Nokomis Foundation
Grants List
2002

Advocating for Change

HIV/ AIDS Services, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
W. Michigan AIDS Memorial Quilt Display
2002
$2,000.00

Planned Parenthood Centers of W. Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI
Expanded outreach to underserved populations
2003-2005
$133,000.00

Celebrating Our Progress

Actor’s Theatre
Grand Rapids, MI
Tongue of a Bird - running 3/20-22 and 27-29
2002
$5,000.00

Community Media Center
Grand Rapids, MI
1st Annual International Women’s Day - March 8, 2002
2002
$1,200.00

Grand Rapids Urban League
Grand Rapids, MI
Film project
2002-2003
$10,000

GVSU Women's Center
Allendale, MI
Vagina Monologues 2003
2002
$3,200.00

GVSU Women’s Center
Allendale, MI
Dr. Carol Gilligan lecture and workshops
2002
$3,000.00

Hope College
Holland, MI
Art songs by women composers from 1750 - present
2002
$5,000.00

Wealthy Street Theatre
Grand Rapids, MI
Production of ‘Inside Out’
2002
$5,000.00

Women’s Studies Council of W. Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI
Nokomis Lecture Series
2001-2003
$120,000.00

Taking Flight: Grants for Girls

ArtWorks!
Grand Rapids, MI
MOLLIE Makes a Film
2002
$10,000.00

Child and Family Services of Western Michigan
Holland, MI
Girls on the Run (for North Ottawa county)
2002
$5,000.00

Girls Scouts of Glowing Embers Council, Inc.
Kalamazoo, MI
Allegan County Summer Program
2002
$1,800.00

Girl Scouts of Michigan Trails
Grand Rapids, MI
Serving Girls in Urban and Migrant Communities
2002
$9,200.00

Project Rehab
Grand Rapids, MI
BEYOND
2002
$20,000.00

Cherry Street Health Services
Grand Rapids, MI
CHOICES for Girls (anger management)
2002
$19,200.00

Becoming Self-suffcient

Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
Prevention servicesfor women in transitional housing
2002
$15,000.00

Time Out Community Enrichment Fund
Grand Rapids, MI
Black Women’s Roundtable
2002
$800.00



Women's Technology Consortium

Center For Women in Transition
Holland, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$6,000.00

Girl Scouts of Michigan Trails
Grand Rapids, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$5,500.00

GROW (Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women)
Grand Rapids, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$5,000.00

Michigan Women’s Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$6,000.00

Planned Parenthood Centers of W. Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$13,000.00

Safe Haven Ministries
Grand Rapids, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$7,500.00

Volunteers in Service
Grand Rapids, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$6,000.00

WITNESS
Grand Rapids, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$5,000.00

Women’s Resource Center
Grand Rapids, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$7,000.00

Women’s Resource Center of N. Michigan
Petoskey, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$7,000.00

YWCA of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, MI
Technology Consortium
2002
$7,000.00

Growing Up Strong

Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI
Summer math camp for disadvantaged girls in 2003
2002
$2,000.00

Arbor Circle Corporation
Grand Rapids, MI
Homeless Youth Services conference and staff training
2002
$900.00

Grand Rapids Girls’ School
Grand Rapids, MI
General Operating support directed to student population expansion
2002
$5,000.00

Restorers, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
Young Women United
2002
$16,000.00

SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) Education Foundation
Dearborn, MI
Engineering Preview Summer Camp for girls
2002-2004
$60,000.00

Taking Care of Our Selves

Criminal Justice Chaplaincy
Grand Rapids, MI
Art Therapy Program
2002
$1,500.00

Gilda’s Club of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, MI
Mother/ Daughter/ Sister/ Friend Program
2002
$5,000.00

Grand Rapids REACH
Grand Rapids, MI
Diabetes education awareness program for African American women
2002
$18,000.00

Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, MI
Program development for SWAPP program
2002
$1,400.00

Project Rehab
Grand Rapids, MI
Reaching Behind Bars
2002
$24,000.00

Sparta Health Center
Sparta, MI
Spanish translated prenatal care books
2002
$5,000.00

Weed and Seed
Grand Rapids, MI
Westside Women in Transition Program
2002
$3,200.00

Learning to Give Wisely

Association of Small Foundations
Bethesda, MD
General program support
2002
$5,000.00

Council of Michigan Foundations
Grand Haven, MI
General program support
2002
$2,500.00

Women’s Funding Network
San Francisco, CA
General program support
2002
$2,500.00
Conference support
2002
$5,000.00

Women & Philanthropy
Washington, DC
General program support
2002
$1,000.00

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)
Washington, DC
General program support
2002
$2,000.00

Building Stronger Organizations

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Ann Arbor, MI
Expanded program and staff support
2002
$25,000.00

Visual Arts Center of W. Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI
Studio space and funding for low-income women artists
2002
$3,400.00

WITNESS
Grand Rapids, MI
Capacity building for fund development and marketing
2002
$20,000.00

Women’s Resource Center
Grand Rapids, MI
Capacity building
2002
$30,000.00

YWCA of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, MI
Purchase of school bus for Girls Program transportation needs
2002
$5,000.00