2011 Approved Grants

Children’s Healthcare

Bell Hospital, (Ishpeming, MI)
Purchase of sensory integration equipment to enhance the Pediatric Rehab Services Department.
$14,205
The Botsford Foundation, (Farmington Hills, MI)
Purchase of an ALGO 5 newborn hearing screener.
$22,500
Center for Family Health, (Jackson, MI)
Support for the campaign for the new centralized health center in downtown Jackson. Grant matched by Medicaid.
$50,000
Cherry Street Health Services, (Grand Rapids, MI)
Support for the capital campaign for the City Health Center.  Funds matched by Medicaid.
$80,000
Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan (Troy, MI)
Support for the translation of the Stepping Stones manual into Spanish and for the Teen Respite Program.
$50,000
Covenant Community Care, (Detroit, MI)
Support for the expansion of pediatric dental services through the Mobile Dentistry and expansion of current clinic.
$75,000
The Detroit Institute for Children, (Detroit, MI)
General operating support.
$500,000
The Hurley Foundation, (Flint, MI)
Purchase of a newborn hearing screener and renovation of a pediatric examination room at Hurley Medical Center.
$72,548
Lions Hearing Center of Michigan, (Detroit, MI)
Support for follow-up examinations, treatment and care for infants that failed hearing screenings at Oakwood Hospital.
$30,000
Marquette General Foundation, (Marquette, MI)
Purchase of newborn hearing screening and additional audiology equipment
$41,355
Spectrum Health Foundation, (Grand Rapids, MI)
Purchase of two tympanometers, a Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential machine, and a Verfit System.
$56,866
St. John Community Health Investment Corporation, (Highland Park, MI)
Support for the expansion of the Parent Infant Partner Program to reduce the number of infant deaths.
$25,750
Wayne State University, (Detroit, MI)
Support for the inventory of State blood samples at the Michigan Neonatal Biobank.
$102,000

General Healthcare

Lions of Michigan Service Foundation, (Lansing, MI)
Support for providing hearing aids and audiology procedures for disabled and disadvantaged Michigan residents.
$50,000
Samaritan Center, (Detroit, MI)
Support for the installation of two dental operatories in new Ford Wellness Center.
$100,000

Children’s Human Services

Beyond Basics, (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
Support for in school tutoring and reading program in three Detroit Public Schools.
$20,000
Central Detroit Christian Development Corporation, (Detroit, MI)
Support for the Care Net Program for parents.
$10,000
Child and Family Services of Michigan, (Lansing, MI)
Support for a replacement roof.
$25,000
Christ Child House, (Detroit, MI)
Program support for residential facility for children who have been victims of severe abuse and neglect.
$40,000
City Mission, (Detroit, MI)
Expansion of City Mission Academy; demolition of abandoned building and replacement with two modular classrooms.
$50,000
Covenant House of Michigan, (Detroit, MI)
Renovations to Kitchen and roofs at the Crisis Center and the Rights of Passage facilities.
$30,000
Detroit Cristo Rey High School, (Detroit, MI)
Expansion of Work-Study Program to include two work-study positions at Covenant Community Care.
$52,000
Detroit Science Center, (Detroit, MI)
Support for production and post-production costs for three Engineering Theater shows.

$60,000

First Step Western Wayne County, (Plymouth, MI)
Program support for services to children suffering from traumatic aftermath of domestic assault.
$60,000
Grace Centers of Hope, (Pontiac, MI)
Capital support to purchase and renovate a childcare center for homeless children.
$50,000
Hispanic Education for Life Skills Project, (Pontiac, MI)
Support for a part time, bilingual caregiver to supervise and engage children in learning activities while parents learn English.
$7,500
Holley Institute, St. John Health System, (Detroit, MI)
Purchase of a new van for the Holley Family Village.
$35,000
Judson Center, (Royal Oak, MI)
Support for the Transition to Independence, a program in partnership with Berkley School District Serving teen and youth adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
$49,496
Southwest Housing Solutions, (Detroit, MI)
Capital support for improvements to offices for Southwest Counseling’s youth programs for high risk youth
$156,275
Turning Point, (Mt. Clemens, MI)
Capital Support for a new domestic violence shelter in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County.
$250,000
Winning Futures, (Warren, MI)
Support for the expansion of mentoring program into two Detroit Public Schools.
$25,000

Preservation of Open Space

Chippewa Watershed Conservancy, (Mount Pleasant, MI)
Challenge grant for the acquisition of 40 acres to incorporate into the Hall’s Lake Preserve in Isabella County.
$60,000
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, (Traverse City, MI)
Support for the purchase of acreage to incorporate into the Bill Carls Pyatt Lake Preserve and challenge grant supporting the General Land and Conservancy Funds.  $250,000 per year over 6 years.
$1,500,000
Huron Pines, (Gaylord, MI)
Matching funds supporting the invasive species control project along the Lake Huron shoreline and removal of small dams.
$70,000
Huron River Watershed Council (Ann Arbor, MI)
Support for the Bioreserve Project to provide technical support and land owner contact to southeast Michigan Land Conservancies.
$60,000
Land Trust Alliance, (Washington, D.C) $300,000