Matrix Theatre Company Receives $236000 in Operational and Programmatic Support from Funders
Foundation: Skillman Foundation
Matrix received a grant from The Skillman Foundation to support the Matrix School of Theatre's educational programs for youth 11 to 18 years of...more

Foundations Want You To Know They Make A Difference--Not Just Write Checks
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Skillman Foundation
"We wanted to give voice to a collective concern that we all have in philanthropy about what's happening in our country." It all started with...more

JPMorgan Chase's $4M grant to give Detroiters jobs
Foundation: Ford Motor Company Fund, Ford Foundation, Skillman Foundation
The nation's largest bank pledged to pour $4 million into a coalition effort to match 10,000 Detroit high school students with career education and...more

Foundations pledge $125M to Flint recovery
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ruth Mott Foundation, Skillman Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
Other philanthropic supporters are the Carnegie Corp. of New York ($1 million), FlintNOW ... "There is no way that philanthropy can rebuild the...more

Ten foundations donate $125M for Flint recovery efforts
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ruth Mott Foundation, Skillman Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
To recover from its water contamination crisis, the city of Flint, Michigan will get $125 million in funding from community organizations, including the Mott Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the...more

Philanthropic groups pledge $125M for recovery from Flint water crisis
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ruth Mott Foundation, Skillman Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
FLINT, MI -- Ten groups, including three Flint-based foundations, have pledged to donate a total of $125 million to restore the community in...more

Not waiting for government, philanthropy steps up to help Flint
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ruth Mott Foundation, Skillman Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
Flint's recovery received a welcome jolt today, as 10 foundations based in Michigan or with roots here announced a charitable gift of up to nearly...more

Pokagon Fund announces grants
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Skillman Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
Pokagon Fund announces grants NEW BUFFALO The Pokagon Fund s Board of Directors have issued $547,810 in grants to the following...more

Michigan Community Foundation launches Nation's first broad Reverse Scholarship Program
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Skillman Foundation
Port Huron, MI— With many Michigan communities struggling to retain local college graduates as a part of their economic growth and talent...more

MSU Receives Mott Foundation Grant to Improve Flint Schools
Foundation: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Foellinger Foundation, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Skillman Foundation
State University has received a $2 million grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to help Flint Community Schools improve the...more