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Steelcase Foundation
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The Steelcase Foundation was established in 1951 to make grants to non-profit organizations, projects and programs in the communities where our employees live and work. The Foundation focuses on the areas of human service, health, education, community development, the arts and the environment -- giving particular concern to people who are disadvantaged, disabled, young and elderly as they attempt to improve the quality of their lives.
At the end of fiscal year 2008, the Foundation had made over $6 million in grants and matching gifts and held assets of over $70 million. The 2008 Steelcase Foundation Annual Report lists the causes supported and details a few of them.
Steelcase founders and original trustees Walter Idema and David Hunting Sr. established the Foundation as an independent trust to support "charitable, scientific, literary or educational" causes. Carrying the founders' vision forward, today's trustees and staff believe that:
- People are the bottom line
- Improving the human condition is all-important
- Approaching problems holistically leads to imaginative and often dramatic solutions
Our Foundation has evolved into more than a grantmaking institution. It has become a catalyst for partnerships and problem-solving across sectors -- non-profit, for-profit and government.
While the Foundation operates independently of Steelcase Inc., it complements corporate efforts by:
- Supporting communities where Steelcase has manufacturing facilities
- Matching employee gifts to educational and community organizations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000 per year
Contact:
The Steelcase Foundation
P.O. Box 1967
GH-4E
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501-1967
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