Annual Report 2004 - Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

2004 Annual Report 

REACHING ACROSS 

BOUNDARIES

OUR FOUNDER 

“It seems to me that every person, always, is in a kind of 

informal partnership with his community. His own success is 

dependent to a large degree on that community, and the 

community, after all, is the sum total of the individuals who 

make it up. The institutions of a community, in turn, are the 

means by which those individuals express their faith, their 

ideals and their concern for fellow men .... 

“So broad and so deep are the objectives of the Mott Foundation that they touch 

almost every aspect of living, increasing the capacity for accomplishment, the 

appreciation of values, and the understanding of the forces that make up the 

world we live in. In this sense, it may truly be called a Foundation for Living — 

with the ultimate aim of developing greater understanding among men. 

“We recognize that our obligation to fellow men does not stop at the boundaries 

of the community. In an even larger sense, every man is in partnership with the 

rest of the human race in the eternal conquest which we call civilization.” 

Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973), who established this Foundation in 1926, 

was deeply concerned from his earliest years in Flint with the welfare of his 

adopted community. 

Soon after he had become one of the city’s leading industrialists, this General Motors 

pioneer found a practical and successful way to express his interest. He served three 

terms as mayor (in 1912, 1913 and 1918) during a period when the swiftly growing 

city was beset with problems, with 40,000 people sharing facilities adequate for 

only 10,000. 

As a private citizen, he started a medical and dental clinic for children and 

helped establish the YMCA and the Boy Scouts, along with the Whaley Children’s 

Center, in Flint. 

Nine years after the Foundation was incorporated for philanthropic, charitable and 

educational purposes, it became a major factor in the life of Flint through organized 

schoolground recreational activities, which developed into the nationwide 

community education program. 

From this start, the Foundation’s major concern has been the well-being of the 

community, including the individual, the family, the neighborhood and the systems 

of government. This interest has continued to find expression in Flint and also has 

taken the Foundation far beyond its home city.

OUR VALUES 

Charles Stewart Mott’s central belief in the partnership of humanity was the basis upon 

which the Foundation was established. While this remains the guiding principle of its 

grantmaking, the Foundation has refined and broadened its grantmaking over time to 

reflect changing national and world conditions. 

Through its programs of Civil Society, Environment, Flint Area and Pathways Out of Poverty, 

and their more specific program areas, the Foundation seeks to fulfill its mission of 

supporting efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society. 

Inherent in all grantmaking is the desire to enhance the capacity of individuals, families or 

institutions at the local level and beyond. The Foundation hopes that its collective work in 

any program area will lead toward systemic change. 

Fundamental to all Mott grantmaking are certain values: 

• Nurturing strong, self-reliant individuals with expanded capacity for 

accomplishment; 

• Learning how people can live together to create a sense of community, whether at 

the neighborhood level or as a global society; 

• Building strong communities through collaboration to provide a basis for 

positive change; 

• Encouraging responsible citizen participation to help foster social cohesion; 

• Promoting the social, economic and political empowerment of all individuals and 

communities to preserve fundamental democratic principles and rights; 

• Developing leadership to build upon the needs and values of people and to 

inspire the aspirations and potential of others; and 

• Respecting the diversity of life to maintain a sustainable human and physical 

environment. 

OUR CODE OF ETHICS 

Respect for the communities we work with and serve; 

Integrity in our actions; 

Responsibility for our decisions and their consequences. 

• We are committed to act honestly, truthfully and with integrity in all our 

transactions and dealings. 

• We are committed to avoid conflicts of interest and the appropriate handling of 

actual or apparent conflicts of interest in our relationships. 

• We are committed to treat our grantees fairly and to treat every individual with 

dignity and respect. 

• We are committed to treat our employees with respect, fairness and good faith and 

to provide conditions of employment that safeguard their rights and welfare. 

• We are committed to be a good corporate citizen and to comply with both the 

spirit and the letter of the law. 

• We are committed to act responsibly toward the communities in which we work 

and for the benefit of the communities we serve. 

• We are committed to be responsible, transparent and accountable for all of our 

actions. 

• We are committed to improve the accountability, transparency, ethical conduct 

and effectiveness of the nonprofit field.

PROGRAM 

SNAPSHOT 

VISION The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation affirms its founder’s vision of a world in which each 

of us is in partnership with the rest of the human race — where each individual’s quality of life is 

connected to the well-being of the community, both locally and globally. We pursue this vision through 

creative grantmaking, thoughtful communication and other activities that enhance community in its 

many forms. The same vision of shared learning shapes our internal culture as we strive to maintain an 

ethic of respect, integrity and responsibility. The Foundation seeks to strengthen, in people and their 

organizations, what Mr. Mott called “the capacity for accomplishment.” 

MISSION To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society. 

GOAL 

CIVIL SOCIETY 

ENVIRONMENT 

FLINT AREA 

PATHWAYS OUT 

OF POVERTY 

Mission: To support efforts 

to assist in democratic 

institution building, strengthen 

communities, promote 

equitable access to resources, 

and ensure respect of rights 

and diversity. 

Mission: To support the 

efforts of an engaged citizenry 

working to create accountable 

and responsive institutions, 

sound public policies, and 

appropriate models of 

development that protect the 

diversity and integrity of 

selected ecosystems in North 

America and around the world. 

Mission: To foster a wellfunctioning, 

connected 

community that is capable of 

meeting the economic, social 

and racial challenges ahead. 

Mission: To identify, test and 

help sustain pathways out of 

poverty for low-income 

people and communities. 

PROGRAM AREAS 

• Central/Eastern Europe and Russia 

• South Africa 

• United States 

• Special Initiatives — International 

• Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems in North America 

• Reform of International Finance and Trade 

• Special Initiatives 

• Arts, Culture and Education 

• Community Revitalization and Economic Development 


• Improving Community Education 

• Expanding Economic Opportunity 

• Building Organized Communities 


V A L U E S • C O D E O F E T H I C S P R O G R A M S N A P S H O T 

EXPLORATORY 

& SPECIAL 

PROJECTS 

Mission: To support unusual 

or unique opportunities 

addressing significant national 

and international problems. 

(Proposals are by invitation 

only; unsolicited proposals 

are discouraged.) 

• Historically and Predominantly Black Colleges and Universities 

• Special Projects

C O N T E N T S 

ANNUAL MESSAGE 

Consistency, Continuity and the Future 2 

PROGRAMS & GRANTS 7 

Civil Society 8 

Environment 30 

Flint Area 42 

Pathways Out of Poverty 52 

Exploratory & Special Projects 70 

Employee / Trustee Matching Grants 72 

FINANCE 73 

PEOPLE & PUBLICATIONS 85 

Board & Committees 86 

Officers & Staff 87 

Publications 89 

Mott.org 90 

GRANT GUIDELINES & INDEX 91 

Grant Guidelines 92 

Grantee Index 94


Consistency, Continuity and the Future 

There are times in the life of an organization that are marked by 

monumental changes: new directions, new initiatives or new 

personnel. Yet, there are other periods where an organization proverbially 

puts one foot in front of the other, steadily moving down a path of 

continuity and advancing toward meaningful goals. 

2004 was the latter kind of year for the 

Mott Foundation. We honed the details of 

our operation, with a special focus on 

governance, grantmaking, technology and 

investments. 

My past three annual messages have 

reflected on the need for the nonprofit sector 

— including the foundation community — 

to embrace good governance, accountability 

and ethical practices while operating in a 

milieu that can be described as challenging at 

best, and threatening at worst. 

Both charities and foundations have 

continued to examine their practices in these 

arenas. In October 2004, at the invitation of 

the chairman and ranking member of the 

U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Sens. 

Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Max Baucus 

(D-Montana), Independent Sector convened 

the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector. 

I was honored to serve on this national 

panel of 24 leaders from public charities and 

private foundations. The panel’s charge was 

to consider and recommend actions to 

strengthen governance, ethical conduct and 

accountability within public charities and 

private foundations. 

Our work was augmented by more than 

100 experts, who served on five work 

groups, and a Citizens Advisory Group that 

provided a broad perspective on how these 

issues affect the public at large. We met 

frequently, held 15 field hearings and 

numerous conference calls, and received 

feedback on the panel’s Web site. 

In nine busy months, we met deadlines 

by crafting an interim report in the spring 

and a final report in the early summer. 

The panel’s final report, Strengthening 

Transparency, Governance and Accountability 

of Charitable Organizations: a Final Report to 

Congress and the Nonprofit Sector, was 

completed in June. Further comments will 

be forthcoming in the fall. The report and 

related material are available on the panel’s 

Web site, NonProfitPanel.org. 

While these and other efforts at the 

national and state levels are absolutely 

essential, fostering good governance, 

promoting accountability and maintaining 

ethical practices begin at home. These issues 

remain at the top of our trustee and 

management agendas at Mott. Two years ago 

our Board of Trustees approved the 

Foundation’s first formal Code of Ethics, 

which you will find inside the front cover of 

this book as well as on our Web site 

(Mott.org). But we did not stop there, 

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(Mott.org). But we did not stop there, 

recognizing that good governance requires 

ongoing nurturing, not complacency. 

In mid-2004, we developed a formal 

Whistleblower Policy. It clearly lays out the 

responsibilities of Trustees, officers and 

employees to comply with the Foundation’s 

Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest 

Policy. (The latter was developed in the late 

1960s and is reviewed annually.) The 

Whistleblower Policy also details the 

procedures and contact information for 

reporting violations. 

Later in the year, we took a close look at 

recommendations from nonprofit 

governance groups related to the 

applicability of the federal Sarbannes-Oxley 

Act of 2002 to the nonprofit community. 

We came to the conclusion that, for the 

most part, we already have put into place 

those recommendations that make sense for 

us as a foundation. 

At the same time, the Foundation’s Audit 

Committee charter was revised to formalize 

procedures that it had been following, but 

that were not included in its original charter. 

In addition to overseeing the Foundation’s 

annual audit and ensuring appropriate 

financial controls are in place, the committee 

also develops those policies that set the 

governance practices for the Foundation. 

Against this framework, we do our dayto-day 

work of making grants within our 

four programs. For the second year in a row, 

we held our grants budget close to the $100- 

million level. In 2004, we made 558 grants 

totaling $98.7 million to grantees in the 

U.S. and abroad. A report on our 

grantmaking begins on page 7. Using the 

theme, “Reaching Across Boundaries,” we 

explore the work of grantees that have 

created unusually effective collaborations to 

help them achieve their goals. 

Our grantees are geographically diverse, 

and they vary in size, budget and focus. Our 

grantee community, which at any given time 

numbers approximately 650 organizations, is 

one of our most important constituencies. 

We value our relationships with our 

grantees, and have learned — and continue 

to learn — a great deal from these 

partnerships. They have, over the years, 

helped us to become better grantmakers. 

Our grantees provide our staff with a clearer 

understanding of the critical issues in the 

fields we support, and offer invaluable 

insights into the challenges associated with 

implementing projects with our support. 

The Center for Effective Philanthropy 

(CEP), a nonprofit organization based in 

Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been 

conducting surveys of grantees and trustees 

for foundations since 2003. We embraced the 

opportunity to participate in both in 2004. 

The first, the Grantee Perception 

Survey, queried a cross-section of our 

grantees on four issues: grantee satisfaction 

with the process of doing business with us, 

how we communicate (both formally and 

informally) with grantees, the impact of our 

administrative processes and procedures, 

and whether any assistance we offer beyond 

the grant check has value and to what 

degree. We were scored as an individual 

grantmaker, as well as being benchmarked 

against the 28 other funders in our survey 

cohort. All responses were anonymous. 

We received very positive feedback on 

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many measures of perceived impact as well 

as on our relationship with grantees. At the 

same time, our grantees provided us 

thoughtful insights and suggestions on 

improving our performance in a number of 

areas. These include: 

• streamlining our administrative processes, 

especially for smaller grants; 

• improving our formal communication 

products to increase grantees’ 

understanding of the Foundation; 

• articulating more clearly our strategies and 

the reasons we fund in our chosen fields; 

and 

• increasing our staffing (particularly 

international staff) to provide even greater 

levels of service. 

the mix of skills and experiences, success in 

shaping long-term strategy, participation in 

active discussions, meeting productivity, 

group dynamics and committee structure. 

Our Trustees perceived the Foundation’s 

board more positively on most dimensions 

relative to other foundation boards’ selfassessments, 

citing an excellent mix of 

capabilities and high levels of effectiveness. 

The presentation of findings from both 

surveys formed the basis of lively discussions 

among the Trustees, Mott employees and 

CEP staff. 

One of the ways we believe we are 

improving our operations is through the 

use of technology to provide information to 

prospective grant applicants and current 

WE ARE DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION OF MANAGERS WHO NOT ONLY HAVE GRANTMAKING SMARTS, 

BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND AND HOLD DEAR THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE THIS FOUNDATION THE 

UNIQUE ORGANIZATION THAT IT IS. 

Since the receipt of the study findings in 

the fall, we have been looking at ways to 

improve our operations based on those 

suggestions. However, we also continue to 

stress those ongoing practices that our 

grantees value. For any reader interested in 

greater detail, the survey findings are posted 

at Mott.org. 

In addition, our Trustees participated in 

a study of 53 foundation boards. The 

Comparative Board Report that was 

produced examined a range of elements 

comprising board effectiveness, including 

grantees. We anticipate providing the latter 

group the opportunity to interact with us 

in an online environment within the next 

12 months. 

Toward this end, we continue to make 

content upgrades and add new features to our 

Web site. We became one of the first 

foundations to provide detailed information 

on the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act 

via our Grantee Toolbox (Toolbox.Mott.org). 

At the same time, we developed and are now 

rolling out new tools on the same Web site to 

allow grantees to provide us with reports and 



other data in a secure, online environment. 

And finally, we saw a rebound in the 

Foundation’s assets, which reached $2.52 

billion on December 31, 2004, compared 

with $2.37 billion a year earlier. On page 6, 

a chart, “Total Assets at Market Value & 

Total Assets in 2004 Dollars,” tracks our 

asset performance since 1963. Clearly, our 

portfolio is dependent on global and U.S. 

economic conditions, but despite the 

market’s performance in the first quarter of 

2005, I am optimistic that we will 

experience steady, normal — but not 

necessarily spectacular — long-term growth 

in our portfolio. 

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 

Legacy and donor intent form the basis 

of an individual foundation’s values and 

institutional culture. The critical issue is 

how trustees and managers — sometimes 

generations removed from a philanthropy’s 

founder — can respect and nurture those 

values through contemporary 

grantmaking. 

I believe that two elements have made 

this possible here at the Mott Foundation: 

continuity of leadership and involvement 

of Mott family members. In our nearly 

80-year history, we have had only three 

presidents: our founder, Charles Stewart 

Mott; his elder son, C.S. Harding Mott; 

and myself. For a quarter century, C.S. 

and Harding shared an office. And, for 

several years, we all had the opportunity to 

work together. Since the Foundation’s 

creation in 1926, 13 of our 39 Trustees 

have been family members. Today our 13- 

member board has five family members 

spanning three generations. 

Looking to the future, we are developing 

a new generation of managers who not only 

have grantmaking smarts, but also 

understand and hold dear the characteristics 

that make this Foundation the unique 

organization that it is. Toward this end, I 

announced promotions approved by the 

Board in early 2005 of three individuals who 

will help me move the Foundation’s 

programs forward in the years ahead. 

Maureen H. Smyth was named Senior 

Vice President-Programs and 

Communications. Maureen had been Vice 

President-Programs since 1991. She also 

chairs the Management Working Group, 

which oversees the Foundation’s day-to-day 

operations. Smyth has been with the 

Foundation since 1983. 

Two staff members were promoted to 

the position of Associate Vice President- 

Programs. Lois R. DeBacker will oversee the 

Civil Society and Environment grantmaking 

teams, and Kevin F. Walker will head the 

Flint Area and Pathways Out of Poverty 

grantmaking teams. DeBacker, an employee 

of the Foundation since 1991, had been 

program director for the Environment 

program. Walker, who joined the 

Foundation in 1995, had been program 

director for the Poverty program. 

The Foundation’s other vice presidents 

are continuing with their current 

responsibilities: Phillip H. Peters, Group 

Vice President-Administration and 

Secretary/Treasurer; Robert E. Swaney Jr., 

Group Vice President-Investments and Chief 

Investment Officer; Gavin T. Clabaugh, Vice 

President-Information Services, and Marilyn 

Stein LeFeber, Vice President- 

Communications. 


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Total Assets at Market Value & Total Assets in 2004 Dollars (in millions) 

$3500 

$3000 

$2500 

$2,255,581,180 

$2,524,739,489 

$2000 

$1500 

$1000 

$500 

$365,382,658 

$0 

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1975 

1980 

1985 

1990 

1995 

2000 

2004 

Total Assets in 2004 Dollars 

Total Assets 

Jack A. Litzenberg, who had served on 

an interim basis as program director of the 

Flint Area program, is returning to the 

position of Senior Program Officer for the 

Pathways Out of Poverty program. Raymond 

P. Murphy, formerly program director for 

the Civil Society program, has chosen to 

relinquish that role in order to focus on the 

Foundation’s philanthropic efforts in Europe 

from his home base in Cork, Ireland. Both 

Jack and Ray have made significant 

contributions to the Foundation in the past 

and will continue to do so in the future. 

In closing, a truly remarkable experience 

in 2004 was the visit of Archbishop 

Emeritus Desmond M. Tutu of South Africa 

to Flint in early June. He met privately with 

our Board of Trustees and staff; later that 

day, he addressed nearly 2,000 Flint area 

residents, speaking about racism and his 

experiences with South Africa’s policy of 

apartheid. Later, he took questions from the 

audience. (A transcript of his speech, photos 

from his visit and related material can be 

found on Mott.org.) We believe his impact 

on those who heard him that day, as well as 

on the community as a whole, will continue 

for many years to come in ways that we may 

not be aware of, or even fully understand. 

William S. White 

President 


PROGRAMS & GRANTS 

Civil Society 

Environment 

Flint Area 

Pathways Out of Poverty 

Exploratory & Special Projects 

Employee/Trustee Matching Grants

CIVIL SOCIETY 

Reaching across a variety of boundaries is a way of life for many of the 

Mott Foundation’s Civil Society program grantees — whether they 

operate in bustling cities of Russia, rural villages in the Eastern Cape of 

South Africa or in the heartland of the U.S. 

In advancing toward their goal of 

developing civil society, grantees cross 

mental boundaries by doing things 

differently than in the past. They also 

frequently cross cultural, racial, political and 

language boundaries in their efforts to 

deepen democracy, strengthen communities, 

build the nonprofit sector, and ensure 

respect of rights and diversity. 

In 2004, the Foundation made 249 

grants totaling $26,661,135 under its Civil 

Society program. Mott’s program staff 

members are based in Cork, Ireland; Flint; 

Johannesburg, South Africa; and London, 

England. Support is provided to grantees 

working in Central/Eastern Europe (CEE) 

and Russia, South Africa, and the U.S. In 

The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund supports programs 

that improve living conditions and educational 

opportunities for children in post-apartheid South Africa. 


CIVIL SOCIETY: OVERVIEW 

addition, grants made under the Special 

Initiatives-International program area allow 

Mott to respond to unusual opportunities 

that help develop civil society in other 

regions of the world. 

All Civil Society grants fall under three 

broad themes: strengthening the nonprofit 

sector; promoting rights, responsibilities and 

participation; and improving race and 

ethnic relations. 

CENTRAL/EASTERN 

EUROPE AND RUSSIA 

As the world watched events leading up to, 

and following, the presidential elections in 

Ukraine in late 2004, several Mott grantees 

were busy educating the public about their 

voting rights and responsibilities through a 

variety of nonpartisan activities. 

The Kyiv-based Committee of Voters of 

Ukraine (CVU) received a three-year, 

$252,000 general purposes grant, which was 

used to monitor elections and help ensure 

that they would be free and fair; manage a 

network of citizens’ bureaus that shared 

nonpartisan election information; train 

thousands of volunteers as election 

observers; promote accountability of elected 

officials; and analyze election laws while 

advocating for improvements in the electoral 

process. 

CVU, established in 1994, is the 

country’s largest indigenous nongovernmental 

organization (NGO) that 

continually works to engage Ukrainians in 

the political process — both at the 

grassroots level and at the national policy 

level. Its goal is to educate and interact with 

the public by providing information at 100 

advice branches throughout the country, 

hosting a Web site and publishing a 

newspaper. 

The National Democratic Institute for 

International Affairs of Washington, D.C., 

received a five-month, $188,898 grant to 

support a group of 25 NGO leaders from 

the former Soviet Union who served as 

election monitors for the Ukrainian 

presidential election. This project tapped the 

expertise of nonprofit leaders who knew 

both the language and culture of the region, 

and who had previous experience 

monitoring elections in their own countries. 

The group was in Ukraine for the initial 

presidential vote in October and then the 

runoff vote in November. Members then 

remained in the country for the repeat runoff 

presidential election in December, which 

was required after Ukraine’s Supreme Court 

ruled that there had been wide-scale fraud 

during the first runoff. 

Another grantee, the Moscow-based 

VOICE Association, seeks to increase public 

participation in the government 

continued on page 12 

The Committee of Voters 

of Ukraine trained 

volunteers to monitor the 

2004 presidential 

elections, including 

observing how mobile 

ballot boxes were 

handled. 


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GRANTEE 

PROFILE 

Juan E. Méndez 

Employees of the International Center 

for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) travel the 

world, working with local organizations, 

institutions and individuals to assist victims 

who have been forcibly uprooted from their 

homes, tortured or imprisoned. They hear 

compelling stories about long, and often 

unsuccessful, searches for family members 

who have disappeared or been killed. 

All the while, ICTJ seeks justice and 

accountability for victims and their families, 

whether they are in Afghanistan, Bosnia and 

Herzegovina, South Africa, or other countries 

emerging from war or repressive rule. 

Equally as important as obtaining justice 

and advancing reconciliation, ICTJ strives to 

retain a collective memory of human 

rights abuses as one way to prevent 

future mistreatments. Another 

preventive measure is to push for 

institutional changes, said Juan E. 

Méndez, the center’s president. 

“You try to absorb the reality of 

human suffering with a view to try to 

diminish it or redress it. Obviously it 

affects you. If it didn’t, then there 

would be something wrong with 

you,” he said. 

“But you take into account the reason 

you’re listening to this story or witnessing 

this event. You are there to do something 

about it. If you can do something, then it’s 

worthwhile to be close to where this human 

suffering has been happening.” 

Méndez himself was detained and 

tortured in his homeland of Argentina in the 

1970s for his work as a human rights attorney. 

ICTJ, based in New York City, was 

established in 2001 by Alex Boraine, who 

served as vice chairman of the South African 

Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 

Today, Boraine is ICTJ’s chairman of 

the board of directors and he directs 

the organization’s Cape Town, South 

Africa, office. 

Since 2002, the center has received 

four Mott grants totaling $1.6 million, 

including a two-year, $400,000 general 

purposes grant in 2004. 

Transitional justice is a relatively new 

area in the field of human rights work, yet 

the center’s staff members already have 

learned the value of reaching across 

boundaries. They provide policy analysis, 

advice and support to countries seeking 

accountability for mass atrocities, human 

rights abuses and historical injustices. ICTJ 

operates in more than 21 countries on every 

continent except Australia and Antarctica. 

The organization also shares ideas, 

information and strategies with public and 

nonprofit institutions doing similar work. 

Because ICTJ is viewed as an 

independent, objective adviser by a variety of 

groups — the United Nations, individual 

governments, non-governmental organizations 

and local residents — it gains access to people, 

places and documents that help determine the 

truth about the past. The center then moves 

forward the process of holding accountable 

those responsible for past abuses while also 

advancing peace and reconciliation. 

In doing so, ICTJ crosses another huge 

barrier — the “either/or” mindset. 

“It would be a mistake to make people 

choose between peace and justice. We can, 

and should, try to have both,” Méndez said. 

“We can come up with ideas to make 

sure we don’t jeopardize one value for the 

other. Our activities, actions and policy 


decisions should be to first silence the guns. 

Then we try to reach a lasting peace that is 

worth its name because it is based on justice.” 

The human rights organization attracts 

professionals from all walks of life — 

journalists, attorneys, human rights advocates 

and teachers — to its intensive, four-month 

Transitional Justice Fellowship Program in 

Cape Town, South Africa. A similar program 

was established recently in Santiago, Chile. 

For ICTJ, reckoning with horrors of the 

past requires a comprehensive, holistic 

approach that accepts differences between 

countries and cultures while acknowledging 

four key obligations that governments and 

societies owe to victims and society overall: 

truth, justice, reparations and institutional 

reform. When equal importance is given to 

each of these requirements, a nation stands a 

better chance of experiencing healing, and 

therefore improves the possibilities of 

reconciliation, Méndez said. 

By trying to heal wounds instead of 

allowing them to fester, societies build 

democracy in practical ways. For example, 

civic engagement increases when judicial 

systems are more open to address the 

concerns of people who traditionally have 

been without power, and when police and 

law enforcement officers protect residents 

rather than attack them, Méndez said. 

When partnering with nongovernmental 

advocates and government 

officials in various countries to develop 

strategies for transitional justice, ICTJ 

suggests incorporating five key elements: 

• prosecuting perpetrators; 

• documenting violations through 

nonjudicial means such as truth 

commissions; 

• reforming abusive institutions; 

• providing reparations to victims; and 

• advancing reconciliation. 

