WKKF: Grants

Tides Center: $200,000

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: Tides Center
Commitment: $200,000
Start Date: 1 Jun 2009
Purpose: ensure that the economic recovery process serves as an incremental step in addressing racial inequity

Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, Inc.: $150,000

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:45:17 EST

Grantee: Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, Inc.
Commitment: $150,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: support a donor-advised fund, the WKKF Fund, to carry out grantmaking through the use of mini-grants

City of Grand Rapids: $10,000

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:45:17 EST

Grantee: City of Grand Rapids
Commitment: $10,000
Start Date: 1 Jan 2009
Purpose: create opportunities for residents, disadvantaged children, and visitors to reflect upon and honor the diversity of Grand Rapids, Michigan, by supporting the Rosa Parks Sculpture Project

Network for Good, Inc.: $75,000

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:45:17 EST

Grantee: Network for Good, Inc.
Commitment: $75,000
Start Date: 1 Nov 2009
Purpose: strengthen services for vulnerable children, families, and communities by sponsoring a charitable event, the America's Giving Challenge, to motivate nonprofits serving diverse communities around the country and the globe to get involved, mobil

Battle Creek Community Foundation: $145,000

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:45:17 EST

Grantee: Battle Creek Community Foundation
Commitment: $145,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: support a donor-advised fund, the Joseph M. Stewart Fund, to carry out grantmaking through the use of mini-grants

Michigan Women's Foundation: $5,000

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:45:17 EST

Grantee: Michigan Women's Foundation
Commitment: $5,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: provide funds to support a mentoring program

Grand Rapids Community Foundation: $150,000

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:45:17 EST

Grantee: Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Commitment: $150,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: support a donor-advised fund, the Systemic Change Fund, to carry out grantmaking through the use of mini-grants

Kettering University: $5,000

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: Kettering University
Commitment: $5,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: provide support for the Academically Interested Minorities Program

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Inc.: $25,000

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Inc.
Commitment: $25,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: provide operational support

National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Inc.: $25,000

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Inc.
Commitment: $25,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: provide funds to support civic engagement programs

Battle Creek Community Foundation: $150,000

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: Battle Creek Community Foundation
Commitment: $150,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: support the Arnesby-Mawby donor-advised fund to carry out grantmaking through the use of mini-grants

Columbus Foundation: $135,000

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: Columbus Foundation
Commitment: $135,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: support the donor-advised Cyril Fund to carry out grantmaking through the use of mini-grants

Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum: $260,000

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Commitment: $260,000
Start Date: 1 Jan 2009
Purpose: promote health care coverage and eliminate health disparities by sustaining collaboration among partner organizations

National Association of County and City Health Officials: $400,000

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Commitment: $400,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: enhance capacity of National Association of County and City Health Officials to support local health departments to address health equity

National Academy of Public Administration Foundation: $375,000

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:45:17 EST

Grantee: National Academy of Public Administration Foundation
Commitment: $375,000
Start Date: 1 Sep 2009
Purpose: increase awareness and knowledge about personal and community fiscal policies and processes that contribute to personal and policy changes in debt/savings and community health to impact first-generation college students in historically black c

Haven Shelter & Services, Inc.: $40,000

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:45:17 EST

Grantee: Haven Shelter & Services, Inc.
Commitment: $40,000
Start Date: 1 Dec 2009
Purpose: facilitate outreach to the Hispanic community to provide critical advocacy services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking within the shelter program

Murray State University Foundation: $180,000

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:45:17 EST

Grantee: Murray State University Foundation
Commitment: $180,000
Start Date: 1 Aug 2009
Purpose: provide preventative medical and dental health services to children, along with health education and promotion activities for the children, their families, and their communities

Corporation for Enterprise Development: $50,000

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: Corporation for Enterprise Development
Commitment: $50,000
Start Date: 1 Oct 2009
Purpose: celebrate Corporation for Enterprise Development's 30th Anniversary and recognize its first 30 years of innovation in building wealth and opportunity for individuals and communities on all margins of the economy

Michigan State University: $750

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: Michigan State University
Commitment: $750
Start Date: 1 Aug 2009
Purpose: provide funds to sponsor a charitable event, the Hoophouse Gala, on September 20, 2009

Neighborhood Associates Corporation: $15,000

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:45:16 EST

Grantee: Neighborhood Associates Corporation
Commitment: $15,000
Start Date: 1 Jun 2009
Purpose: provide an educational and enrichment program for low-income children at the Carver Terrace Summer Camp for Kids which offers a safe haven to promote healthy lifestyles as well as emotional and physical support