20 Stories For 2020

Kalamazoo Community Foundation staff led some important conversations at the Council of Michigan Foundations annual conference last fall.

After more than 20 years of equity work, KZCF created the first dedicated position to advance Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and Anti-Racism standards and practices within the foundation.

Learn more about how one library assistant's legacy is opening doors for aspiring librarians of color. 

Make a gift to the Amanda Green Scholarship Fund.

From France to El Salvador, listen to the story of how one donor's emigration story led her to establish a scholarship to support other immigrant students.

Naming is powerful. Learn how former professional football player and philanthropist Duane Young honored his parents' legacy through his scholarship fund.

Hear how community partnership with KZCF led to an unprecedented grantmaking from our Donor Advised Funds. 

Creative and collective ways folks raised money for the Community Urgent Relief Fund in the early days of the pandemic.

Learn how the KZCF & TRHT team response to gun violence, an on-going issue in our community. 

Watch the TRutH Talks on gun violence in Kalamazoo.

Learn how joining the Kalamazoo County Response Consortium helped KZCF best meet nonprofit partner needs as the pandemic unfolded.

Listen to how the KZCF Community Investment team made real-time changes to its grantmaking process to support nonprofit partners during the COVID-19 crisis.