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The Mott Foundation Centennial Neighborhood Improvement Initiative aims to support projects that foster connections among residents and enhance the quality of life in the Flint community.
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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.
Environment
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.
Exploratory and Special Projects
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.
Environment
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.
Flint Area
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.
Youth Engagement
In a Q&A, Mott program officer Benita Melton discusses the Foundation's interest in the EITC, as well as activities in the field to ensure that eligible families take advantage of the program.
Environment
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.
Environment
A new report published by the Heinz Center, partially funded by the Mott Foundation, presents groundbreaking research and a clear picture of the state of ecosystems in the United States.
Environment
The Mott Foundation has made a $2 million grant to the Great Lakes Revolving Loan Fund, an environmental protection fund administered by The Conservation Fund.
Mott Foundation’s 1976 statement to the Flint Board of Education regarding school desegregation.
