The Wege Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to develop leaders in economicology, health, education, and arts, and enhance the lives of people in Michigan.
Donor Name: The Wege Foundation
State: Michigan
County: Kent County (MI)
City: Grand Rapids
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/07/2023
Details:
Areas of Interest
- Arts & Culture
- Goal 1: Foster authentic artistic and cultural expression by diverse neighborhoods and communities, especially those that are historically under resourced and marginalized.
- Goal 2: Assure affordable and welcoming access by lower-income and diverse individuals to a wide variety of artistic and cultural exhibits and performances through relevant programming and aggressive outreach.
- Education
- Goal 1: Assure access to extracurricular services and programming (pre-K through post-secondary) that prepare disadvantaged students to learn and enhance academic and life skills achievements to promote the next level of development.
- Goal 2: Support effective strategies for involvement by adult caregivers and mentors in children’s education, especially in public schools with diverse student populations.
- Environment (& Education)
- Goal 1: Assure access to experiential environmental education for public school students that is regular, systematic, integrated with curricula, and connected with “real world” community initiatives such as Grand River restoration, renewable energy & efficiency, water conservation and protection, addressing climate change, wildlife habitat conservation and sustainable food systems.
- Goal 2: Develop and implement long-term strategy to restore, protect, and make available for appropriate uses by all the lower Grand River watershed, including restoration of the namesake rapids in downtown Grand Rapids.
- Goal 3: Assure Grand Rapids continues to be a national and international leader in its commitment to sustainable development, i.e. “Economicology.”
- Goal 4: Assure that Michigan is a national and international leader in policies to protect the environment, including the Great Lakes, in ways that recognize the connection between environmental protection, human health, and promoting economic and social justice.
- Community Health & Wellbeing
- Goal 1: Assure collaborative and continuing support to focus on the long-term impact of social and community determinants of health, root causes and disproportionate racialized outcomes in housing and economic equity to achieve racial justice.
- Goal 2: Assure a pipeline of diverse and culturally competent talent to create racial justice and equity that arise from the most disproportionate, racialized social determinants of health in Grand Rapids.
Geographical Areas
Kent County and Grand Rapids metropolitan area.
Eligibility Quiz
- The Wege Foundation funds only organizations classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Does your organization qualify as a 501(c)(3)?
- Does the cause for which you are seeking funds serve the citizens of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and surrounding areas?
- The Wege Foundation Grant Program donates to the following missions. Does your request fit into one of these?
- The Wege Foundation values collaboration in funding. The Foundation will consider funding only a portion of your project’s expenses. Can you meet this requirement to collaborate with other donors on your project?
For more information, visit The Wege Foundation.
