HBA Foundation

The Home & Building Association (HBA) Foundation was established in 1988 as a 501(c)(3) charitable, non-profit organization dedicated to the future of the home building industry in the Greater Grand Rapids area.
 
The HBA Foundation's mission is to provide opportunities to support the community by providing community service grants focusing on special needs housing and to provide scholarships for students pursuing a career related to the building industry.

Building Hope. Strengthening Communities.

How You Can Make a  Difference

When you give to the HBA Foundation you are helping to strengthen our community and the future of our children!
 
In 2009, your contribution will help in... 
 

  • ensuring a warm and safe place for homeless women and children to live, who have undergone some unusual circumstances, through Hope Community, Transitional Housing for Women and Children.
  • providing resources & materials at the Home & Building Association of Greater Grand Rapids Community Repair Day to do vital repairs for families through Home Repair Services of Kent County.
  • helping 11 students further their education, an opportunity that might not otherwise be available without your help.

To make a donation to the HBA Foundation click here to download a gift form. You can fax or mail the form back to the HBA Foundation. Call the HBA Foundation for more information or questions.

Through your generous donation you are providing hope in the lives of children. You are giving strength to those that live in the community around you. You can make a difference!

Contributions to the HBA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable, non-profit organization, are tax deductible. You will receive a letter acknowledging your gift. All contributors are recognized in the HBAGGR & HBA Foundation newsletters and the HBA Foundation’s Annual Report.

Grants and Community Projects

During the Foundation's proud 22-year history, we've provided over $210,000 in assistance to community programs including:

  • Hope Community's 24 units of housing and a service center as transitional housing for women and children
  • KIDSFIRST (emergency shelter for children)
  • Oakdale Neighbors
  • Home Repair Services of Kent County, for Community Repair Day
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Inner City Christian Federation
  • Volunteers in Service
  • Christian Homes, a ministry of Hope Network West Michigan
  • Mercy Respite Center of Arbor Circle
  • Shepherds of Independence
  • Thresholds, Inc.
  • Westown Jubilee Housing, Inc.

The HBA Foundation supports both established and new community service programs whose mission and purpose fall within the Foundation's mission.

Questions?  Want more information? Click here to contact us!

Academic and Tools Scholarships

Since May of 1990, the HBA Foundation has awarded over $173,000 in $1,000 scholarships to outstanding graduating high school and college students, both of which are pursuing a career related to the building industry.

Scholarships will be determined by the HBA Foundation at their annual meeting in March of 2010.