As ICTJ looks to the future, it plans to 

decentralize its programs so they better reflect 

the organization’s international character. In 

2005, the center will open an office in 

Brussels, Belgium, to be closer to its work in 

European nations such as Bosnia and 

Herzegovina. From that location, the center 

also will be better positioned to tap resources 

to assist French-speaking African nations such 

as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

Additionally, there are plans to open a Middle 

East office, possibly as early as 2006. 

“Society cannot live with itself if it 

tolerates massive and systematic human 

rights violations. These human rights 

violations engage our responsibility and our 

moral obligation to all our fellow men and 

women,” Méndez said. 

“It’s not just a matter of doing 

something because of some kind of moral 

outrage, but doing the right thing. And 

doing the right thing comes by learning 

from the experiences of how other societies 

have dealt with these problems.” 

Participants in an 

international fellowship 

program discuss ways 

to address human 

rights issues. 


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decisionmaking process in Russia. A twoyear, 

$140,000 grant supported the 

development and strengthening of five 

regional centers that operate a national 

network of civic groups. These centers 

coordinate the groups’ tasks related to 

ensuring free and fair elections, and they 

also seek accountability and transparency 

from all elected officials in Russia. 

Mott also made grants for a variety of 

other purposes in CEE and Russia. A 

three-year, $450,000 general purposes 

grant went to the Warsaw-based Academy 

for the Development of Philanthropy in 

Poland, a leading NGO in the 

philanthropic field in CEE. The grant 

will help the academy promote and 

strengthen community-based philanthropic 

activities in Poland by providing grants 

and technical assistance to new and 

existing organizations, including 

community foundations. 

The Swedish Federation of Rural 

Economy and Agricultural Societies, based 

in Stockholm, was given a two-year, 

$200,000 grant for its Pre-accession 

Partnerships for Rural Europe (PREPARE) 

project. The federation collaborates with a 

network of NGOs in CEE and Western 

Europe to help ensure that European Union 

candidate countries create strong 

partnerships that result in shared 

information and cooperation on rural 

development matters. Ultimately, positive 

exchanges between governments and NGOs 

are expected to strengthen overall civil 

society in the region. 

An 18-month, $100,000 grant to the 

Humanitarian Law Center in Belgrade, 

Serbia and Montenegro, supported the 

center’s transition to a permanent institution 

that researches, organizes and archives 

documentation of war crimes and human 

rights abuses in the region. It also will be a 

lead organization in raising public awareness 

about past atrocities. 

Nonprofit groups in South Africa provide 

opportunities for rural residents to create small, 

home-based businesses, such as sewing, that generate 

income for their families. 



During training sessions 

around the U.S., 

participants share how 

zero-tolerance 

disciplinary policies in 

public schools exclude 

youth from educational 

opportunities. 

SOUTH AFRICA 

While the bulk of the Shuttleworth 

Foundation’s work supports innovative 

projects that improve education for the 

nation’s youth, it also promotes ways to make 

the nonprofit sector more financially stable 

long term. 

A one-year, $75,000 grant to the Cape 

Town-based foundation assisted in opening 

the doors for NGOs to explore and develop 

new ways to fund and oversee their 

operations, including providing short classes 

on how to track performance using standard 

reporting practices. Also, Shuttleworth has 

planned an international seminar to discuss 

creative ways donors can give resources to 

strengthen South Africa’s nonprofit sector. 

A two-year, $100,000 general purposes 

grant to the Nelson Mandela Children’s 

Fund in Saxonwold strengthened the fund’s 

internal capacity by building the skills of its 

growing staff, and developing the 

organization’s information management 

system. As a result, the fund will be better 

equipped to deepen its work with children 

and youth, especially those impacted by the 

HIV/AIDS pandemic. 

A $20,000 increase to a three-year, 

$225,000 grant to the Charities Aid 

Foundation-South Africa supported efforts 

to strengthen the philanthropic sector in the 

country. The original grant provided funds 

to the Johannesburg-based organization to 

increase and improve employee-giving 

programs, especially those that include 

volunteer components. The grant increase 

enabled CAF-South Africa to hire a 

volunteer coordinator to assist employers in 

need of advice and hands-on help in 

running volunteer programs. 


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CIVIL SOCIETY 

SNAPSHOT 

MISSION To support efforts to assist in democratic institution building, strengthen 

communities, promote equitable access to resources, and ensure respect of rights and diversity. 

GOAL 

CENTRAL/EASTERN 

EUROPE AND 

RUSSIA 

Foster societies in Central/ 

Eastern Europe (CEE) and 

Russia in which people and 

communities respect each 

other’s rights and engage 

effectively in decisionmaking 

to influence policies and 

processes that shape their 

lives at the local, national 

and/or international level. 

OBJECTIVES 

EUROPEAN UNION (EU) – NEW MEMBER STATES AND ACCESSION COUNTRIES Promoting 

processes that strengthen public participation in the development of communities and societies, and 

that ensure an adequate and responsive flow of resources to support these activities. 

WESTERN BALKANS 1) Promoting processes that strengthen public participation in the development 

of communities and societies, and that ensure an adequate and responsive flow of resources to support 

these activities; and 2) promoting processes and initiatives to build stable and strong inter-communal 

relations and reduce the likelihood of violent ethnic conflict. 

WESTERN FORMER SOVIET UNION 1) Promoting processes that strengthen public participation in 

the development of communities and societies, and that ensure an adequate and responsive flow of 

resources to support these activities; 2) strengthening institutions and mechanisms that ensure people’s 

rights are respected, and that laws and policies to protect these rights are promulgated and 

implemented; and 3) strengthening the nonprofit sector in Russia to address the root causes of 

xenophobia and ethnic discrimination, and protect the rights of people subject to ethnic discrimination. 

CEE/RUSSIA REGIONAL 1) Assisting nonprofits from both accession and non-accession countries in 

maximizing the positive and mitigating the negative impacts of EU enlargement; and 2) building the 

capacity of CEE/Russia nonprofits through international peer-to-peer learning and information exchange 

around issues relevant to the overall CEE/Russia program goal. 

SOUTH AFRICA 

UNITED STATES 

Support a vibrant, diverse and 

inclusive civil society in which 

nonprofit organizations work 

to deepen democracy, 

increase participation in 

decisionmaking, advance 

socioeconomic and racial 

equality, and promote justice 

and reconciliation. 

Support a strong, independent 

and inclusive nonprofit and 

philanthropic sector where 

organizations excel in 

governance, management 

and public accountability; 

partner with the public and 

private sectors; work to 

improve race relations and 

racial equity; and build 

community assets to address 

community needs. 

NONPROFIT SECTOR AND PHILANTHROPY Building a more effective and well-managed nonprofit 

sector that is engaged with issues of poverty and inequality and that is adequately resourced through 

public and private funding. 

RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND PARTICIPATION Strengthening people’s engagement with local 

community structures and increasing public participation in decisionmaking processes to ensure that 

people’s rights are upheld, advanced and fulfilled. 

RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS Enhancing the ability of nonprofit organizations and local 

communities to better address racism and discrimination, and to promote justice and reconciliation. 

NONPROFIT SECTOR AND PHILANTHROPY 1) Enhancing the ability of U.S. 

nonprofit and philanthropic membership associations to better represent their 

members at the public policy level, to increase their members’ effectiveness and 

accountability, to raise the public’s knowledge of the nonprofit and 

philanthropic sectors, and to reflect the diversity of the country’s population; 

and 2) extending the community foundation model as a means of community 

asset building by increasing the ability of community foundations to respond 

more effectively to donor interests and community needs. 

RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS 1) Promoting increased coordination and 

collaboration between leading race relations organizations to strengthen overall 

field coherence, efficacy and influence in diverse local, regional and national 

policymaking forums; and 2) enhancing the organizational capacity and impact 

of leading nonprofits in the antiracism and race relations field. 

SPECIAL 

INITIATIVES – 

INTERNATIONAL 

Respond to unique 

opportunities related to the 

development of civil society 

internationally. 

NONPROFIT SECTOR AND PHILANTHROPY Promoting a vibrant and independent nonprofit and 

philanthropic sector in select countries and internationally. 

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES 



UNITED STATES 

Efforts to strengthen the nonprofit sector 

and the field of philanthropy, and also to 

address racism and promote justice, are as 

important in the United States as abroad. 

Mott provided a one-year, $45,000 

grant to the National Center for Family 

Philanthropy in Washington, D.C., for its 

initiative to help community foundations 

work with donor families. The multipronged 

educational initiative included 

hosting a summit on the topic, and also 

making resources available online. In 

addition, the center created a toolkit geared 

for community foundations that work with 

donor families. 

Grantmaking in the United States also 

supports organizations that are seeking to 

improve race relations and racial equality. 

A one-year, $50,000 grant to the 

Washington, D.C.-based Advancement 

Project for its Democracy and Justice 

Communications Network program 

provided communications training for 

grassroots groups and improved the 

project’s outreach to national and 

alternative media outlets. Strategies 

included making research, surveys and 

spokespeople available to the media, and 

using the Internet to share information 

and build an electronic advocacy group. 

The Aspen Institute, also based in 

Washington, D.C., used a one-year, $75,000 

grant to support its Project on Race and 

Community Revitalization. This included 

conducting a seminar on racial equity for 

leaders in the community-building field; 

publishing essays on race, structural racism 

and the community-building field; and 

publishing a working paper on how 

structural racism impacts the youth 

development field. 

SPECIAL INITIATIVES – 

INTERNATIONAL 

Mott occasionally provides funding for 

projects related to the development of civil 

society internationally. An example was a 

one-year, $56,200 grant to the Washington, 

D.C.-based German Marshall Fund of the 

United States in early 2005 for its U.S.- 

Europe Community Foundation 

Fellowships program. 

Annually, five European professionals 

in the community foundations field and 

five of their U.S.-based counterparts make 

transatlantic visits to host sites for three 

weeks, providing opportunities for 

participants to exchange ideas and partner 

on projects. The 10 fellows meet as a 

group both before and after their 

placements, first for orientation and then 

for debriefing. 

Since the program began in 1999, more 

than 50 community foundation 

professionals have been given fellowships, 

and more than 80 community foundations 

have participated. The project is a joint 

effort between the German Marshall Fund 

and the King Baudouin Foundation of 

Belgium, with funding from Mott for travel, 

lodging and honoraria. 


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Central/Eastern Europe and Russia 

EUROPEAN UNION-NEW MEMBER STATES & 

ACCESSION COUNTRIES 

Academy for the Development of 

Philanthropy in Poland 

Warsaw, Poland 

To support an organization created to 

promote community-based philanthropy 

and grassroots citizen action in Poland. 

Access to Information Programme 

Sofia, Bulgaria 

To support an organization dedicated to 

ensuring citizen rights and freedom of 

information in Bulgaria. 

American Friends of the Czech Republic 

Washington, DC 

To support an organization working to 

strengthen relations between nongovernmental 

organizations in the United 

States and the Czech Republic. 

Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux 

Prague, Czech Republic 

To support a network of information offices 

created to improve the ability of Czech 

citizens to exercise their rights. 

$450,000 

36 mos. 

$60,000 

24 mos. 

$25,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

24 mos. 

Bulgarian Charities Aid Foundation 


To support a non-governmental 

organization dedicated to promoting and 

developing philanthropy in Bulgaria. 

Center for Community Organizing - 

Slovakia 

Nitra, Slovakia 

Grant increase to support the development 

of an organization created to strengthen 

citizen participation through community 

organizing in Slovakia. 

Center for Rural Assistance 

Timisoara, Romania 

To support an informal network of 

Romanian community development 

organizations. 

Civil Society Development Foundation - 

Poland 


To support the development of the Polish 

nonprofit sector by strengthening Polish 

infrastructure organizations. 

$90,000 

24 mos. 

$10,000 

$50,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

36 mos. 

GRANT ACTIVITY CIVIL SOCIETY 

Total: $26,661,135 / 249 Grants 

Central/Eastern 

Europe & Russia 

$12.981 

99 Grants 

Special Initiatives – 

International 

$1.948 

20 Grants 

GRANT 

DOLLARS NUMBER 

GRANT ALLOCATION (in millions) OF GRANTS 

Central / Eastern European Union-New Member States $ 2.942 26 

Europe & Russia & Accession Countries 

United States 

$6.706 

68 Grants 

Western Balkans 

Western Former Soviet Union 

CEE/Russia Regional 

2.297 

3.395 

4.347 

30 

28 

15 

South Africa Nonprofit Sector & Philanthropy $ 1.383 18 

Rights, Responsibilities & Participation 1.617 17 

Race & Ethnic Relations 1.046 12 

Special Opportunities .980 15 

South Africa 

$5.026 

62 Grants 

(in millions) 

United States Nonprofit Sector & Philanthropy $ 5.240 52 

Race & Ethnic Relations 1.466 16 

Special Initiatives – Nonprofit Sector & Philanthropy $ 1.298 17 

International Special Opportunities .650 3 

TOTALS: $26.661 249 


CIVIL SOCIETY: GRANTS 

Community Foundation of the 

Euroregion Labe 

Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic 

To support an organization whose mission 

is to create an open community and 

improve the living conditions in a region of 

the Czech Republic. 

Creating Effective Grassroots 

Alternatives 



promote citizen participation in community 

development and local governance in 

Bulgaria. 

Ecologic Club of Transylvania 

Cluj-Napoca, Romania 

To encourage citizen participation in 

addressing community needs in Romania. 

Ekopolis Foundation 

Banska Bystrica, Slovakia 

Grant increase to promote and cultivate a 

philanthropic culture in the Slovak Republic. 

Environmental Partnership Foundation 

Budapest, Hungary 

To promote sustainable development in six 

countries of Central/Eastern Europe. 

Foundation for Local Government 

Reform 


To support a capacity-building program to 

stimulate citizen participation in local 

governance in Bulgaria. 

Green Circle 


To support a membership organization 

created to promote public participation in 

decisionmaking throughout the Czech 

Republic. 

Hestia 


To support an organization established to 

promote volunteerism throughout the 

Czech Republic. 

Information Centre 

Samorin, Slovakia 

To support an organization created to assist 

in the social, political and economic 

development of southern Slovakia. 

KLON/JAWOR Association 


To increase communication and networking 

within the Polish nonprofit sector and 

among Polish non-governmental 

organizations and citizens. 

$120,000 

36 mos. 

$190,000 

24 mos. 

$58,000 

24 mos. 

$50,000 

$600,000 

36 mos. 

$102,000 

23 mos. 

$75,000 

36 mos. 

$80,000 

36 mos. 

$80,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

36 mos. 

Nonprofit Enterprise and Self- 

Sustainability Team, Inc. 

Baltimore, MD 

Adjustment to previous grant. 

Nova Skola 


Grant increase to strengthen and enhance 

the role of community education in the 

Czech Republic. 

Outward Bound Romania Trust for 

Youth 

Targu Mures, Romania 

To build the capacity of Romanian youth to 

engage in community and national 

development. 

-$22,393 

$17,400 

$34,835 

24 mos. 

Princess Margarita of Romania 

Foundation - Romania 

Bucharest, Romania 

To support an organization whose mission $130,000 

is to develop and support projects to 

24 mos. 

improve health care and address special 

needs of children, youth and the elderly. 

Adjustment to previous grant. -$5,247 

Pro Democracy Association 

$99,845 


24 mos. 

To mobilize and engage Romanian citizens 

in the decisionmaking process. 

Pro Vobis Volunteer Center 

Cluj-Napoca, Romania 

To support an organization that promotes 

and develops volunteerism in Romania. 

$70,000 

24 mos. 


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Roma-Lom Foundation 

Lom, Bulgaria 

To stimulate multi-ethnic communities in 

northwest Bulgaria to participate in local 

development. 

Romanian Association for Community 

Development 


To foster the development of grassroots 

action in Romania. 

Volunteer Center Foundation 



promote volunteering in Hungary. 

Subtotal: European Union–New Member 

States & Accession Countries 

WESTERN BALKANS 

Association “Mi” 

Split, Croatia 

To support the development of the 

nonprofit sector in southern Croatia. 

Association for Psychosocial Help and 

Development of Voluntary Work 

Gracanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 

To support the development of 

volunteerism and citizen engagement in 

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Southeast 

Europe. 

$60,000 

24 mos. 

$150,000 

28 mos. 

$118,000 

39 mos. 

$2,942,440 

$68,000 

24 mos. 

$70,000 

24 mos. 

BBC World Service Trust 

London, England 

To strengthen local democracy, promote 

good governance and increase public 

understanding of decisionmaking 

processes in Bosnia. 

Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence 

Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro 

To support an organization created to build 

and nurture democratic leadership in Serbia 

and Montenegro. 

Brown University 

Providence, RI 

To assess and guide international 

democracy-building initiatives in former 

Yugoslavia. 

Center for Civic Cooperation 

Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina 

To increase citizen participation in 

community life in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Center for Free Elections and 

Democracy 


To promote cooperation among citizens 

and local authorities in Serbia and 

Montenegro. 

Center for Peace Studies 

Zagreb, Croatia 


promote a culture of peace, nonviolence 

and positive social change in Croatia. 

Center for Regionalism 

Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro 

Grant increase to support an organization 

that promotes democratization and 

decentralization in Serbia and Montenegro, 

and regional cooperation and reconciliation 

among states and ethnic groups in the 

former Yugoslavia. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$50,000 

24 mos. 

$60,000 

24 mos. 

$75,000 

24 mos. 

$60,000 

24 mos. 

$10,000 

Civic Initiatives 


To encourage young people in Serbia $70,000 

to learn about democracy and get 

24 mos. 

involved in their communities. 

To increase the capacity of non- $75,000 

governmental organizations working 

24 mos. 

with minority communities in Serbia 

and Montenegro. 

Forum of Tuzla Citizens 

Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina 

To increase public participation in 

decisionmaking and strengthen democratic 

practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

$60,000 

24 mos. 



Freedom House 


To encourage reconciliation among the 

people of Serbia and Montenegro and their 

neighbors. 

Freudenberg Foundation GmbH 

Simin Han, Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Grant increase to engage Bosnian youth in 

community development. 

German Marshall Fund of the 

United States 


To encourage political and economic 

reforms in the Western Balkans. 

Global Rights 


Grant increase to support a program that 

focuses on legal education and human 

rights advocacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

GONG 



promote citizen engagement in Croatia. 

Humanitarian Law Center 


To support the documentation and research 

of war crimes and human rights abuses in 

the Western Balkans. 

Incredibly Good Institution - FADE IN 


To promote the values and 

accomplishments of civil society through 

the media in Croatia. 

International Crisis Group 


To support research and analysis of key 

issues and trends affecting the Balkans. 

King Baudouin Foundation United 

States, Inc. 

New York, NY 

To encourage ethnic minorities from 

Southeast Europe to participate in policy 

development and advocacy. 

Mozaik Community Development 

Foundation 

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Grant increase to encourage community 

development and decisionmaking in 

Bosnia. 

National Foundation for Civil Society 

Development 


To encourage citizen participation in 

decisionmaking processes by 

strengthening the Croatian nonprofit sector 

at local and regional levels. 

$225,000 

19 mos. 

$5,000 

$150,000 

18 mos. 

$50,000 

$70,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

18 mos. 

$60,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

12 mos. 

$75,000 

16 mos. 

$12,000 

$75,000 

18 mos. 

Organization for Civil Initiatives 

Osijek, Croatia 

To support an organization that works with 

community leaders and grassroots citizen 

groups to address critical issues facing 

local communities in Croatia. 

Religious Society of Friends in Britain 

(Quakers) 


To help organizations in the Western 

Balkans address issues of truth, blame, 

responsibility and accountability regarding 

past conflicts in the region. 

Rruga me Pisha Foundation 

Tirana, Albania 

To deepen the impact of a successful radio 

program in Albania. 

Timok Club 

Knjazevac, Serbia and Montenegro 

To promote public participation in local and 

regional development initiatives in Timok, 

the eastern region of Serbia. 

Transeuropeennes 

Paris, France 


United Nations Development 

Programme 

New York, NY 

To foster community-based citizen 

engagement and advocacy around key 

issues facing the region of northern 

Montenegro. 

World Conference of Religions for 

Peace, Inc. 

New York, NY 

To support continuing efforts to promote 

multireligious cooperation in Southeast 

Europe. 

Subtotal: Western Balkans 

WESTERN FORMER SOVIET UNION 

Belarusian Association of Social 

Workers 

Minsk, Belarus 

To support an organization that helps 

citizens protect their rights and receive 

social services in Belarus. 

Carnegie Endowment for International 

Peace 


To provide a neutral forum for independent 

scholars in both Moscow and Washington, 

D.C., to contribute to the public debate on 

key policy issues affecting Russia and other 

former Soviet Union countries. 

$60,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$75,000 

24 mos. 

$50,000 

24 mos. 

-$33,000 

$150,000 

18 mos. 

$75,000 

24 mos. 

$2,297,000 

$25,000 

12 mos. 

$300,000 

24 mos. 


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Center for Strategic & International 

Studies 


To support Ukraine’s integration into the 

Euro-Atlantic community. 

Center of Social Innovations 



Centre for Peacemaking and 

Community Development 

Moscow, Russia 

To promote peace building in the North 

Caucasus region of Russia. 

Charities Aid Foundation 

Kent, England 

To support the development of emerging 

community foundations in Russia. 

Committee of Voters of Ukraine 

Kyiv, Ukraine 

To facilitate the participation of Ukrainian 

citizens in the democratic process. 

EastWest Institute 

New York, NY 

Grant increase to support research on the 

implications for Ukraine of future European 

Union accession. 

Ednannia 

Kyiv, Ukraine 


citizen initiatives aimed at strengthening 

civil society and improving the quality of 

life in Ukraine. 

Forum of Migrants’ Organizations 



protect the rights and interests of Russian 

refugees and migrants. 

Fulcrum Foundation 


Grant increase to promote ethnic tolerance 

among youth in Russia. 

GURT Resource Center for NGO 

Development 

Kyiv, Ukraine 

To support an organization that works to 

strengthen the nonprofit sector in Ukraine. 

International Center for 

Not-for-Profit Law 


To support efforts to develop a supportive 

legal environment for nonprofit 

organizations in Ukraine. 

ISAR 


To support the development of nongovernmental 

organizations in the former 

Soviet Union. 

$75,000 

7 mos. 

-$80,000 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$442,000 

24 mos. 

$252,000 

36 mos. 

$30,000 

$230,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$20,000 

$90,000 

36 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

ISAR 


To encourage public participation in 

environmental decisionmaking processes in 

Belarus. 

Memorial Human Rights Center 


To improve the status of refugees and 

forced migrants in the Russian Federation. 

National Association of Regional 

Development Agencies 

Kyiv, Ukraine 


encourage Ukrainian citizens to participate 

in local and regional development. 

National Democratic Institute for 

International Affairs 


To support free and fair presidential 

elections in Ukraine. 

PRIMA-News Information Agency 


To support an organization created to raise 

human rights awareness in Russia. 

Russia Donors Forum 


To support an association of grantmakers 

working to promote the development of 

civil society in Russia. 

Saint-Petersburg NGO Development 

Centre 

St. Petersburg, Russia 

To support an information, training and 

networking resource center for nongovernmental 

organizations in northwest 

Russia. 

Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation 

Kyiv, Ukraine 

To create an effective community 

development model in Ukraine through 

school and community partnerships. 

$110,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$120,000 

24 mos. 

$188,898 

5 mos. 

$120,000 

36 mos. 

$120,000 

36 mos. 

$90,000 

36 mos. 

$240,000 

36 mos. 

United Nations Development 

Programme 

New York, NY 

To support the development of civil $110,000 

society in Belarus. 

36 mos. 

To support efforts to create jobs in Belarus. $80,000 

36 mos. 

To encourage Belarusian citizens to $86,835 

participate in community revitalization. 24 mos. 

United Way Belarus 



-$95,000 



VOICE Association 


To promote the accountability of elected 

representatives and free and fair elections 

in Russia. 

Subtotal: Western Former Soviet 

Union 

$140,000 

24 mos. 

$3,394,733 

CEE/RUSSIA REGIONAL 

Association of Central and Eastern 

European Election Officials 


To build the capacity of an association of 

election officials from Central/Eastern 

Europe. 

Carpathian Foundation 

Kosice, Slovakia 


promote economic development, crossborder 

cooperation and interethnic 

initiatives in the Carpathian Euroregion. 

CEE Bankwatch Network 


Grant increase to support a network of 

non-governmental organizations in 12 

Central/Eastern European countries. 

Center for Strategic & International 

Studies 


To address the need for new leadership, 

technology and skills in the Russian 

nonprofit sector to advance a human rights 

agenda. 

$50,000 

24 mos. 

$1,300,000 

24 mos. 

$40,000 

$200,000 

36 mos. 


New York, NY 

To promote regional cooperation, $400,000 

international integration, and peace and 24 mos. 

security in Central/Eastern Europe and 

the former Soviet Union. 

To maximize opportunities presented $300,000 

by European Union integration processes. 24 mos. 

European Foundation Centre 

Brussels, Belgium 

To support programs to improve the $30,000 

effectiveness of grantmaking in 

36 mos. 

Central/Eastern Europe and the former 

Soviet Union. 

To support special guest memberships for $100,000 

foundations from Central/Eastern Europe 24 mos. 

and the former Soviet Union. 

Foundation-Administered Project 

To provide technical assistance to the 

community education field in 

Central/Eastern Europe and Russia. 

Friends of the Carpathian Foundation- 

United States 


Endowment fund to ensure the long-term 

sustainability of the Carpathian Foundation. 

$44,778 

12 mos. 

$250,000 

German Marshall Fund of the United 

States 


Grant increase to support democracy $1,000,000 

and cross-border cooperation in the 

Balkan region. 

