Statement regarding shooting and fire at church in Grand Blanc, Michigan
The Mott Foundation condemns heinous acts of violence in Grand Blanc, calls for community members to stand up to hate and seeks to support victims.
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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.
Education
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.
Foundation News
Mott interns build skills while exploring nonprofit career options
Eight students from a variety of academic backgrounds completed the Mott Foundation's internship program designed to introduce young people to philanthropy.
Education
Jazz at Lincoln Center and Mott Foundation explore ways to jazz up afterschool programs across the United States
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performs a free community concert in Flint, Michigan to highlight the afterschool enrichment effort.
Education, Flint Area
Flint kids to benefit from $3 million grant for afterschool programs
As afterschool programs face threat of federal funding cuts, Mott Foundation renews support for YouthQuest program at 15 local sites.
Flint Area
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation surpasses $1 billion in grants for Flint
Milestone grant of $3.2 million to the Crim Fitness Foundation will support community education, one of the Foundation’s longest-standing interests.