2022 Grants Report

Arts & Culture

  • Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI - $180,000. Capital Campaign. 2020-2024
  • Ann Arbor Symphony, Ann Arbor, MI – $15,000. Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Concert Support for “Mozart & Shostakovich”. 2022
  • Detroit Creativity Project, Detroit, MI - $5,000. Applied Improvisation Training for Teen Mental Health. 2022
  • Grand Rapids Symphony, Grand Rapids, MI - $250,000. Student Engagement through Music. 2018-2022
  • Michigan Theater Foundation, Ann Arbor, MI - $80,000. Maximizing Health & Safety at the Michigan and State. 2022-2023
  • Midland County Historical Society, Midland, MI - $600,000. Transformation 50 Years: Science, Art & Architecture for the Next Half Century at Midland Center for the Arts. 2022-2026
  • Planet Ant Theatre, Detroit, MI - $2,500. Planet Ant and Black and Brown Theatre Summer Youth Program, “Play in a Day”. 2022
  • University Musical Society, Ann Arbor, MI - $15,000. Caleb Teicher & Company’s “SWING OUT” Community Residency. 2022
  • Willis Patterson Our Own Thing Chorale, Ann Arbor, MI - $20,000. Celebrating Fifty Years of Music. 2022

Civic & Community

  • Communities First, Flint, MI - $200,000. Empowering People and Building Healthy, Vibrant Communities. 2022-2025
  • Girls Group, Ann Arbor, MI - $20,000. Saturday School Year Enrichment Programs. 2022
  • Habitat for Humanity, Ann Arbor, MI - $12,000. Home Improvement Program – Aging in Place – Fall Prevention. 2022
  • Midland Area Community Foundation – City of Midland Parks and Recreation Fund, Midland, MI - $10,000. Currie Parkway Bridge Restorative Assistance. 2022
  • Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor, MI - $50,000. Future Corps. 2022
  • Wellspring, Detroit, MI - $10,000. Academic and Youth Development Program. 2022
  • Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti, MI - $400,000. New Superior Township Branch. 2022-2026

Education

  • Children’s Literacy Network, Ann Arbor, MI - $10,000. Reading Stars Readers Theater Program. 2022
  • Detroit Cristo Rey High School, Detroit, MI - $25,000. Corporate Work Study Program. 2022
  • Finlandia University, Hancock, MI - $220,000. College of Health Sciences: Phase II Campus and Community – Together for Good. 2020-2024
  • Flat River Academy, Greenville, MI - $15,000. STEAM Makerspace Project. 2022
  • Great Lakes Boat Building School, Cedarville, MI -$100,000. Great Lakes Boat Building School Marine Technology Center. 2022-2023
  • Huron-Clinton Metroparks Foundation, Detroit, MI - $5,000. Get Out and Learn – 2022-2023 School Year. 2022
  • Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI - $100,000. Visiting Artist Accommodations. 2020-2023
  • Michigan State University Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Lansing, MI - $50,000. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary Renovation Capital Campaign. 2022
  • Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI - $250,000. West Hall Innovation Center and Library. 2018-2023
  • Per Scholas, Detroit, MI - $15,000. Expanding Access to Careers in IT for the Citizens of Detroit. 2022
  • Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI - $150,000. Ormston Hall Renovation. 2020-2024
  • Starr Commonwealth Schools, Albion, MI - $100,000. Strategic Initiatives Grant Renovations to Towsley Center. 2020-2023
  • University of Michigan Bentley Library: Detroit Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI - $100,000. A Boldly Reimagined Detroit Observatory. 2021-2022
  • University of Michigan William Clements Library, Ann Arbor, MI - $100,000. Digitization of the Henry Clinton Papers. 2022-2023
  • University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor, MI - $750,000. Leadership Initiative. 2022-2026
  • University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI - $1,000,000. Magnifying the Impact of the Towsley Ophthalmic Center in the Next Decade and Beyond. 2021-2025
  • University of Michigan School of Education, Ann Arbor, MI - $1,000,000. Teach Blue Initiative. 2020-2024
  • University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Ann Arbor, MI - $750,000. A New, State-of-the-Art Facility for the University of Michigan Department of Dance. 2020-2024
  • University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI - $300,000. EPIC Scholars – Investing in the Success of Transfer Students to the School of Nursing. 2022-2024

