Mary Free Bed Guild Fund

About Mary Free Bed Guild Fund

Mary Free Bed Guild Fund’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, including a $538,423 grant in 2023, a $316,966 grant in 2024, and a $352,947 grant in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that backs its own rehabilitation ecosystem as well as outside organizations serving physically affected people. The fund also underwrites hospital-related needs beyond general operations, such as a $325,000 grant in 2025 to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation for annual gala support and hospital equipment. Across its recent grants, the foundation supports rehabilitation services, pediatric care, cancer rehabilitation, adaptive sports, patient assistance, and education. It also funds facilities, research, and treatment for physically affected persons through its external grants program. Several awards go to Grand Rapids organizations, while others support regional partners such as Covenant Healthcare Foundation, Alternatives in Motion, Disability Advocates of Kent County, and Paws With a Cause. The foundation’s active scholarship programs extend this mission into workforce development and support for students with disabilities or those preparing for health care careers.

What Mary Free Bed Guild Fund Funds

One clear thread in Mary Free Bed Guild Fund’s grantmaking is rehabilitation infrastructure. In 2025, it gave $325,000 to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation for annual gala support and hospital equipment, and in 2024 it awarded $28,784 to the same organization for annual gala support and contribution for hospital equipment. Those grants show a mix of event-linked fundraising support and equipment-specific funding. The fund also invests in disability services and adaptive participation. It granted $30,000 in 2024 and another $30,000 in 2025 to Alternatives in Motion for program support, and $15,000 in 2025 to Disability Advocates of Kent County for program support. In adaptive sports, a $24,662 grant in 2024 went to Riverbank Events and Media LLC for a hand cycle division award. Pediatric and family-centered care also appears in the portfolio. Full Peds Ahead is one of the fund’s active programs, focused on pediatric rehabilitation, including autism, cerebral palsy, chronic pain, and early development rehabilitation.

How Mary Free Bed Guild Fund Gives