KZCF Trivia
The Kalamazoo Community Foundation was founded by Harold and Carrie Upjohn in this year.
1925
What is the word for a monetary gift given from a foundation to a nonprofit organization to help fund programs and projects?
A grant
What type of foundation focuses on local investment and granting to nonprofit organizations?
A community foundation
This organization has a mission to teach youth bike mechanic skills and social skills in order to better prepare them for their future.
This organization serves as a learning hub for other youth organizations in Kalamazoo to come together and collaborate with each other.
Kalamazoo Youth Development Network
What are the two funding priorities for the KZCF YAC and the KZCF?
Equity and Education
This type of organization exists to serve specific and varied needs of community members.
Nonprofit organization
This is the name given to a community member who makes a financial contribution to the foundation.
Donor
This organization provides a space for youth to share their creativity through art, poetry, and activism.
FIRE
This organization's slogan is: "Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women".
YWCA
How many grant applications did the KZCF YAC recieve last year?
24
This is the formal name for an organization that receives funding from a foundation.
Grantee
What is another type of foundation other than a community foundation?
2) A private foundation
3) A corporate foundation
This organization is devoted to nurturing intellectual and creative confidence in youth in Kalamazoo County through creative writing workshops, summer camps, in-school programs, after school tutoring, and community partnerships.
Read and Write Kalamazoo
This organization provides youth with the opportunity to learn about different cultures and to travel internationally.
Merze Tate Explorers
What was the total amount of $ the foundation granted into the community in 2019?
Appx. $16,750,000
This concept is defined by considering individual needs and customizing efforts to address them.
Equity
Aside from non-profits, name two entities that KZCF (and other community foundations) often interact with.
Politicians
Local government
School systems
Law Enforcement
This organization develops youth and adult leaders engaged in their communities through partnerships with 13 Nobel Peace Prize winners, including the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu.
Great Lakes Peace Jam
This organization provides a variety of different services that are focused on supporting Hispanic and Latinx communities.
El Concilio
Other than the YAC, name two functional areas of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation.
Community Investment
Marketing and Communications
Scholarship
Donor Relations
TRHT
What is the Greek translation of the word "philanthropy"?
Love of humanity
This type of fund remains at the same amount over time, but the INTEREST generated from this fund is used to determine a grantmaking budget.
An endowment
This regal organization is dedicated to the empowerment and inspiration of minority youth to live beyond the scopes of societal norms.
Young Kings and Queens
This organization advocates for the rights and protections of people living with disabilities.
Disability Network