Environmental

  • American Bird Conservancy, The Plains, VA - $350,235. Kirkland’s Warbler: Securing the Future of an Iconic Species. 2022-2024
  • Conservation Resource Alliance, Traverse City, MI - $150,000. Free spanning Emmet County’s Carp Lake and Maple Rivers. 2021-2023
  • Ducks Unlimited, Memphis, TN -$45,000. Bay Creek Farms Conservation Easement: Protecting Coastal Wetlands for Wildlife and People. 2022
  • Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, Traverse City, MI - $250,000. A Campaign for Generations: Love the Land, Pass it On. 2022-2026
  • Legacy Land Conservancy, Ann Arbor, MI - $20,000. Legacy’s Greatest Need. 2022
  • The Nature Conservancy, Lansing, MI - $750,000. General Operating Support. 2020-2024
  • Paddle Antrim, Elk Rapids, MI $10,000. Improvements in Elk Rapids Rotary Park on the Chain of Lakes Water Trail. 2022
  • Washtenaw County Conservation District, Ann Arbor, MI - $20,000. Washtenaw County Land Link: Protecting our Agricultural Heritage for the Next Generation of Farmers. 2022

Health & Human Services

  • Arbor Hospice Foundation, Ann Arbor, MI - $150,000. Jo Elyn Program for Children. 2020-2024
  • Avalon Housing, Ann Arbor, MI - $50,000. Supportive Housing Program. 2023-2024
  • Brilliant Detroit, Detroit, MI - $15,000. Building Kid Success in McDougall Hunt. 2022
  • Cancer Service of Midland, Midland, MI - $25,000. Sustaining Critical Services. 2022
  • Corner Health Center, Ypsilanti, MI - $200,000. Operations. 2022-2025
  • Council on Domestic Violence Shelterhouse, Midland, MI - $500,000. New Facility. 2018-2022
  • Disability Services Resource Center, Bay City, MI - $20,000. Summer Special Needs Programs for Youth and Young Adults. 2022
  • Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, Detroit, MI - $10,000. Books Before Boxing. 2022
  • Eagle Village, Hersey, MI - $150,000. Transforming our Facility to Meet Increased Client Need – a Capital Campaign. 2022-2024
  • Ele’s Place, Ann Arbor, MI - $250,000. Capital Campaign. 2018-2022
  • Fair Food Network, Ann Arbor, MI - $10,000. Double Up Food Bucks Michigan. 2022
  • Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, Flint, MI - $100,000. Kitchen Expansion Project of the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. 2022-2023
  • Food Gatherers, Ann Arbor, MI - $50,000. Food Gatherers Community Kitchen: COVID-19 Response. 2022-2023
  • Fostering Hope in Michigan, Midland, MI - $10,000. Raising Funds to Provide Camp and Mentor Club for Children and Youth Affected by Family-induced Trauma. 2022
  • Friends of the Master, Ypsilanti, MI - $50,000. Criminal Justice Transitional Community Sustainability. 2022
  • Greater Lansing Food Bank, Lansing, MI - $10,000. Ensuring Equitable Access to Emergency Food Assistance in Mid-Michigan. 2022
  • Greater Midland Community Center, North Family Center, and Coleman Family Center, Midland, MI - $30,000. Early Childhood Program Support. 2022
  • Hand2Hand, Grand Rapids, MI - $10,000. The Greater Grand Rapids Hand2Hand 3 Year Initiative (Phase 2) (GGRI). 2022
  • Hope Clinic, Ypsilanti, MI - $300,000. Hope for Tomorrow: A Campaign to Make Lives Better. 2022-2026
  • Hope Network, Grand Rapids, MI - $10,000. Supporting Hope Network’s “Your Untapped Potential” Program. 2022
  • Islamic Center of Detroit, Detroit, MI - $10,000. Emergency Food Security Program. 2022
  • Jackson Interfaith Shelter, Jackson, MI - $5,000. A Safe Place for Jackson’s Most Vulnerable. 2022
  • Kids Food Basket, Grand Rapids, MI - $5,000. Healthy Children Healthy Futures. 2022
  • Kids Kicking Cancer, Detroit, MI - $10,000. The Debilitating Psychological Effects of Life-Threatening Pediatric Disease in the Household – Combating the Psychological Effects on Parents and Siblings. 2022
  • Kings Daughters and Sons, Midland, MI - $7,000. Community Christmas Closet. 2022
  • LACASA, Brighton, MI - $500,000. Future Home for LACASA, Inc. 2022-2026
  • Livingston County Catholic Charities, Howell, MI - $15,000. Livingston County Special Ministries Program. 2022
  • Michigan Ability Partners, Ann Arbor, MI - $10,000. Continuing Operations. 2022
  • Midland Center for Accessible Health Care, Midland, MI - $15,000. Ignore the Tooth and It Will Go Away. 2022
  • Mid-Michigan Big Brothers Big Sisters, Clare, MI - $25,000. General Operations. 2022
  • Motor City Mitten Mission, Detroit, MI - $10,000. Street Outreach/Transitional Living Program. 2022
  • Munson Health Care Foundation, Traverse City, MI - $250,000. Family Birth & Children’s Center. 2020-2024
  • Packard Health, Ann Arbor, MI - $100,000. Expansion Project. 2020-2023
  • Partners for Justice, Ann Arbor, MI - $25,000. Collaborative Public Defense Project with Washtenaw Public Defenders. 2022
  • Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee County, Owosso, MI - $15,000. Respite and Education to Persons and Family Caregivers with Emphasis on Serving Frail Elderly. 2022
  • River House, Inc., Graying, MI - $25,000. River House General Operating Support. 2022
  • Saline Area Social Services, Saline, MI - $50,000. Transforming our Facility to Meet Increased Client Need – a Capital Campaign. 2022-2023
  • St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI - $1,000,000. The Campaign to Transform Cancer Care. 2018-2022
  • Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, MI - $30,000. Shelter Support for COVID Recovery & Warming Center Operations. 2022
  • SOS Community Services, Ypsilanti, MI - $30,000. Ypsilanti Parent Project. 2022
  • Spectrum Health Foundation, Grand Rapids, MI - $100,000. Care Coordination. 2020-2023
  • United Methodist Retirement Communities Foundation, Chelsea, MI - $500,000. Expansion and Renovation of UMRC’s Kresge Rehabilitation Center. 2018-2022
  • Vista Maria, Detroit, MI - $40,000. Expressive Therapies for Survivors of Human Trafficking. 2022
  • Washtenaw Area Council for Children, Ann Arbor, MI - $20,000. Cyber Safety & Cyber Bullying Prevention – Youth Mental Well Being and Resilience in a Digital Age. 2022
  • Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels, Ypsilanti, MI - $10,000. Food Expense for Home Delivered Meals for Clients Under the Age of 60 – Increase Due to COVID. 2022

