SWEET HOUSE FOUNDATION

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Adding 3-dimensions to text and illustrations Several of the label text panels at the Grand Rapids Public Museum's "Fashion + Nature" exhibit include all black 3-D "printout" elements like this close-up, magnified view of sharkskin. For visually impaired visitors, this allows a tactile "view" of the subject. And for sighted visitors, as well, this offers an additional way to know the subject of the text, images, and what is in the display case. See also, <a href="https://www.grpm.org/fashion-and-nature/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.grpm.org/fashion-and-nature/</a> Press L for lightbox (large) view; click the image or press Z for full image display. Hover the mouse pointer over the image for pop-up remarks.
Adding 3-dimensions to text and illustrations Credit: anthroview

Sweet House Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 2017, the organization seeks to bring love and support to those in need in the Greater Grand Rapids area. Its mission is to provide access to safe, affordable and stable housing, to offer educational and employment support, and to create a sense of belonging and community in the lives of those who are often overlooked and pushed to the margins of society.

The organization's activities focus on providing housing to those affected by homelessness, providing educational and employment support, and providing food and clothing donations. Sweet House Foundation works to provide housing through their rental assistance program, which offers short-term rental assistance for individuals and families in need. They also provide support for those seeking to purchase a home, as well as helping people with home repairs and maintenance.

In addition to providing housing, Sweet House Foundation offers educational and employment support. This includes providing job readiness and job placement assistance, access to educational resources, career counseling, and support for returning citizens. The organization also offers a variety of programs to help those in need, such as providing case management, financial literacy classes, and medical assistance.

Sweet House Foundation works to strengthen the community by connecting individuals and families in need with resources, support, and hope. Through their work, they strive to create a more just and equitable society for all.

SWEET HOUSE FOUNDATION is a Uncategorized or General Museum in GRAND RAPIDS MI. US MID #8402600258

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 137,211 from tax period 201204 (YYYYMM).

Adding 3-dimensions to text and illustrations Several of the label text panels at the Grand Rapids Public Museum's "Fashion + Nature" exhibit include all black 3-D "printout" elements like this close-up, magnified view of sharkskin. For visually impaired visitors, this allows a tactile "view" of the subject. And for sighted visitors, as well, this offers an additional way to know the subject of the text, images, and what is in the display case. See also, <a href="https://www.grpm.org/fashion-and-nature/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.grpm.org/fashion-and-nature/</a> Press L for lightbox (large) view; click the image or press Z for full image display. Hover the mouse pointer over the image for pop-up remarks.
So many places to look in this multi-media exhibition If artifacts are 3-D and photos are 2-D, then perhaps lines of text can be thought of as 1-D. Unlike the still photos, the (rear-projection) video loop at the center of this snapshot from the "Mandela: the official exhibition" includes an audio layer with specially arranged speakers that confine the playback to the immediate vicinity of viewers, rather than filling the exhibit hall. Also in the snapshot is reflection on the video display in which part of the far wall to the left of the large portrait of Rev. Desmond Tutu, including a visitor reading the label text. See also, <a href="https://www.grpm.org/mandela/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.grpm.org/mandela/</a> Press L for lightbox (large) view; click the image or press Z for full image display. Hover the mouse pointer over the image for pop-up remarks.
Beaver pelt alive and dead For the museum display, of course, all materials are non-living, but this photo shows how different the beavers' skin looks on the animal versus grouped into an adult-size human overcoat (and top hat). The recent book by Leila Philip, Beaverland, and the recent TV program on PBS.org, Beaver Fever, introduce the place of "nature's civil engineers" to readers and viewers that makes the fur trapping seem strange indeed. See also the full exhibition, "Fashion + Nature," at the Grand Rapids Public Museum in which this view appears, <a href="https://www.grpm.org/fashion-and-nature/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.grpm.org/fashion-and-nature/</a> Press L for lightbox (large) view; click the image or press Z for full image display. Hover the mouse pointer over the image for pop-up remarks.
Sharp tools and keen eye to carve ivory Before mass slaughter and globally reaching supply chains, obtaining a piece of ivory and then having the skill and the tools to carve it contributed to the impact it made on viewers. Sometimes an artificial material and precision molding made possible mass production so that ordinary people could see and own something similar to those earlier pieces of art. Now the creature whose ivory was taken, the traders who brought it to the craftsperson, the carver, the buyer, and many of the generations whose hands this piece passed between are dead. Ever since the piece arrived at the museum and became part of the permanent display, many more people have been able to admire the piece and to ponder the cost of obtaining it than even before. As for theme, it seems unlikely that a sculptor would do a "photograph" to capture normal life contemporary to his own reference point. So this subject probably represents an imagined bygone era, tinged with nostalgia for both maker and buyer. Press L for lightbox (large) view; click the image or press Z for full image display. Hover the mouse pointer over the image for pop-up remarks.

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SWEET HOUSE FOUNDATION
254 E FULTON
GRAND RAPIDS
MI
49503-3211

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MID # 8402600258
Name SWEET HOUSE FOUNDATION
Alternate Name
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 202260362
NTEECC A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201204
INCOME 143,813
REVENUE 137,211
LAT/LONG 42.963088, -85.662739
CODES FIPS State Code: 26
FIPS County Code: 081
US Census Tract: 002100
US Census Block: 2008