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Current and Past Grant Recipients

Listed below are representative examples of current and previous grantees.

Women & Girls

Center for the Childbearing Year, Ann Arbor, MI
Increase capacity of the Doulas Care program, with targeted emphasis in Jackson, MI, to improve maternal/infant health outcomes and develop a health career pathway for women, $23,000.
Florence Crittenton Services, Jackson, MI
Shelter homeless adolescent girls and provide services to support the move to self-sufficiency, $8,860.
University of Michigan School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI
Support a "Technology Based Musical Creativity Program for Girls" in collaboration with the Neutral Zone and Ypsilanti Public Schools, resulting in web-based modules as well as increased creative expression through music technology, $17,500.
AWARE, Jackson, MI
Support for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program and the KIDS Club, $30,000.

Cascades Humane Society, Jackson, MI
Support for operating expenses to improve organizational efficiency and fund development, $30,000.
Dahlem Conservancy, Jackson, MI
Purchase a van to initiate outreach programs, $18,000.
Huron River Watershed Council, Ann Arbor, MI
Support for the development of a scientific map of natural areas in the Huron watershed and strategies to protect the highest priority areas, $15,000.

Jackson Public Schools, Jackson, MI
Renovate middle school space to create a school-based adolescent health center, $20,000.
NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work), Ann Arbor, MI
Create a shared, technological administrative system and "back office" services for a cluster of nonprofit organizations, ultimately available to all nonprofits for a modest fee, $36,000.
Michigan Theatre, Jackson, MI
Support for the creation of a master plan to guide restoration of the theatre, $10,000.
Washtenaw Housing Alliance, Ann Arbor, MI
Support for expenses to increase fund development effectiveness, $15,000.