To strengthen democratic development $50,000 

in Turkey and the surrounding region. 

12 mos. 

Minority Rights Group International 


To promote minority rights and intercommunity 

cooperation in Southeast 

Europe. 

People in Need 


To ensure the long-term sustainability of a 

non-governmental organization promoting 

civil society in the Czech Republic and 

throughout the Central/Eastern Europe and 

Russia region. 

Social Platform 


Grant increase to encourage nongovernmental 

organizations from European 

Union accession countries to participate in 

shaping the future direction of the 

European Union. 

$150,000 

18 mos. 

$200,000 

36 mos. 

$32,000 


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Swedish Federation of Rural Economy 

and Agricultural Societies 

Stockholm, Sweden 

To strengthen civil society in 

Central/Eastern European and former 

Soviet Union countries that are preparing 

for membership in the European Union. 

Subtotal: CEE/Russia Regional 

Program Area Total: Central/Eastern 

Europe & Russia 

South Africa 

NONPROFIT SECTOR AND PHILANTHROPY 

Centre for Policy Studies 

Johannesburg, South Africa 

To analyze the achievements and struggles 

of the nonprofit sector during the past 

decade of democracy and identify future 

challenges. 

Charities Aid Foundation-Southern 

Africa 



that promotes workplace giving in South 

Africa. 

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen 

Participation - SA 


To ensure effective participation in the 2004 

World Assembly by nonprofit 

representatives from the southern African 

region. 

Common Purpose South Africa 


To support efforts to ensure that nonprofit 

leaders participate in community building 

programs. 

Community Development Resource 

Association 

Cape Town, South Africa 

Grant increase to provide training and 

organizational development services to 

nonprofit organizations. 

Desmond Tutu Peace Trust 


To support a leadership development 

program for women. 

Eastern Cape NGO Coalition 

East London, South Africa 

To support a provincial non-governmental 

organization coalition. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$4,346,778 

$12,980,951 

$75,000 

24 mos. 

$20,000 

$75,000 

12 mos. 

$80,000 

24 mos. 

$10,000 

$82,100 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 


To address specific capacity and 

institutional building needs of South African 

nonprofit organizations. 

International Fundraising Consortium 

Braamfontein, South Africa 

To support an intermediary grantmaker 

created to assist civil society-based 

organizations that focus on poverty 

eradication and HIV/AIDS. 

Masimanyane Women’s Support Centre 

East London, South Africa 

To provide leadership training to women in 

community-based organizations. 

Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund 

Saxonwold, South Africa 

To strengthen the fund’s role as a 

grantmaker and enhance its grantmaking 

capacity. 

Olive: Organisation Development and 

Training 

Durban, South Africa 

To support a nonprofit organization that 

assists civil society-based organizations. 

Shuttleworth Foundation 


To develop funding models aimed at 

promoting the financial sustainability of the 

nonprofit sector. 

$59,742 

12 mos. 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

$75,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$75,000 

12 mos. 



Synergos Institute 

New York, NY 

To strengthen grantmaking organizations 

and the philanthropic sector in the southern 

Africa region. 

University of Cape Town 


To examine civil society and its role in 

development and governance. 

University of KwaZulu-Natal 


To support a center created to promote the 

study of the nonprofit sector. 

University of Port Elizabeth 

Port Elizabeth, South Africa 

Grant increase to support training in 

organizational development, leadership 

skills and project development for nonprofit 

organizations in the Eastern Cape. 

Women’s Hope, Education and Training 

(WHEAT) Trust 



of a fund dedicated to strengthening 

women’s involvement in community 

development and promoting a culture of 

giving. 

Subtotal: Nonprofit Sector and 

Philanthropy 

RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND PARTICIPATION 

Black Sash Trust 


To support a human rights organization that 

provides paralegal services and legal 

information. 

Centre for Public Participation 



strengthen community participation in local 

government in KwaZulu-Natal. 

Commission on Gender Equality 


To monitor and evaluate women’s 

participation in local government. 

Community Law and Rural 

Development Centre 


To support an organization that provides 

paralegal services throughout KwaZulu- 

Natal. 

Democracy Development Program 


To strengthen the capacity of local 

government in KwaZulu-Natal. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$30,000 

10 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$26,400 

$25,000 

$1,383,242 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

Gender Advocacy Programme 


To raise awareness among women about 

their rights and educate them about the 

legislative process and policy formation. 

Gender Education and Training 

Network (GETNET) 



gender education and training to 

government departments and nongovernmental 


Gender Links 

Bruma Lake, South Africa 

To promote increased representation of 

women in politics. 

Karoo Centre for Human Rights 

Beaufort West, South Africa 


human rights training and assistance to 

rural people living in the Karoo region. 

Midlands Women’s Group 

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 


facilitate the development of women and 

ensure that their rights are upheld and their 

achievements recognized. 

National Community Based Paralegal 

Association 


To support a membership organization that 

serves as an advocacy center and funding 

facilitator for paralegal and advice offices. 

National Para-Legal Institute 



develop the paralegal sector. 

Odi Community Law Centre 

Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa 


training and support for paralegals and 

advice offices in the Northwest Province. 

Social Change Assistance Trust 


Grant increase to analyze grantmaking 

trends and their impact. 

University of the Western Cape 


To bring local representatives together to 

address the needs of the community 

versus budget constraints. 

Urban Resource Centre 


To support research on how local 

governments in urban centers address the 

development needs of the poor. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$80,000 

24 mos. 

$80,000 

24 mos. 

$80,000 

24 mos. 

$80,000 

24 mos. 

$130,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$60,000 

36 mos. 

$12,000 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$65,000 

24 mos. 


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Women on Farms Project 

Stellenbosch, South Africa 


strengthen the capacity of women who live 

and work on farms. 

Subtotal: Rights, Responsibilities 

and Participation 

RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS 

Centre for Anti-Racism and 

Anti-Sexism Trust 


To support an organization created to help 

South Africans better understand and 

address the impact of racism and sexism, 

both institutionally and individually. 

Electoral Institute of South Africa (EISA) 


To address issues of human rights, racism, 

sexism, and religious and cultural diversity 

in the classroom and broader community. 

Institute for Justice and Reconciliation 


To improve race and ethnic relations 

through dialogue. 

Khanya College Johannesburg Trust 


To support efforts to eradicate xenophobia. 

Khulumani Support Group 


To support an organization that brings 

together survivors and families of victims 

of human rights abuses during the 

apartheid era. 

Lawyers for Human Rights 

Pretoria, South Africa 

To support efforts to educate and engage 

civil society on socially relevant issues 

related to race, ethnicity and xenophobia. 

Satyagraha - In Pursuit of Truth 


To support a nonprofit organization created 

to promote the new democratic values and 

ethos of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. 

South African Human Rights 

Commission 


To promote public awareness and 

understanding of the Promotion of Equality 

and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 

passed in 2000. 

$80,000 

30 mos. 

$1,617,000 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$70,000 

24 mos. 

$30,400 

12 mos. 

$80,000 

24 mos. 

$75,000 

12 mos. 

$55,000 

24 mos. 

$75,000 

24 mos. 

Spirals Trust 

Grahamstown, South Africa 

To support an organization created to assist 

South Africans in meeting the challenge of 

identity in the transition from apartheid to 

democracy. 

Steve Biko Foundation 


To support an organization created to bring 

together youth of diverse racial, ethnic and 

class backgrounds. 

Umtapo Centre 


To support an organization that works with 

youth and communities to address issues 

of peace building, racism and 

discrimination in KwaZulu-Natal. 

University of KwaZulu-Natal 


To enable the new, integrated university to 

address the racial and ethnic challenges 

resulting from the merging of two 

universities. 

Subtotal: Race and Ethnic Relations 


Centre for Anti-Racism and 

Anti-Sexism Trust 


To support discussions on the progress 

that South Africa has made during its first 

decade of democracy and the challenges it 

faces in building a nonracial society. 

Centre for Development and Enterprise 


To support research on the various roles of 

the private sector during the first decade of 

democracy. 

Diakonia Council of Churches 


To assist poor communities in rural parts of 

KwaZulu-Natal with local development and 

reconciliation. 

Film Resource Unit 

New Town, South Africa 

To support the conversion of a play about 

South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation 

Commission into a documentary. 

Human Sciences Research Council 


To examine how the state has addressed 

the legacy of race and racism during the 

past decade. 

$70,000 

24 mos. 

$110,000 

26 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$180,000 

36 mos. 

$1,045,400 

$20,000 

19 mos. 

$50,000 

13 mos. 

$80,000 

24 mos. 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

36 mos. 



Independent Electoral Commission 


To support an event to honor those who 

contributed to building a nonracial society 

during the first decade of democracy. 

Institute for Healing of Memories 


To support a conference to exchange 

lessons and practices on how best to deal 

with the transition to reconciliation. 

Isandla Institute 


To assess the impact of local government 

in Cape Town during the first decade of 

democracy. 

Khulumani Support Group 


To support efforts to commemorate 10 

years of democracy through the eyes of 

human rights abuse victims. 

Mpilo Ministries Trust 


To support a trust established to provide 

administrative and office support for 

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond M. Tutu. 

Nelson Mandela Foundation 


To support efforts to strengthen the 


Southern African Arts Exchange 


To support an international art festival 

celebrating 10 years of democracy. 

Southern African Grantmakers 

Association 


To explore the role that family trusts and 

foundations have played during the past 10 

years and how they can contribute to 

sustaining democracy. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

24 mos. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$70,000 

12 mos. 

$60,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

University of South Africa 


To support a research project on the $50,000 

impact of intellectuals from other parts 24 mos. 

of the continent on South Africa. 

To support a joint academic and cultural $50,000 

exchange program between the University of 11 mos. 

Mississippi and the University of South Africa. 

Subtotal: Special Opportunities 

Program Area Total: South Africa 

$980,000 

$5,025,642 

United States 


Alliance for Nonprofit Management 



improve the quality of management 

support services provided to nonprofit 


Association of Small Foundations 

Bethesda, MD 

To support a membership organization 

dedicated to serving foundations with few 

or no staff. 

Blueprint Research & Design, Inc. 

San Francisco, CA 

To support efforts to explore the future of 


$100,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$50,000 

16 mos. 

BoardSource 


To develop a leadership program for the $50,000 

board members of community foundations. 12 mos. 

To support an organization that provides $250,000 

governance training, information and 

12 mos. 

leadership opportunities to increase the 

effectiveness of U.S. nonprofit agencies. 

To support a memorial fund to honor Judith $25,000 

O’Connor, the late president and chief 30 mos. 

executive officer of BoardSource. 

Business Volunteers Unlimited 

Cleveland, OH 

To support the replication of a board 

placement program. 

Capital Area United Way 

East Lansing, MI 

To assist in the purchase of new donor 

management and accounting software. 

Capital Region Community Foundation 

Lansing, MI 

To support a summer internship/fellowship 

program to encourage learning, civic 

engagement and leadership. 

$25,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

9 mos. 

$25,000 

7 mos. 

Center for Effective Philanthropy 

Cambridge, MA 

To develop a survey to analyze overall $35,700 

U.S. foundation effectiveness and 

12 mos. 

accountability. 

To support the development of community $115,000 

foundations. 

24 mos. 


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City University of New York Graduate 

Center 

New York, NY 

To support a feasibility study for a think 

tank on philanthropy. 

Cleveland Foundation 

Cleveland, OH 

To support a peer network that enhances 

the work of community foundations in lowand 

middle-income neighborhood groups. 

Coalition of Community Foundations 

for Youth 

Basehor, KS 


Committee to Encourage Corporate 

Philanthropy 

New York, NY 

To support a national organization 

dedicated to helping corporate leaders 

better understand and promote corporate 

giving. 

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services 


To examine relations between community 

foundations and United Ways. 

$25,000 

6 mos. 

$20,000 

24 mos. 

-$20,000 

$30,000 

12 mos. 

$30,000 

8 mos. 

Council of Michigan Foundations 

Grand Haven, MI 

To examine the costs and benefits $50,000 

of regional collaboration among 

12 mos. 


To support an update of a longitudinal $25,000 

study on the long-term sustainability 

6 mos. 

of private foundation giving. 

Council on Foundations 


To support a national membership $45,000 

organization dedicated to promoting 

12 mos. 

and enhancing responsible and 

effective philanthropy. 

Grant increase to establish a fund that $750,000 

will support special projects to strengthen 

the community foundation field. 

To strengthen the accountability and $150,000 

ethical performance of the foundation 24 mos. 

community. 

To acquire strategic advice on public $70,875 

policy issues related to private foundations. 12 mos. 

Forum of Regional Associations of 

Grantmakers 


To support an education and training 

program on tax preparation for foundation 

financial officers and accountants. 

$25,000 

6 mos. 

Forum of Regional Associations of 

Grantmakers 


To support a national membership 

association of regional grantmakers. 

Foundation Center 

New York, NY 

To support a national organization that 

collects, analyzes and disseminates 

information on foundations and corporategiving 

programs. 

Georgetown University 


To support a fellowship involving research 

and writing initiatives on the nonprofit 

sector and philanthropy. 

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations 


To promote organizational effectiveness in 

the nonprofit sector. 

GuideStar Philanthropic Research, Inc. 

Williamsburg, VA 


providing information to the nonprofit 

sector. 

$150,000 

22 mos. 

$120,000 

24 mos. 

$120,000 

24 mos. 

$15,000 

24 mos. 

$250,000 

24 mos. 

Independent Sector 


To support a national membership $300,000 

organization dedicated to promoting 

12 mos. 

philanthropy, volunteerism and nonprofit 

sector development. 

To support a national panel created $200,000 

to study ways to strengthen the 

12 mos. 


Indiana University-Purdue University 

Indianapolis 

Indianapolis, IN 

To support a fellowship that will enable a 

minority student to specialize in community 

foundation work. 

$22,698 

12 mos. 

Michigan Community Foundations’ 

Ventures 

Grand Haven, MI 

To strengthen community foundations $220,782 

in Michigan by building their marketing 24 mos. 

capacity. 

Grant increase to expand community $25,000 

foundation branding and marketing efforts. 

Michigan Nonprofit Association 

Lansing, MI 

To support efforts to encourage long-term 

accountability, effectiveness and 

commitment of professional nonprofit 

leaders throughout Michigan. 

$75,000 

24 mos. 



National Alliance for Choice in Giving 

Portland, ME 


that promotes workplace-giving campaigns. 

National Center for Black Philanthropy, 

Inc. 


To support an organization that encourages 

giving and volunteerism among African 

Americans. 

National Center for Family Philanthropy 


To develop and test strategies that help 

community foundations attract and develop 

relationships with donor families. 

$100,000 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$45,000 

12 mos. 

National Committee for Responsive 

Philanthropy 


To develop and strengthen the $65,000 

alternative workplace giving movement. 21 mos. 

To support an organization dedicated $100,000 

to increasing the responsiveness and 

24 mos. 

accessibility of philanthropic organizations. 

Adjustment to previous grant. -$50,000 

National Council of Nonprofit 

$200,000 

Associations 

24 mos. 


To support a national network of state 

nonprofit associations that works to 

develop the capacity of community-based 


Native Americans in Philanthropy 

Minneapolis, MN 

To support a grantmaker affinity group 

dedicated to improving philanthropy by and 

for Native Americans. 

New World Foundation 

New York, NY 

To support efforts to strengthen the new 

generation of grantmakers. 

NPower Michigan 

Detroit, MI 

To support a Michigan nonprofit 

organization dedicated to helping other 

nonprofits use information technology to 

better serve their communities. 

Points of Light Foundation 


To develop a system to measure the 

impact and effectiveness of volunteer 

centers. 

State of Michigan 

Lansing, MI 

To strengthen relationships between 

Michigan’s foundation community and 

state government. 

$50,000 

24 mos. 

$70,000 

18 mos. 

$150,000 

12 mos. 

$35,000 

6 mos. 

$69,778 

12 mos. 

Support Center for Nonprofit 

Management 

New York, NY 

To help African-American, Latino and Asian- 

American donors increase the impact of 

their individual and collective philanthropy 

in the New York area. 

University of Virginia 

Charlottesville, VA 

To support the documentation of the 

history of philanthropy and democracy in 

the United States. 

$100,000 

12 mos. 

$25,000 

32 mos. 

Urban Institute 


To support the endowment of a $250,000 

comprehensive national database on the 48 mos. 


To support research to examine the $320,450 

administrative expenses and compensation 7 mos. 

of trustees and officers of the 10,000 largest 

U.S. foundations. 

Women & Philanthropy 



organization of grantmakers that mobilizes 

resources to achieve equity for women and 

girls. 

Women’s Funding Network 


To encourage the development of women’s 

funds within community foundations. 


Philanthropy 

RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS 

Advancement Project 


To support a network created to promote 

strategic communications on racial justice 

issues. 

American Documentary, Inc. 

New York, NY 

To promote community discussion and 

action on issues of race. 

Aspen Institute 


To expand the mission of the communitybuilding 

field to include greater emphasis 

on racial equity. 

Association for the Study and 

Development of Community 

Gaithersburg, MD 

To support efforts to determine a 

community group’s readiness to increase 

its intergroup relations work and analyze its 

community circumstances. 

$75,000 

36 mos. 

$60,000 

12 mos. 

$5,240,283 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$75,000 

12 mos. 

$150,000 

18 mos. 


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Claremont Graduate University 

Claremont, CA 

To promote effective anti-racism, 

community-building training strategies 

throughout the United States. 

Columbia University in the City of New 

York 

New York, NY 

To explore strategies for strengthening 

leadership capacity and promoting 

understanding among communities of 

color. 

Crossroads Ministry 

Chicago, IL 

To measure the effectiveness of anti-racism 

organizing as a mechanism for changing 

institutions. 

FrameWorks 

Potomac, MD 

To support a comprehensive study of race 

in America from a communications 

perspective. 

Harvard University 

Cambridge, MA 

To analyze the prospects for justice and 

equal opportunities for racial and ethnic 

minorities in the United States. 

Movement Strategy Center 

Oakland, CA 

To support a network of consultants 

working to create organizational 

development practices, frameworks and 

tools for social justice organizations. 

National Asian Pacific American Legal 

Consortium 


To enable the consortium to strengthen its 

donor development efforts. 

Ohio State University Foundation 

Columbus, OH 

To bring together researchers, advocates 

and practitioners to pool research and 

refine understanding of structural racism. 

PolicyLink 

Oakland, CA 

To support an organization whose mission 

is to advance policies to achieve economic 

and social equity. 

Southern Institute for Education and 

Research 

New Orleans, LA 

To examine the effectiveness of 

intercultural communication models. 

$150,000 

14 mos. 

$45,000 

12 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

12 mos. 

$100,000 

12 mos. 

$75,000 

12 mos. 

$150,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$45,945 

12 mos. 

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 


To support an organization that addresses 

the underlying causes of problems created 

at the intersection of racial injustice and 

poverty. 

Western States Center 

Portland, OR 

To evaluate the effectiveness of promoting 

racial equity in the western United States. 

Subtotal: Race and Ethnic Relations 

Program Area Total: United States 

Special Initiatives - International 


Centro Mexicano para la 

Filantropia, A.C. 

Mexico City, Mexico 


promote and strengthen philanthropy and 

the nonprofit sector in Mexico. 

City University of New York Graduate 

Center 

New York, NY 

To encourage the growth of community 

foundations in other countries. 

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen 

Participation, Inc. 


Grant increase to support an international 

alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen 

action and civil society throughout the 

world. 

Community Foundation Network 


Grant increase to support a membership 

organization of community foundations in 

the United Kingdom. 

Community Foundations of Canada 

Ottawa, ON 

Grant increase to support a membership 

association that promotes the growth and 

development of community foundations in 

Canada. 

Council on Foundations 


Grant increase to enable community 

foundation leaders to attend conferences 

related to community foundation issues. 

$50,000 

18 mos. 

$75,000 

12 mos. 

$1,465,945 

$6,706,228 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$288,475 

36 mos. 

$100,000 

$25,000 

$25,000 

$33,000 



Synergos Institute 

New York, NY 

Grant increase to support efforts to build 

the capacity of foundations and 

associations of grantmakers in developing 

regions. 

United Way International 

Alexandria, VA 


philanthropy and volunteerism throughout 

the world. 

University of California - Los Angeles 

Los Angeles, CA 

To provide information on key issues facing 

global civil society. 

World Affairs Council of Northern 

California 


To support a conference to promote and 

expand international philanthropy. 


Philanthropy 

$25,000 

$35,000 

12 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$25,000 

12 mos. 

$1,298,314 


European Foundation Centre 


To enable those interested in the $168,745 

community foundation field to exchange 14 mos. 

ideas and discuss common issues and concerns 

within a global context. 

To support a membership organization $145,000 

of private funders in Europe. 

24 mos. 


To provide worldwide technical assistance 

to the community foundation field. 

$40,529 

12 mos. 

Network of European Foundations for 

Innovative Cooperation 


To support an organization that promotes $224,865 

cooperation among European foundations. 12 mos. 

To promote cooperative funding $12,700 

ventures in global development. 

12 mos. 


New York, NY 

To create a platform to determine priorities 

regarding global security. 

International Center for Transitional 

Justice 

New York, NY 


provide assistance to emerging democratic 

countries grappling with past human rights 

abuses. 

Internews Network 

Arcata, CA 


open media worldwide. 


Program Area Total: Special Initiatives 

- International 

Program Total: Civil Society 

$50,000 

24 mos. 

$400,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$650,000 

$1,948,314 

$26,661,135 


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ENVIRONMENT 

Majestic mountains and rapid rivers are oblivious to the borders they 

cross, often stretching through multiple communities and even 

countries. Increasingly, organizations working to protect the diversity of 

the world’s ecosystems are also crossing boundaries — both natural and 

political — to reach shared goals. 

In 2004, the Mott Foundation’s 

Environment program supported several 

organizations that linked with groups from 

other sectors and geographic regions to 

protect the planet’s ecosystems. 

One Mott grantee linked small grassroots 

groups with large international nongovernmental 

organizations (NGOs) to gain 

a stronger voice in opposing environmentally 

harmful development projects. (See feature, 

page 32.) Another pooled funds from federal, 

state and private stakeholders to protect more 

than 271,000 acres in eight counties of 

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. 

In all, Mott made 84 Environment 

grants, totaling $13,894,000. 

CONSERVATION OF FRESHWATER 

ECOSYSTEMS IN NORTH AMERICA 

For many years, environmental NGOs have 

crossed both geographic and sector boundaries 

in their drive to conserve and restore 

freshwater ecosystems in the Great Lakes basin 

and the southeastern U.S. 

But few recent projects have generated 

as much joint effort and enthusiasm as the 

Nature Conservancy in Michigan’s Northern 

Great Lakes Forest Project. A $2-million 

grant, which was the first payment on a 

$10-million commitment, helped fund the 

conservancy’s largest land preservation 

project ever in the state. 

The project, linking more than 2.5 million 

acres of protected federal, state and privately 

held natural areas, joined people from the 

business and nonprofit sectors to achieve a 

common goal. Additionally, those working in 

the public sector — including local, county and 

state officials — provided bipartisan support. 

The $57.9-million project also secured 

support and resources from public and 

private funders, such as the Michigan 

Natural Resources Trust Fund, and the 

Carls, Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow, Frey, 

Rollin M. Gerstacker, W.K. Kellogg, Kresge, 

Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley, and 

Wege foundations. The conservancy is 

conducting a public fundraising campaign to 

raise the remaining $18 million needed. 

The bulk of the property was protected 

through a working forest easement with its 

owners, the Forestland Group LLC of Chapel 

Hill, North Carolina, thus keeping the land 

in private ownership and on the local tax 

rolls. The easement also provides for 

continued timbering activity in the region, 

subject to sustainable forestry standards. The 

region’s timber industry supports almost 

3,000 jobs and generates $200 million 

annually, according to recent studies. 

Nature lovers are pleased because the 

preserved land includes more than 300 natural 

lakes, almost 200 miles of trout streams and 

more than 31 miles bordering Pictured Rocks 


ENVIRONMENT: OVERVIEW 

The Two Hearted River, 

which rushes through the 

eastern half of Michigan’s 

Upper Peninsula, is 

among the trout streams 

protected as part of the 

Northern Great Lakes 

Forest Project. 

National Lakeshore, all of which remain open 

to the public for fishing, hunting, 

snowmobiling and other recreational activities. 

Elsewhere in the U.S., a two-year, 

$80,000 general purposes grant to the 

Cumberland River Compact (CRC) helped 

the Nashville, Tennessee-based 

organization continue to connect people 

with a shared interest in enhancing the 

water quality of the Cumberland River and 

its watersheds, which flow through 

Tennessee and Kentucky. 

In addition to those two states, CRC 

also crosses sector boundaries to encourage 

partnerships among federal and state 

officials, the business community, and 

environmental organizations and agencies. 

CRC’s efforts include helping strengthen 

local watershed groups, conducting 

informational programs for the general 

public and providing training seminars for 

specific audiences such as home builders. 

REFORM OF INTERNATIONAL 

FINANCE AND TRADE (RIFT) 

The Stichting Forest Peoples Programme 

(FPP), based in the United Kingdom, is a 

grantee that works in developing countries 

with people who are directly or indirectly 

affected by development projects in their 

forest communities. FPP received a two-year, 

$240,000 grant to safeguard forest people’s 

human rights and protect their natural 

environments, which could be negatively 

impacted by specific projects funded by 

international financial institutions (IFIs), 

such as the World Bank Group and the 

Inter-American Development Bank. 

