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VFW Post 2326 Ward-Goff Memorial Scholarship Grant

Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • High School Senior Only: NoCriteria/Description: Awarded to either the child, grandchild, or great grandchildren (including step-children, step-grandchildren, or step-greatgrandchildren) of any member in good standing of VFW Post 2326, including all auxiliary members.
  • Page 1 of the Student Aid Report with your Student Aid Index (SAI) included on the form.

Other requirements

  • Interest Area: Other Financial Need: Priority.
  • Recipients can attend any high school in the United States and must have at least a 3.0 GPA.In addition to the application, you’ll have to submit the following documents:A copy of your high school or college transcript.
  • Any additional required documents for specific scholarships (like recommendation letters).

Overview

The VFW Post 2326 Ward-Goff Memorial Scholarship, established by Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Ward and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goff, honors their sons who served in the Vietnam War. This scholarship provides financial assistance to children and grandchildren of active military personnel and veterans. Applicants must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA and submit necessary documents, including transcripts. The scholarship emphasizes financial need and aims to support outstanding students pursuing their educational goals.

Scholarships
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation scholarships are awarded competitively based on criteria set by donors. These criteria could include financial need, the school the applicant is attending, academic achievement, as well as personal or career goals. The Community Foundation has a rigorous internal selection process for each scholarship decision, and each applicant is reviewed in depth, and considered thoroughly.
Our scholarship program is simple. You are able to apply once for all foundation scholarships you may be eligible for. Once your application is submitted, you will be eligible for all those for which you meet the requirement.
VFW Post 2326 Ward-Goff Memorial Scholarship Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Elgin Ward and Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goff gave a donation to the VFW Post 2326 to memorialize their sons, Roger Ward and Larry Goff, who lost their lives in the line of duty during the Vietnam War. In 1970, the Sgt. Alvin Jonker VFW Post 2326 and Auxiliaries created the Ward-Goff Scholarship Fund with this money. This scholarship fund was created to provide inancial assistance to outstanding young men and women who are the children or grandchildren of active military personnel, honorably discharged military veterans of any branch of the US Military - whether or not their services involved a war, and members of the VFW Post 2326 Ladies' and Men's Auxiliaries.

Eligibility

Interest Area: Other Financial Need: PriorityHigh School Senior Only: NoCriteria/Description: Awarded to either the child, grandchild, or great grandchildren (including step-children, step-grandchildren, or step-greatgrandchildren) of any member in good standing of VFW Post 2326, including all auxiliary members. Recipients can attend any high school in the United States and must have at least a 3.0 GPA.In addition to the application, you’ll have to submit the following documents:A copy of your high school or college transcriptAny additional required documents for specific scholarships (like recommendation letters).Page 1 of the Student Aid Report with your Student Aid Index (SAI) included on the form.

What Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
186
Total given
$8.46M
Median grant
$13K
Range
$5,000–$473K
  • By dollars: Michigan 96%, Illinois <1%, Texas <1%. Top recipient cities: Grand Haven, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Muskegon, MI.
  • 63% 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

    General operating

    $473K

  • Grand Valley State University · Grand Rapids, MI

    General operating

    $469K

  • Lakeshore Advantage Foundation · Zeeland, MI

    Next center foundation support; ottawa county housing; powering our future campaign

    $450K

  • City of Grand Haven · Grand Haven, MI

    General operating

    $435K

  • Tri-Cities Family YMCA · Grand Haven, MI

    General operating; capital campaign

    $399K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • Veterans

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