2012

In 2012 the Community Foundation has made $645,354 in responsive grants to Kalamazoo County nonprofits.

Individuals and Families

• Arcadia Institute $15,000
• Community Development Credit Union $40,000
• Comstock Community Center $100,000
• ERAC/CE $25,000
• Food Bank of South Central Michigan $75,000
• Gryphon Place $100,000
• Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes $50,000
• Open Doors Kalamazoo $20,000
• Vicksburg District Library $19,854

Economic Development

• Building Blocks $5,500
• LIFT Foundation $100,000
• Southwest Michigan First $75,000

Youth Development

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kalamazoo $20,000

2011

In 2011 the Community Foundation made $1.4 million in responsive grants to Kalamazoo County nonprofits.

Individuals and Families

• Bethany Christian Services, Inc. $19,195
• Constance Brown Hearing Centers $25,000
• Eastside Neighborhood Association $20,000
• Ecumenical Senior Center $10,000
• Fair Food Matters $15,000
• ISAAC $45,000
• Parent to Parent of SWMI $10,000
• Residential Opportunities Inc. $100,000
• Summit on Racism $30,000
• West Michigan Cancer Center $9,750
• YWCA of Kalamazoo $80,000

Economic Development

• Grand Rapids Community Foundation $9,437
• Kalamazoo Book Arts Center $10,000
• Kalamazoo Collective Housing $10,000
• Kalamazoo Regional Chamber Foundation $5,400
• Kalamazoo RESA $197,540
• Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, Inc. $48,000
• Michigan Organizing Project $20,000
• Northside Association for Community Development $100,000
• Schoolcraft Community Library $20,000
• Southwest Michigan Innovation Center $60,000
• West Michigan Glass Art Center $20,190
• West Michigan Team Inc. $80,000

Youth Development

• Big Brothers Big Sisters $35,000
• Community Advocates for Parents and Students $14,600 
• I D E A Association $9,390
• Kalamazoo Center for Youth & Community $81,915
• Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra $50,000
• Pretty Lake Vacation Camp $115,000
• Ujima Enterprises Incorporated $10,000
• Urban Alliance $40,000

Early Childhood Learning and School Readiness

• Kalamazoo Nature Center $80,000

2012

• 10th Annual Youth Conference Design Competition $500
• Astronomy Platform $1,000
• Bike Week Kalamazoo 2012 $885
• Breaking the Silence 2012 $800
• Douglass Farmers' Market $1,000
• Ecumenical Senior Center Open House 2012 $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  
• Mental Health Awareness Art: Juried Exhibition $300
• MFSM Gospel Fest/ Harlem Gospel Choir at Miller $600
• Mother's Day Flower Project $600
• Northglade Montessori T-Shirt Project $600
• Nurturing from the HeART $200
• Oppression Awareness Conference $800
• Performing Identity: Support for GLBT adolescents on screen and stage $600
• 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
• WeSustain Our Community! Community Garden Project $300
• WMU Day $1,000
• Youth helping to grow community $600
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2011

• 12th Street - WoodsEdge Buddy Program $900
• 2011 Growing CORE $1,000
• 2011 Mental Health Breakfast $1,000
• 2011 Ultimate Family Reunion $1,000
• A Night of Support $250
• Adam's Kids $1,000
• Arcadia Ice Cream Social $1,000
• Art Against Hunger $500
• Asylum Lake Magazine $250
• Back to School Bash 2011 $1,000
• Back to School Bazaar $1,000
• Back to School Extravaganza $850
• BeadVenture $250
• Blue Ribbon Tree 2011 $140
• Building Bikes, Building Community $1,000
• Building a Culture of Peace $500
• Building Bridges through Spanish Instruction $1,000
• Calling All Youth Service Learning Project 2011 $1,000
• Campus Beet Community Garden Initiative $1,000
• Center for Health Equity Faith-Based Collaboration $1,000
• Conversational Spanish Class for Senior Citizens $400
• Cut the Bull! $500
• Dome Sweet Dome $250 
• Douglass Farmers’ Market Open House $250 
• Eastside Neighborhood 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament $1,000
• Eastside Neighborhood Health Group Porject $719
• Edison Possibility $450
• Edison Summer Reading Program $1,000
• FRESH Food Fairy $250
• Get Give Grow $500 
• Growing Our Future $250
• Hand Stand Booth $897
• Harvest Fest Family Tent $720
• Hems & Buttons $250
• Irish Fest of Kalamazoo $200
• Jesus Loves Kzoo 2011 $100
• Kalamazoo/Guatemala Crossover $250
• Kalamazoo: Pioneering Recovery $200
• KCMHSAS Adventure Group $1,000
• KIA Art Fair – Added Day Programming $1,000
• Learn About Your Land $250
• Let Your Scars Shine! $250
• Lil’ CORE $1,000
• Love Your Self $250
• Loy Norrix Band Chicken Barbeque $200
• Maple Street Middle School Back to School Event $1,000
• Mattawan Friday Back Pack Program $750
• Media and Literacy: Connecting Cultural Disconnects $300
• Meet the World $250
• Mobile Vet AMTRYKE Task Force 1 $1,000
• MotherBaby Lullaby $250
• National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2011 $100
• No Child Left Inside - Butterfly Conservation Project $1,000
• No One Left Behind $250
• On the Street $100
• On the Street: The Poetry of Life on the Run $250
• Open Roads CFAA Bike Project $1,000
• Parkwood Upjohn Community Reading Program $1,000
• Parkwood Upjohn Elementary School Garden $1,000
• Partners in Housing Transition $1,000
• Peace Pizzazz:Weaving the Golden Rule Into Our Lives $1,000
• Peer to Peer Educational DVD $700
• Pioneering Recovery $250
• Poverty & Education Lecture with Richard Rothstein $390
• Professional Caregiver Development Day $1,000
• Project Connect 2011 $1,000
• Random Acts of Kindness $500
• Relax to the Max $250
• Sound & Spirit of Young Kalamazoo Concert $1,000
• Spring Open House $545
• Summer BBQ and Concert $100
• Summer Dance Residency Project $1,000
• Summer Education $1,000
• Summer Stages 2011 $1,000
• the Fishin' Weather Project $1,000
• Ujima Family History & Genealogy $1,000
• Unity Youth Retreat 2011 $1,000
• Urban Empowerment Reading Circle $500
• What Does A Family Look Like to You? Youth Art Contest $560
• Windows are Doors $250
• WMU Day $500
• Women's Giving Circle $100
• Young Ladies of Worth $1,000
• Youth Ramp 2011 $1,000

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 Greater Kalamazoo United Way and Kalamazoo Community Foundation have made $530,000 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

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
• Douglass Community Association $20,000
• Fair Food Matters $30,000
• Kalamazoo Communities in School $15,000
• 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
• Greater Kalamazoo United Way $50,000
• Kalamazoo Communities In Schools $15,000
• Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services $100,000
• Life Ministry $3,250
• Ministry with Community $50,000
• Salvation Army $95,000