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Young entrepreneurs set sights on Flint as Mott Million Dollar Challenge enters final phase
Mott Foundation commits up to $100 million for new Flint Community Schools high school
K‑12 youth from across the country to pitch bold ideas in Flint at the Mott Million Dollar Challenge finals
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Youth Engagement
America needs afterschool
Mott Foundation President Ridgway White explains why the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program should be expanded — not eliminated.
Environment
Advocates hail World Bank decision to stop funding oil and gas projects
The World Bank will end financing of oil and gas projects after 2019. The decision could free up $1 billion annually for clean, renewable energy projects.
Foundation News
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation announces latest hires and promotions
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation announces staff promotions and new hires in its Flint office.
Flint Area
One year and counting: Cummings Great Expectations nurtures children and families in Flint
Cummings early childhood center strives to provide the highest quality care for infants and children potentially exposed to lead in Flint’s drinking water.
Environment
Mott alters Environment Program to focus more funding on the Great Lakes, energy access in Africa
The Mott Foundation alters its Environment Program to provide more funding for work on the Great Lakes, energy access in Africa.
Flint Area
Educare Flint shines a spotlight on expanded early childhood education for local children and families
The school’s launch marks the latest step in a comprehensive effort to strengthen the education continuum in Flint.
Youth Engagement
Kansas afterschool program creates ‘community of care’ for court-involved kids
An afterschool program for juvenile offenders, Spartan Explorers, also holds promise for truants and students who are missing credits to graduate.
Civil Society
Proposed federal tax reform a double-edged sword for nonprofit sector
New federal tax reform plan would reduce charitable giving and cut funding for essential social programs.
Environment
Cross-border collaboration preserves a ‘global gem’ on Lake Superior coast
Conservation groups and philanthropists in Canada and the U.S. teamed up to acquire 13 miles of pristine Lake Superior shoreline.
Environment
Innovative fund protects natural assets in the Great Lakes basin
A loan fund that Mott helped launch has preserved 125,000 acres of natural habitat and water resources in the Great Lakes basin.