Supporting worthy causes

You can learn a lot about people by how they give of their time and resources. A company is no different. At AMDG, our investment in a variety of causes makes us who we are. We are privileged to be able to do it.

Scholarships

AMDG Scholarship Assistance Fund at San Juan Diego Academy

The AMDG Architects endowment Fund at San Juan Diego Academy provides scholarship money for San Juan Diego Academy students that aids in nurturing the future of Hispanic Catholic Leaders.

AMDG Scholarship at Calvin University

This scholarship is given annually by the firm to a student in their second, third or fourth year. Eligible students have demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in architecture or are pursuing a major in engineering with a civil and environmental concentration. The scholarship is given based on financial need with preference to ethnic minority or international students, women and/or non-Christian Reformed members. AMDG has sponsored this scholarship since 2000.

AMDG Architects, Inc Educational Support Services Endowment Fund at Grand Rapids Christian Schools

This endowment fund supports the Grand Rapids Christian Schools (GRCS) by ensuring they possess the resources needed to support and celebrate the gifts and abilities of each student. GRCS offers Educational Support Services (ESS) for those who may need assistance beyond the traditional classroom, serving over 350 children among all Grand Rapids Christian Schools with a wide variety of individualized services.

AMDG Architects Diversity Scholarship Fund at Hope College

In support of advancing the mission of Hope College, this scholarship is awarded to deserving, underrepresented students with financial need. Preference is given to students with demonstrated experience in or commitment to working with the Hispanic community.

AMDG Architects Endowed Scholarship at Rehoboth Christian School

This endowed scholarship was created to provide financial assistance to families and students demonstrating financial need so that they can have access to and benefit from an education at Rehoboth Christian School. Our intent is to support Native American students and to provide greater access to Rehoboth Christian education.

AMDG Daniel Visser Applied Technology Fund at Grand Rapids Christian Schools

AMDG Architects established this fund at the Grand Rapids Christian Schools Foundation in honor of Daniel Visser, a former teacher at Grand Rapids Christian High School. This fund ensures that the Applied Technology program possesses the resources needed to provide excellent educational programs to train students in the areas of construction, manufacturing, engineering, and architecture.

AMDG Architects Scholarship Fund - St. Paul the Apostle School

This AMDG Architects Scholarship Fund was developed to assist students from families demonstrating financial need – providing access to the benefits of a great Catholic education at St. Paul the Apostle School.

Illiana Christian High School Endowed Scholarship for Adaptive learning

As part of the Illiana Christian High School capital campaign fund, this endowed scholarship provides opportunities for adaptive learning that aligns with their Christian faith both inside and outside of the classroom.

South Christian High School Endowed Scholarship for tuition assistance

This endowed scholarship provides tuition assistance to South Christian High School students with financial need, providing them the opportunity to benefit from a faith-based education.

AMDG Architects Scholarship Fund at Catholic Central High School

The AMDG scholarship fund at Catholic Central High School provides needs-based tuition support to students of Hispanic / Latino heritage who have actively engaged in their community through service.

AMDG Architects Endowed Scholarship at West Catholic High School

The AMDG scholarship fund at Catholic Central High School provides needs-based tuition support to students of Hispanic / Latino heritage who have actively engaged in their community through service.

Deacon Kenneth Baldwin Memorial Fund for Seminarian Formation

In memory of Deacon Kenneth Baldwin, this endowed fund provides support for seminarian education and formation for the Diocese of Grand Rapids.

AMDG Architects Endowed Scholarship Fund at Bethany Christian School

Students in need of financial assistance entering 9^th grade at Bethany Christian School are eligible to benefit from this fund in the form of an annual scholarship award. The AMDG endowed fund allows recipients the possibility to receive the scholarship award each year throughout their 4 years of high school. Priority will be given to Latino/Hispanic students of families in need of financial assistance.

AMDG Architects Endowed Scholarship Fund at Wheaton Academy

AMDG established this Endowed Scholarship Fund to provide a worthy student demonstrating financial need the opportunity to benefit from an education at Wheaton Academy.

Giving

20 Liters
Alger Park CRC
All Belong
Association for A More Just Society
AYA Youth Collective
Barnabas Ministries, Inc.
Benjamin’s Hope
Bethany Christian Schools
BE WELL Center
Catholic Information Center
Charity Global, Inc: Water
Cherry Health Services
Children’s Healing Center
Christian Reformed Conference Grounds
Cutlerville East CRC
D.A. Blodgett / St. Johns
Deos Contemporary Ballet LLC
Down Syndrome Assoc. of Michigan
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
Flat River Outreach Ministries

