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YOUTH GRANT COMMITTEE GRANT PARTNERSHIPS

Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Youth Grant Committee spent the past year working together to make a community impact. Co-chairs Christina Vann and Antony Peña led this group of 31 students, from a variety of local high schools. After a rigorous grant process, they made recommendations for 15 grant partnerships totaling $45,000.

This year, we celebrate twenty graduating seniors from the YGC. Their insights and expertise left an incredible impact on the Community Foundation. We cannot wait to see what is next for these leaders. Read a reflection from Clara Kilburn, our Board of Trustees’ outgoing youth trustee, at grfoundation.org/news.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES TRANSITIONS

Grand Rapids Community Foundation is grateful for leaders who volunteer to serve on our Board of Trustees. We are pleased to announce that Kathleen Vogelsang, Van Andel Institute chief investment officer, will serve as board chair through 2021. Kyle Caldwell, Council of Michigan Foundations president, will step into the role of vice chair. Special thanks to Michael Rosloniec, Graystone Consulting family wealth/institutional consulting director, for his recent leadership as he transitions into the role of immediate past chair. Youth Grant Committee member Ryleigh Fischer will serve as youth trustee through June 2021, with Noah Chun serving as youth trustee-in-training.

GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OPERATIONS

Our staff continues to operate at full capacity in a partially remote working environment, using the office as needed. For now, you can contact any Community Foundation team member in the ways you normally might, including by phone or email. To get each team member’s individual contact information, please visit grfoundation.org/staff.