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The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation:

• Encourages programs which are collaborative, comprehensive and have potential for continuity.
  
• Encourages leveraging and matching grant opportunities involving multiple funding sources.
  
• Supports "seed money" requests to assist innovative projects.
  
• Encourages programs and projects focused on problem prevention rather than cure.

The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation generally does not fund:

• General operating expenses.
  
• Private individuals.
  
• Profit making organizations.
  
• Elimination of existing financial
  obligations/debts/liabilities.
  
• Religious programs that serve, or appear to serve, specific religious denominations.
  
• Fund raising events.

We encourage you to call and talk with a member of our staff before you start to write a proposal. Please call us at (616)842-6378.