Field of Interest Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Overview:
The GHACF administers grants through various field-of-interest funds that support specific cause areas and community needs.
Fields/Focus Areas:
- Arts, Culture & Diversity
- Education
- Health & Human Services
- Environment
- Economic & Community Betterment
Education
- Muskegon Community College Downtown Center (STEM careers): $75,000 (2017)
- Ottawa Area Intermediate School District - Help Me Grow–Ottawa: $15,000 (2017)
- West Michigan Symphony Link Up Program: $30,000 over 3 years (2016)
- Holland Community Hospital School Nursing Program expansion: $55,000
Health & Human Services
- Ottawa County Department of Public Health - Pathways to Better Health: $150,000
- TCM Counseling services expansion: $70,000
- Love INC of the Tri-Cities - Free Health Clinic expansion: $75,000
- Wayne Elhart Memorial Fund - "be nice." education program: $40,000
- Center for Women in Transition - Coaching Boys into Men: $60,000
Arts, Culture & Diversity
- St. John's Episcopal Church - Project Ñ documentary: $7,000 (2016)
Environment/Recreation
- Ottawa County Parks Foundation - Grand River Explorers Trail: $125,000
Community Services
- The Salvation Army - Campaign for Area Families & Children: $125,000
- Gracious Grounds - Elevator lift system: $45,000
Contact:
- 616-842-6378
- [email protected]
What LJ Midge Verplank Community Impact Fund actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 7
- Total given
- $242K
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $20K–$100K
- By dollars: Michigan 100%. Top recipient cities: Grand Haven, MI; Muskegon, MI; Grand Rapids, MI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Tri-Cities Family YMCA · Grand Haven, MI
Y of all: a campaign to honor our legacy and build our future
$100K
Read Muskegon · Muskegon, MI
Learn, transform,thrive; building a home for literacy program
$30K
Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Muskegon, MI
Farm support
$25K
Grand Valley State Unviersity · Grand Rapids, MI
Save our shores campaign
$25K
Ottawa Area Intermediate School District · Holland, MI
Support for diesel/heavy equipment mechanics training
$22K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Healthcare
- Community health
- Arts
- Environment
Categories
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