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Community Investments
In the years since its founding, the Kalamazoo Community Foundation has provided essential funding to programs that help individuals and families build self-sufficiency, ensure that all children have an equal chance fo success in school, nuture and prepare our young people for life beyond school, and enhance quality of life and community prosperity.
Because of the generous spirit of many, the Community Foundation made more than $17.3 million in community investments in 2008. A listing of the Community Foundation's 2008 community investments from Unrestricted Funds, which totaled approximately $3.6 million, appears below.
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Individuals and Families
American Red Cross $16,932
Big Brothers Big Sisters, A Community of Caring $35,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kalamazoo $150,000
Catholic Family Services $250,000
Childcare Resources and Referral $18,100
City of Kalamazoo $7,500
City of Kalamazoo $100,000
Comstock Community Center $16,000
Disability Network Southwest Michigan $40,000
Fair Food Matters $92,300
First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo $25,000
Food Bank of South Central Michigan $25,000
Greater Kalamazoo United Way $100,000
Greater Kalamazoo United Way $60,000
Gryphon Place $30,000
Hispanic American Council $50,000
Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan $200,000
Housing Resources, Inc. $150,000
ISAAC $40,000
Kalamazoo Communities in Schools $100,000
Kalamazoo County $10,000
Kalamazoo County Poverty Reduction Initiative $23,754
Kalamazoo Deacons Conference $50,000
Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes $45,000
Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services $30,000
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity $48,000
LIFT Foundation $90,000
Ministry with Community $50,000
Northside Association for Community Development $30,000
Parks Foundation of Kalamazoo County $100,000
Senior Services, Inc. $20,000
Specialized Language Development Center $16,000
St. Thomas More $25,000
W.E. Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corporation $7,500
Economic and Community Development
Building Blocks $10,000
Constructive Community Builders $26,500
Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collective $30,350
Legal Aid of Western Michigan $25,000
Northside Association for Community Development $100,000
Smartshop Metal Arts Collective $15,000
Southwest Michigan First $175,000
Western Michigan University Foundation $25,000
Early Childhood Learning and School Readiness
Kalamazoo Public Schools $50,000
Kalamazoo RESA $126,500
UJIMA Enterprises $111,000
Community Engagement and Youth Development
Adventure Centre at Pretty Lake $60,000
Allen Chapel A.M.E. $7,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo $60,000
City of Kalamazoo $50,000
Eastside Neighborhood Association $20,275
Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center $7,500
Kalamazoo Children's Chorus $4,500
Kalamazoo Communities in Schools $30,000
Kalamazoo County Family YMCA $46,000
Kalamazoo County Water Safety and Recovery Association $8,500
Kalamazoo Junior Girls Organization $96,000
Kalamazoo Public Library $150,000
Kampus Kidz Connection $4,900
Minority Business Alliance $15,718
New Latino Visions $15,000
Oakwood Neighborhood Association $11,730
Prevention Works of Southwest Michigan $59,552
Red Tent $20,000
Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center $150,000
Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society $38,000
Teen HEART $20,000
W.E. Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corporation $49,375
Program and Business Related Investments
Since 2000, the Kalamazoo Community Foundation's board of trustees has authorized more than $22.5 million in Program and Business Related Investments to assist with economic and community redevelopment projects. Some have already been completed; others are underway or planned for the future. The objective has been to provide low-interest loans to organizations dedicated to enhancing the economic growth and vitality of the greater Kalamazoo area. The following are the principal Program and Business Related Investments authorized by the Community Foundation as of December 31, 2008.
Downtown Tomorrow, Inc. $10.1 million
Housing Resources, Inc. $250,000
Kalamazoo Community Foundation Real Estate Holdings, Inc. $5.7 million
Local Initiatives Support Corp. $1 million
Air Zoo® $1 million
Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, Inc. $4 million |
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