FPP monitors and evaluates how IFI 

policies and standards are applied, particularly 

those policies that relate to indigenous 

peoples and involuntary resettlements; 

provides networks of grassroots groups with 

regular briefings in several languages about 



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GRANTEE 

PROFILE 

Global Greengrants Fund 

Global Greengrants Fund is proof 

that a large pile of money isn’t 

required to make a mountain of 

difference, especially when volunteer 

specialists serve as advisers and interact with 

small organizations that are closest to 

community needs. 

By tapping the shared knowledge of a 

dozen advisory boards around the world, 

Greengrants learns about potential grantees 

in remote areas. Greengrants then regrants 

small amounts of money — typically $500 

to $5,000 — into the hands of local groups, 

often giving them the financial boost 

necessary to help change their communities. 

By providing financial support to small 

nonprofit organizations, Greengrants creates 

a way for its donors — individuals and U.S. 

foundations — to cross geographic 

boundaries and partner in developing 

countries with people who are most aware 

of, and vulnerable to, the environmental 

problems around them. 

“Local activists also are the ones, when 

given proper resources, who can be powerful 

sources of environmental and social change,” 

said Chet Tchozewski, Greengrants’ founder 

and executive director. “Every day new 

leaders — ordinary people with 

extraordinary energy and commitment — 

emerge from communities around the 

world. Our grants can be there to support 

these leaders [and groups] in the crucial 

early stages of a project.” 

Greengrants, based in Boulder, 

Colorado, has received three Mott grants 

totaling $1.05 million since 2002, including 

a two-year, $500,000 grant in 2004 for its 

International Financial Institutions (IFI) 

Small Grants Fund. 

The fund supports and strengthens nongovernmental 

organizations (NGOs) as they 

inform the decisionmaking processes of IFIs, 

such as the World Bank and the 

International Monetary Fund, in developing 

countries. The fund makes it possible for 

small NGOs to interact with large 

international public and private groups 

regarding development projects that could 

be harmful environmentally or socially. 

So far, small grants have been given to 

NGOs with concerns about logging, mining, 

oil and gas projects in Ghana, Peru, 

Romania, Russia and other countries. In 

addition, grants have helped local groups 

address the environmental impact of water 

In this waterfront community in Indonesia, a local 

environmental group received a small grant to help 

halt the dumping of waste products from a local mine 

into the water. 


and electricity privatization projects in 

Honduras and the Philippines. 

“Everything in the world is connected,” 

Tchozewski said. “What happens in China 

and Africa affects us all. If only out of selfinterest, 

we need to share and accept 

responsibility for problems there.” 

His efforts resulted in Tchozewski being 

awarded the 2004 Robert Scrivner Award for 

Creative Grantmaking by the Council on 

Foundations, a national membership 

organization for grantmakers. 

Among other things, the IFI Small 

Grants Fund supports efforts to: 

• increase the number of grassroots 

organizations working on IFI-related 

projects in developing countries; 

• connect regional, national and 

international NGOs to influence projects 

and policy reforms; 

• encourage collaboration among NGOs, 

legal experts, scientists, decisionmakers 

and local residents; and 

• connect small grassroots groups 

working on specific local challenges 

with mid-size organizations working on 

issues with a broader scope, such as 

changing regional or sectoral lending 

practices of IFIs. 

Greengrants has provided more than 

1,500 grants to groups in 107 countries 

since 1991. Initially, Greengrants operated 

under the umbrella of the San Franciscobased 

Tides Foundation, but became fully 

independent in 2001. 

The Rev. Marco Arana, who lives in the 

Cajamarca province of Peru, has observed 

Greengrants’ impact firsthand. He has 

witnessed that when small NGOs work with 

larger NGOs, both groups are enriched and 

their work is strengthened. 

While wearing the collar of a Catholic 

priest, Arana also dons the hat of a 

community organizer. Under his leadership, 

GRUFIDES, a local NGO, campaigned to 

stop Latin America’s largest gold-mining 

operation, Minera Yanacocha, from 

expanding its extraction work to a nearby 

mountain. For residents, Cerro Quilish 

Mountain is a sacred site and also a primary 

source of fresh water. 

Arana searched for, and found, a way to 

increase public awareness about the mining 

company’s proposed expansion by linking 

GRUFIDES’ members with Guarango Cine 

y Video, a nonprofit Peruvian filmmaker and 

a recipient of funding from Greengrants. The 

filmmaker taught GRUFIDES’ members 

how to produce and distribute videos about 

their opposition to the planned expansion. 

Their efforts were successful, and resulted in 

Arana winning Peru’s prestigious 2004 

National Human Rights Award. 

Arana and GRUFIDES were able 

to connect with Guarango Cine y Video, 

thanks to Greengrants’ volunteer advisers, 

who are environmental specialists serving 

in the Andes Mountains region of 

South America. 

“This is globalization with a heart,” 

Tchozewski said. “By placing the grant 

decisions in advisers’ hands, we leverage local 

expertise and create a system that puts its 

confidence in the wisdom of the people 

closest to the action.” 

Local residents are 

encouraged to attend 

community meetings 

and share their 

concerns about 

development projects 

that negatively affect 

their health and safety. 


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ENVIRONMENT 

SNAPSHOT 

MISSION To support the efforts of an engaged citizenry working to create accountable and 

responsive institutions, sound public policies, and appropriate models of development that protect 

the diversity and integrity of selected ecosystems in North America and around the world. 

GOAL 

CONSERVATION 

OF FRESHWATER 

ECOSYSTEMS IN 

NORTH AMERICA 

Advance the conservation 

and restoration of 

freshwater ecosystems in 

North America, with 

emphasis on the Great 

Lakes and other globally 

significant ecosystems. 

OBJECTIVES 

STRENGTHENING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY Establishing a strong, effective 

and sustainable non-governmental organization (NGO) community dedicated to the longterm 

conservation of freshwater ecosystems. 

PUBLIC POLICY WORK Influencing the design and implementation of selected public 

policies to advance the conservation of freshwater ecosystems. 

SITE-BASED CONSERVATION EFFORTS Protecting and restoring selected freshwater 

ecosystems through site-based conservation activities. 

REFORM OF 

INTERNATIONAL 

FINANCE AND 

TRADE 

Promote environmentally 

sustainable development 

and greater public 

participation in economic 

decisionmaking processes 

through reform of the core 

policies and practices of 

international financial and 

trade institutions. 

POLICY REFORM AND IMPLEMENTATION Promoting the adoption and effective 

implementation of environmental and public accountability policies within selected 

international financial and trade institutions. 

STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL CONSTITUENCIES FOR REFORM 

Increasing NGO effectiveness, public awareness and policymaker engagement 

in key countries on environmental reform of international finance and trade. 

DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES Developing new approaches to 

reorient international finance and trade toward sustainable development. 

(Currently inactive.) 

SPECIAL 

INITIATIVES 


opportunities to advance 

environmental protection in 

the U.S. and internationally. 

GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND URBAN REVITALIZATION IN MICHIGAN Ensuring that the 

health of older cities and the interests of their residents are addressed as policies to reform 

land-use practices in Michigan are adopted. 

STRENGTHENING THE ENVIRONMENTAL 

NGO COMMUNITY Strengthening the environmental 

nonprofit community in the U.S. 



ENVIRONMENT: OVERVIEW 


IFI policy revisions; heightens international 

awareness of IFI policies; and provides ways 

for forest peoples to participate in discussions 

about policies that affect them. 

Corner House is another grantee based in 

the United Kingdom, but its geographic focus 

is Europe. Corner House received a two-year, 

$180,000 grant to help ensure that common 

environmental standards are adopted by 

export credit agencies (ECAs) throughout 

Europe. ECAs are national government 

agencies that provide insurance and guarantees 

to cover technical, currency and political risks. 

The grant also supported monitoring 

the environmental and social impact of 

specific IFI-funded, private-sector 

development projects, such as those related 

to mining, dams or forests. 

While working to guarantee that ECAs 

are more transparent and accountable for the 

projects they fund, Corner House discovered 

evidence of bribery and corruption of foreign 

officials in some ECA-funded projects with 

serious environmental problems. Also, the 

field of organizations involved in ECA 

reform increased after Corner House brought 

environmental groups and other 

organizations together to work jointly on the 

governance issues highlighted by its research. 

SPECIAL INITIATIVES 

Through the work of Michigan Suburbs 

Alliance (MSA) in Ferndale, urban and 

suburban communities across southeastern 

Michigan are linking arms to address 

economic and environmental challenges. 

Amid the state’s long history and tradition of 

“home rule” (with more than 1,800 local 

units of government), MSA is bringing 

together local mayors and city managers, 

along with state officials and business 

leaders, to work across borders in new ways. 

MSA received a two-year, $150,000 

general purposes grant for its work. 

The alliance’s goals include 

strengthening older cities and inner-ring 

suburban communities through research, 

regional cooperation, public education and 

public policy development. Particularly 

notable is MSA’s Redevelopment Ready 

Communities Project, designed to help older 

communities become more “development 

friendly” by streamlining their administrative 

processes and adopting a variety of best 

practices that encourage investment. 

The Land Information Access 

Association (LIAA), based in Traverse City, 

Michigan, received a two-year, $100,000 

grant for its statewide Partnerships for 

Change project, which is fostering new and 

expanded cooperation among cities, 

townships and villages in developing and 

carrying out local land-use policies and 

practices that contribute to the preservation 

of cultural and natural resources. 

Along with promoting cooperation 

across local government boundaries, project 

partners are reaching across traditional 

organizational boundaries in new ways. 

Partners include the Michigan Municipal 

League, Michigan Townships Association, 

Michigan Society of Planning and Michigan 

State University Extension. 

LIAA and its partners hope to develop 

collaborative pilots and models from which 

others can learn. LIAA will provide in-depth 

technical assistance to a minimum of 32 

local governments that choose to work 

cooperatively on land-use issues. 


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Conservation of Freshwater 

Ecosystems in North America 

STRENGTHENING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY 

Altamaha Riverkeeper 

Darien, GA 


protect and restore the Altamaha River. 

Cahaba River Society 

Birmingham, AL 


restoring and protecting the Cahaba River 

Watershed. 

Conservation Fund 

Arlington, VA 

To promote the conservation and 

stewardship of biodiverse systems along 

the Michigan shore of Lake Michigan. 

Cumberland River Compact 

Springfield, TN 


enhance the water quality of the 

Cumberland River and its watersheds. 

Georgia River Network 

Athens, GA 

Grant increase to support a statewide 

nonprofit organization dedicated to the 

conservation of rivers and watersheds in 

Georgia. 

Gulf Restoration Network 

New Orleans, LA 

Grant increase to support a coalition of 

local, regional and national organizations 

working to conserve the health of 

ecosystems that drain into the Gulf of 

Mexico. 

Institute for Conservation Leadership 

Takoma Park, MD 

To strengthen environmental nonprofit 

organizations in the Great Lakes region and 

the Southeast. 

Kentucky Waterways Alliance 

Munfordville, KY 


created to provide leadership on waterquality 

and river-protection issues. 

La Piana Associates, Inc. 

Piedmont, CA 

Grant increase to provide information on 

current organizational capacity and 

capacity-building needs of nonprofit 

organizations focused on freshwater 

ecosystem conservation in the Great Lakes 

basin and the Southeast. 

$110,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

18 mos. 

$80,000 

24 mos. 

$50,000 

$10,000 

$400,000 

24 mos. 

$10,000 

$27,600 

Land Trust Alliance 


To promote the adoption and 

implementation of nationally recognized 

standards and practices for land trust 

operations. 

Minnesota Environmental Partnership 

St. Paul, MN 

To support a partnership of organizations 

dedicated to protecting and preserving 

Minnesota’s natural environment. 

Nature Conservancy 

Arlington, VA 

Grant increase to increase protection of the 

biological diversity of aquatic systems. 

NetCorps 

Durham, NC 

To provide technology assessment, 

planning and implementation services to 10 

southeastern environmental groups. 

River Network 

Portland, OR 

Grant increase to promote river and 

watershed protection in the Great Lakes 

basin and the Southeast. 

Tennessee Clean Water Network 

Knoxville, TN 

To support an organization created to serve 

as a voice for watershed protection in 

Tennessee. 

Subtotal: Strengthening the 

Environmental Community 

$510,000 

24 mos. 

$60,000 

12 mos. 

$100,000 

$64,925 

12 mos. 

$325,000 

$155,000 

36 mos. 

$2,202,525 


ENVIRONMENT: GRANTS 

PUBLIC POLICY WORK 

American Rivers 


Grant increase to support efforts to protect 

and restore U.S. rivers. 

Catawba-Wateree Relicensing Coalition 

Charlotte, NC 


protect, enhance and restore the Catawba- 

Wateree river basin. 

Clean Wisconsin 

Madison, WI 

Grant increase to encourage the Wisconsin 

environmental community’s participation in 

the Annex 2001 process. 

Environmental Advocates of New York 

Albany, NY 

Grant increase to cultivate support in New 

York for the effective implementation of the 

Annex 2001 agreement. 

Georgia Center for Law in the Public 

Interest 

Atlanta, GA 

To improve implementation of water quality 

programs in Georgia. 

Georgia Wildlife Federation 

Covington, GA 

To support the development of a 

comprehensive, statewide water 

management plan in Georgia. 

$20,000 

$65,000 

24 mos. 

$60,000 

$50,000 

$110,000 

24 mos. 

$130,000 

24 mos. 

Legal Environmental Assistance 


Tallahassee, FL 

To monitor implementation of state and 

federal water quality policies important to 

Alabama’s freshwater ecosystems. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

National Wildlife Federation 

Reston, VA 

To build support for more protective $175,000 

mining standards. 

15 mos. 

To support the development of a new $325,000 

water management program for the Great 24 mos. 

Lakes region based on conservation, 

protection and restoration of the ecosystem. 

Natural Heritage Institute 

Berkeley, CA 

To support relicensing proceedings of 

hydroelectric dams in the Great Lakes and 

Southeast. 

Northeast-Midwest Institute 


To support a program that serves as a 

voice for the Great Lakes region in 

Washington, D.C. 

Ohio Environmental Council 

Columbus, OH 

To improve Ohio’s implementation of the 

state’s water quality and water 

management programs. 

$225,000 

36 mos. 

$250,000 

24 mos. 

$255,000 

36 mos. 

GRANT ACTIVITY ENVIRONMENT 

Total: $13,894,000 / 84 Grants 

Conservation of 

Freshwater 

Ecosystems in 

North America 

$6.967 

40 Grants 

(in millions) 

Special Initiatives 

$1.104 

14 Grants 

Reform of 

International 

Finance & Trade 

$5.823 

30 Grants 

GRANT 



Conservation of Strengthening the $ 2.202 18 

Freshwater 

Environmental Community 

Ecosystems in Public Policy Work 2.590 19 

North America Site-Based Conservation Efforts 2.175 3 

Reform of Policy Reform & Implementation $ 2.458 12 

International Strengthening International 3.365 18 

Finance & Trade Constituencies for Reform 

Special Initiatives Growth Management $ .571 8 

Strengthening the Environmental .425 3 

NGO Community 


TOTALS: $13.894 84 


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River Alliance of Wisconsin 

Madison, WI 

To promote the removal of obsolete dams 

on waterways in the Great Lakes basin 

portion of Wisconsin. 

Sierra Club Foundation 


To develop mining standards that protect 

Michigan’s freshwater resources. 

South Carolina Coastal Conservation 

League 

Charleston, SC 

To support a multifaceted initiative 

designed to increase public involvement in 

wetlands and habitat protection in South 

Carolina. 

Southern Environmental Law Center 


To provide regional leadership on water 

quality policy issues of critical importance 

to the health of freshwater ecosystems. 

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council 

Petoskey, MI 

To support the establishment of improved 

water use management policy in Michigan. 

World Wildlife Fund 


To support efforts to protect and enhance 

aquatic ecosystems during the relicensing 

processes under way in the Mobile Bay 

basin. 

Subtotal: Public Policy Work 

$130,000 

24 mos. 

$75,000 

15 mos. 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

$250,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$120,000 

24 mos. 

$2,590,000 

SITE-BASED CONSERVATION EFFORTS 


Arlington, VA 

To support the acquisition and $2,000,000 

stewardship of 271,000 acres of land in 72 mos. 

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. 

To support efforts to catalyze and $150,000 

coordinate conservation action at freshwater 24 mos. 

sites throughout the Great Lakes basin. 

Grant increase to support the conservation $25,000 

of freshwater ecosystems within the 

Great Lakes basin and the Southeast. 

Subtotal: Site-Based Conservation 

Efforts 

Program Area Total: Conservation of 

Freshwater 

Ecosystems in 

North America 

Reform of International 

Finance and Trade 

POLICY REFORM AND IMPLEMENTATION 

Berne Declaration (Erklarung von Bern) 

Zurich, Switzerland 

To support multilateral development bank 

reform efforts. 

Corner House 

Dorset, England 

To promote the adoption of common 

environmental standards for export credit 

agencies in the United Kingdom and other 

European countries. 

Earthjustice 

Oakland, CA 

To ensure environmental protection in the 

context of global commerce. 

FERN 

Moreton-in-Marsh, England 

To encourage European Union institutions 

to support the reform of export credit 

agencies throughout Europe. 

Friends of the Earth 


To support efforts to reform international 

financial institutions and trade policies in 

order to preserve the natural environment. 

Institute for Agriculture and Trade 

Policy 


To help non-governmental organizations 

and local governments make environmental 

and social issues part of the international 

trade agenda. 

$2,175,000 

$6,967,525 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$180,000 

24 mos. 

$180,000 

24 mos. 

$101,828 

24 mos. 

$450,000 

24 mos. 

$300,000 

24 mos. 



STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL CONSTITUENCIES 

FOR REFORM 

Institute for Policy Studies 


To assess the impact of financial flows on 

the global environment. 

Peregrine Environmental Consulting 

Takoma Park, MD 

To establish new benchmarks for global 

environmental standards of international 

financial institutions and private-sector 

lending in developing countries. 

Urgewald 

Sassenberg, Germany 

To promote sound environmental, social 

and developmental policies within 

international public- and private-sector 

financial institutions. 

World Economy, Ecology and 

Development Association 

Bonn, Germany 

To promote environmental reform of 

multilateral development bank policies and 

operations. 

World Resources Institute 


To mainstream environmental priorities into 

decisions made by the international 

financing community. 

Subtotal: Policy Reform and 

Implementation 

$325,000 

24 mos. 

$101,000 

12 mos. 

$160,000 

24 mos. 

$160,000 

24 mos. 

$300,000 

24 mos. 

$2,457,828 

ActionAid 


To promote reform of multilateral 

development bank policies. 

Agir ici 

Paris, France 

To support efforts to encourage French 

leadership on reform of international 


Canadian Environmental Law 

Association 

Toronto, ON 

To improve the environmental aspects of 

Canadian, North American and global trade 

policies. 

EURONATURA 

Lisboa, Portugal 

To support the development of an Iberian 

network to reform export credit agencies. 

Finnish Association for Nature 

Conservation 

Helsinki, Finland 

To support a network created to address 

the reform of Nordic export credit 

agencies. 


To convene a meeting of grantees to 

evaluate the Foundation’s Reform of 

International Trade Program. 

$250,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

12 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$75,000 

12 mos. 

$17,364 

4 mos. 

Global Greengrants Fund 

Boulder, CO 

To address the need to expand $50,000 

environmental funding sources within 18 mos. 

Brazil and to strengthen the capacity of 

Brazilian environmental organizations. 

To strengthen global networks of $500,000 

non-governmental organizations working 24 mos. 

to reform international financial institutions. 

INESC 

Brasilia, Brazil 

To support a network of non-governmental 

organizations working to increase citizen 

participation in decisionmaking on 

economic policy and projects financed by 

international financial institutions in Brazil. 

Instituto del Tercer Mundo 

Montevideo, Uruguay 

To strengthen the capacity of 

environmental non-governmental 

organizations and regional networks in 

Latin America. 

$100,000 

17 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 


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Tides Center 


To incorporate the concepts of ecological 

economics into non-governmental 

organization campaigns to reform 

international finance and trade. 

Subtotal: Strengthening International 

Constituencies for Reform 

Program Area Total: Reform of 

International 

Finance and Trade 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$3,364,764 

$5,822,592 


GROWTH MANAGEMENT 

International Rivers Network 

Berkeley, CA 

To improve river management while 

promoting reform of international financial 

institutions. 

IPS - Inter Press Service, International 

Association 

Rome, Italy 

To increase coverage of international 

financial institutions and their impacts on 

the environment and people. 

Just Associates 


To support a process for grantees to 

evaluate their efforts to reform 

environmental policies of international 


Les Amis de la Terre 

Montreuil, France 

To support international financial institution 

reform. 

Mani Tese 

Milan, Italy 

To support an information clearinghouse on 

international financial and trade institution 

reform issues in Italy. 

Stichting Forest Peoples Programme 

Moreton-in-Marsh, England 

To promote reform of multilateral 

development bank policies and programs 

that impact forests and forest-dwelling 

peoples in developing countries. 

Third World Network Berhad 

Penang, Malaysia 

To enable Third World countries to 

participate in trade policy discussions. 

$300,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$67,400 

12 mos. 

$225,000 

24 mos. 

$240,000 

24 mos. 

$240,000 

24 mos. 

$400,000 

24 mos. 

Arab Community Center for Economic 

and Social Services (ACCESS) 

Dearborn, MI 

Grant increase to support evaluation and 

documentation of a two-year, culturaldiversity 

and anti-racism training program. 

Citizens Research Council of Michigan 

Livonia, MI 

To analyze structural fiscal problems facing 

governments in older Michigan cities and 

suburbs and identify opportunities for 

intergovernmental cooperation. 

Funders’ Network for Smart Growth 

and Livable Communities 

Coral Gables, FL 

To support a network that serves as a 

resource and focal point for funders and 

organizations working to solve economic 

problems related to suburban sprawl and 

urban disinvestment. 

Genesee County 

Flint, MI 

To support the replication of a land bank 

implementation model in five Michigan 

communities. 

Land Information Access Association 

Traverse City, MI 

To provide in-depth technical assistance on 

land-use issues to local governments in 

Michigan. 

Michigan Chamber Foundation 

Lansing, MI 

Grant increase to enable representatives of 

nonprofit organizations to attend a 

statewide conference to address growth 

management issues. 

$10,963 

$75,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

24 mos. 

$150,420 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$10,000 



Michigan Suburbs Alliance 

Ferndale, MI 

To support an organization created to unite 

and strengthen Michigan’s core urban and 

suburban communities. 

Smart Growth America 


To support a forum to promote land 

banking as an effective public policy tool 

for local governments in Genesee County. 

Subtotal: Growth Management 

STRENGTHENING THE ENVIRONMENTAL NGO 

COMMUNITY 

Biodiversity Project 

Madison, WI 

To coordinate research and public 

education on biodiversity issues. 

Environmental Support Center 



serving the interests and needs of groups 

working on environmental issues. 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

$25,000 

12 mos. 

$571,383 

$250,000 

36 mos. 

$25,000 

36 mos. 

State Environmental Leadership 

Program 

Madison, WI 

To bring together leaders of independent 

state environmental organizations to share 

ideas and experiences. 

Subtotal: Strengthening the Environmental 

NGO Community 




To support U.S. preparations for the Fourth 

World Water Forum in 2006. 

Rockefeller Family Fund 

New York, NY 

To support efforts to facilitate 

communication, foster cooperation and 

develop collaboration among environmental 

grantmakers. 



Program Total: Environment 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

$425,000 

$30,000 

12 mos. 

$77,500 

24 mos. 

$107,500 

$1,103,883 

$13,894,000 


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FLINT 

AREA 

Charles Stewart Mott, who established his foundation in 1926, 

believed that the future of a community can be found in the shared 

hopes, concerns and ambitions of its families, neighborhoods and 

institutions. These partnerships can bridge social, cultural and economic 

divides, overcome challenges, and create new beginnings. 

The Foundation’s continued partnership 

with, and belief in, Mr. Mott’s adopted 

hometown is reflected in its Flint Area 

program. In 2004, the Foundation made 50 

grants focusing on Flint and surrounding 

Genesee County, totaling $16,454,875. 

ARTS, CULTURE AND EDUCATION 

The power of arts-, culture- and educationbased 

initiatives to reach across boundaries 

that might otherwise separate individuals and 

communities highlights the work of the Flint 

Cultural Center Corporation Inc. (FCCC). 

The seven institutions on the Cultural 

Center campus — including museums, 

galleries, performance venues and a 

planetarium — hosted more than 650,000 

visits in 2004. That capacity to engage, 

inform and inspire audiences via music, 

theater, fine arts and education contributed 

to the development of a core partnership 

between the Cultural Center organizations 

and the greater Flint community. 

Supporting such efforts was the purpose 

of a two-year, $2.4-million grant to FCCC 

The annual Parade of Festivals brings music, art and 

other activities to downtown Flint. 


FLINT AREA: OVERVIEW 

for general operations, including 

implementation of long-term strategic 

and master plans. In addition, Mott 

made a 21-month, $1.2-million grant 

to the Flint Cultural Center 

Foundation for various physical 

improvements to campus buildings 

and grounds. 

The annual Parade of Festivals, 

coordinated by the Greater Flint Arts 

Council (GFAC), also encourages area 

residents to meet, interact and learn 

from one another. The summertime 

events — which include weekly 

outdoor concerts and several multiday 

festivals — increase the number and 

diversity of people coming to 

downtown Flint, and promote 

economic growth and investment in 

the community. 

