Community Impact Grant Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Northern Ottawa County, Michigan (Tri-Cities area including Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Ferrysburg)
Focus Areas: Based on award history, the foundation supports:
- Education
- Arts, Culture & Diversity
- Health & Human Services
- Economic & Community Betterment
- Environment
- Recreation
- Youth Development
Key Details:
- The foundation awards grants in multiple rounds throughout the year
- Board of Trustees reviews and approves grant awards
- Grants support both nonprofit organizations and community projects
Contact Information:
- Address: 6 Sherman Ave, Grand Haven, MI 49417
- Phone: 616-842-6378
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: ghacf.org
Priority Areas: Education, recreation, and environment (especially for North Bank Communities Fund)
Background: GHACF is a community foundation serving northwestern Ottawa County. The foundation manages multiple funds and awards grants through various mechanisms including the Board of Trustees and Youth Advisory Council.
What Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 197
- Total given
- $10.93M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,000–$838K
- By dollars: Michigan 95%, Oregon <1%, Colorado <1%. Top recipient cities: Grand Haven, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Muskegon, MI.
- 29% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Grand Haven Christian School · Grand Haven, MI
Endowment
$838K
Love in Action · Grand Haven, MI
Operating fund
$766K
Tri-Cities Family YMCA · Grand Haven, MI
Capital campaign
$621K
Midwest Miniatures Museum · Grand Haven, MI
Shipping and transport of museum loan exhibit
$616K
City of Grand Haven · Grand Haven, MI
Reimbursement for south pier entrance lighthouse project (7.1-12.31.2023) (invoice…
$438K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Arts
- Community development
- Environment
- Recreation
- Youth programs
Categories
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