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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Statement on Foundation’s grantmaking in Russia
Mott Foundation Chairman and CEO William S. White responds to a recommendation by the upper house of the Russian parliament to put the Foundation on a list of “undesirable” organizations. The matter is now under review by the country’s prosecutor general and other officials.
At the Mott Foundation, A Persistent Evangelist for Children’s Savings Accounts
This article originally appeared on the Inside Philanthropy website.
Education, Flint Area
Mott-funded summer programming helps keep Flint and Genesee County kids safe, busy and productive
The Mott Foundation’s commitment to children and young people in its home community is carried out through the school year and the summer months, supporting a wide variety of enrichment and learning activities designed to entertain and educate.
Environment
Protecting freshwater while promoting prosperity
From June 12 to 14, the governors of the eight Great Lakes states and the premiers of two Canadian provinces will gather in the spirit of cooperation to forge an environmentally responsible plan to promote economic prosperity in the region. Learn more about the key issues, including our freshwater resources, to be addressed at this year’s leadership summit.
Education
Afterschool in Indiana: How Michigan City is using STEM to train the next generation workforce
Indiana’s Safe Harbor afterschool and summer programs — jumpstarted with 21st Century Community Learning Center funding — focus on STEM-related activities to build Michigan City’s next-generation workforce.
Flint Area
Mott Foundation hails news of national service award that will help drive community education in Flint
A statement from Ridgway White, president of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, announces that Flint was awarded federal funding to engage national service members in supporting a new model of community education.
Environment
Sam Passmore offers inside look at Mott’s new environment program plan
In a Q&A, Mott Environment Program Director Sam Passmore discusses the evolution of the Foundation’s environmental grantmaking and spotlights an exciting new focus area aimed at advancing climate change solutions.
Environment
UM “Greenland Expedition” creates first polar weather station
A 1928 copy of the University of Michigan’s alumni magazine unlocks the tale of the Mott Foundation’s first environmental grant to establish a polar weather station. Today, Mott is still making grants to protect the diversity and integrity of selected ecosystems in North America and around the world.
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Ridgway H. White named president of Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
The trustees of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation have appointed Ridgway H. White as the fourth president of the organization, effective January 1, 2015. He succeeds his father, William S. White (Bill), who remains chairman and CEO.
Flint Area
Genesee County Land Bank marks decade of progress
One of seven land banks profiled in the Center for Community Progress (CCP) new report, “Take it to the Bank: How Land Banks Are Strengthening America's Neighborhoods,” the Genesee County Land Bank in the Mott Foundation’s home community of Flint celebrated a decade of work in 2014.