A one-year, $165,000 grant to 

GFAC supported the implementation 

of a marketing and promotional 

campaign for the 2004 Parade of 

Festivals and the development of 

various events. 

Crossing gaps in age and 

education to nurture language arts 

among local children was the purpose 

of an 18-month, $216,608 grant to Flint 

Community Schools for its 

Intergenerational Tutor Training and 

Employment Program. The program 

prepares and employs senior citizens as 

classroom-based mentors for young 

students in the areas of language and 

reading. 

Helping youth throughout Genesee 

County was the focus of two grants totaling 

more than $3.8 million to the United Way 

of Genesee County for the Bridges to the 

Future Program. 

Bridges — a countywide before- and 

after-school program supported by more 

than 60 community partners — faced a 

funding shortfall in 2004, caused largely 

by state budget cutbacks. Mott’s support 

helped ensure Bridges’ future through the 

2004-2005 school year, keeping the doors 

of growth, knowledge and opportunity 


Bridges to the Future 

supports afterschool 

activities in all 21 

Genesee County school 

districts. 


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GRANTEE 

PROFILE 

Greater Flint Health Coalition 

For Stephen Skorcz, coordinating 

community-based partnerships is much 

like directing an orchestra. 

“Sometimes you ask certain partners to 

play their part a little 

louder and others, a little 

softer. But all of them are 

key to achieving a 

successful performance.” 

Skorcz is president 

and chief executive officer 

of the Greater Flint Health 

Coalition, a nonprofit 

Stephen Skorcz 

collaborative focused on 

health-related issues in 

Mott’s home community of Genesee 

County, Michigan. The coalition is also the 

coordinating agency of the Flint Healthcare 

Employment Opportunities (FHEO) 

Project. FHEO seeks to connect lowincome, 

hard-to-employ workers living in 

the city of Flint’s “renewal community” — 

an area designated by federal authorities as a 

focus for future economic development — 

with career opportunities in the region’s 

health-care industry. 

Mott Foundation support to the 

coalition for FHEO has totaled $848,220 

since 2002, including a one-year, $250,000 

grant in 2004. Mott grantmaking also has 

supported related planning and evaluation 

activities, technical assistance, and 

participant scholarships. 

Skorcz says that bringing together local 

and national leaders from various sectors — 

health care, workforce development, 

education, business and faith-based — was 

integral to the planning and development of 

FHEO. The enthusiasm with which those 

leaders embraced their individual and 

collective roles, he says, has been equally 

crucial to the project’s emerging success. 

Since the project’s launch in 2002, more 

than half of its 100 graduates have obtained 

entry-level jobs in the health-care field. An 

additional eight have found living-wage 

employment in other sectors, while 63 have 

enrolled in certified nurse’s aide training. 

More than 1,000 individuals have applied 

for enrollment in the project during the past 

two years. 

For Sunserria Lorick, who was 

unemployed before graduating from the 

program in 2003, FHEO provided the perfect 

opportunity to expand her job skills, learn 

new strategies for succeeding in the workplace 

and create a brighter future for her family. 

Lorick now works full-time as a pharmacy 

audit clerk at Genesys Regional Medical 

Center, one of the region’s largest health-care 

providers and an FHEO partner. She is also 

enrolled — with the help of an FHEO 

scholarship — in the pharmacy technician 

program at the Flint campus of Baker College, 

also a program partner. 

“The program 

opened my eyes to a new 

world,” Lorick said. 

“Without it, I wouldn’t 

have such a great job — 

one that I really love — 

or be going back to 

school. It has been such a 

wonderful opportunity.” 

The important role that Lorick and 

other FHEO graduates will play in meeting 

the needs of the greater Flint area is 

apparent to Norma Hagenow, president and 

chief executive officer of Genesys Health 

System. She says a national shortage of 

Norma Hagenow 


health-care workers has left the 

field “scrambling to find 

employees who not only can 

do the job, but also have a 

genuine interest in the work 

and want to make a difference 

in their communities.” 

FHEO is bridging that 

gap locally by engaging 

workers like Lorick for entrylevel 

jobs in the sector, as well 

as helping them obtain the 

education, training and 

supports needed to advance into higherprofile 

— and higher-paying — positions. 

Such “career ladders” are largely a result of 

the project’s partnerships, Hagenow says. By 

bringing diverse institutional strengths and 

resources to the table, the partners are creating 

systems and strategies by which workers can 

address barriers — educational, economic 

and/or personal — that might otherwise limit 

their job opportunities. 

In turn, FHEO partners — and the 

greater Flint community — benefit from 

the creation of a skilled, sustainable 

workforce that is more actively engaged in 

the city’s future. 

“The [project graduates] are bringing 

stability to themselves and their families, and 

also to local employers and the 

neighborhoods they live in,” Hagenow said. 

“This collective ‘win’ is so unique to this 

project, generating opportunities that benefit 

everyone involved.” 

Creating and nurturing community-based 

partnerships like those involved in the FHEO 

can present a distinct set of challenges. 

Skorcz says that for some 

organizations, focusing on the ultimate 

goals of a collaborative — those beyond 

the partners’ own immediate interests and 

objectives — can be difficult. Helping 

them make that “leap of faith,” he says, 

is essential to ensuring project success at 

all levels. 

Karen Easterling, director of corporate 

and community services for the Flint 

campus of Baker College, agrees. She says a 

project as complex as FHEO requires the 

skills, resources and energies of numerous 

partners, as well as their collective dedication 

to the success of the project as a whole, not 

just their respective parts. 

“We have to be less concerned about 

what piece of the project we perform and 

more concerned about performing that piece 

to the best of our ability,” Easterling said. 

“Partners also need to openly communicate 

with one another in order to get the ‘kinks’ 

out of the processes.” 

The success with which the FHEO 

partners have risen to such challenges is a 

source of pride for Skorcz. 

“Our partners continue to amaze me,” 

he said. “They’ve come to the table with a 

genuine focus on helping folks from 

depressed neighborhoods obtain true careeroriented 

jobs. And by working together, 

they’re making it happen.” 

Sunserria Lorick works as 

a pharmacy audit clerk 

at Genesys Regional 

Medical Center. 


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open to 13,883 school-age children in 

more than 116 school-based sites in 21 

school districts. 

COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION 

AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

Flint’s geographic proximity to the U.S.- 

Canadian border, and its location at the 

junction of two interstate highways, makes 

the city a key transportation gateway 

between the two countries, with significant 

international trade passing through the 

area daily. 

A 13-month, $158,800 grant was made 

to the Genesee Chamber Foundation for 

market and feasibility studies to explore how 

the county might benefit from that trade by 

providing logistical and other services to the 

transportation industries. 

Supporting creative strategies and 

promising partnerships that promote 

economic stability among Flint-area families 

was a one-year, $250,000 grant to the New 

York-based East Harlem Employment 

Service Inc. for the Flint STRIVE 

Replication Program. 

STRIVE, offered at a number of sites 

around the country, helps individuals 

develop the job and personal skills needed to 

succeed in the workplace and attain selfsufficiency. 

The Flint program has helped 

nearly 700 area residents find employment 

since its launch in 2001. 

Bringing leadership from the public and 

private sectors to bear on expanding 

economic opportunity and stability 

throughout Genesee County is a key focus 

of the Flint-Genesee Economic Growth 

Alliance. The alliance, which also 

coordinates state- and federal-funded 

employment programs in the region, is 

helping the community explore strategies for 

attracting new business investments and 

enhancing local job markets. 

A one-year, $50,000 general purposes 

grant supported the alliance’s ongoing work, 

including the study of future economic 

opportunities in Flint in the manufacturing, 

wholesale, business services and 

transportation sectors. 


For many low-income households, access to 

affordable, basic health care is often out of 

reach. Breaking down such barriers for Flint 

area families is the focus of the Genesee 

Health Plan, which was launched in 2001 

by the Genesee County Health Department 

(GCHD) with the support of Mott and 

several community partners. 

The plan — financed by local and 

federal funds — provides basic health, 

diagnostic and prescription drug benefits to 

11,000 uninsured, low-income adults in 

Genesee County. 

A three-year, $1.2-million grant 

to GCHD supported broadening coverage 

to all eligible low-income adults — 

now numbering 36,500 — by 2007. 

Expansion activities include the redesign 

and development of the plan’s operational 

structure; marketing and educational 

outreach activities to potential enrollees; 

the addition of disease prevention 

and wellness initiatives; and a feasibility 

study to determine long-term 

funding options. 


FLINT AREA: OVERVIEW 

The Genesee Health Plan 

provides basic health, 

diagnostic and 

prescription drug benefits 

to uninsured, low-income 

county residents. 

Individual Development Accounts 

(IDAs) are a proven strategy for helping lowincome 

families navigate economic barriers 

and reach financial literacy and stability. 

These dedicated savings accounts can be used 

only for a first-home purchase, education or 

job training expenses, or starting a small 

business. Participants’ contributions to IDAs 

are matched by public and private sources. 

A three-year, $200,000 grant to 

Legal Services of Eastern Michigan for the 

Flint Area IDA Collaborative supported 

the establishment of 100 accounts 

throughout Genesee County. The 

collaborative, begun in 2003 with Mott 

support, has brought several Flint area 

non- and for-profit agencies and 

organizations into partnership to help 

local families escape poverty. 

IDA grantmaking has occurred in both 

the Flint Area and Pathways Out of 

Poverty programs, and represents Mott 

support for effective anti-poverty strategies. 

Reaching across social and cultural 

boundaries to create and sustain anti-racism 

programs and dialogue in Flint was the 

purpose of a one-year, $100,000 grant to 

the Flint District Library for the operations 

of Flint Area Citizens to End Racism 

(FACTER). 

This coalition of local residents and 

organizations is dedicated to learning about, 

and addressing, racism in Flint and Genesee 

County. It encourages and engages 

community-based action in areas of 

education, faith-based initiatives, health, 

housing, information/communications, 

regional politics and youth. 


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FLINT AREA 

SNAPSHOT 

MISSION To foster a well-functioning, connected community that is capable of meeting 

the economic, social and racial challenges ahead. 

GOAL 

ARTS, CULTURE 

AND EDUCATION 

Support educational, arts 

and cultural institutions 

as critical forces for 

positive change and key 

determinants of the 

community’s quality of life 

and economic well-being. 

CATEGORIES 

ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION 

Building the capacity and broadening the user base of Flint area educational, arts and 

cultural institutions through capital, endowment and programmatic support. 

Partnering with and, where appropriate, assisting the Flint Community Schools in developing 

an effective agenda to address future academic, fiscal and operational challenges, while 

building public demand and respect for well-functioning schools. 

Promoting the adoption and effective implementation of 

new policies and approaches to improve the quality of 

education for Flint area students, preschool 

through college. 

COMMUNITY 

REVITALIZATION 

AND ECONOMIC 

DEVELOPMENT 

Support efforts that improve 

local governance, regional 

cooperation, community 

participation and the Flint 

area’s economic vitality. 

HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS, EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY 

Increasing the quantity and quality of information, data and expertise available to 

community-based organizations and public agencies. 

Supporting the revitalization of Flint’s neighborhoods and central city. 

Helping residents capture the benefits of the regional economy through support for 

workforce, economic and trade-related development efforts. 

Supporting regional cooperation. 

Helping the community build its civic capacity. 

SPECIAL 

INITIATIVES 


opportunities to improve 

the quality of life in the 

Flint area. 

RACE RELATIONS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, 

PHILANTHROPY / NONPROFIT SECTOR, CIVIC 

ENGAGEMENT, SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES 


FLINT AREA: GRANTS 

Arts, Culture and Education 

ARTS AND CULTURE 

Flint Cultural Center Corporation, Inc. 

Flint, MI 

To improve the services and programs of 

the Flint Cultural Center Corporation. 

Flint Cultural Center Foundation 

Flint, MI 

To support capital improvements to the 

buildings and grounds of the Flint Cultural 

Center campus. 

Flint Institute of Music 

Flint, MI 

Grant increase to continue the Music in the 

Parks concert series. 

$2,400,000 

24 mos. 

$1,233,450 

21 mos. 

$20,000 

Greater Flint Arts Council 

Flint, MI 

To support an independent agency that $170,000 

provides services to local artists and 

36 mos. 

increased artistic and cultural enrichment 

for the area. 

To improve the image of downtown Flint $165,000 

through increased participation in existing 12 mos. 

and newly developed festivals. 


Arlington, VA 

Grant increase to support maintenance and 

management of properties in the Flint 

Cultural Center area. 

Subtotal: Arts and Culture 

EDUCATION 

$46,000 

$4,034,450 

Flint Community Schools 

Flint, MI 

To support efforts to train older citizens $216,608 

as mentors to improve the literacy skills 12 mos. 

of children. 

Grant increase to support a strategic $50,000 

planning process to improve educational 

outcomes for Flint children and youth. 

To investigate the feasibility and determine $14,000 

the cost of relocating the Flint Community 4 mos. 

Schools’ food service facility. 

Genesee Area Focus Fund 

Flint, MI 

To support a program that enables 

participating schools to create a 

customized program of career preparation 

activities that integrate with and reinforce 

their regular curricula. 

Mott Community College 

Flint, MI 

To support replication and dissemination of 

the school’s instructional model and 

innovative curriculum. 

$42,000 

12 mos. 

$600,000 

35 mos. 

United Way of Genesee County $3,825,000 

Flint, MI 

12 mos. 

To support a countywide before- and afterschool 

program for elementary and middle 

school students that encourages positive 

youth development. 

University of Michigan-Flint 

Flint, MI 

To encourage more minority students $77,560 

to choose teaching as a career. 

12 mos. 

To foster a stronger relationship between $72,439 

the University of Michigan-Flint and the 16 mos. 

schools in the greater Flint area. 

To determine the economic feasibility $111,000 

of student housing at the university. 

12 mos. 

Subtotal: Education 

Program Area Total: Arts, Culture and 

Education 

Community Revitalization and 

Economic Development 

HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS 

Court Street Village Non-Profit Housing 

Corporation 

Flint, MI 

To encourage residents of four downtown 

Flint neighborhoods to participate in 

community revitalization and leadership 

training. 

Genesee County Habitat for Humanity 

Flint, MI 

To support the establishment of a retail 

venture for quality used and surplus 

building materials. 

$5,008,607 

$9,043,057 

$34,967 

12 mos. 

$25,000 

12 mos. 

Metro Housing Partnership 

Flint, MI 

To support an organization created to $100,000 

expand and enhance quality housing 

12 mos. 

initiatives in Genesee County. 

To support efforts to renovate a historical $50,000 

house damaged by lightning. 

12 mos. 

Subtotal: Housing and Neighborhoods 

EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY 

East Harlem Employment Service, Inc. 

New York, NY 

To provide employment training, placement 

and support to Flint residents seeking 

private-sector jobs. 

$209,967 

$250,000 

12 mos. 


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GRANT ACTIVITY FLINT AREA 

Total: $16,454,875 / 50 Grants 

Arts, Culture 

& Education 

$9.043 

16 Grants 

Community 

Revitalization & 

Economic 

Development 

$1.755 

13 Grants 

(in millions) 

Special 

Initiatives 

$5.657 

21 Grants 

GRANT 



Arts, Culture & Arts & Culture $ 4.034 6 

Education Education 5.009 10 

Community Housing and Neighborhoods $ .210 4 

Revitalization & Expanding Economic Opportunity 1.545 9 

Economic 

Development 

Special Initiatives Race Relations $ .476 6 

Children & Families 1.896 6 

Philanthropy/Nonprofit Sector 2.655 5 

Civic Engagement .150 1 


TOTALS: $16.455 50 

Flint-Genesee Economic Growth 

Alliance 

Flint, MI 


coordinate economic development efforts 

in Genesee County. 

Foundation for the Uptown 

Reinvestment Corporation 

Flint, MI 

To support redevelopment efforts in 

downtown Flint. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$500,000 

12 mos. 


To provide legal advice on the use and/or $17,715 

transfer of Foundation-owned property 12 mos. 

to the Flint Farmers’ Market. 

To provide technical assistance to aid in the $21,048 

revitalization of downtown Flint. 

12 mos. 

Genesee Area Focus Council, Inc. 

Flint, MI 

To support an organization whose primary 

focus is improving the economic 

competitiveness and quality of life in 


Genesee Chamber Foundation 

Flint, MI 

To develop a market study and feasibility 

plan to explore the potential for a logistics 

industry in the greater Flint area. 

$163,064 

12 mos. 

$158,800 

13 mos. 


Flint, MI 

To create sustainable employment $250,000 

and promote career advancement for 

12 mos. 

low-income Flint residents. 

To support the establishment of a $120,000 

scholarship fund for participants in 

60 mos. 

the Flint Healthcare Sector Initiative. 

Uptown Reinvestment Corporation 

Flint, MI 

Grant increase to support redevelopment 

efforts in downtown Flint. 

$14,730 

Subtotal: Expanding Economic 

$1,545,357 

Opportunity 

Program Area Total: Community $1,755,324 

Revitalization and 

Economic Development 


RACE RELATIONS 

American Arab Heritage Council 

Flint, MI 


preserve Arabic culture. 

$79,934 

24 mos. 


FLINT AREA: GRANTS 

Flint District Library 

Flint, MI 

To support a coalition of local residents and 

organizations dedicated to learning about 

and addressing racism in Flint and Genesee 

County. 

University of Michigan-Flint 

Flint, MI 

To assist the university in assessing its 

cultural climate. 

Urban League of Flint 

Flint, MI 

To support efforts to assess the board and 

management of the Urban League. 

$100,000 

12 mos. 

$93,360 

19 mos. 

$32,000 

6 mos. 

YWCA of Greater Flint 

Flint, MI 

To support the replication of a community- $90,000 

based leadership training initiative that 

9 mos. 

addresses race-related issues. 

To develop anti-racism initiatives that $81,000 

will increase awareness of race issues 36 mos. 

in the Flint community. 

Subtotal: Race Relations 

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 

City of Flint 

Flint, MI 

To enable Flint youth to assist in clean-up 

efforts within the city. 

Community Foundation of Greater Flint 

Flint, MI 

To support summer youth employment, 

recreation and community service 

programs for young people. 

Genesee Area Focus Fund 

Flint, MI 

To help Flint youth develop teamwork and 

leadership skills. 

$476,294 

$105,750 

9 mos. 

$350,000 

12 mos. 

$41,550 

5 mos. 

Genesee County Health Department $1,218,220 

Flint, MI 

36 mos. 

To support efforts to provide access to 

basic health-care services for the uninsured 

in Genesee County. 


Flint, MI 

To improve the delivery of maternal and 

pediatric health care in Flint and Genesee 

County. 

Shelter of Flint, Inc. 

Flint, MI 


helping homeless families work toward 

permanent stability. 

Subtotal: Children and Families 

$30,000 

16 mos. 

$150,000 

36 mos. 

$1,895,520 

PHILANTHROPY/NONPROFIT SECTOR 


Flint, MI 

Grant increase to support an organization $2,004,680 

dedicated to improving the quality of life 

in the Flint community. 

To strengthen the effectiveness of $325,000 

local organizations. 

12 mos. 

Resource Center 

Flint, MI 

To support efforts to increase the Resource 

Center’s long-term sustainability and value 

to the Flint community. 

United Way of Genesee County 

Flint, MI 

To support an umbrella organization that 

supports 40 agencies that provide human 

services to Genesee County residents. 

Subtotal: Philanthropy/Nonprofit Sector 

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 


Flint, MI 

To create a strategic community vision for 

the greater Flint area. 

Subtotal: Civic Engagement 


Disability Network 

Flint, MI 

To encourage self-sufficiency for people 

with disabilities in the Flint area. 

Legal Services of Eastern Michigan 

Flint, MI 

To support efforts to establish a 

dependable Individual Development 

Accounts delivery system in Flint and 


National Council on Alcoholism and 

Addictions, Greater Flint Area, Inc. 

Flint, MI 

To provide support to a nonprofit agency 

that provides outpatient substance abuse 

prevention and treatment services to Flint 

area residents. 



Program Total: Flint Area 

$75,000 

12 mos. 

$250,000 

12 mos. 

$2,654,680 

$150,000 

19 mos. 

$150,000 

$250,000 

12 mos. 

$200,000 

36 mos. 

$30,000 

12 mos. 

$480,000 

$5,656,494 

$16,454,875 


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PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY 

Progressing from persistent poverty to long-term stability remains a 

daunting challenge for many low-income families and communities. 

Quality education and living-wage employment are often elusive, while 

opportunities to shape a new future seem distant and few for many of 

these individuals. 

The 163 grants, totaling $38,884,835, 

made in 2004 under the Pathways Out of 

Poverty program reflect the Mott 

Foundation’s belief that improving 

community education, expanding economic 

opportunity and building community 

organizing can help children and adults 

bridge such gaps and achieve self-sufficiency. 

IMPROVING 

COMMUNITY EDUCATION 

For many families, including low-income 

households, quality afterschool programs are 

crucial resources. They can help ensure 

children’s safety in the afterschool hours and 

provide the academic, skill-building and 

personal development experiences that offer 

young people a future outside the 

boundaries of poverty. 

Extending the educational reach of such 

programs was the focus of a one-year, 

$900,000 grant to Foundations Inc. in 

Moorestown, New Jersey, in support of 

Afterschool Academies. The academies — a 

collaborative effort by several organizations 

and led by Foundations Inc. — provide 

content-rich professional development 

opportunities for afterschool educators, 

Keeping teens connected 

to educational 

opportunity is a focus of 

the Initiative to Support 

Struggling Students and 

Out-of-School Youth. 

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CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION

PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY: OVERVIEW 

Regional Skills Alliances 

are nurturing job growth 

and opportunity in 

specific Michigan 

industries. 

helping them develop the skills, knowledge 

and understanding that support high-quality 

afterschool programs and strong outcomes 

for the children they serve. 

The grant reflects first-year support for 

this pilot initiative. 

Supporting creative, collaborative 

strategies to keep high school-age students 

connected to educational opportunity was 

the purpose of an 18-month, $500,000 grant 

to the Coalition of Community Foundations 

for Youth, based in Basehor, Kansas, for the 

Initiative to Support Struggling Students and 

Out-of-School Youth. 

The initiative focuses on assessing and 

tracking local dropout trends; raising the 

visibility of dropout-related issues and 

impacts; developing and expanding quality 

alternative education options; and building 

relationships and mobilizing support among 

key partners and stakeholders. 

The coalition is a national network of 

more than 230 community foundations 

supporting efforts to improve life conditions 

and opportunities for children, youth and 

families. Also partnering in the project is the 

Boston-based Jobs for the Future, a 

nonprofit research, consulting and advocacy 

organization that is providing technical 

assistance to the participating cities. 

Mott joined the Bill & Melinda Gates 

Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation 

of New York in the initiative’s funding and 

design. It was formally launched in January 

2005 in Boston, New York City, 

Philadelphia, Portland (Oregon) and San 

Jose (California). 

Reaching across social and cultural 

borders to improve student achievement in 

low-income, low-performing schools is the 

focus of a community-driven school reform 

project coordinated by People Acting for 

Community Together (PACT), an interfaith 



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GRANTEE 

PROFILE 

Afterschool Technical Assistance Collaborative 

For young people around the country, 

afterschool programs offer 

opportunities to learn, grow and 

explore new horizons. Helping bring 

together the resources and support to ensure 

the future of such programs — and the 

future of the children and youth who benefit 

from them — is the focus of the Afterschool 

Technical Assistance Collaborative (ATAC). 

This partnership of national advocacy, 

nonprofit and governmental membership 

organizations was introduced in 2000, with 

the support of the Mott Foundation, and is 

rooted in the partners’ efforts — individually 

and collectively — to help states create 

afterschool-related policies and systems that 

promote high-quality programs and which 

key decisionmakers and stakeholders in the 

field the opportunity for joint planning; 

sharing of resources and best practices; 

bridge-building to and between federal, state 

and local afterschool initiatives; and the 

creation of partnerships necessary to develop 

comprehensive statewide policies. 

Mott support for organizations 

conducting ATAC-focused activities 

consisted of eight grants totaling more than 

$3.3 million in 2004. Related grantmaking 

also went for the launch or enhancement of 

25 statewide afterschool networks. 

For Janet Frieling, the critical role of 

ATAC in helping the statewide networks 

reach across political, philosophical and 

geographic boundaries is proven time and 

“THE POTENTIAL FOR CREATING GOOD POLICIES THAT SUPPORT AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS — WITHIN 

THE CONTEXT OF STATE PRIORITIES AND CIRCUMSTANCES — IS WELL WORTH THE EFFORT.” 

Elisabeth Wright 

will sustain the field into the future. 

The ATAC organizations consist of 

Afterschool Alliance, Council of Chief State 

School Officers, Finance Project, National 

Conference of State Legislatures, National 

Governors Association Best Practices Center, 

National League of Cities and the University 

of South Carolina Education Foundation. 

Additional support is provided by Learning 

Points Associates and Collaborative 

Communications Group. 

Among the critical roles played by 

ATAC is the provision of technical assistance 

and support to the nation’s statewide 

afterschool networks. These networks offer 

again. She is coordinator of the Washington 

Afterschool Network, housed at the Seattlebased 

School’s Out Washington. 

Frieling says ATAC members are 

instrumental in updating statewide networks 

on developments in afterschool-related 

policies, trainings and strategies, which the 

networks then share with local programs. 

Members are equally effective, she says, in 

helping the networks bring community 

issues and concerns about afterschool to the 

attention of state and federal policymakers. 

