Kalamazoo Community Foundation
2006 Community Investments



Because of the generous spirit of many, the Kalamazoo Community Foundation made more than $15.8 million in community investments in 2006. A listing of community investments from Unrestricted Funds––organized according to the Community Foundation's community investment priorities––appears below.


Individuals and Families
• $7,500 to American Red Cross - Greater Kalamazoo Chapter
$15,000 to Bethany Christian Services, Inc.
$20,000 to Community AIDS Resources and Education Services (CARES)
$15,000 to Disability Resource Center of Southwest Michigan
$20,000 to Elder Law of Michigan, Inc.
$150,000 to Emergency Financial Assistance Network through Greater Kalamazoo United Way
$7,500 to Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan
$7,000 to First Congregational Church of Mattawan
$10,000 to Fourth Reformed Church
$60,000 to Greater Kalamazoo United Way
$57,000 to Hispanic American Council
$20,000 to Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy and Action in the Community (ISAAC)
$8,500 to Kalamazoo County Water Safety and Recovery Association
$7,500 to Kalamazoo Drop-in Child Care Center
$35,000 to Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
$15,000 to Kalamazoo Regional Chamber Foundation
$55,000 to Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity
$7,500 to Lending Hands of Michigan, Inc.
$200,000 to Planned Parenthood of South Central Michigan
$175,000 to Portage Community Outreach Center
$6,999 to Professional Development and Training Center of Southwest Michigan
$100,000 to Residential Opportunities, Inc.
$20,000 to Western Michigan University Foundation
$300,000 to YWCA of Kalamazoo 

Economic and Community Development
$7,500 to Constructive Community Builders, Inc.
$7,500 to Downtown Tomorrow Incorporated
$250,000 to Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan
$50,000 to Ministry with Community
$7,500 to Minority Business Alliance of Southwest Michigan
$20,000 to Northside Economic Potential Group
$200,000 to Southwest Michigan First, Inc.
$14,500 to Village of Schoolcraft
$72,000 to The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Early Childhood Learning and School Readiness
$29,317 to Adventure Centre at Pretty lake
$40,000 to Community Action Agency
$110,000 to Community Action Agency
$38,993 to Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools
$153,209 to Goodwill Industries of Southwest Michigan
$64,000 to Gull Lake Community Schools
$126,000 to Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency
$64,000 to Ujima Enterprises, Inc.

Community Engagement and Youth Development
$90,000 to Challenge Day
$50,000 to Edison Neighborhood Association
$7,500 to Fair Food Matters
$20,700 to Interfaith Homes
$3,500 to Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center
$190,636 to Kalamazoo Communities in Schools
$15,750 to Kalamazoo Deacons' Conference
$60,000 to City of Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation
$6,970 to Kalamazoo Public Library
$7,500 to Minority Business Alliance of Southwest Michigan
$50,000 to Northside Association for Community Development
$20,000 to New Horizon Village Neighborhood Network
$4,242 to Oakwood Neighborhood Association
$123,600 to Prevention Works of Southwest Michigan
$25,000 to Summit on Racism
$20,000 to Teen HEART
$7,500 to Youth Development Initiative of Greater Kalamazoo United Way
Grants