Area Community Funds
Community Funds are permanent endowment funds designated to support and provide positive impact in a specific community for the long-term. These Community Funds enjoy the benefit of the Community Foundation’s investment policies and practices to ensure that the Fund can keep benefiting their community into the future. The current area Community Funds are listed below.
If you are interested in donating to one of the Community Funds, want more information on a particular Community Fund, or if you are interested in serving on an Advisory Committee for one of the Community Funds, please click the links below.
Breaking News!
The Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation (GRACF) is pleased to announce a new matching opportunity designed to strengthen six local Community Funds and ensure long-term support for the communities they serve.
Participating funds include the Deer River Area Community Fund, Greater Itasca Area Community Fund, Greenway Area Community Fund, Hill City Area Community Fund, Nashwauk Area Community Fund, and the newly established Remer Area Community Fund.
Through a recent grant from the Blandin Foundation, each participating Community Fund has the opportunity to raise up to $50,000 starting now until December 31st, 2027. Every dollar raised will be matched dollar-for-dollar – up to $50,000 – by the Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation, permanently increasing each fund’s endowment and the annual grants it can provide to local projects and nonprofits. That means every $1 you give becomes $2!
