Michigan Business Beat | Cindy Hales/Community Foundation 2023 Grant Cycle For Tri-County Nonprofits

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Cindy E. Hales, Ed.D., Vice President of Community Investment, Capital Region Community Foundation. Their discussion covers the details surrounding a grant application period that is currently underway. LANSING, MICH. — The Community Foundation has announced the opening of their 2023 grant cycle. Applications are now open for Capacity Building, Mini, and Youth Grants. New this year, Impact Grants will open for application in mid-March. “We’re excited for the opening of our 2023 grant cycle, which incorporates changes based on guidance from our Community Investment and Racial Equity Committees,” said Cindy Hales, Vice President of Community Investment. “Our goal with these changes is to be more inclusive and accessible to diverse organizations in the Capital Region. And with the recent adoption of an Inclusion Statement, we are encouraging our grantees to also embrace a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.” Inclusion Statement In our grantmaking, we work with partners whose programming, leadership, staffing, and volunteers reflect the diversity of the people they serve. Like the Community Foundation, our partners should authentically work to maximize access to services and achieve equitable practices for all people regardless of ethnicity, race, age, gender, identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, marital status, income status and or philosophy/religion. Capacity Building Grants help an organization increase its sustainability and effectiveness by strengthening its internal systems. Capacity Building strengthens an organization so it can grow its impact and accomplish its mission. The Foundation does this by partnering with our Capacity Building grantees and experts in organizational management. Capacity grant amounts vary. Youth Grants are awarded by the Youth Advisory Council (YAC), a group of high school students from across the tri-county region. The YAC makes grants of up to $5,000 from the Youth Endowment Fund to support