visit our website www.grfoundation.org.

Analysis of Expenses 19% Support Services as a percentage of total expenses The Environment Neighborhoods 81% Community Leadership & Grants as a percentage of total expenses 20.5% 11.4%

Health 42 2.4% Some of the things that celebrate who we are …

grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report 43 artwork, photography, family and writing

our leadership team

Left to right Diana Sieger, Stan VanderRoest, Marilyn Zack and Roberta King 44 Harry Potter books, our children, flowers and plants, beach sand, our cool shades, kayaking, a growler of beer, artwork, fishing, singing, biking and soccer

Left to right and back to front Shavon Doyle, Rena Guttrich and Max the dog; Meredith Fennema, Amanda St. Pierre, Tracy VanSolkema, Kate Luckert Schmid, Cris Kutzli, Holly Salas and Nova the dog; Mary Karrip, Ann Puckett, Gina Bovee,our Shauna Shira, Jasonstaff England, Lynne Black, Laurie Craft, Barb Forseman, Jessica Ledesema, Marcia Rapp, Ruth Bishop, Kevin Harmelink, Jonse Young, Jill Tiefenbach and Ben Oliver. Not pictured, but still with us in spirit: Jan Burns. our trustees

Left to right Mike Rosloniec, Carol Karr, Bob Roth, Christina Keller, Arend Lubbers, Eva Aguirre Cooper, Wayman Britt, Laurie Finney Beard, Emily Loeks, Paul Keep and Carlos Sanchez. Not pictured: E .Miles Wilson, resigned October 2014, and Raqhelle Millbrooks, student trustee.

46 grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report MICHAEL ROSLONIEC CHRISTINA KELLER WAYMAN BRITT PAUL KEEP Family Wealth/Institutional President 2014 Chair 2015 Chair Consulting Director CK Technologies Assistant County Administrator Director of Philanthropy & Greystone Consulting Kent County Administration Communications Catholic Charities West Michigan AREND LUBBERS CAROL KARR President Emeritus LAURIE FINNEY BEARD Retired Grand Valley State University 2015 Vice Chair CARLOS SANCHEZ Miller Johnson Region President Director Old National Bank Ferris State University EVA AGUIRRE COOPER Latino Business & Economic ROBERT ROTH Director of Community Affairs Development Center President & CEO WOOD TV 8 EMILY LOEKS RoMan Manufacturing Director of Community Affairs Loeks Theatres

grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report 47 about our communityfoundation Grand Rapids Community Foundation is Michigan’s oldest community foundation and has been Kent County’s philanthropic leader for nearly a century. The grants we awarded last year were made possible by financial gifts from donors —people who care about Kent County and want to see it thrive.

Our $327 million endowment relies on donor gifts and market growth for its success. A long–term investment strategy guided our allocation of assets. We made $10.7 million in grants in six priority areas: education, arts and social engagement, the environment, health, neighborhoods and economic prosperity. We lead by bringing people together to solve complicated community problems, realizing that, for some issues, there are no immediate solutions or simple answers. We’ve been here since 1922, we are here with you now, and we’re confident we will be here in the future. MISSION Our mission is to build and manage our community’s permanent making the most of endowment and lead the community to strengthen your philanthropy the lives of its people.

Grand Rapids Community Foundation has a staff of professionals to help you VISION accomplish your philanthropic goals. Whether you are interested in giving We envision a magnetic during your lifetime as an annual donor to the Fund for Community Good—or and interconnected West want to establish a fund or create a planned gift—we are here to help. We’ll Michigan community. listen and provide ideas and options to help you find your unique way to help make our greater Grand Rapids community even greater!

DIVERSITY VISION STATEMENT With intention and honesty, Grand Rapids Community Foundation how to apply for a grant offers a safe environment that values diversity and Grants are awarded six times per year after review by program staff, the fosters inclusion. Community Action Committee and approval by the Board of Trustees. Pre–applications and grant proposals are accepted throughout the year. We recognize the Minimally, grant applicants must serve people in Kent County, have IRS injustice caused by racism 501(c)(3) designation and work in the areas of education, arts and social and commit ourselves to engagement, the environment, health, neighborhoods or economic prosperity. eliminating it in all forms. Our guidelines detail other criteria for funding consideration. To learn more about submitting a pre–applications or applying for a grant, please visit the Community Foundation online at grfoundation.org or call 616.454.1751. VALUES Integrity, Excellence, Inclusion, Sustainability, Bold Aspirations.

grand rapids community foundation 2014 – 2015 annual report 49 professionalIn the planning process, clients want advisors professional advisors to provide the same level of expert advice and guidance about philanthropy as they do for other financial, trust and legal affairs. When talking with a client about the sale of a business, closely held stock, an inheritance or other complex transaction, advisors often suggest philanthropy as a solution. Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s development professionals are experts in this area and can help facilitate these important conversations.

For more information or assistance, please contact Marilyn Zack, vice president of development, at 616.454.1751. Our website also has resources for advisors under the ADVISE tab at www.grfoundation.org.

PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR COMMITTEE

Dan Baas, Old National Bank Marilyn Lankfer, Varnum LLP Lori Baker, Baker Holtz Daniel Miller, Edward Jones Investments Joseph Bonventre, Clark Hill PLC Jeffrey Power, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Jason Brinks, Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. Nicholas Reister, Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge Robert Brower, Miller Johnson Thomas Roberts, Macatawa Bank Mandy Chardoul, Plante & Moran Robert Schellenberg, Schellenberg & Evers, PC Pamela Cross, Rhoades McKee PC Miles Schmidt, Miles V. Schmidt CPA PLC Christopher Edgar, Miller Johnson Todd Simpson, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Charles Frayer, Crowe Horwath LLP Eric Smith, Beene Garter LLP Frederick Gaul, retired, Fifth Third Bank Michael Taylor, Miller Johnson Dirk Hoffius, Varnum LLP Molly Tupper Chelovich, Merrill Lynch— Thomas Jeakle, Prangley Marks LLP The Tupper Group Neil Kimball, Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones W. Michael Van Haren, Warner Norcross & Bonnie Kopp, Northern Trust Bank Judd LLP Thomas Kyros, Varnum LLP Marilyn Zack, Staff

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