Spotlight on Field of Interest Funds

Besides supporting grant partnerships from the Fund for Community Good, the Community Foundation has awarded $415,200 from Field of Interest Funds to local nonprofit organizations since December 2020. Over the last year, Community Foundation staff have intentionally activated resources from Field of Interest Funds to align with our approach to equitable grantmaking. This method strives to create partnership onramps with the Community Foundation and set organizations up for future success. While our Field of Interest Funds are always critical, they’ve been even more important this year, because they let us inject resources into local nonprofits struggling with COVID-19.

Our Youth Field of Interest Fund awarded 18 grant partnerships totaling $60,000. Learn more on page 4.

The Mary I. and David D. Hunting Family Fund awarded $95,000 to Access Camps partners. These grants provide resources for select West Michigan camps to increase access to overnight camps for children in Kent County who have historically been unable to experience summer camp. Read more at grfoundation.org/access-camps.

Lucy E. Barnett Trust for the Elderly

Baxter Community Center

Armand F. and Gretchen B. Burch Fund

Community Food Club

Our Kitchen Table

Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Fund for Healthcare and Community Health

Baxter Community Center

Grand Rapids Pride Center

Health Net of West Michigan – FitKids 360

Mental Health Clinicians of Color

Gordon and Janet Moeller Food Security Fund

Our Kitchen Table

Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association

Kenneth M. Sweers Fund for Homeless

A Mother’s Touch

Homeless Prevention Fund

New Destiny Pathways

Robert D. Mieras Fund for Dance and Music

West Michigan Jewels of Africa

New City Kids

Leonard and Eileen Newman Fund for the Arts

Baxter Community Center

DisArt

Ebony Road Players

Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities

Host Productions

Mixed Roots Collective

Mus(ed)

Patricia Haan Timmer Fund for Downtown Charities

Cherry Health

Social Venture Philanthropy Fund

Grand Rapids Pride Center