Grand Rapids Alliance of Cooperative Communities

The Grand Rapids Alliance of Cooperative Communities (GRACC) develops and operates intentional cooperative housing in Grand Rapids, MI to expand affordable, community-centered housing options. The organization uses consensus-based cooperative governance to provide below-market housing while building resident leadership, skills, and neighborhood engagement. GRACC reports having provided affordable housing to more than 190 people since its founding in 2012, with an emphasis on low-income and historically underserved residents; recent program activity includes sustainability efforts (pollinator plantings begun in 2023) and ongoing resident skill-building and neighborhood participation. The organization's EIN (46-1106456) has been corroborated through nonprofit data aggregators and its filed IRS Form 990s, and GRACC is currently an operating, donor-facing 501(c)(3). GRACC partners with local cooperative initiatives and community organizations to amplify impact, and it highlights measurable affordability outcomes in its recent impact reporting (a large share of residents below 80% AMI and a high proportion of neurodiverse and LGBTQIA2S+ members).