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Coastal campaign saves 6,000 acres in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula

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Coastal campaign saves 6,000 acres in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula

The “Coastal Campaign,” a successful fundraising effort spearheaded by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, has a goal to protect more than 6,000 acres of land in the northwest section of Michigan.

Environmental leader discusses Equator Principles

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Environmental leader discusses Equator Principles

Michelle Chan-Fishel, coordinator of the Green Investments Program at Friends of the Earth-USA (FoE) in San Francisco discusses in an interview with the Foundation issues related to the Equator Principles and FoE’s interest in the field of private finance reform.

Mott Foundation grants $25 million to U-M’s Mott Children’s Hospital

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Mott Foundation grants $25 million to U-M’s Mott Children’s Hospital

The Mott Foundation has made a $25 million grant to the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) for a new, state-of-the-art C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor. The Foundation had granted $6.5 million in 1964-1965 to build U-M's first children's hospital.

$10 million grant will help preserve land in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

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$10 million grant will help preserve land in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

More than 271,000 acres of land across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will be conserved, thanks in part to $31.5 million in support from nine state foundations, including a five-year, $10 million grant from the Mott Foundation.

Middle college helps nontraditional students

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Middle college helps nontraditional students

Mott Middle College, launched as the nation’s first multidistrict middle college high school, has become a model for other school districts grappling with the problem of keeping students in school.

Mott Foundation to participate in preservation of valuable shoreline in Michigan

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Mott Foundation to participate in preservation of valuable shoreline in Michigan

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, along with representatives of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, CMS Energy and the Mott Foundation, announced today a major effort to permanently protect more than 6,000 scenic acres along the shore of Lake Michigan.