Foundation for Catholic Secondary Education – West Catholic
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Friendship CRC – GEMS
Georgetown Harmony Homes
Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
Grand Rapids Symphony
Grandville Christian Schools
Guiding Light
Hand2Hand Ministries
Heart of West MI United Way
Heart of West MI United Way – Family Stability Program
Heart of West MI United Way – Youth Education Program
HELP Pregnancy Aid
Holland Christian Schools
Holland Community Aquatics Center
Home Repair Services
Hope Academy
Hope College
Hospice Visions

Humane Society of West Michigan
Jackson Hole Classical Academy
Jenison Christian Schools
Kids Food Basket
Mel Trotter Ministries
Michigan Architectural Foundation
Neland Ave. CRC Building Fund
Noordeloos Christian Reformed Missions
Northwest Indiana Food Bank
Our Shepherds – Our Future, Inc.
Pregnancy Resource Center
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
Ravenna Baptist Church
Reclaim13
Rehoboth Christian Schools
Rock Steady Boxing
Rockford Rotary Foundation
Safe Haven Ministries
Shrine of St. Francis Xavier & Our Lady of Guadalupe
South Christian High School

St. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church
St. John Paul II Parish
St. Joseph the Worker Parish
St. Paul Center
St. Robert Catholic School
Starlight Ministries
The Luke Society
Timothy Christian Schools
Tom Hofmann Baseball Scholarship
Treetops collective
Trinitarians of Mary
Trinity Christian College
Urban Roots
Westra Bye Memorial Art Foundation
Wheaton Academy
Women’s Resource Center
WORLD movers
World Renew
Zuni Christian Mission School

Speaker Series

Wise words

It’s important to hear what people in our community have to say, especially those who are well informed. We are honored to be able to host leaders on topics ranging from creativity and design to globalization, faith, and technology.

Upcoming Speakers

Past Speakers

Charles Burke, President & CEO of Meijer Gardens
In-Person Event at AMDG | Thursday, May 11, 2023

A Remarkable Moment

Bio:

Charles Burke, recently appointed President & CEO of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, previously served as President and CEO of The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, a waterfront cultural campus that curates experiences focusing on arts, culture, film, patriotism, community connectivity, and leadership. The Washington, D.C., metropolitan region native is passionate about providing unfettered accessibility to the arts for all, spent a significant portion of his career as both an executive and orchestral conductor for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and is recognized for his leadership and commitment toward healthy, connected communities.

Charles holds degrees from George Mason University and West Virginia University, received executive leadership training at Harvard Business School and Columbia College, is a Leadership Detroit XXXV graduate, and enjoys many volunteer roles. He began his service-based career as a public school music teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia, and was nominated for the National Sallie Mae First Class Teaching Award. A later International Network of Schools Community Partnership Award nomination lauded his collaborative work between the DSO and Detroit School of Arts.
Lance Davids, Head of Illiana Christian High School
In-Person Event at AMDG | Thursday, February 16, 2023

Get gritty in addressing social media in our schools and with our kids

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Bio:
Lance Davids is Illiana Christian High School’s Head of School. He has been serving Illiana since 1999 both as a teacher and an administrator. Lance received his BA from Trinity Christian College with a major in History and minors in Education and English. He received his Masters of Divinity from Western Theological Seminary and is an ordained pastor in the Reformed Church of America. He is married to his wife Jill and they have 2 daughters: Audra and Jori. He attends Faith Reformed Church in Dyer, IN and is a member of Classis Illiana of the Reformed Church in America.
Stacy Jackson, PhD, Kenneth Weller Professor of Management + Economics and Business Department Chair
In-Person Event at AMDG | Thursday, October 27, 2022

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Topic: Values, Strategy and Leadership

“Effective leaders develop with their organizations. To develop with the organization is significantly different than developing at, for, or even in spite of their organization. Developing with the organization implies leaders and their firms shape each other. The firm is developing the leader through its current and future demands for strategic sustainability of value delivery. Leaders (who must be the proactive agent in this interaction) ensure strategic alignment by developing the firm and themselves - at the same time. The challenges often rest in an inability to see the foundational relationship between values, strategy and leadership that enables leaders to grow and create organizations that grow beyond them.”

Bio:

Stacy (“Stace”) currently serves as the Kenneth Weller Professor of Management and serves as Chair of the Economics and Business Department at Hope College. He speaks regularly in Executive Education at Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School, the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, and Brookings Executive Education. He previously taught at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and as an Assistant Dean and Professor of Organizational Behavior at Washington University in St. Louis.

He remains active in management consulting and executive education in North America, Europe and Asia regarding topics of values, strategy, and leadership. Many of his current projects focus on the difficulties of strategically managing complex differentiating values in one’s market. Representative clients include Bayer, Bunge, Centene, Enterprise Holdings, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Husch Blackwell, Methodist Healthcare System, Southwest Airlines, and a variety of local organizations in west Michigan. He began his career at NASA and his subsequent management consulting experience (after completing graduate work at Rice University) includes serving as a Senior Manager for Ernst & Young Management Consulting and as a Practice Leader for Hewitt Associates.