2013

In 2013 the Community Foundation has made $986,237 in responsive grants to Kalamazoo County nonprofits.

Individuals and Families

• Community AIDS Resource and Education Services (CARES) $10,000
• Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan $30,000 
• Goodwill Industries of SWMI $32,500
• Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes $105,000

Economic Development

• Urban Alliance $15,000
• Volunteer Kalamazoo $20,000

Youth Development

• Communities In Schools Kalamazoo $272,653  
• Education ReConnection Initiative $41,084
• Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative $20,000 
• Girls On The Run $40,000
• Lakeside for Children Foundation $100,000

Early Childhood Learning and School Readiness

• Kalamazoo County Ready 4s $300,000

2012

In 2012 the Community Foundation made $2,565,158 in responsive grants to Kalamazoo County nonprofits.

Individuals and Families

• Arcadia Institute $15,000
• Community Advocates for Persons with Developmental Disabilities $35,000 
• Community Development Credit Union $40,000
• Community Homeworks $125,000
• Comstock Community Center $100,000
• ERAC/CE $25,000
• Food Bank of South Central Michigan $75,000
• Gryphon Place $100,000
• Housing Resources Inc. $125,000
• Inter Act of Michigan, Inc. $20,000
• Kalamazoo Literacy Council $30,000
• Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes $50,000
• Open Doors Kalamazoo $20,000
• Parents 4 Public Schools $10,000
• Shepherd Center $20,000
• Vicksburg District Library $19,854
• Western Michigan University Foundation $50,000

Economic Development

• Building Blocks $5,500
• Community Healing Centers, Inc. $100,000
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Equality Fund $6,000 
• Hospitality House of SW MI Inc. $10,000
• Kalamazoo Book Arts Center $15,000
• LIFT Foundation $100,000
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation $180,000 
• Southwest Michigan First $75,000
• Vicksburg Historical Society $10,000

Youth Development

• ACLU of Michigan $25,000
• Black Arts and Cultural Center $27,484 
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kalamazoo $20,000
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kalamazoo $100,000 
• Interfaith Homes $17,500 
• Kalamazoo Center for Youth & Community $259,870
• Kalamazoo Civic Theatre $10,000
• Kalamazoo County $150,000
• Kalamazoo County $120,000
• Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource Center $95,000
• Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra $50,000
• Lifecare, Inc. $10,000 
• Michigan College Access Network $20,000
• Ujima Enterprises Incorporated $102,800
• Urban Alliance $22,500

Early Childhood Learning and School Readiness

• Kalamazoo RESA $134,450
• YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo $39,200

2013

• Growing Our Future $1,000
• Kalamazoo Push for Learning $1,000
• Learning Fair 2013 for Galesburg-Augusta Primary School Students $575
• RAWK Summer Writing Project $955
• Tabitha Farm Open House $1,000
• Together As One Love 2013 $1,000
• UNITED for a Better Future $1,000   

2012

• 10th Annual Youth Conference Design Competition $500
• 2012 New Year's Fest: Bronson Park Tent $1,000
• Astronomy Platform $1,000
• Back to School Bash $1,000
• Bike Week Kalamazoo 2012 $885
• Blessings in Backpack - Kalamazoo Chapter $1,000 
• Boo Fest 2012 $400
• Breaking the Silence 2012 $800
• Creativity and Camaraderie $100 
• Douglass Farmers' Market $1,000
• The Declaration Tree $550
• Ecumenical Senior Center Open House 2012 $100
• Emerging Young Leaders/AKA Teen Program $1,000 
• ESC Outreach Ceramics $1,000
• Family Fair $100
• Family Literacy Night $800
• Financial Literacy Enrichment Program Book Giveaway $1,000
• Free Store of Kalamazoo $1,000
• Fresh Food Fairy - fresh food education in KPS $1,000
• Gift of Music $1,000
• Glass Camp for Seita Scholars $1,000 
• Grandsitting $275
• Housing Council of Leadership $700
• Humanities For Everybody $1,000
• I'm Going To College: Edison Neighborhood Children Attend WMU Saturday Morning Art $890
• Kid's Art Hop Stop $1,000
• LBGT Welcome Fall Fab Fest $850
• Linden Grove Middle School Native Plant Garden Club $900
• Maple Street Summer Biking Program $1,000 
• Mattawan Food Packs $1,000
• MLK Day of Service 2013 $800 
• My Friendly Anti-Stigma Art Contest $500
• My Teen Girl Soul Speaks! Power of SHE $275 
• Mental Health Awareness Art: Juried Exhibition $300
• MFSM Gospel Fest/ Harlem Gospel Choir at Miller $600
• The Midsummer Playcare Project $1,000
• Mother's Day Flower Project $600
• Northglade Montessori T-Shirt Project $600
• Nurturing from the HeART $200
• Oppression Awareness Conference $800
• Outside in Our Schoolyard - Farming Project $1,000 
• Park Trades Center's 30th Anniversary $1,000
• Performing Identity: Support for GLBT adolescents on screen and stage $600
• PSO Eric Zapata Memorial Garden Gift $100
• Rose Street Lighting Project $700
• Senior Ceramics Class $500
• Spanish Service Learning Course Proposal for El Sol Elementary $500
• Spring Cleaning Substance Abuse Recovery Fair $500
• Touch-A-Truck coloring book $440
• Transportation for schools to Moving Vietnam Veteran Wall $1,000
• Urban Empowerment Reading Circle $1,100
• WeSustain Our Community! Community Garden Project $300
• WMU Day $1,000
• YMCA Center for the Arts $1,000 
• Your Turn Couch 2 5K $900
• Youth helping to grow community $600   

