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A nonprofit working to establish an African American cultural center in Grand Rapids has met its $50,000 fundraising goal in order to receive a matching grant from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation.
The NIA Centre said Monday that it has raised the $50,000 that is part of a matching grant requirement necessary to receive the remaining funds of a $100,000 “The Path Forward” grant from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation.
NIA Centre will use the funding to build organizational capacity, conduct research and partially support the salary of an executive director.
“Despite the economic setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic, our community stepped up,” said Robert Upton Jr., chair of the board of directors at the NIA Centre. “The NIA Centre is now taking well-financed steps that will directly impact the region’s culture and economy. It is a major milestone in our quest to establish a world-class African American cultural