The Circle Fund, the charitable-giving arm of Grand Valley real estate company The Christi Reece Group, surpassed $500,000 in donations when it gifted $16,000 to three area nonprofits.

Since its inception in 2019, The Circle Fund has contributed $513,000 to local nonprofits, and its most recent donations were: $8,000 to Kids Aid – The Backpack Program; $5,000 to RiversEdge West; and $3,000 to Thunder Mountain United Soccer Club.

Every quarter, 2 percent of The Christi Reece Group’s earnings are donated to local nonprofits. Nominations for the nonprofits are provided by the community via The Christi Reece Group’s Facebook and Instagram pages, then their real estate clients vote from those nominations to choose the quarterly recipients of The Circle Fund.

“What an incredible feeling,” Team Leader Christi Reece said. “One of the reasons we went independent seven years ago was so that instead of paying a big brokerage, we could put that money towards helping our community. That we’ve reached the half million mark already is a testament to our team and all of our incredible clients.”

To learn more about The Circle Fund, visit www.christireece.com/pages/the-circle-fund.