“Their peer-to-peer relationships with 

those leaders are helping the networks gain 

entry to doors that might otherwise be 


closed,” Frieling said. “They’re helping us 

raise our credibility among officials and 

bringing the discussion about afterschool to 

a stage that we would have a hard time 

achieving on our own.” 

Creating and nurturing afterschoolfocused 

partnerships at all levels is a priority 

for ATAC members, including the National 

Governors Association’s Center for Best 

Practices. The center, located in Washington, 

D.C., helps governors and key policy staff 

develop and implement policy solutions to a 

range of issues facing states, such as the need 

for quality afterschool programs that support 

student success in school and in life. 

Elisabeth Wright, a senior policy analyst 

in the center’s Education Division, says one of 

the biggest challenges facing the statewide 

networks is building and maintaining strong 

relationships that bridge multiple viewpoints. 

ATAC’s efforts to help the networks achieve 

consensus across diverse systems and interests 

require creativity and finesse, she says. 

“It also takes continuous trust-building, 

negotiation and communication; the 

relationship maintenance never stops. But 

the potential for creating good policies that 

support afterschool programs — within the 

context of state priorities and circumstances 

— is well worth the effort.” 

Janelle Cousino, vice president at 

FowlerHoffman LLC, a public policyfocused 

communications consulting firm 

located in Washington, D.C., says nurturing 

effective partnerships among ATAC 

members is also a priority. 

Cousino is a consultant to the 

Afterschool Alliance, a Washington, D.C.- 

based organization launched in 1999 with 

Mott support, which seeks to raise public 

awareness and support for afterschool 

programs and develop the capacity of 

grassroots afterschool initiatives. 

Cousino says working with the statewide 

networks on such a broad range of issues 

requires that ATAC members also support 

one another, remain open to new viewpoints 

and strategies, and stay committed to the 

networks’ success. 

“Among state networks, across state 

lines, learning from the experience of others 

requires an understanding of different needs 

and perspectives,” she said. “In the same 

vein, ATAC offers a supportive environment 

in which every member feels accepted and 

every idea bears consideration.” 

The ripple affect of that approach is felt 

among the statewide networks, which find 

their own dedication and belief in the 

importance of quality afterschool programs 

mirrored in the work of ATAC members. 

“I’ve been so impressed by the fact that, 

whatever issue or concern we have, they’re 

available to help,” Frieling said. “It’s that 

type of support that will bring afterschool to 

all children in need.” 

Quality afterschool 

programs support 

academic 

enrichment and 

lifelong learning. 


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coalition of congregations working to 

promote fairness, justice and democracy in 

Miami-Dade County. 

A two-year, $200,000 grant to PACT 

was made to help strengthen the project’s 

capacity to cultivate local grassroots support 

for education reform. Activities include 

community leadership development and 

training, and opportunities for organizers to 

share challenges, successes and strategies. 

PACT is also one of eight sites 

participating in a Mott-funded study by 

New York University’s Institute for 

Education and Social Policy on issues of 

education organizing and academic 

improvement. The six-year study, launched 

in 2002 and supported in 2004 by a twoyear, 

$628,361 grant to the institute, is 

exploring the contribution of community 

organizing to education reform in lowperforming 

districts and schools. 

PACT and three other sites — Austin 

(Texas) Interfaith Sponsoring Committee, 

Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project 

(Philadelphia) and Milwaukee Innercity 

Congregations Allied for Hope — each 

received two-year, $200,000 grants for 

activities related to the study. 

EXPANDING ECONOMIC 

OPPORTUNITY 

The important role of supportive public 

policy in breaking down economic barriers 

for poor families is evident in the nation’s 

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) programs. 

The federal EITC program reduces or 

eliminates the federal income taxes owed by 

many low- and moderate-income workers. 

In cases where the credit exceeds the tax 

owed, the program provides a wage 

supplement in the form of a tax refund. 

The success of the federal tax credit as 

an anti-poverty program — and the 

bipartisan support it enjoys — has led to the 

creation of 18 state-level EITC programs for 

state income tax credits around the country, 

helping lift more households in those states 

further out of poverty. 

Supporting the development of additional 

state EITC programs was the purpose of a 

two-year, $305,000 grant to the Bethesda, 

Maryland-based Hatcher Group for the State 

EITC Initiative. The initiative provides 

strategic communications and technical 

assistance on related issues to regional 

coalitions of public and private organizations, 

helping them advance EITC policies in states 

where the credit is not yet available. 

Capitalizing on local partnerships to 

help Michigan families and communities 

build economic strength was the purpose of 

a 38-month, $450,000 grant to the state’s 

Department of Labor and Economic 

Growth, which created 13 Regional Skills 

Alliances. The alliances bring leaders from 

the public and private sectors together to 

nurture job growth and opportunity in 

specific industries, and to encourage the 

development of a skilled workforce to meet 

those industries’ needs. 

The grant also complements Mott’s 

longstanding support for industry-specific 

— or sectoral — job training, a field geared 

toward the development and sustainability 

of living-wage career opportunities for lowincome 

workers. 

Helping young, low-income, noncustodial 

fathers create a stable, successful 

future with their families has been the focus 



Helping communities 

address local concerns is 

a focus of the Center for 

Community Change. 

of the national Fathers at Work Initiative 

(FWI). The $6.1-million demonstration, 

launched by Mott in 2000, has sought to 

help these “dead-broke dads” overcome 

persistent barriers to employment and 

improve their financial earnings. FWI also 

has supported the formation of public 

policies and community-based partnerships 

— child-support enforcement, social welfare 

and criminal justice — that help the men 

engage more fully in the lives of their 

children. 

Support to participating FWI sites for 

the demonstration’s final phase included 

one-year, $50,000 grants to the Center for 

Employment Opportunities in New York 

City; Rubicon Programs Inc. in Richmond, 

California; Suburban Job-Link Corporation 

in Chicago; Total Action Against Poverty in 

Roanoke Valley in Roanoke, Virginia; and 

Vocational Foundation Inc. in New York 

City. A 15-month, $50,000 grant was made 

to another FWI site — Impact Services 

Corporation in Philadelphia. 

A one-year, $787,047 grant to the New 

York-based Public/Private Ventures 

supported the continued coordination and 

evaluation of FWI. In addition, a one-year, 

$200,000 grant to the National Center for 

Strategic Nonprofit Planning and 

Community Leadership in Washington, 

D.C., provided for technical assistance 

to FWI sites. 

BUILDING 

ORGANIZED COMMUNITIES 

Effective communication is essential to 

helping diverse individuals and 

communities bridge social, political and 

cultural differences; create mutual 

understanding; and bring attention to their 

shared concerns. 


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PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY 

SNAPSHOT 

MISSION To identify, test and help sustain pathways out of poverty for low-income 

people and communities. 

GOAL 

IMPROVING 

COMMUNITY 

EDUCATION 

Ensure that community 

education serves as a 

pathway out of poverty for 

children in low-income 

communities. 

OBJECTIVES 

SUCCESS IN SCHOOL Increasing the quality of 

educational opportunities for low-income children and 

youth within the school system and across the systems 

that serve vulnerable youth. 

LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Enabling the 

21st Century Community Learning Centers and other 

major national, statewide and regional initiatives to 

promote sustainable, community-driven, expanded learning opportunities that support both 

academic achievement and positive youth development, especially for traditionally 

underserved children and youth. 

SCHOOL READINESS (Currently inactive due to budget constraints.) 

EXPANDING 

ECONOMIC 

OPPORTUNITY 

Expand opportunity for 

those in, or at risk of, 

persistent poverty by 

promoting policies and 

programs that increase 

income security, help 

people connect to the labor 

market and enable them to 

advance into better-quality, 

higher-paying jobs. 

INCOME SECURITY Increasing the economic self-reliance of low-income Americans 

by advancing policies and programs designed to increase income and assets, promote 

more equitable fiscal policies affecting low-income families, and build public will for 

a work-based safety net to assist low-income working families. 

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Increasing living-wage employment 

among low-income people by supporting efforts that help them gain 

marketable skills, retain employment and advance to better-paying, 

high-quality jobs. 

BUILDING 

ORGANIZED 

COMMUNITIES 

Enhance the variety, 

geographic spread, power 

and effectiveness of the 

community-organizing field 

in order to strengthen and 

sustain the involvement of 

low-income communities in 

democratic processes of 

social engagement. 

BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE Improving the quality of community organizing 

in low-income communities by increasing resources to institutions, organizations, 

technical assistance providers and networks that produce, nurture or expand 

community-based organizations or increase awareness of their effectiveness as an 

anti-poverty strategy nationally. 

ISSUE ORGANIZING (Currently inactive due to budget constraints.) 

SPECIAL 

INITIATIVES 

Sustain promising practices 

and promote innovative and 

multidisciplinary approaches 

to reduce persistent poverty. 

TRANSITIONS Maintaining a critical presence in the field of micro-enterprise. 

EXPLORATORY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS Identifying critical issues, seizing special opportunities, 

researching issues to determine future program directions and promoting cross-cutting projects. 

(Funding minimal due to budget constraints.) 



The Independent Media Institute’s 

Strategic Press Information Network (SPIN) 

Project nurtures such outcomes by providing 

nonprofit, public interest groups with 

accessible, affordable communications 

consulting, training and networking. 

A two-year, $80,000 grant expanded 

the San Francisco-based institute’s reach via 

the SPIN Academy. The academy offers 

community organizing groups individually 

tailored communication tools and 

strategies, emphasizing clarity, transparency 

and effectiveness in message development 

and delivery. 

Supporting the efforts of local 

communities to identify concerns, 

formulate solutions and create meaningful, 

sustainable progress is also the focus of the 

Center for Community Change (CCC). 

The Washington, D.C., organization 

provides grassroots-driven initiatives around 

the country with technical assistance on 

issues of community and organizational 

development, community organizing and 

public policy. 

A three-year, $650,000 general purposes 

grant to CCC helps ensure that the voices of 

low-income families and communities 

continue to be heard. 


Nurturing the capacity of youth to avoid 

pregnancy and explore life options was the 

purpose of a one-year, $873,782 grant to the 

New York-based Children’s Aid Society (CAS) 

for the CAS-Carrera Program Strategic 

Growth and Expansion Initiative. The 

initiative, with $3.6 million in Mott support 

since its launch in 2001, has created five 

regional training centers to help communities 

establish local teen pregnancy prevention 

programs based on the CAS-Carrera model. 

That model’s holistic approach has proven to 

reduce pregnancy rates among high-risk 

adolescent females, particularly those living in 

low-income communities. 

This is the final grant planned by Mott 

in the field of teen pregnancy prevention, 

which has received funding since 1970. 

Helping low-income individuals and 

families work toward a life outside the 

boundaries of poverty is an important 

outcome of the field of micro-enterprise. 

A micro-enterprise is a small business that 

has fewer than five employees, is started with 

less than $35,000 in capital, and generally 

lacks access to commercial financing. 

A one-year, $325,000 grant to the 

Corporation for Enterprise Development in 

Washington, D.C., for the Allowing 

Enterprise: Federal Micro-Enterprise Policy 

Project, supported ongoing fundraising, 

public policy development and partnership 

building activities by state-level microenterprise 

organizations. Such activities are 

essential to helping create and sustain 

business opportunities for low-income 

entrepreneurs. 


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Improving Community Education 

SUCCESS IN SCHOOL 

Academy for Educational Development 


To examine the concept of communitybased 

organizations assuming the 

responsibility of educating at-risk and outof-school 

youth. 

Advancement Project 


Grant increase to document and address 

the inappropriate use of zero tolerance 

disciplinary policies in public schools. 

American Youth Work Center 


Grant increase to support the 

dissemination of best practices on child 

and youth development. 

Austin Interfaith Sponsoring Committee 

Austin, TX 

To improve educational opportunities for 

low-income and minority students in 

Austin, Texas. 

Center for Law and Social Policy 


To help disconnected youth gain education, 

employment and stable family 

relationships. 

$350,000 

24 mos. 

$50,000 

$25,000 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

Coalition of Community Foundations 

for Youth 

Basehor, KS 

To improve the educational options and 

outcomes for out-of-school and 

underserved youth. 

Community Training and Assistance 

Center 

Boston, MA 

To support efforts to replicate Denver’s 

pay-for-performance system. 

Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project 

Philadelphia, PA 


low-income and minority students in 

eastern Pennsylvania. 


Cambridge, MA 

To provide research and policy and legal 

analyses related to the civil rights 

dimensions of major education policy 

challenges. 

Interfaith Education Fund 

Austin, TX 

To support a fund created to help 

organizations affiliated with the 

Industrialized Areas Foundation gain 

influence over conditions affecting their 

communities. 

$500,000 

18 mos. 

$300,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$440,000 

24 mos. 

GRANT ACTIVITY POVERTY 

Total: $38,884,835 / 163 Grants 

Expanding 

Economic 

Opportunity 

$13.638 

62 Grants 


$3.878 

16 Grants 

Building Organized 

Communities 

$5.106 

29 Grants 

GRANT 



Improving Success in School $ 5.068 21 

Community Learning Beyond the Classroom 11.147 34 

Education Special Projects .048 1 

Expanding Income Security $ 3.982 24 

Economic Workforce Development 9.656 38 

Opportunity 

Building Organized Building Infrastructure $ 5.106 29 

Communities 

(in millions) 

Improving 

Community 

Education 

$16.263 

56 Grants 

Special Initiatives Transitions $ 2.958 10 

Exploratory & Special Projects .920 6 

TOTALS: $38.885 163 


PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY: GRANTS 

Jobs for the Future 

Boston, MA 

To heighten the visibility of emerging 

models of learning within and outside the 

traditional school setting. 

Milwaukee Innercity Congregations 

Allied for Hope 

Milwaukee, WI 


local low-income and minority students in 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

National Training and Information 

Center 

Chicago, IL 

To assist community organizations in 

strengthening community-driven school 

reform initiatives. 

New York University 

New York, NY 

To examine the value of community 

organizing for school improvement. 

$100,000 

12 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$155,000 

12 mos. 

$628,361 

24 mos. 

People Acting for Community Together 

Miami, FL 

To improve educational opportunities $200,000 

for low-income and minority students in 24 mos. 

Miami-Dade County. 

To improve student achievement in $200,000 

low-income, low-performing Florida 

24 mos. 

public schools. 

PICO National Network 

Oakland, CA 

To support a statewide network dedicated 

to encouraging the civic participation of 

low-income communities and improving 

the educational outcomes of children. 

Research for Action 


To explore ways for youth to become 

participants in influencing policy decisions 

to improve their schools and communities. 

Southern Regional Education Board 

Atlanta, GA 

To support efforts to raise student 

achievement and prepare students for 

success in college and careers. 

WAVE 


To provide support to a national, nonprofit 

organization that develops and supports 

community-based programs for youth who 

have dropped out of school and are at risk. 

Subtotal: Success in School 

$220,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$600,000 

36 mos. 

$250,000 

12 mos. 

$5,068,361 

LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM 

Academy for Educational Development 


To identify and promote practices of highquality 

afterschool programs. 

Advertising Council, Inc. 

New York, NY 

Grant increase to encourage public 

involvement in the development of 


Afterschool Alliance 


To support a coalition of organizations 

dedicated to raising awareness of, and 

public support for, afterschool programs. 

After-School All-Stars 


To create a strategic plan to help 

underserved, at-risk children and youth 

develop skills necessary for succeeding in 

school and life. 

Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, Inc. 

Denver, CO 

To identify alternative ways to integrate the 

cost of afterschool programs into state 

school finance formulas. 

Center for Collaborative Solutions 

Sacramento, CA 


Central Sesquehanna Intermediate Unit 

Camp Hill, PA 

To expand and improve afterschool 

programs throughout Pennsylvania. 

Collaborative Communications Group 


To support a meeting to promote the need 

to develop strong afterschool programs that 

meet the needs of children and families. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$437,500 

$1,000,000 

12 mos. 

$300,000 

24 mos. 

$35,000 

7 mos. 

-$50,000 

$225,000 

36 mos. 

$150,000 

12 mos. 


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Collaborative Communications Group 


To bring together stakeholders to improve 

the quality and sustainability of afterschool 

programs and school/community 

partnerships. 

Colorado Foundation for Families 

and Children 

Denver, CO 


programs throughout Colorado. 

Corporate Voices for Working Families 


To build corporate support for afterschool 

programs. 

Council of Chief State School Officers 


To build the capacity of states to 

implement federal legislation and support 

policies that expand the availability of highquality 


DTI Associates, Inc. 

Arlington, VA 

To provide workshops on strategies for 

implementing successful programs at 21st 

Century Community Learning Centers. 

Education Commission of the States 

Denver, CO 

To support the creation of a set of 

recommendations to promote a deeper 

integration between formal education and 


Fight Crime: Invest in Kids 


To educate the public and policymakers 

about the importance of high-quality 


$450,000 

12 mos. 

$225,000 

36 mos. 

$150,000 

15 mos. 

$425,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

12 mos. 

$165,000 

12 mos. 

$400,000 

24 mos. 

Finance Project 


To provide state-level technical assistance 

to afterschool programs. 


To support efforts to ensure the long-term 

sustainability of the National Center for 

Community Education. 

Foundations, Inc. 

Moorestown, NJ 

To create a system of services that enables 

afterschool staff to design, implement, 

evaluate and manage programs that 

promote student success. 

Grantmakers for Education 

Portland, OR 

To support a national association of 

grantmakers created to advance the field of 

educational philanthropy. 


Cambridge, MA 

To support efforts to develop a coordinated 

approach to using research and evaluation 

to improve afterschool programs. 


Austin, TX 

To convene a conference to expand 

school/community partnerships and quality 


Louisiana Department of Education 

Baton Rouge, LA 


programs throughout Louisiana. 

MENTOR/National Mentoring 

Partnership 

Alexandria, VA 

To expand the reach of quality mentoring. 

$550,000 

24 mos. 

$83,261 

12 mos. 

$900,000 

12 mos. 

$25,000 

36 mos. 

$550,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$150,000 

36 mos. 

$200,000 

14 mos. 

Michigan Department of Education 

Lansing, MI 


programs throughout Michigan. 

$225,000 

36 mos. 

Minnesota Department of Education 

Roseville, MN 


programs throughout Minnesota. 

$225,000 

36 mos. 

Montana Child Care Resource & Referral 

Network 

Missoula, MT 


programs throughout Montana. 

$150,000 

36 mos. 

National Assembly of Health and 

Human Service Organizations 


To support efforts to identify effective 

afterschool program practices. 

$100,000 

12 mos. 



National Center for Community 

Education 

Flint, MI 

To provide training and technical $1,312,500 

assistance to 21st Century Community 12 mos. 

Learning Center grantees and other 

afterschool providers. 

To provide technical assistance to help $187,960 

strengthen the community school field. 6 mos. 

National Community Education 

Association 

Fairfax, VA 

To support a research project to identify 

communities that have combined 

afterschool programs with community 

education. 

National Conference of State 

Legislatures 

Denver, CO 

To inform state legislators about 

afterschool issues. 

National Governors Association Center 

for Best Practices 


To encourage state governors to support 

afterschool efforts. 

National League of Cities Institute, Inc. 


To support efforts to engage city leaders in 

afterschool reform. 

National PTA 

Chicago, IL 

To encourage parent and teacher 

involvement in afterschool programs. 

Policy Studies Associates, Inc. 


Grant increase to support quality 

afterschool programs in New York schools. 

San Francisco Foundation Community 

Initiative Funds 


To support afterschool efforts throughout 

California. 

United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta 

Atlanta, GA 


programs throughout Georgia. 

Subtotal: Learning Beyond the 

Classroom 

$200,000 

22 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$351,000 

24 mos. 

$550,000 

24 mos. 

$250,000 

24 mos. 

$150,000 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$225,000 

36 mos. 

$11,147,221 

SPECIAL PROJECTS 

Michigan State University 

East Lansing, MI 

To develop recommendations on how best 

to meet the capital improvement needs for 

Michigan’s K-12 schools. 

Subtotal: Special Projects 

Program Area Total: Improving 

Community 

Education 

Expanding Economic Opportunity 

INCOME SECURITY 

American Enterprise Institute for Public 

Policy Research 


To support efforts to analyze the role of 

assets in determining the well-being of 

low-income Americans. 

Arise Citizens’ Policy Project 

Montgomery, AL 

To build organizational capacity for tax and 

budget analysis on behalf of low-income 

populations. 

California Budget Project 

Sacramento, CA 



populations. 

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 




populations. 

Colorado Center on Law and Policy 

Denver, CO 



populations. 

Communications Consortium 

Media Center 


To provide strategic communications 

technical assistance to the Foundationfunded 

organizations participating in the 

State Fiscal Analysis Initiative. 

Community Action Project of Tulsa 

County 

Tulsa, OK 

To explore employer-based benefits access 

models. 

$47,826 

9 mos. 

$47,826 

$16,263,408 

$60,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$253,000 

14 mos. 

$325,000 

24 mos. 


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Corporation for Enterprise Development 


To promote state and federal asset-building 

policies for lower-income Americans. 

Covenant Community Capital 

Corporation 

Houston, TX 

To provide an infrastructure for supporting, 

expanding, publicizing and advocating for 

the Individual Development Account 

movement in Texas. 

Finance Project 


To support a group of funders concerned 

with issues of poverty. 

Fiscal Policy Institute 

Latham, NY 



populations. 


To support a conference for State Fiscal 

Analysis Initiative grantees and funders. 

Hatcher Group 

Bethesda, MD 

To assist nonprofit organizations working to 

establish or expand Earned Income Tax 

Credit policies at the state level. 

ISED Solutions 


To evaluate the impact of Individual 

Development Accounts on Michigan 

participants. 

$300,000 

12 mos. 

$82,000 

24 mos. 

$95,000 

12 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$57,777 

12 mos. 

$305,000 

24 mos. 

$361,393 

36 mos. 

Maine Center for Economic Policy 

Augusta, ME 



populations. 

Massachusetts Budget and 

Policy Center 

Boston, MA 



populations. 

Michigan League for Human Services 

Lansing, MI 



populations. 

New America Foundation 


To promote public policies that foster 

widespread ownership of assets, 

particularly among low- and moderateincome 

Americans. 

North Carolina Justice Center 

Raleigh, NC 



populations. 

San Francisco Earned Assets 

Resource Network 


To expand access to Individual 

Development Accounts for low-income 

people in the San Francisco area. 

Seedco 

New York, NY 

To explore employer-based benefits access 

models. 

Seton Hall University 

South Orange, NJ 

To identify and promote best practices in 

employer-based benefits access programs. 

United Vision for Idaho 

Boise, ID 



populations. 

Urban Institute 


To provide timely, independent analyses of 

tax issues to the public and policymakers. 

Washington University 

St. Louis, MO 

To advance the concept of children’s 

savings accounts in U.S. policy debates. 

Subtotal: Income Security 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$400,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$150,000 

36 mos. 

$225,000 

37 mos. 

$67,403 

12 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

24 mos. 

$200,000 

25 mos. 

$3,981,573 



WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 



To further develop research on sectoral $500,000 

employment development. 

14 mos. 

To support an evaluation of workforce $225,053 

training intermediaries in implementing 36 mos. 

sector employment programs for lowincome 

individuals. 

To promote greater programmatic capacity $150,000 

and innovation in the workforce 

12 mos. 

development field through leadership training. 

Center for Employment Opportunities 

New York, NY 

To promote efforts to reduce poverty 

among low-income, non-custodial fathers 

under age 30. 

Chrysalis 


Grant increase to build the capacity of an 

alternative staffing service. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$8,000 

Corporation for a Skilled Workforce 

Ann Arbor, MI 

To design a set of economic and $50,000 

workforce development policies and 

12 mos. 

strategies for Michigan. 

To assist the state of Michigan in $250,000 

strengthening the capacity of local 

10 mos. 

workforce development organizations. 

East Harlem Employment Service, Inc. 

New York, NY 

To improve labor market outcomes for lowincome 

people. 

Focus: HOPE 

Detroit, MI 

To support an anti-poverty and civil rights 

organization serving low-income Detroit 

residents. 

Goodwill Temporary Services, Inc. 

Austin, TX 

To support a project that provides 

transitional employment opportunities for 

job seekers facing multiple barriers to 

employment. 

Impact Services Corporation 




under age 30. 

Independence Care System 

New York, NY 


providing health-care services to the 

disabled and better paying jobs for lowincome 

individuals. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$1,000,000 

12 mos. 

$200,000 

15 mos. 

$50,000 

15 mos. 

$150,000 

12 mos. 


Austin, TX 

To support the replication of sectoral 

employment initiatives throughout the 

Southwest. 

Jewish Vocational Services 

Boston, MA 

Grant increase to support an evaluation of 

the impact of sectoral employment training 

on the employment, job retention and 

earnings of low-income participants. 

Jobs for the Future 

Boston, MA 

To address the challenges facing 

community colleges in helping low-income 

adults increase their skills and earnings. 

Legal Action Center 

New York, NY 

To support efforts to increase and enhance 

labor market participation among former 

offenders. 

$450,000 

36 mos. 

$100,000 

$300,000 

12 mos. 

$150,000 

12 mos. 

Manufacturing Institute 


To test whether the employer community $350,000 

can successfully implement sectoral 

36 mos. 

employment programs to prepare lowincome 

individuals for employment. 

Grant increase to demonstrate the role $100,000 

of employer associations as workforce 

development intermediaries in increasing 

retention and advancement of disadvantaged 

workers. 

Michigan League for Human Services 

Lansing, MI 

To inform state policy about the needs of 

the state’s low-income workforce. 

National Center for Strategic Nonprofit 

Planning and Community Leadership 


To support interventions that increase labor 

market participation, earnings and 

responsible fatherhood among young, lowincome 

fathers. 

