Grand Rapids, MI

GRANDVILLE AVENUE ARTS AND HUMANITIES INC

EIN 38-3482546

Children & youth Low-income

Mission

We build environments of curiosity and creativity with our neighbors to cultivate inclusion and justice.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About GRANDVILLE AVENUE ARTS AND HUMANITIES INC

Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities (GAAH) is a neighborhood-based nonprofit arts and cultural organization in Grand Rapids, Michigan, operating two community sites (the Cook Arts Center and the Cook Library Center) that prioritize K–12 youth and their families. The organization uses arts, music, dance, pottery, tutoring, and library services to create care-centered programs that foster discovery, belonging, and grassroots advocacy. GAAH provides year-round programming (after-school classes, tutoring, summer day camps including Girls Rock! Grand Rapids, teen leadership, and library services) that are free or prioritized for neighborhood residents. The organization is an active, donor-facing charity with a maintained website, public program schedules, recent grant awards, and ongoing community partnerships.

Notable achievements

NEA Grant Award

Received a National Endowment for the Arts grant to support multidisciplinary arts programming staff at the Cook Arts Center (award reported by federal/state grant listings in the 2024–2025 grant cycle).

Measurable community reach (most recent year)

Website ‘last year at-a-glance’ metrics report several hundred class enrollments and thousands of library visits (examples listed by the organization include hundreds of classes taken, dozens of teen leaders, and several thousand library visits), demonstrating sustained program usage and neighborhood impact.

Sustained neighborhood arts hub & annual fundraiser

Operates two community sites delivering free neighborhood-first programming and holds an annual Día del Sol community celebration and fundraiser that serves as a key public engagement and development event.

At a glance

Total assets: $3.7M
Annual revenue: $1.1M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 38-3482546
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Website: www.gaah.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

State and federal arts support — listed as a recipient in recent Michigan arts funding plans and in National Endowment for the Arts grant listings for support to local arts programming.

Included in City of Grand Rapids arts and culture briefings and local arts planning documents as a core neighborhood arts provider, reflecting municipal recognition of the organization’s role in the local cultural ecosystem.

Partnerships with local higher-education and workforce initiatives — participates in internship and placement programs (example: local college internship/placement partnerships) that highlight the organization’s role as a training site for arts and humanities students and emerging arts workers.

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