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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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Flint Area
Mott Foundation signs partnership agreement with Flint Community Schools
Ridgway White describes why the Mott Foundation signed a partnership agreement with Flint Community Schools and what he hopes it will mean for Flint kids.
Mott Perspectives | Flint Area
Partnering for progress
As a Flint partnership for early childhood ed is recognized, Ridgway White shares thoughts about how collaboration can make good things happen in the world.
Environment
Mott grantees hail legal victory that could improve a globally significant river
A federal court struck down a plan to relicense seven hydropower dams on Alabama’s Coosa River. The ruling may prompt changes that improve the river.
Foundation News
Inside Mott: Foundation welcomes new staff to Education and Civil Society teams
Angelina Garner, Arielle Milton, Carlos Rios-Santiago and Lorenzo Wakefield have joined the staff of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation’s grantmaking team.
Flint Area
Summer programs help keep Flint-area kids learning, safe and having fun
Free and low-cost summer activities are available to children and their families in Flint and Genesee County.
Flint Area, Youth Engagement
Flint Cultural Center breaks ground for new K-8 school scheduled to open by fall 2019
Mott Foundation commits up to $35 million to cover design, construction and startup costs.
Civil Society
Why infrastructure matters
In a special feature in the June issue of Alliance magazine, Mott Foundation President Ridgway White discusses the crucial importance of investing in philanthropy infrastructure.
Civil Society
Civil Society Program Director shares insights on program’s new direction
In this Q&A, Program Director Shannon Lawder talks about the exciting new direction for the Foundation’s Civil Society grantmaking.
Youth Engagement
With mobile makerspaces, ‘learning can take place anywhere’
Beyond School Bells, Nebraska’s statewide afterschool network, uses mobile makerspaces to give rural students a place to explore, tinker and build skills.
Flint Area
Flint’s Southwestern Classical Academy to undergo renovations this summer
$1.9 million grant from Mott Foundation will support building and campus improvements at Flint’s Southwestern Classical Academy.