Trustee-Directed Grants

  • Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI $25,000
  • Avalon Housing, Ann Arbor, MI $25,000
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County, Ypsilanti, MI $1,000
  • Bishop’s School, La Jolla, CA $2,500
  • Cancer Services of Midland, Midland, MI $2,500
  • Children’s Literacy Network, Ann Arbor, MI $5,000
  • Culver Educational Foundation, Culver, IN $10,000
  • Direct Relief, Santa Barbara, CA $1,000
  • Dixboro Village Green, Ann Arbor, MI $1,000
  • Educate Youth 501(c)(3), Ypsilanti, MI $5,000
  • Feeding America, Grand Rapids, MI $25,000
  • Grand Rapids Symphony, Grand Rapids, MI $2,500
  • Greater Midland Community Center, Midland, MI $15,000
  • Grow Benzie, Frankfort, MI $12,500
  • Interfaith Hospitality Network, Alpha House, Ann Arbor, MI $2,500
  • La Jolla Country Day School, La Jolla, CA $2,750 (2)
  • Margaret Riecker Thompson Scholarship Fund for Alpha Pi, Chicago, IL $3,750
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Innovation in Early Cancer Detection, Boston, MA $2,500
  • Mentor2Youth, Ypsilanti, MI $5,000
  • Michigan State University College of Law, Lansing, MI $5,000
  • Michigan Civil War Association, Ann Arbor, MI $5,000
  • Midland Area Community Foundation – Rotary Grove Park Fund, Midland, MI $5,000
  • Midland Area Community Foundation – Midland Symphony Orchestra, Midland, MI $5,000
  • Missouri Baptist Convention, Jefferson City, MO $5,000
  • My Friend’s Place, Los Angeles, CA $25,000
  • New York University, New York, NY $1,000
  • Planned Parenthood of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI $5,000
  • Rainforest Trust, Warrenton, VA $1,000
  • Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI $25,000
  • Southern California Care Community, Escondido, CA $25,000
  • Torch Conservation Center, Bellaire, MI $12,500
  • United Way of Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, MI $3,000
  • University of Michigan, William Clements Library, Ann Arbor, MI $2,500
  • University of Michigan, Margaret Thompson Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Fund, Ann Arbor, MI $26,500 (2)
  • University of San Diego, College of Arts & Sciences Leadership Fund, San Diego, CA $1,000
  • West Midland Family Center, Midland, MI $5,000
  • Women’s Center, Ann Arbor, MI $5,000