08.18.2010 -  You can make an online gift to one or more of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation’s Spirit of Community Funds to address the community’s most pressing needs.

Spirit of Community Fund
Your gift gives the Kalamazoo Community Foundation’s board of trustees the discretion to use your gift in the way it sees fit to address community priorities.

Youth Development Fund
Your gift will help support programs that build bridges to create a sense of unity across race, class or ethnicity, encourage individuals to look after their neighbor and help youths feel a strong sense of community belonging.

Economic and Community Development Fund
Your gift will provide resources for neighborhood revitalization projects, support for small businesses, job training and other programs to help the greater Kalamazoo area sustain a rich and dynamic local economy.

Education and Learning Fund
Your gift will support programs that help parents prepare their young children for school and give all children an equal chance for success.

Environment Fund
Your gift will support programs that preserve and protect the beauty of the greater Kalamazoo area’s natural environment.

Health Fund
Your gift will support programs that give individuals and families the care they need, especially those without insurance coverage or those who could not otherwise afford quality health care.

Housing Fund
Your gift will support programs that provide safe and affordable housing for individuals and families in our community.

Individuals and Families Fund
Your gift will support programs that strengthen the lives of our community residents by helping them find the food, shelter and care they need to stay healthy and prosper.

Partners in Education Scholarship Fund
Your gift to this fund will support scholarships for local high school students who are pursuing their dreams of attending colleges and universities in Michigan.