National Economic Development and 

Law Center 

Oakland, CA 

To support a vehicle to provide technical 

assistance and training to the workforce 

and sectoral development fields. 

$300,000 

36 mos. 

$200,000 

12 mos. 

$700,000 

24 mos. 


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National Economic Development and 

Law Center 

Oakland, CA 

To support an organization that promotes $225,000 

community economic development. 

36 mos. 

To support research on the use by state $54,953 

and local agencies of contracts with 

12 mos. 

temporary employment services that assist 

welfare-to-work clients. 

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute 

Bronx, NY 

To support a training organization that 

works to improve policies to ensure better 

wages and better quality service in the 

home health care field. 

Per Scholas 

Bronx, NY 

Grant increase to support an evaluation of 




$500,000 

12 mos. 

$100,000 

Public/Private Ventures 


To conduct a random assignment $730,812 

evaluation and provide technical assistance 12 mos. 

to three sectoral training initiatives. 

To support interventions that increase $787,047 

labor market participation, earnings and 12 mos. 

responsible fatherhood among young, 

low-income fathers. 

To support efforts to improve workforce $500,000 

development practices. 

12 mos. 

Rubicon Programs Incorporated 

Richmond, CA 



under age 30. 

San Francisco Chamber of Commerce 



To support a sectoral employment 

development program that helps lowincome 

individuals increase their wages 

and advance their careers. 


Lansing, MI 

To support the creation of regional skills 

alliances throughout Michigan. 

Suburban Job-Link Corporation 

Chicago, IL 



under age 30. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$275,000 

24 mos. 

$450,000 

38 mos. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

Suburban Job-Link Corporation 

Chicago, IL 

To support a project that provides 



employment. 

Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke 

Valley 

Roanoke, VA 



under age 30. 

University of Massachusetts - Boston 

Boston, MA 

Grant increase to evaluate the impact of 

grants to organizations that create 



employment. 

Vocational Foundation, Inc. 

Brooklyn, NY 



under age 30. 

W.E. Upjohn Unemployment Trustee 

Corporation 

Kalamazoo, MI 

To evaluate the effectiveness of the 

sectoral employment development 

approach that will be employed by 

Michigan’s Regional Skills Alliances 

intervention. 

Wisconsin Regional Training 

Partnership 

Milwaukee, WI 

Grant increase to support the evaluation of 




Subtotal: Workforce Development 

Program Area Total: Expanding 

Economic 

Opportunity 

$200,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$149,915 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

$9,655,780 

$13,637,353 



Building Organized Communities 

BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE 

American Institute for Social Justice 


Grant increase to provide increased training 

and technical assistance to ACORN 

affiliates across the United States. 

Cambridge College 

Cambridge, MA 

To support a conference to evaluate 

accumulated research and knowledge of 

community building and social capital. 

Catholic Campaign for Human 

Development 


To support a multimedia campaign to raise 

awareness among Americans of the nature 

and scope of poverty in the United States. 

$110,000 

$8,000 

5 mos. 

$25,000 

15 mos. 

Center for Community Change 


To build and strengthen the field of $350,000 

community organizing. 

24 mos. 

To support an organization that provides $650,000 

technical assistance to low-income 

36 mos. 

community groups. 

To provide seed grants and technical $250,000 

assistance to emerging community-based 12 mos. 

organizations serving low-income 

neighborhoods. 

Community Training and Assistance 

Center 

Boston, MA 

To provide seed grants and technical 

assistance to emerging community-based 



Consejo Vecinal Pro-Desarrollo de la 

Peninsula de Cantera, Inc. 

San Juan, PR 


of creative strategies for leadership 

development and community involvement 

in Puerto Rico. 

DataCenter 

Oakland, CA 

To support analysis and research on issues 

of welfare reform, fair employment and 

economic justice. 

Direct Action and Research Training 

Center, Inc. (DART) 

Miami, FL 

To support organizing networks involved in 

building and sustaining groups in lowincome 

communities across the country. 

$250,000 

12 mos. 

$5,000 

$150,000 

19 mos. 

$310,000 

24 mos. 

Federation of Congregations United 

to Serve 

Orlando, FL 

Grant increase to support communityorganizing 

efforts in central Florida. 

$5,000 

Foundation-Administered Project $38,346 

To convene a meeting to review the 

5 mos. 

Foundation’s Intermediary Support 

Organization program. 

Gamaliel Foundation 

Chicago, IL 

Grant increase to support a collaboration of 

community organizations working to 

address regional issues affecting urban 

communities. 

Good Jobs First 


To examine the outcomes of Michigan’s 

economic development incentive programs 

in relation to the effects of sprawl and 

inefficient land use. 

Independent Media Institute 


To provide communications consulting and 

training to community-organizing groups. 

Interfaith Funders 

Syosset, NY 

To support a group of grantmakers working 

to strengthen congregation-based 

community organizing. 

InterValley Project, Inc. 

West Newton, MA 

To support an organizing network in New 

England. 

$50,000 

$115,000 

18 mos. 

$80,000 

24 mos. 

$20,000 

12 mos. 

$300,000 

24 mos. 


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Justice Alliance Education Fund 

Spokane, WA 

To address regional economic challenges in 

the Pacific Northwest. 

Midwest Academy 

Chicago, IL 

To train organizers for community 


National Council of La Raza 






National Training and Information 

Center 

Chicago, IL 


assistance to emerging, community-based 



$240,000 

23 mos. 

$100,000 

17 mos. 

$250,000 

12 mos. 

$260,000 

12 mos. 

PICO National Network 

Oakland, CA 

To support a training institute for organizers 

and community leaders. 

Seventh Generation Fund for Indian 

Development 

Arcata, CA 





Southern Echo, Inc. 

Jackson, MS 





Southern Organizing Cooperative 

Birmingham, AL 


encourage collaboration among organizing 

groups throughout the Deep South. 

University of North Carolina at 

Chapel Hill 

Chapel Hill, NC 

To evaluate the effectiveness of the 

Foundation’s Intermediary Support for 

Organizing program. 

Virginia Organizing Project 



of a statewide strategy for economic 

opportunity and development. 

Washington Interfaith Network 


Grant increase to strengthen and expand 

organizing efforts on issues including jobs, 

education and transportation. 

Welfare Law Center 

New York, NY 

To address the technology needs of lowincome 

groups throughout the United 

States. 

Subtotal: Building Infrastructure 

Program Area Total: Building Organized 

Communities 

$350,000 

24 mos. 

$250,000 

12 mos. 

$250,000 

12 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$225,000 

22 mos. 

$20,000 

$45,000 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$5,106,346 

$5,106,346 




TRANSITIONS 



To support efforts to improve the quality $300,000 

of U.S. micro-enterprise programs. 

12 mos. 

Grant increase to connect beginning $25,000 

micro-business owners to individuals 

who have successfully navigated business 

ownership in the same industry through 

online mentoring. 

To support a research and development $500,000 

fund for micro-enterprise in the 

12 mos. 

United States. 

To provide technical communication $163,946 

assistance for the micro-enterprise field. 12 mos. 

Association for Enterprise Opportunity 

Arlington, VA 


organization committed to micro-enterprise 

development. 

Children’s Aid Society 

New York, NY 

To implement a regional expansion strategy 

for the Carrera teen pregnancy prevention 

program. 

Corporation for Enterprise Development 


To provide information and feedback that 

can improve federal and state policy 

initiatives. 

Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute 

Detroit, MI 


comprehensive business skills training to 

low-income individuals in the Detroit area. 

Southwest Creations Collaborative 

Albuquerque, NM 


providing employment to low-income 

Hispanic women. 

West Enterprise Center, Inc. 

Ukiah, CA 

To support a nonprofit organization that 

helps underserved populations in northern 

California increase their economic selfsufficiency 

and social well-being through 

micro-enterprise development. 

$300,000 

12 mos. 

$873,782 

12 mos. 

$325,000 

11 mos. 

$100,000 

12 mos. 

$200,000 

24 mos. 

$100,000 

12 mos. 

Women’s Self-Employment Project 

Chicago, IL 

To support an organization that helps lowincome 

women increase their economic 

self-sufficiency through self-employment 

and micro-enterprise development. 

Subtotal: Transitions 

EXPLORATORY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS 

Development Training Institute, Inc. 

Baltimore, MD 

To support a fund established to encourage 

a new generation of leadership in the 

community development field. 

Georgetown University 


To support advocacy efforts to retain local 

Michigan governments’ power to acquire 

private land for economic development and 

revitalization. 

Glades Community Development 

Corporation 

Belle Glade, FL 

To support a community development 

organization dedicated to reducing chronic 

poverty in the Glades region of Florida. 

Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc. 

New York, NY 

To support an initiative created to improve 

outcomes for poor children and their 

families in Central Harlem. 

Neighborhood Funders Group 


To support a membership organization that 

promotes neighborhood-based efforts. 

Voices for Michigan’s Children 

Lansing, MI 

To support a statewide organization that 

advocates for the needs and welfare of 

Michigan children. 

Subtotal: Exploratory and 

Special Projects 


$70,000 

12 mos. 

$2,957,728 

$25,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

6 mos. 

$80,000 

12 mos. 

$450,000 

36 mos. 

$75,000 

36 mos. 

$240,000 

36 mos. 

$920,000 

$3,877,728 

Program Total: Pathways Out of Poverty $38,884,835 


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EXPLORATORY & SPECIAL PROJECTS 

MISSION To support unusual or unique opportunities addressing significant 

national and international problems. (Proposals are by invitation only; unsolicited 

proposals are discouraged.) 

While the Mott Foundation makes a limited number of grants 

under its Exploratory and Special Projects program, many of 

them reach across geographic boundaries. 

The 12 grants, totaling $1,339,539, 

awarded in 2004 included unusual projects 

designed to bring together religions, students 

and women with diverse backgrounds and 

experiences in common cause. 

In April 2005, 27 organizations 

representing seven world religions, plus banks, 

philanthropies and others became founding 

members and partners of the International 

Interfaith Investment Group (3iG). The 

incubation of 3iG was supported by a 15- 

month, $100,000 renewal grant to the Alliance 

of Religions and Conservation in Manchester, 

England. (An additional 12-month, $150,000 

grant was made in early 2005.) 

The purpose of 3iG is to promote the 

ethical and moral transformation of 

investment practices of the world’s faith 

communities into socially responsible 

investing. The seven religions represented at 

the London meeting were Buddhist, 

Christian, Daoist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim 

and Sikh. Their investment portfolios total 

hundreds of billions of dollars. 

3iG plans to investigate four investment 

areas initially: forestry, labor dignity, microfinance 

and water. One of its goals is to 

have 50 or more members and partners 

within 12 months. 

In conjunction with NATO’s official 

summit in Istanbul, Turkey, 204 university 

students traveled from 37 Euro-Atlantic 

countries to attend the Pan-Atlantic Student 

Summit (I-PASS) in June 2004. This 

meeting was supported with a one-year, 

$50,000 grant to the Washington, D.C.- 

based Atlantic Council of the United States, 

one of the organizers. 

At the summit, students met with 11 

heads of state and government, and 

participated in a model NATO simulation to 

expose them to the intricacies and pressures of 

diplomacy and consensus building. I-PASS 

built on the success of the first such meeting, 

the Prague Atlantic Student Summit held 

during the 2002 NATO summit. 

Meanwhile, Vital Voices Global 

Partnership, which will celebrate its fifth 

anniversary in 2005, seeks to provide women 

around the globe with the leadership skills, 

networking opportunities and resources they 

need to improve their societies. 

A two-year, $150,000 general purposes 

grant will help the Washington, D.C., 

organization produce materials to share with 

women, who will use them to train others in 

political participation, economic 

independence and human rights. To date, 

four training programs have been developed: 

Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and 

Afghanistan, Combating Human 

Trafficking, and Global Leadership Network. 

Vital Voices also is undertaking a 

concerted program of institutional 

advancement and development. 


EXPLORATORY & SPECIAL PROJECTS: GRANTS 


Alliance of Religions and Conservation 

Manchester, England 

To support a collaborative designed to 

promote the ethical and moral 

transformation of the asset management 

practices and investment activities of the 

world’s faith communities. 

American Experience Foundation 


To support efforts to re-engage the World 

War II generation and all American citizens. 

Arab Community Center for Economic 

and Social Services (ACCESS) 

Dearborn, MI 

To foster better understanding and greater 

tolerance of Arab American and Muslim 

communities in southeastern Michigan. 



To promote a more ethical approach to 

globalization. 

Atlantic Council of the United States 


To enable students from the Euro-Atlantic 

region to discuss the future of NATO. 

CompuMentor 


To assist grantees in complying with the 

USA PATRIOT Act. 

Faces of the Fallen 


To support an organization created to honor 

U.S. service men and women who have 

died in Afghanistan and Iraq. 

$100,000 

15 mos. 

$30,000 

12 mos. 

$100,000 

25 mos. 

$75,000 

12 mos. 

$50,000 

12 mos. 

$250,000 

18 mos. 

$15,000 

14 mos. 


To provide technical assistance to 

Foundation grantees in complying with the 

list-checking requirement of the USA 

PATRIOT act. 

National Families in Action 

Atlanta, GA 

To support a national effort to help parents 

prevent their children from using alcohol, 

tobacco and illegal drugs. 

Southern Center for International 

Studies 

Atlanta, GA 

To support efforts to broaden public 

understanding of international affairs and 

their impact on the United States. 

Third World Newsreel 

New York, NY 

To provide educational outreach support for 

a documentary on Dr. Ralph Bunche. 

Tides Foundation 


To support a funding collaborative created 

to build a stronger, more coordinated 

national movement for positive U.S. global 

engagement. 

Vital Voices Global Partnership 



provide women with leadership skills, 

networking opportunities and resources. 

Program Area Total: Special Projects 

Program Total: Exploratory and 


$48,004 

9 mos. 

$21,535 

12 mos. 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

$50,000 

16 mos. 

$300,000 

36 mos. 

$150,000 

24 mos. 

$1,339,539 

$1,339,539 

GRANT ACTIVITY EXPLORATORY 

Total: $1,339,539 / 12 Grants 


$1.340 

12 Grants 

(in millions) 


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EMPLOYEE/TRUSTEE MATCHING GRANTS 

& TRUSTEE-INITIATED GRANTS 

In addition to its regular grantmaking, the 

Foundation also encourages charitable giving by its 

Trustees and staff. The Foundation’s contributions 

to these activities are included as part of its total 

grant budget. 

Employee/Trustee Matching 

Employee and Trustee Matching Grants 

To match Trustees’ and employees’ 

contributions to charity on a 

three-to-one basis. 

Trustee-Initiated Grants 

To provide limited support to charities 

selected by Trustees. 

Program Total: Employee and Trustee 

Matching Grants and 


TOTALS: All Programs 

$964,095 

$520,000 

$1,484,095 

$98,718,479 


F I N A N C E

PROFILE: GRANTMAKING ACTIVITIES 

Total: 558 Grants 

(not including Employee/Trustee Matching 

and Trustee-Initiated Grants) 

Total: $98,718,479 

Civil Society 

249 Grants 

44.6% 

Exploratory 

& Special Projects 

12 Grants 

2.2% 

Pathways Out 

of Poverty 

163 Grants 

29.2% 

Civil Society 

$26.661 

27.0% 

Exploratory & 


$1.340 

1.3% 

Employee/Trustee Matching & 


$1.484 

1.5% 

Pathways Out 

of Poverty 

$38.885 

39.4% 

Flint Area 

50 Grants 

9.0% 

Environment 

$13.894 

14.1% 

Environment 

84 Grants 

15.0% 

Flint Area 

$16.455 

16.7% 

(in millions) 

PROFILE: ASSET ALLOCATION 12/31/04 

Total: $2,524,739,489 

Fixed Income 

$231.4 

9.2% Other Assets 

$26.5 

1.1% 

Cash & Equivalents 

$247.5 

9.8% 

Limited Partnerships 

$91.9 

3.6% 

International Equities 

$113.9 

4.5% 

United States 

Equities 

$1,813.5 

71.8% 

(in millions) 


PROFILE: 10-YEAR STATISTICS 

1995-2004 Selected Financial Information (in millions) 

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 

Total Assets - Market Value $1,496.0 $1,673.4 $1,962.4 $2,346.5 $3,227.7 $2,880.3 $2,458.0 $2,011.4 $2,373.2 $2,524.7 

Total Assets - 2004 Dollars 1,854.7 2,007.9 2,315.2 2,724.5 3,649.6 3,150.1 2,647.2 2,115.9 2,450.5 2,524.7 

12-Month Rolling Average Assets 1,362.9 1,567.7 1,823.3 2,104.5 2,649.5 3,243.5 2,542.3 2,153.0 2,133.6 2,361.9 

Total Dividends & Interest 46.9 54.2 54.2 56.1 63.7 72.5 69.3 64.0 56.8 58.4 

Dividends & Interest - 2004 Dollars 58.1 65.0 64.0 65.2 72.1 79.3 74.6 67.3 58.7 58.4 

Total Grants Awarded 59.9 64.0 72.0 88.2 113.9 153.0 129.7 109.8 100.0 98.7 

Total Expenditures* 59.2 82.4 91.2 102.5 137.0 162.9 131.1 128.0 124.8 136.3 

NOTE: Private foundations are required to make qualifying distributions (grant payments and reasonable administrative expenses) equal to 

roughly 5 percent of their average assets each year. The basis of the 5 percent calculation is a rolling, or 12-month, average of the foundation's 

investment assets. 

* Total expenditures include grant payments, foundation-administered projects, administrative expenses, excise tax and investment expenses. 

1995-2004 Grants Awarded by Program (in millions) 

150 

120 

Employee/ 

Trustee 

Matching 

Exploratory 

90 

Pathways 

Out of Poverty 

60 

Flint Area 

30 

Environment 

0 

1995 

1996 

1997 

1998 

1999 

2000 

2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

Civil Society 


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS 

To the Board of Trustees of 

the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation: 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of financial position and the related 

statements of activity and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the 

financial position of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation at December 31, 2004 and 

2003, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in 

conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of 

America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Foundation’s 

management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial 

statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in 

accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of 

America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain 

reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material 

misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the 

amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting 

principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the 

overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a 

reasonable basis for our opinion. 

Detroit, Michigan 

April 29, 2005 


STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation 

Years Ended December 31, 

2004 2003 

Assets 

Investments, at market value: 

Equities $1,927,350,347 $1,823,360,731 

U.S. Government obligations 235,751,831 295,109,368 

Corporate bonds 53,182,761 76,706,948 

Cash equivalents 188,441,335 73,848,129 

2,404,726,274 2,269,025,176 

Limited partnerships 91,941,016 70,850,869 

Cash 1,552,672 3,269,484 

Accrued interest and dividends 7,470,845 8,665,325 

Land, building and improvements, net 4,159,228 4,440,320 

Other assets 14,889,454 16,979,738 

$2,524,739,489 $2,373,230,912 

Liabilities and Unrestricted Net Assets 

Grants payable, net $ 52,596,278 $ 69,829,359 

Accounts payable and other liabilities 12,858,691 14,918,439 

Deferred excise tax 14,454,938 15,180,000 

79,909,907 99,927,798 

Unrestricted Net Assets 2,444,829,582 2,273,303,114 

$2,524,739,489 $2,373,230,912 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 


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STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITY 




Income: 

Dividends $ 31,372,234 $ 25,174,433 

Interest 27,014,219 31,632,258 

Partnerships (2,615,152) (9,423,564) 

55,771,301 47,383,127 

Less: 

Investment expenses 3,532,965 3,158,214 

Provision for excise tax 515,674 444,531 

4,048,639 3,602,745 

Other expense, net (281,515) (776,144) 

Net investment income 51,441,147 43,004,238 

Grants and expenses: 

Grants, net 96,763,209 99,544,699 

Foundation-administered projects 850,248 829,668 

Administration expenses 14,361,180 15,137,161 

111,974,637 115,511,528 

Grants and expenses in excess of income (60,533,490) (72,507,290) 

Realized gain on sale of assets, net of excise tax 

of $2,680,045 in 2004 and $1,864,972 in 2003 267,290,013 184,632,209 

Change in market value of investments, 

net of change in deferred excise tax (credit) of 

($957,926) in 2004 and $4,935,000 in 2003 (46,640,386) 240,794,313 

Change in market value of limited partnerships, 

net of change in deferred excise tax of 

$232,864 in 2004 and $400,000 in 2003 11,410,331 4,444,816 

Change in Net Assets 171,526,468 357,364,048 

Unrestricted Net Assets: 

Beginning of year 2,273,303,114 1,915,939,066 

End of year $2,444,829,582 $2,273,303,114 



STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 




Cash flows from operating activities: 

Grants and expenses in excess of income $ (60,533,490) $ (72,507,290) 

Adjustments to reconcile grants and expenses in excess 

of income to net cash used by operating activities: 

Loss on limited partnerships 2,615,152 9,423,564 

Loss on asset retirement 1,316 0 

Depreciation expense 389,341 416,566 

Decrease in accrued interest and dividends 1,194,480 1,568,460 

Decrease (increase) in other assets 2,090,284 (13,661,428) 

Decrease in grants payable, net (17,233,081) (3,484,603) 

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and other liabilities (2,059,748) 2,620,476 

Total adjustments (13,002,256) (3,116,965) 

Net cash used by operating activities (73,535,746) (75,624,255) 

Cash flows from investing activities: 

Proceeds from sales or redemptions of investments: 

Equities 689,637,439 501,950,528 

U.S. Government obligations 48,171,755 52,747,469 

Corporate bonds 21,202,084 22,397,034 

Cash equivalents 756,410,157 233,338,243 

Limited partnerships 11,627,679 6,234,430 

Purchases of investments: 

Equities (551,587,847) (453,405,313) 

U.S. Government obligations (5,259,977) (5,078,605) 

Corporate bonds (899,600) (1,422,877) 

Cash equivalents (871,003,363) (265,358,824) 

Limited partnerships (23,689,783) (17,162,456) 

Acquisition of building improvements (109,565) (39,557) 

Excise tax on realized gains (2,680,045) (1,864,972) 

Net cash provided by investing activities 71,818,934 72,335,100 

Net decrease in cash (1,716,812) (3,289,155) 

Cash, beginning of year 3,269,484 6,558,639 

Cash, end of year $ 1,552,672 $ 3,269,484 


continued 


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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 




Supplemental schedule of investing activities: 

Realized gain (loss) on sale of assets: 

Equities $ 281,438,773 $ 192,715,122 


Corporate bonds (1,069,458) 113,637 

Excess of contributed value over book value on donated securities 1,965,613 0 

$ 269,970,058 $ 186,497,181 

Supplemental schedule of noncash investing activities: 

Increase (decrease) in market value of investments: 

Equities $ (41,365,178) $ 259,026,749 


Corporate bonds (2,152,245) (2,154,519) 

$ (47,598,312) $ 245,729,313 

Increase (decrease) in capital account value of 

limited partnerships $ 11,643,195 $ 4,844,816 



NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

A. Mission & Grant Programs: 

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation established in 1926 in Flint, 

Michigan. The Foundation’s mission is “to support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable 

society.” The Foundation’s grantmaking activity is organized into four major programs: Civil Society, 

Environment, Flint Area and Pathways Out of Poverty. Other grantmaking opportunities, which do not match 

the major programs, are investigated through the Foundation’s Exploratory and Special Projects program. 

B. Accounting Policies: 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of these 

financial statements. 

Estimates 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 

requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets 

and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements 

and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could 

differ from those estimates. 

Method of Accounting 

The financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting, which includes 

recognition of dividends, interest, and other income and expenses as earned or incurred. Trustee and 

Executive Committee grant actions are recognized on the date of the action. Grants by the President or 

Executive Committee by specific authority conferred by the Trustees are recognized on the date the 

authority is exercised. 

Investments 

Investments are recorded on the trade date and are stated at market value based primarily on December 31 

published quotations. Gains and losses from sales of securities are determined on an average cost basis. 

Investments in limited partnerships are generally recorded at capital account value. The capital account 

is adjusted for the Foundation’s proportionate share of undistributed earnings/losses as reported on 

Schedule K-1 received from the partnership at year end and adjusted based on the fair value of the 

underlying securities held by the partnership. The Foundation believes the capital account fairly reflects the 

fair value of the partnerships. 

The Foundation is party to certain limited partnership agreements, whereby the Foundation is committed to 

invest future funds into these partnerships. As of December 31, 2004, the Foundation has $79.7 million in 

outstanding limited partnership commitments, including both domestic and international partnerships. 

Other Assets 

Included in other assets is land that was purchased by the Foundation and is recorded at cost. The 

remaining assets included in other assets are recorded at cost. 

Land, Building and Improvements 

Land, building and improvements are recorded at cost. Upon sale or retirement of land, building and 

improvements, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the respective 

accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is included in current income. Depreciation of building and 

improvements is provided over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets on a straight line basis, 

ranging from 6 to 50 years. Assets with a cost basis of $97,943 and $26,900, along with the related 

accumulated depreciation, were retired during 2004 and 2003, respectively. 


Land $ 397,852 $ 397,852 

Building and improvements 8,055,655 8,044,034 

Less accumulated depreciation (4,294,279) (4,001,566) 

$4,159,228 $4,440,320 

continued 


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Costs of office furnishings and equipment are consistently charged to expense, because the Foundation 

does not deem such amounts to be sufficiently material to warrant capitalization and depreciation. 

