Youth Advisory Committee Seeks New Members in 2024
About the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is a group of local high school students who are responsible for reviewing funding requests submitted to the Community…
Giving Locally? CFHZ Can Help Your Achieve Your Charitable Goals.
Your Local Experts As your local experts in philanthropy, CFHZ offers personal attention to our donors and deeper connections to the nonprofits whose work is essential to effecting local community…
Navigating FAFSA Delays
2024 FAFSA CHANGES The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a crucial tool in securing financial assistance for higher education. This year, students are facing unexpected hurdles after…
Tips for serving clients who give locally
Giving locally Your charitably-minded clients have no shortage of options for their philanthropic dollars. Many clients use their donor-advised funds at CFHZ to support nonprofits across the country - including…
FAQs: A snapshot of clients’ tax-time charitable giving questions
The year is in full swing. Attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors are asking clients to start gathering tax documents and related paperwork for 2023 tax returns and 2024 planning. Now…
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CFHZ Helps Increase Availability of Mental Health Services
Local data and input from nonprofit partners continue to identify increasing access to and availability of mental health care services as a key priority, especially for individuals who face the…
2023: CFHZ Year in Review
Gifts and Grants $17.9 million total gifts received. $2.12 million in gifts to our Community's Endowment. $12.7 million total grants distributed. $1,078,000 granted from our Community's Endowment. This is a major…
A Q&A With Former Promise Scholar, Julian Lugo
Julian Lugo is a former Holland/Zeeland Promise Scholarship program scholar and graduate of Hope College. He was recently promoted to Director of Programs at Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP)!…