Dyer-Ives Foundation

Dyer-Ives Foundation The Dyer-Ives Foundation is a private charitable organization supporting various community needs in arts, culture and quality of life in neighborhoods.

Only a few more days to submit your poem for the 47th Annual Poetry Competition!
02/26/2015

Only a few more days to submit your poem for the 47th Annual Poetry Competition!

Mark Doty has published eight books of poems, including FIRE TO FIRE: New and Selected Poems (HarperCollins), which won the National Book Award for poetry in 2008. He has also published five volume of nonfiction prose, most recently THE ART OF DESCRIPTION: World into Word (Graywolf), a handbook for…

01/21/2015

Check out our recent grants page to see the exciting projects we are supporting!

Poet Mark Doty to Judge 47th Annual Dyer-Ives Kent County Poetry Competition!
01/09/2015

Poet Mark Doty to Judge 47th Annual Dyer-Ives Kent County Poetry Competition!

Accepting poems by Kent County residents and students: FEBRUARY 1st - MARCH 1st, 2015 $900 in prizes, publication in VOICES--with Mark Doty's comments on winning poems. Divisions: K-8th grade, high school - college, graduate - adult. Check website for guidelines: www.dyer-ives.org.

The Grantsmanship Center training at Blue35GR is wrapping up this week with proposal reviews. The group breaks out into ...
10/24/2014

The Grantsmanship Center training at Blue35GR is wrapping up this week with proposal reviews. The group breaks out into teams and writes a full proposal directly applying the information they learned. Then the class reviews all the proposals and provides helpful feedback.

We are excited to be hosting the The Grantsmanship Center all week at Blue35GR for a training with community partners on...
10/21/2014

We are excited to be hosting the The Grantsmanship Center all week at Blue35GR for a training with community partners on program planning and proposal development.

The Dyer-Ives Foundation hosted a two part conversation in June 2013 to discuss the future of sustaining neighborhood wo...
07/15/2013

The Dyer-Ives Foundation hosted a two part conversation in June 2013 to discuss the future of sustaining neighborhood work.

07/10/2013

"If today’s strategic grantmakers want to achieve real results, they must reconsider philanthropic strategy through a social justice lens."

06/21/2013

Dyer-Ives Foundation awards totaling $200,000 to NE, SE, SW and city-wide community impact work ...

Grandville Ave (north) planning - $50,000
Child Discovery Center greenspace - $50,000
Coit Avenue Gateway to NOBL - $50,000
Bike Safety Campaign - $50,000

Congratulations to all involved in the collaborations moving 4 great projects forward!

05/23/2013

From Policy Link today:
Inclusion Fuels Regional Prosperity
Metro regions do best economically when they have low levels of racial segregation and high numbers of immigrants and minority-owned businesses. That’s the conclusion of a new study by Fund for Our Economic Future, which also warns that job creation alone, without inclusiveness, may lead to greater inequality and lower per capita incomes.

05/17/2013

From pets to planning to combating payday lenders and more ...

May 15, 2013 Dyer-Ives Foundation awards to several community-based projects, all innovative, all valuable -

West MI Animal Welfare Network - $5,000
Next Step of West MI - $31,000
Healthy Homes Coalition - $38,200
East Hills Council of Neighbors - $43,230
ICCF - $50,000

Congratulations to each of these organizations as they continue to add value to neighborhood quality of life !!

04/11/2013

After decades of equating homeownership with the American Dream, post-housing crisis realism about the risks and rewards of owning a home have led to greater support for rental housing and a more balanced approach in national housing policy, according to a new survey of housing attitudes released to...

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161 Ottawa Avenue NW, Ste 105-M
Grand Rapids, MI
49503

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