The Kalamazoo Community Foundation is committed to being a responsible steward of our natural environment and recognizes the grants highlighted with this symbol as Green Neighbor Grants. Green Neighbor Grants promote environmental stewardship with projects that protect local natural resources ecosystems; promote healthy living through natural, whole foods; and/or educate and encourage community members regarding green practices.

2012

In 2012 the United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region and Kalamazoo Community Foundation made $1,053,525 in community investments through the Lifeline Initiative.

March

• Community Healing Centers, Inc. $75,000
• Food Bank of South Central Michigan $175,000
• Gryphon Place $15,000
• Guardian Finance and Advocacy Services $45,000
• Housing Resources Inc. $120,000
• Legal Aid of Western Michigan $100,000

September

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kalamazoo $17,500
• Christian Neighbors $5,000
• Communities in Schools Kalamazoo $15,000
• Constance Brown Hearing Centers $75,000
• Disability Network Southwest Michigan $10,000
• Disability Network Southwest Michigan $5,000
• Ecumenical Senior Center $10,604
• Family & Children Services $30,000
• First Day Shoe Fund $10,500
• Food Bank of South Central Michigan $69,921
• Goodwill Industries of SWMI $50,000
• Gryphon Place $30,000
• Housing Resources Inc. $75,000
• Ministry with Community $100,000
• Portage Community Outreach Center $20,000

2011

In 2011the Greater Kalamazoo United Way and Kalamazoo Community Foundation made 1.3 million in community investments through the Lifeline Initiative.

March

• Childcare Resources and Referral $100,000
• Christian Neighbors $6,300
• Food Bank of South Central Michigan $250,000
• Greater Kalamazoo United Way $150,000
• Gryphon Place $15,000
• Guardian Finance and Advocacy Services $31,200
• Legal Aid of Western Michigan $76,396
• Portage Community Outreach Center $20,000

June

• Community Homeworks $30,000
• Comstock Community Center $12,000
• Disability Network Southwest Michigan $10,000
• Family Health Center $200,000
• South County Community Services $34,545

September

• Bethany Reformed Church $12,500
• Community AIDS Resource and Education Services $20,000
• Friendship House $10,000
• Goodwill Industries of SWMI $20,000
• Kalamazoo County Poverty Reduction Initiative $5,500
• Kalamazoo Drop-In Child Care Center $80,000
• Ministry with Community $90,000
• Senior Services, Inc. $100,000
• St. Lukes Episcopal Church $10,000
• Sunnyside United Methodist Church $7,000

December

• Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo $20,000
• Christian Neighbors $7,000
• Communities in School Kalamazoo $15,000 
• Douglass Community Association $20,000
• Fair Food Matters $30,000  
• Kalamazoo Housing Choices $40,000
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation $100,000
• Open Door & Next Door Shelters $15,804
• Portage Senior Center $35,000

2010

March

• Bethany Reformed Church $12,500
• Community Healing Centers $40,000
• Disability Network Southwest Michigan $3,050
• First Day Shoe Fund $3,500
• Food Bank of South Central Michigan $250,000
• Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services $83,645
• Legal Aid of Western Michigan $35,000
• Life Ministry $14,500
• Ministry with Community $20,000
• Portage Community Outreach Center $25,000
• Salvation Army $90,000

June

• Friendship House $10,000
• Greater Kalamazoo United Way $100,000
• Kalamazoo Drop-In Child Care Center $19,460
• Lending Hands of Michigan $15,000
• Open Door & Next Door Shelters $12,000

September

• Catholic Family Services $14,616
• Community Homeworks $10,000
• Constance Brown Hearing Centers $50,000
• Douglass Community Association $15,000
• Family & Children Services $20,000
• Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan $20,000
• Hispanic American Council $36,000
• Kalamazoo County Housing Choices $60,000
• Kalamazoo County Poverty Reduction Initiative $11,000
• Senior Services $560
• West Michigan Cancer Center $19,750
• YWCA of Kalamazoo $20,000

December

• Childcare Resources and Referral $64,500
• Communities In Schools Kalamazoo $15,000
• Greater Kalamazoo United Way $50,000
• Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services $100,000
• Life Ministry $3,250
• Ministry with Community $50,000
• Salvation Army $95,000