2018 Approved Grants

Children’s Healthcare

Bronson Health Foundation (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Support for the purchase of a Retinopathy camera for the detection of retinal detachment in premature infants at Bronson Children’s Hospital.
$91,350
Community Foundation of Greater Flint (Flint, MI)
Support for capital improvements and purchase of medical equipment for Early Childhood Education facilities within the city of Flint.
$110,650
Exalta Health (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Support for the expansion of dental clinic to include services to pediatric patients.
$200,600
Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District (Ewen, Michigan)
Purchase of hearing screening equipment for children from birth to three years of age.
$8,542
Hospice of Michigan(Michigan)
Support for the Pediatric Hospice Program to expand into Southwest Michigan and the Lansing area.
$75,000
Iosco Regional Educational Service Agency (Tawas City, Michigan) 
Purchase of hearing and vision screening equipment
$12,461
Judson Center, Inc. (Royal Oak, Michigan)
Capital support for a primary healthcare clinic in Warren, MI.
$118,561
Kent ISD (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Purchase of audiology and hearing screening equipment
$76,700
McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation (Petoskey, Michigan)
Purchase of hearing screening equipment.
$42,985
Otsego Memorial Hospital Foundation (Gaylord, Michigan)
Capital support for the addition of a surgical suite for pediatric patients.
$50,000
Ronald McDonald House of Detroit
Capital support for construction and furnishings at the Ronald McDonald House Family Room at Children’s Hospital DMC.
$150,000
Three Rivers Health Foundation (Three Rivers, Michigan) 
Purchase of newborn hearing screening equipment.
$21,888
University Prep Schools (Detroit, Michigan)
Capital support for school based health clinic at University Prep Academy Middle Schools.
$50,000
Variety: The Children’s Charity (Birmingham, Michigan)
Support for the Myoelectric Center at the Beaumont Pediatric Rehabilitation Center.
$25,000
Washtenaw Intermediate School District
Purchase of hearing and vision screening equipment for early childhood programs.
$63,917

Wayne State University School of Medicine (Detroit, MI)
Support for the Make Your Date Program to lower infant mortality rates in Detroit.

$51,285

Children’s Human Services

Autism Alliance of Michigan (Detroit, Michigan)
Support, over a two year period, for the Training Advocates and Caregivers across the Lifespan of Disability program.
$75,000
Challenge Mountain of Walloon Hills, Inc. (Boyne City, Michigan)
Capital support for installation of new drain field to service Challenge Mountain Ski Lodge, an adaptive ski lodge for people with disabilities
$10,000
Child & Family Services of Northeast Michigan, Inc.(Alpena, Michigan)
Support, over three years, for the Day One program, an in home prevention and education program for potentially high risk families.
$150,000
Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan (Traverse City, MI)
Support for expansion of trauma assessment and treatment center programs
$20,000
CAN Council - Great Lakes Bay Region (Bay City, Michigan) 
Support, over three years for Children’s Advocacy Center to minimize child trauma.
$75,000
Crossroads of Michigan (Detroit, Michigan)
Support for the Parenting Support Program.
$25,000
Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan (Pontiac, MI)
Support for the replacement of the warehouse roof.
$41,200
Goodwill of Northern Michigan (Traverse City, Michigan)
Support for capital improvements to food rescue facility and the repair of distribution trucks.
$40,000
Hope Network Foundation(Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Purchase of a handicapped accessible van for the Center for Autism programs.
$137,053
Inland Seas Education Association(Suttons Bay, Michigan)
Renovation of the Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station in Suttons Bay.

$40,000

Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities (Dearborn, Michigan)
Renovation of facility to include a food pantry and demonstration kitchen for refugees, immigrants and people without homes.
$100,000
Leelanau Children’s Center (Leland, Michigan) 
Support for the local food program at the children’s center.

$15,000

Lions Visually Impaired Youth Camp (Lapeer, Michigan) 
Support for infrastructure improvements at Bear Lake for children with medical needs.
$100,000
Methodist Children’s Home Society (Redford, Michigan)
Renovation of the Henderson-McManus Cottage for therapy to resident children impacted by trauma and abuse.
$212,176
New Day Foundation for Families (Rochester, Michigan)
Support for the Financial Treatment Initiative to assist families in the midst of cancer treatment.
$100,000
Operation Refuge (Inkster, Michigan)
Support for roof repairs of food distribution center.
$15,000
Starfish Family Services (Inkster, MI)
Support installation of security equipment in multiple locations and emergency preparedness training.
$100,000
Wellspring (Detroit, Michigan)
Support for ministry home and campus improvements.
$100,000
World Medical Relief(Detroit, Michigan)
Support for the blanket relief program.
$5,000 
Youthworks Detroit(Detroit, Michigan)
Capital support for building renovations.
$32,000
The Yunion (Detroit, Michigan)
Renovation of therapy space in a new facility.
$30,000

Preservation of Open Space

Acres, Inc. (Huntertown, Indiana)
Support, 1:1 challenge, for the purchase and protection of 80 acres in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
$50,000
Chikaming Open Lands (Sawyer, Michigan)
Support for the acquisition of the Chris Thompson Memorial Preserve in Berrien County.
$100,000
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.(Memphis, TN)
Support for acquisition and wetland restoration projects along the White River in Muskegon County, MI.

$100,000

Headwaters Land Conservancy (Grayling, Michigan)
Support for the Townsend Conservation Easement on the Pigeon River in Otsego County.

$5,000

Land Trust Alliance, Inc. (Washington, DC)
Support for the Excellence Program for Michigan Land conservation.
$100,000
Legacy Land Conservancy (Ann Arbor, MI)
Support, 1:1 challenge, for land preservation acquisitions.

$487,000

Little Traverse Conservancy (Harbor Springs, MI)
Support, 1:1 challenge, for the Ellinger Road Nature Preserve.

$100,000

Mid Michigan Land Conservancy (Okemos, MI)
Capacity support, 1:1 challenge.
$20,000
Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy(Rochester, MI)
Support for the Anchor Bay Woods Preserve Expansion and stewardship capacity building.
$341,000
Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy (Ypsilanti, Michigan) 
Capacity support for accreditation preparation.
$25,000
Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (Galesburg, MI)
Support, 1:1 challenge, for the purchase of property to expand the Cherry Beach Park.
$250,000