2017 Grants Report

Arts & Culture

  • Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI - $170,000. New Building Campaign. 2016–2018
  • Michigan Theater Foundation, Ann Arbor, MI - $1,000,000. Capital Campaign. 2016–2020
  • City Opera House Heritage Foundation, Traverse City, MI – $10,000. Put A Canopy On It!. 2017

Civic & Community

  • Ann Arbor Teen Center: Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor, MI – $100,000. S.C.O.R.E. Program. 2015-2019
  • Family Learning Institute, Ann Arbor, MI - $80,000. Free Tutoring Program. 2017-2020
  • Friends In Deed, Ypsilanti, MI - $45,000. General Operations. 2015–2017
  • Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit, Royal Oak, MI - $5,000. Support Groups. 2017
  • Girls Group, Ann Arbor, MI - $100,000. Program Support. 2017-2018
  • Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI - $15,000. STEM It Up. 2017
  • Major Chords For Minors, Saginaw, MI - $7,500. Program Support. 2017
  • Midland Area Community Foundation, Midland, MI - $50,000. Riverfront Restoration Project. 2017
  • Ozone House, Ann Arbor, MI - $400,000. Front Door Campaign. 2017–2021
  • SOS Community Services, Ypsilanti, MI - $20,000. General Operations. 2017
  • St. Louis Center, Chelsea, MI - $750,000. Construction of Homes. 2015–2019
  • Student Advocacy Center of Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI - $70,000. General Operations. 2016–2017
  • West Midland Family Center, Shepherd, MI - $150,000. Program Support. 2015–2017

Education

  • Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI - $500,000. Ecosystem Preserve & Bunker Interpretive Center. 2015–2019
  • Center for the Education of Women, Ann Arbor, MI - $500,000. Scholarship Program Fund - $300,000. Community Counselling Fund - $200,000. 2014–2018
  • Council of Michigan Foundations, Grand Haven, MI - $8,300. 2017 Membership. 2017
  • Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor, MI - $750,000. The Riecker Michigan Delegation Fellowship. 2015–2017
  • Finlandia University, Hancock, MI - $212,071. Program Support. 2016–2017
  • Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, MI - $200,000. Greenhills At 50 Campaign. 2017-2018
  • Interlochen Center For The Arts, Interlochen, MI - $1,000,000. Phase One of the Music Complex. 2015–2018
  • Kettering University, Flint, MI - $25,000. LITE Program. 2017
  • Starr Commonwealth Schools, Albion, MI - $100,000. Integration of Albion Water. 2016–2017
  • University of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor, MI - $1,000,000. Endow a Conservation Librarian Position. 2016–2020
  • University of Michigan School of Education, Ann Arbor, MI - $1,000,000. Multi-Initiative Campaign. 2014–2017
  • Washtenaw Community College Foundation, Ypsilanti, MI - $500,000. Campaign for Success. 2014–2018

Environmental

  • Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, Traverse City, MI - $20,000. Program Support. 2017
  • Grass River Natural Area, Inc., Bellaire, MI - $61,250. Reconstruction Project Campaign. 2017
  • Legacy Land Conservancy, Ann Arbor, MI - $60,000. General Operations. 2017
  • Nature Conservancy, Lansing, MI - $500,000. The Great Lakes Project. 2014–2017
  • Stewardship Network, Ann Arbor, MI - $120,000. Rising to the Challenge. 2017–2019

Health & Human Services

  • Arbor Hospice, Ann Arbor, MI - $500,000. The Campaign for Arbor Hospice. 2014-2017
  • Charlevoix Area Hospital Foundation, Charlevoix, MI - $150,000. Capital Project. 2016-2018
  • Corner Health Center, Ypsilanti, MI - $200,000. General Operations. 2016-2020
  • EHM Senior Solutions, Farmington Hills, MI - $100,000. HydroWorx 300. 2017
  • Hope Dental Clinic, Ypsilanti, MI - $150,000. General Operations. 2016-2020
  • LightUp, Bloomfield Hills, MI - $50,000. General Operations. 2017
  • Mary Free Bed, Grand Rapids, MI - $500,000. Expansion and Renovation Project. 2016-2020
  • MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland, MI - $300,000. New Building. 2015-2017
  • Planned Parenthood, Ann Arbor, MI - $400,000. Sexual Health Education for Teens. 2017-2021
  • River House, Grayling, MI - $20,000. General Operations. 2017
  • Ronald McDonald House, Grand Rapids, MI - $2,250. Family Support. 2017
  • United Methodist Retirement Community, Chelsea, MI - $500,000. Heart of Home. 2017-2022
  • Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels, Ypsilanti, MI - $40,000. Delivery of Frozen Meals on Saturday. 2017

Trustee-Directed Grants

  • American Red Cross, Midland, MI - $1,000.
  • African American Cultural & Historical Museum, Ann Arbor, MI - $10,000.
  • Bee Girl, Ashland, OR - $10,000.
  • Boy Scouts of America, Ypsilanti, MI - $3,500.
  • Child Care Network, Ann Arbor, MI - $5,000.
  • Children’s Grief Center, Midland, MI – $2,500.
  • Children’s Literacy Network, Ann Arbor, MI - $5,000.
  • Clements Library, Ann Arbor, MI - $1,000.
  • Culver Educational Foundation, Culver, IN - $2,500.
  • Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, Wellesley, MA - $1,000.
  • Delta College, University Center, MI - $8,000.
  • Detroit Musician’s Fund, Southfield, MI - $15,000.
  • Direct Relief, Santa Barbara, CA - $1,500.
  • First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, MI - $5,000.
  • First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, MI - $20,000.
  • Girls Group, Ann Arbor, MI - $1,000.
  • Grand Rapids Symphony, Grand Rapids, MI - $2,500.
  • Huron River Watershed Council, Ann Arbor, MI - $5,000.
  • Los Angeles LGBT Center, Los Angeles, CA - $25,000.
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA - $4,000.
  • Messiah Lutheran Church, Midland, MI - $14,500.
  • Midland Area Community Foundation, Midland, MI - $5,000.
  • New York University, NY, NY - $2,000.
  • Our House, Ann Arbor, MI - $5,000.
  • San Diego Coffee Training Institute, San Diego, CA - $10,000.
  • Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, MI - $2,500.
  • Synod Community Services, Ypsilanti, MI - $5,000.
  • Third Avenue Charitable Organization, San Diego, CA - $15,000.