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Barry Community Foundation gives $83000 to local restaurants
Bonnie Gettys has been with the Barry Community Foundation since its inception. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place...more
Bonnie Gettys has been with the Barry Community Foundation since its inception. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place...more
Blue Zones and Barry Community Foundation Launch Groundbreaking Countywide Transformation
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Barry Community Foundation and other local leaders have joined forces with Blue...more
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Barry Community Foundation and other local leaders have joined forces with Blue...more
A Gift from Graduates
(To give out a scholarship, a fund of at least $10,000 must back it, according to the Barry Community Foundation.) TKAA has been working on...more
(To give out a scholarship, a fund of at least $10,000 must back it, according to the Barry Community Foundation.) TKAA has been working on...more
High school students spread kindness through service to larger community
The grants were received from the Youth Advisory Council of the Barry Community Foundation and the Thornapple Enrichment Foundation, an...more
The grants were received from the Youth Advisory Council of the Barry Community Foundation and the Thornapple Enrichment Foundation, an...more
Delton Kellogg receives $250000 for infrastructure spending / 10-26-17
The Delton Kellogg School District has received $250,000 to fund infrastructure projects not covered by its millage. Barry Community...more
The Delton Kellogg School District has received $250,000 to fund infrastructure projects not covered by its millage. Barry Community...more
New program gives Barry Co. kindergartners their own savings accounts
"Kickstart to Career," a program launched by the Barry Community Foundation, gives every single kindergartner in Barry County--700 kids in...more
"Kickstart to Career," a program launched by the Barry Community Foundation, gives every single kindergartner in Barry County--700 kids in...more
Barry Community Foundation wins national honor for business partnership / 10-23-14
Accepting the 2014 Secretaries' Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships at a special ceremony Wednesday in Cleveland, are...more
Accepting the 2014 Secretaries' Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships at a special ceremony Wednesday in Cleveland, are...more
Hildreth to receive 2014 Liberty Bell award Friday / 5-1-14
Bonnie Hildreth, president and CEO of Barry Community Foundation, will be honored Friday as the 2014 Liberty Bell Award winner. Hildreth was...more
Bonnie Hildreth, president and CEO of Barry Community Foundation, will be honored Friday as the 2014 Liberty Bell Award winner. Hildreth was...more
Hildreth is 2013 Athena Leadership Award winners / 12-12-13
The Chamber of Commerce will honor Bonnie Hildreth, president and CEO of the Barry Community Foundation as the 2013 Athena Leadership Award...more
The Chamber of Commerce will honor Bonnie Hildreth, president and CEO of the Barry Community Foundation as the 2013 Athena Leadership Award...more
Baums Honored with Statewide Philanthropy Award
The Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) in Grand Rapids presented Hastings residents Larry and Earlene Baum with the 2013 Russell G. Mawby Award for Philanthropy during the foundation's 41st...more
The Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) in Grand Rapids presented Hastings residents Larry and Earlene Baum with the 2013 Russell G. Mawby Award for Philanthropy during the foundation's 41st...more
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