- 100 years of impact.
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Flint Area
Community education allowed that family to garner that strength and that power to stand up and figure out what’s really going on and find the underlying of the problem to really address the needs of that kid. And he’s doing amazing. He’s wearing his glasses. And, he’s staying out of trouble. So, thank you, community education. And thank you, Mott, for the opportunity.”Jordan Munerlyn
21st Century Community Learning Centers program director for the Flint Center for Educational Excellence
It’s really a partnership. Obviously, the Mott Foundation has the resources, but they’re walking together with you as you’re going on that journey to make sure you’re successful.”Jim Ananich
President and CEO, Greater Flint Health Coalition
One of the things that is a strength of philanthropy and the Mott Foundation is they can respond more quickly in many circumstances to emerging needs and challenges that folks are facing.”State Sen. John Cherry
Michigan’s 27th District
The biggest thing 100K Ideas has been able to do with Mott Foundation money has been, I feel, a culture change — a culture shift in how people look at starting a business and entrepreneurship.”Brandee Cooke-Brown
Executive Director, 100K Ideas
The Mott Foundation really is just woven into the fabric of our community.”Jamie Gaskin
CEO, United Way of Genesee County
This has all been possible because the Mott Foundation believed in this program. They believed in a different vision of how we can take care of each other.”Dr. Mona Hanna
Associate dean for public health and Charles Stewart Mott endowed professor of public health at the MSU College of Human Medicine
The Mott Foundation has contributed, granted $90 million since 2006 to our organization. With those grant dollars we have helped so many people, so many businesses, so many visitors in this community.”Tim Herman
CEO, Flint & Genesee Group
The YMCA of Greater Flint has been profoundly impacted by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation’s unwavering generosity and support. Our partnership, which began with a relationship with C.S. Mott in the early 1900s, has grown into a powerful alliance rooted in shared values and a commitment to community well-being.”Shelly Hilton
CEO, YMCA of Greater Flint
Partnering with the Mott Foundation has been pivotal for Crim Fitness Foundation throughout its evolution, from a race to a foundation working to improve well-being in our community. The Mott Foundation is willing to be a thought partner, supporting visionary programs with an eye toward sustainable change and improving systems.”Lauren Holaly-Zembo
CEO, Crim Fitness Foundation
There are so many examples of not only the Mott Foundation’s impact, but their long-term commitment to ensuring Flint’s a space that children and families can thrive.”Ja’Nel Jamerson
President and CEO, Flint Center for Educational Excellence
I can stand behind the Mott Foundation and put my word behind the Mott Foundation, because not only did they make a difference for me when I was a child, they’re making a difference for the children that I serve every day, today.”Kevelin Jones
Superintendent, Flint Community Schools
Not every private foundation has the same commitment to its hometown that the C.S. Mott Foundation has. That’s really an important characteristic of the Mott Foundation.”Dan Kildee
President and CEO, Community Foundation of Greater Flint
It’s impossible to overstate the impact that the Mott Foundation had on the Genesee County Parks. The Genesee County Parks would not exist without the Mott Foundation.”Amy McMillan
Director of the Genesee County Parks & Recreation Commission from 1999-2018
Some of the work that I have found to be the most meaningful has involved what the Foundation has meant for the Flint Institute of Arts ... this is one of the outstanding medium-sized museums in the country.”John Morning
Mott Foundation Trustee Emeritus
One of the things that has had the greatest impact has been the consistency of the Foundation from its very beginning on through to today and its commitment to Flint.”Maryanne Mott
Mott Foundation Trustee
There are things that need to be a forever goal. And if they can’t be, they’re not going to get fixed.”Dr. Bobby Mukkamala
Mott Foundation Trustee
The greater Flint community has been truly blessed by the Mott Foundation’s philanthropic commitment to making a better life for those who live, work and play here. During my tenure at the Crim Fitness Foundation, I enjoyed sharing our vision for a healthier, more mindful community with the Mott leadership, and then working closely and intentionally in launching new programs to make health and wellness a community and family value.”Gerry Myers
Former president and CEO, Crim Fitness Foundation, serving in the role from 2005-2020
My 100th birthday wish for the Foundation would be to think about something the Foundation could do in the local, regional community...”Charlie Nelms
Mott Foundation Trustee
My first experience with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation was as a Flint kid, growing up in a city where their fingerprints were everywhere. From strong public schools to community programming, Mott created opportunity in an under-resourced place, and I was a direct beneficiary long before I ever held a leadership role.”Isaiah Oliver
President, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
One of the things I’m deeply grateful for is the commitment that the Foundation has made to the city of Flint. My hometown, their hometown as well.”William H. Piper
Mott Foundation Trustee Emeritus
The schools were no longer going to close at 3:30. The lights were going to stay on, and they would have educational and recreational entertainment kinds of activities based on the needs of the community.”Joe Roberson
Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame member
The work that I was able to do at God’s speed was supported by not only my belief, but my reality of the help I got along the way. Much of that help came from an organization called the Mott Foundation.”George Ross
Mott Foundation Trustee
Lives are changed, and they tell us it’s because we care. You know, and the Mott Foundation has certainly helped us care for people.”Sister Carol Weber
Executive Director, St. Luke N.E.W. Life Center
During my time in the nonprofit, higher education, and public sectors, I’ve known the Mott Foundation to be one of the most forward-thinking funders I’ve ever encountered.”Dale Weighill
Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Mott Community College
The Mott Foundation has made a lasting impact on my life — first as a child growing up in Flint, and now as a leader of a nonprofit working to strengthen our communities.”Essence Wilson
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Communities First, Inc.
The Mott Foundation has been a part of my life from childhood to today. After a tragic house fire took the lives of my brother, sister, and cousin, I received counseling at the Mott Children’s Health Center, supported by the Foundation. As a child growing up in Flint, I didn’t know who funded those services — I just knew someone cared. That support helped me begin to heal.”Glenn Wilson
Co-founder and CEO, Communities First, Inc.
Mott Children’s Health Center’s is rooted in Mr. Mott’s philanthropy. When he started the Mott Foundation, one of the early focuses was children’s health. He was focused on making sure the children in Genesee County had access to care. This was in the 30s before Medicaid existed, so we were founded in 1939 to provide healthcare for children at no cost.”Todd Wiseley
President and CEO, Mott Children’s Center
With funding from the C.S. Mott Foundation, the Latinx Center is able to provide some very critical support — support to our institutions and support to our community.”Asa Ascencio Zuccaro
Executive Director, Latinx Technology & Community Center