Operating Leases 

The Foundation has non-cancelable operating leases for certain office equipment. These leases are for 

terms of one to five years. Aggregate minimum future rental payments, under non-cancelable operating 

leases having remaining terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2004, total $125,491. Lease 

expense for the year 2004 amounted to $91,238. 

Cash Equivalents 

Cash equivalents with original maturities of three months or less are reflected at market value and 

include short-term notes and commercial paper, which are included with investments. 

Reclassifications 

Certain prior period financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2004 

presentations. 

C. Investments: 

Investments held at December 31, 2004 and 2003, were as follows (in thousands): 


Market Value Cost Basis Market Value Cost Basis 

Equities $1,927,350 $1,178,779 $1,823,361 $1,033,424 

U.S. Government obligations 235,752 242,521 295,109 297,798 

Corporate bonds 53,183 51,924 76,707 73,295 

Cash equivalents 188,441 188,441 73,848 73,848 

Total $2,404,726 $1,661,665 $2,269,025 $1,478,365 

D. Excise Tax & Distribution Requirements: 

The Foundation is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

Code. In accordance with the provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1969, the Foundation is subject to an 

excise tax on net investment income, including realized gains as defined in the Act. 

The liability for excise tax is composed of the following (in thousands): 


Currently refundable $ (655) $ (440) 

Deferred 14,455 15,180 

Total $13,800 $14,740 

The deferred excise tax represents the tax on unrealized marketable security and partnership gains and 

losses. Excise tax payments of $3,850,000 and $2,750,000 were paid in 2004 and 2003, respectively. 

The Foundation will be required to make qualifying distributions of approximately $12.7 million during 

2005 to meet distribution regulations of the Internal Revenue Code for private foundations. 



E. Grants Payable: 

Grants payable at December 31, 2004, are expected to be paid as follows: 

Payable in Years Ending December 31, 

Programs 2005 2006 2007 2008-12 Total 

Civil Society $13,676,292 $ 3,487,739 $ 305,000 $ 0 $17,469,031 

Environment 7,323,050 985,000 0 0 8,308,050 

Flint Area 4,619,424 489,917 235,450 70,900 5,415,691 

Pathways Out of Poverty 16,939,295 4,037,522 500,000 0 21,476,817 

Other* 393,432 100,000 0 0 493,432 

Grants payable 42,951,493 9,100,178 1,040,450 70,900 53,163,021 

Less: Unamortized Discount 0 453,928 101,209 11,606 566,743 

Grants payable, net $42,951,493 $ 8,646,250 $ 939,241 $59,294 $52,596,278 

*Includes Exploratory and Special Projects. 

In addition, the Foundation has also approved grants that require certain conditions to be met by the 

grantee. Conditional grants excluded from the Foundation’s financial statements totaled $4,280,452 and 

$3,544,032 as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. 

Grant activity, including the Matching Gift Program, for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 

2003, was as follows: 


Grants payable, January 1 $ 70,433,757 $ 74,161,982 

Grants approved 97,982,059 100,507,804 

168,415,816 174,669,786 

Less grants paid by program: 

Civil Society 28,964,413 28,248,515 

Environment 16,650,167 17,119,552 

Flint Area 23,455,977 11,060,510 

Pathways Out of Poverty 43,117,036 43,488,502 

Other † 3,065,202 4,318,950 

115,252,795 104,236,029 

Grants payable, December 31 $ 53,163,021 $ 70,433,757 

†Includes Exploratory and Special Projects, and Matching Gifts Program. 

F. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits: 

The Foundation sponsors a qualified defined benefit plan covering substantially all employees along with 

an unfunded nonqualified plan for restoration of pension benefits lost due to statutory limitations 

imposed upon qualified plans. In addition, the Foundation sponsors an unfunded post-retirement medical 

plan for all eligible employees. The qualified defined benefit pension plan is funded in accordance with 

the minimum funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Plan assets are 

invested in diversified cash, bond and equity mutual funds. 

continued 


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Pension Benefits 

Other Benefits 

Amounts (in $000) 2004 2003 2004 2003 

Benefit obligation at December 31 $ 21,614 $ 19,320 $ 8,329 $ 7,569 

Fair value of plan assets at December 31 11,785 9,142 0 0 

Funded status at December 31 $ (9,829) $(10,178) $(8,329) $ (7,569) 

Accrued benefit liability as recognized 

in the statements of financial position $ (5,276) $ (7,255) $(3,800) $ (2,769) 

Intangible asset as recognized in the 

statements of financial position 152 1,416 0 0 

Net periodic benefit cost 1,665 1,665 1,198 1,023 

Employer contributions 1,746 1,400 0 0 

Benefit payments (249) (407) (167) (135) 

The accumulated benefit obligation of the nonqualified pension plan was $1,329 and $1,306 as of 

December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The accumulated benefit obligation of the qualified plan was 

$15,024 and $13,794 as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. 

The assumptions used in the measurement of the Foundation’s benefit obligations are as follows: 

Pension Benefits 

Other Benefits 

2004 2003 2004 2003 

Discount rate 5.50% 5.75% 5.50% 5.75% 

Expected return on plan assets 8.50% 8.50% N/A N/A 

Rate of compensation increase 5.00% 5.00% N/A N/A 

For measurement purposes, an initial annual rate of 10% in the per capita cost of health care was used. 

The rate was assumed to decrease gradually each year to an ultimate rate of 5% by year 2015. 

Defined Contribution (401k) Plan 

In addition to the above, the Foundation maintains a 401(k) defined contribution retirement plan for all 

eligible employees. The Foundation matches employee contributions up to $3,000 per year. For the years 

ending December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Foundation contributed $248,798 and $257,060 to the plan, 

respectively. 

ADMINISTRATION & INVESTMENT EXPENSES 

Administration Total 

Investment Total 

2004 2003 2004 2003 

Salaries $ 6,921,574 $ 7,082,282 $ 1,748,148 $ 1,863,190 

Other personnel costs 3,672,475 4,241,727 546,391 639,630 

Operations 1,271,085 1,385,329 269,012 310,159 

Professional fees 1,243,446 1,176,625 957,216 335,638 

Travel and business expense 852,511 813,719 12,198 9,597 

Publications and contract services 400,089 437,479 0 0 

$14,361,180 $15,137,161 $ 3,532,965 $ 3,158,214 


PEOPLE & PUBLICATIONS 

Board & Committees 

Officers & Staff 

Publications 

Mott.org

BOARD & COMMITTEES 

Board of Trustees* 


Chairman 

William H. Piper** 

Vice Chairman 

A. Marshall Acuff Jr. 

Rushworth M. Kidder 

Tiffany W. Lovett 

Webb F. Martin 

Olivia P. Maynard 

John Morning 

Maryanne Mott 

Douglas X. Patiño 

John W. Porter 

Marise M.M. Stewart 

Claire M. White 

Audit Committee 


Chairman 

Rushworth M. Kidder 

John Morning 

Douglas X. Patiño 

Executive Committee 


Chairman 



William H. Piper 


Investment Committee 


Chairman 

A. Marshall Acuff Jr. 



William H. Piper 

* The Members of the corporation are: Tiffany W. 

Lovett, Maryanne Mott, William H. Piper, John W. 

Porter, Marise M.M. Stewart, Claire M. White and 

William S. White. 

** Serves as presiding/lead outside director. 

Board list as of July 1, 2005 


OFFICERS & STAFF 

Executive Office 


President and 

Chief Executive Officer 

Jean Simi 

Executive Assistant and 

Corporate Assistant Secretary 

Lisa R. Maxwell 

Senior Administrative Secretary 

George A. Trone # 

Assistant to the President, 

Grants Database Manager and 

Program Officer 

Administrative Group 

Phillip H. Peters 

Group Vice President - 

Administration and 

Secretary/Treasurer 

Administrative Services 

Gregory S. Hopton 

Accounting Manager 

Lesle Berent 

Senior Accountant 

Debra L. Jones 

Payroll Administrator 

Rebecca Burns 

Administrative Accountant 

Annette M. Markwood 

Administrative Secretary 

Debra E. Bullen 

Building Manager 

Billy M. Powell 

Building Operations Supervisor 

Gilbert Medrano 

Larry M. Stein 

Building Operations Assistants 

Grants Administration 

Jimmy L. Krause 

Director of Grants Administration 

and Assistant Treasurer 

Mary A. Gailbreath 

Manager of Grants Administration 

Mary Beth Smith 

Administrative Secretary, 

Program Review Committee 

Cindy S. Compeau 

S. Renee Jackson 

Grants Accountants 

Deborah K. Reid 

Grants Secretary 

Jean M. Bamberg 

Administrative Assistant 

*Roseanne M. Thomas 

Clerk 

Human Resources 

Julie M. Flynn 

Human Resources Analyst 

Ona Kay Goza 


Kim R. McDonald 

Jill A. Powell 

Word Processors 

Teresa A. Littlejohn 

Receptionist 

Information Services 

Gavin T. Clabaugh 

Vice President - Information 

Services 

Ryburn L. (John) Brown 

Manager, Information Services 

Michael L. Wright 

Senior Systems Engineer 

Linda L. Davidson 

User Coordinator 

Eve C. Brown 

Librarian 

Glen A. Birdsall 

Associate Librarian 

Julie A. Scapelliti 

Secretary/Help Desk Coordinator 

Investments 

Robert E. Swaney Jr. 

Group Vice President - Investments 

and Chief Investment Officer 

Michael J. Smith 

Associate Vice President - 

Investments and 

Investment Manager 

Stephen A. McGratty 

Paul H. McVey 

Stephen W. Vessells 

Investment Managers 

Laura R. Bechard 

Investment Office Administrator 

and IS Coordinator 

Alicia Aguilar 

Assistant Investment Administrator 

Margaret H. Hubble 

Senior Administrative Assistant 

Monica R. Smartt 


Programs and 

Communications 

Maureen H. Smyth 

Senior Vice President - 

Programs and Communications 

Ruth M. Altomare 


Programs 

Lois R. DeBacker 

Associate Vice President - Programs 

(Civil Society and Environment) 

Kevin F. Walker 

Associate Vice President - Programs 

(Flint Area and Pathways 

Out of Poverty) 

Civil Society 

Raymond P. Murphy 

Senior Adviser 

J. Anne Casey 

Secretary 

(CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE 

AND RUSSIA) 

Shannon L. Lawder 

Regional Director 

Vera Dakova 

Nicholas S. Deychakiwsky 

*Tamás A. Scsaurszki 

J. Walter Veirs 

Program Officers 

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OFFICERS & STAFF 

(SOUTH AFRICA) 

Russell T. Ally 

Director, South Africa Office 

Vuyiswa Sidzumo 

Associate Program Officer 

Sharifa Bala 

Support Office Administrator 

Lydia Molapo 


(UNITED STATES AND 

SPECIAL INITIATIVES) 

Elan D. Garonzik 

Kimberly S. Roberson ## 


Diane M. Gildner 

Michele H. Neumann 

Secretaries 

Environment 

Samuel B. Passmore 

Sandra N. Smithey 

Kay M. Treakle 


Rebecca S. Fedewa 

Associate Program Officer 

*Heather A. Lane 

Program Assistant 

Judy L. Burt 

Sandra J. Smith 

Secretaries 

Flint Area 

Patrick N. Naswell 

Program Officer 

Ridgway H. White 


Christina L. Anderson 

Secretary 


Jack A. Litzenberg 

Senior Program Officer 

An-Me Chung 

Christine A.W. Doby 

Neal R. Hegarty ## 

Benita D. Melton 


Yazeed Moore 

Sue A. Peters 

Associate Program Officers 

Eugene A. Hillsman 


Judith M. Wright 


Wynette L. Adamson 

Delia Cappel 

*Sandra L. Downer 

Secretaries 


Marilyn Stein LeFeber 

Vice President - Communications 

Donald F. Dahlstrom 

Senior Communications Officer 

*Andrea A. Brancato 

Duane M. Elling 

Mitchell W. Hurst 

Maggie I. Jaruzel 

Ann F. Richards 

Communications Officers 

Peggy A. Braham 

Associate Communications Officer 

Teri L. Chambry 


J. Gay McArthur 

Secretary 

Loaned Staff 

Karen B. Aldridge-Eason 

Foundation Liaison, Office of 

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, 


(formerly Program Director, 

Flint Area program) 

*Pat K. Edwards 

Associate Director, National Center 

for Community Education 

(formerly Program Officer, 

Pathways Out of Poverty program) 

Carol D. Rugg 

Director of Communications, 

Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, 

Learning and Dissemination, 

part of The Aspen Institute 

(formerly Senior Communications 

Officer) 

Contract Employees/ 

Consultants 

Vyacheslav Bakhmin 

Civil Society program (Russia) 

Martha A. Howlett 


Joumana M. Klanseck 

Information Services 

Frederick L. Kump 

Programs and Grants 

Administration 

Jeanette R. Mansour 

Programs 

Dorothy Reynolds 

Civil Society program 

Svitlana Suprun 

Civil Society program (Belarus, 

Moldova, Ukraine) 

Darlene F. Wood 

Administration 

* No longer with the Foundation 

# 

Shared with Programs 

## 

Shared with Flint Area program 

Staff list as of July 1, 2005 


PUBLICATIONS 

Mott Foundation 


2004 Annual Report. 

Philosophy, Programs & Procedures. A general 

guide to the Foundation’s philosophy and 

grantmaking. Separate booklets also are 

available for the Civil Society, Environment, Flint 

Area and Pathways Out of Poverty programs. 

Mott Mosaic. A periodic magazine of the 

Foundation focusing on program topics of 

broad interest. 

Mott Memo. A periodic newsletter of the 

Foundation, focusing on one topic. 

Looking Back at Five Eras: The Mott 

Foundation’s First 75 Years. Foundation 

President William S. White’s March 8, 2000, 

remarks on the growth and changes 

experienced by the Mott Foundation in its first 

75 years. 

In Memoriam. A booklet about the life of 

Charles Stewart Mott. 

Program Materials 

Civil Society 

The Challenge of Nonprofit Leadership: 

Building a Transformed World. The text of 

Mott Foundation President William S. White’s 

opening plenary remarks at Independent 

Sector’s Annual Conference. (2001) 

Sowing Seeds of Local Philanthropy: Two 

Decades in the Field of Community 

Foundations. A report that outlines the Mott 

Foundation’s role in the promotion and growth 

of community foundations in the United States 

and internationally. (2001) 

Community Foundations: Building a New 

South Africa Through Community 

Philanthropy and Community Development. 

A “primer” designed to help citizens of South 

Africa understand the benefits of increasing 

philanthropy in the community. (2000) 

Community Education: A Center for the 

Community. A “primer” designed to help 

citizens in Central/Eastern Europe understand 

the benefits of community education. (1999) 

Community Philanthropy in Central/Eastern 

Europe. A “primer” designed to help citizens of 

Central/Eastern Europe understand the benefits 

of community philanthropy. (1999) 

Reaching for Peace: Lessons Learned from the 

Mott Foundation’s Conflict Resolution 

Grantmaking. An evaluation, by CDR Associates 

and the Berghof Center for Constructive Conflict 

Management, of the lessons learned from 

projects supported from 1989 through 1998. 

(1999) 


The State Fiscal Analysis Initiative. A report 

about a network of 22 state-based research and 

public education organizations that seek to 

broaden public participation in decisionmaking 

about public policies and to provide reliable 

budget and tax analysis. (1999) 

Welfare to Wages: Strategies to Assist the 

Private Sector to Employ Welfare Recipients. 

An exploration of how private-sector employers 

are reacting to, responding to and participating 

in welfare-to-wages efforts. Case studies, data 

groups and data analysis are available in a 

second volume. (1998) 

Jobs and the Urban Poor: Privately Initiated 

Sectoral Strategies. A report that assesses the 

potential of emerging economic interventions — 

or sectoral strategies — as a tool for alleviating 

urban poverty. (1996) 

Facts on Grants 

Fact sheets on every grant made during a 

calendar year, previously available in print 

format, are now available in a searchable 

database on the Mott Foundation’s Web site. 

All current and past Mott Foundation 

publications are available for viewing or 

downloading on the Foundation’s Web site. 

In addition, copies of most publications can 

be ordered free of charge by visiting the 

Web site, sending an e-mail to 

publications@mott.org or writing the 

Foundation. 


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MOTT.ORG 

The Mott Foundation’s Web site, Mott.org, is the most 

comprehensive, accessible resource for information about 

the Foundation and its grantees. 

FEATURES ON THE SITE INCLUDE: 

A news archive of stories about Mott’s 

grantmaking and the work of the 

Foundation’s grantees. More than 60 

original stories were posted in 2004. 

In-depth Q&As with grantees and program 

staff about the issues the Foundation 

seeks to address with its grantmaking. 

A searchable grants database, with 

descriptions of nearly 6,000 grants dating to 

1993. Grants can be searched by program, 

program area and geographic region. 

A publications database, with .html 

versions of some publications, .pdfs of all 

Mott publications and the option to order 

print copies. 

Up-to-date guidelines and application 

procedures for submitting proposals or 

letters of inquiry. 

In addition to its home site, the Foundation 

also maintains a site for grantees, 

Toolbox.Mott.org, which provides details on 

grants administration processes and 

procedures. In 2004, the Foundation created a 

secure resource for grantees to access specific 

details about their grants, including due dates 

for grant reports, payment dates and other 

information often requested by grantees. 


GUIDELINES & INDEX 

Grant Guidelines 

Grantee Index

GRANT GUIDELINES 

Our Interests 

The Mott Foundation makes grants in the United 

States and, on a limited geographic basis, 

internationally. Approximately 28 percent of the 

grants have an international purpose, although 

many of the grantees are located in the United 

States. 

In all its grantmaking, the Foundation is 

particularly interested in: 

• fresh approaches to solving community 

problems in defined program areas; 

• approaches that, if proven successful, can 

generate long-term support from other 

sources and/or that can be replicated in 

other communities when appropriate; 

• public policy development as well as 

research and development activities to 

further existing programs and/or to explore 

new fields of interest; and 

• approaches and activities that lead to 

systemic change. 

To further these goals, the Foundation 

provides both general-purpose support and 

project-specific grants. 

Limitations 

While the Foundation endeavors to maintain a 

high degree of flexibility in its programming, it 

observes the following limitations: 

• No grants or loans are made to individuals. 

• Outside the Flint area, support for capital 

development, research, project replication 

and endowment is made only when these 

activities grow out of existing work with 

Foundation-funded projects or serve a 

programmatic purpose. 

• No support is extended for religious 

activities or programs that serve, or appear 

to serve, specific religious groups or 

denominations. However, if a proposal 

submitted by a church-based or similar 

organization falls clearly within program 

guidelines and is intended to serve as broad 

a segment of the population as the program 

of a comparable non-religious organization, 

the Foundation will consider the proposal 

on the same basis as proposals from 

other agencies. 

• Outside the Flint area, grants are not made 

for local projects unless the projects are 

part of a national demonstration or 

Foundation-planned network of grants and 

have clear and significant implications for 

replication in other communities. 

• The Foundation seldom supports film or 

video projects. Such support generally is 

considered only if the project is directly 

The Foundation complies with Executive 

Order 13224 and the USA PATRIOT Act by 

cross-checking contact and organization 

information with official terrorism watch lists 

and also by requiring organizations regranting 

Mott funds to check the watch lists. 

relevant to funding priorities. 

• Scholarships, fellowships and books seldom 

are supported. 

Submitting Proposals 

The Foundation has no formal application form. 

Letters of inquiry, including a brief description of 

the project and the range of needed funding, are 

encouraged for initial contact. 

There are three ways in which the 

Foundation receives proposals: 

• It requests proposals from organizations 

with which it has been in contact. 

• It occasionally sends out requests for 

proposals that address a specific issue or 

area of interest. 

• It accepts unsolicited proposals for projects 

that fall within its program priorities and 

guidelines. 

Both multi- and single-year proposals are 

acceptable, as are those for shorter periods. 

Organizations seeking grants should begin 

the application process at least four months 

before the start of the proposed grant period. 

Foundation staff must finalize grant 

recommendations for any given calendar year by 

August 31 of that year. Proposals received 

between September 1 and December 31 will be 

considered in the following calendar year. 

Videotapes should not be used or included 

as a method of application unless the 

Foundation specifically requests them. Tapes 

will not be returned. 

Applicants should understand that funds are 

spent according to the Foundation’s areas of 

interest and the level of maturity of a given 

program area. Therefore, available grant funds 

vary among programs and program areas within 

the Foundation. 

The Foundation observes strict conflict of 

interest rules for both staff and Trustees. 

Therefore, all applications must follow the 

Foundation’s standard processing procedures. 

Proposals are reviewed initially by program 

staff. If program staff recommends funding, 

then the proposal is subject to review and 

approval under guidelines established by the 

Foundation’s Board of Trustees. 

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Checklist 

Formal proposals should contain the 

following: 

❑ A cover letter detailing the amount of 

money requested and the grant period, 

signed by the person ultimately responsible 

for signing grant contracts on behalf of the 

grant applicant. 

❑ The project description, including an 

explanation of why the project is needed, 

who will be served and what will be 

accomplished during a specific period of 

time. 

❑ Information on the feasibility and 

sustainability of the proposed grant activity. 

❑ Information on lasting benefits to the 

organization, program participants, the 

community or other organizations working 

in the field. 

❑ An appropriate plan for evaluation, 

reporting and dissemination. 

❑ A documented line-item expense budget, 

as well as a revenue budget, showing all 

projected sources of funds for the 

proposed grant period. 

❑ 

❑ 

Information about the organization seeking 

funds, including its staff, board of directors, 

legal classification, and history and 

accomplishments. For U.S. organizations, 

this should include proof of tax-exempt 

501(c)(3) status by the IRS. 

Because the Foundation believes in the 

importance of accountability for the 

nonprofit community, an applicant will be 

required to submit copies of its annual 

report and its audited financial statements 

before any grant is made. If these are not 

available, a domestic organization will be 

asked to submit a copy of its latest IRS 

Form 990 return. 

Proposals or letters of inquiry should be 

clearly marked GRANT PROPOSAL and 

addressed: 

Office of Proposal Entry 


Mott Foundation Building 

503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200 

Flint, MI 48502-1851 

U.S.A. 

Please be aware that, on average, the 

review process takes four months from the 

time the proposal is received. 

Grant Oversight 

Program staff monitors all grants and grant 

reports and makes site visits as appropriate. 

Upon completion of projects, program staff 

conducts a final assessment as part of the 

Foundation’s close-out procedure. 

Additional Requirements for Foreign 

Organizations 

Foreign applicants are urged to submit either a 

letter of inquiry or a brief proposal and not 

prepare a lengthy, detailed proposal exclusively 

for Mott unless advised to do so by Foundation 

staff. All letters and proposals must be in English 

and must be submitted by a bona fide charitable, 

educational or governmental organization. Two 

copies of the letter and/or proposal are required 

for projects in Central/Eastern Europe and 

Russia, and South Africa. 

U.S. government regulations require the 

Foundation to collect from all applicants, except 

governmental units or organizations, an affidavit 

and public support schedule to determine 

equivalence as a tax-exempt institution under 

U.S. law before a grant can be made. The 

Foundation’s program staff will provide the 

forms as well as assistance in completing them. 

All submitted materials, such as articles and 

bylaws, must be in English. 

Proposals or letters of inquiry relating to 

CEE and Russia may be sent to the Flint office. 

Proposals or letters of inquiry relating to 

South Africa may be sent either to the Flint 

office or to the regional office in Johannesburg, 

South Africa: 


P.O. Box 32088 

Braamfontein 2017 

South Africa 

Specific guidelines containing information 

about each Foundation program are available 

without charge. This information, as well as 

summaries of grants made by the Foundation, 

is available for viewing or downloading on the 

Web at Mott.org. In addition, requests can be 

made by writing to the Foundation or sending 

an e-mail to publications@mott.org. 


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GRANTEE INDEX 

A 

Academy for Educational Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 61 

Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland . . . . . . 16 

Access to Information Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

ActionAid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Advancement Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 60 

Advertising Council, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

After-School All-Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

Afterschool Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

Agir ici . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Alliance for Nonprofit Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Alliance of Religions and Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

Altamaha Riverkeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

American Arab Heritage Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

American Documentary, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research . . . . . . 63 

American Experience Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

American Friends of the Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

American Institute for Social Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

American Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

American Youth Work Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 

Arab Community Center for Economic and 

Social Services (ACCESS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 71 

Arise Citizens’ Policy Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

Aspen Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 41, 65, 69, 71 

Association “Mi” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Association for Enterprise Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Association for Psychosocial Help and 

Development of Voluntary Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Association for the Study and Development of Community . . . . 27 

Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials. . 21 

Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Association of Small Foundations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Atlantic Council of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

Austin Interfaith Sponsoring Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 

B 

BBC World Service Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Belarusian Association of Social Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Berne Declaration (Erklarung von Bern). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Biodiversity Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

Black Sash Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Blueprint Research & Design, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

BoardSource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Brown University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Bulgarian Charities Aid Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Business Volunteers Unlimited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

C 

Cahaba River Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

California Budget Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

Cambridge College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

Canadian Environmental Law Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Capital Area United Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Capital Region Community Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Carpathian Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Catawba-Wateree Relicensing Coalition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Catholic Campaign for Human Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

CEE Bankwatch Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Center for Civic Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Center for Collaborative Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

Center for Community Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

Center for Community Organizing - Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Center for Effective Philanthropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Center for Employment Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Center for Free Elections and Democracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Center for Law and Social Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 

Center for Peace Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Center for Regionalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Center for Rural Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Center for Strategic & International Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21 

Center of Social Innovations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

Central Sesquehanna Intermediate Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

Centre for Anti-Racism and Anti-Sexism Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Centre for Development and Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Centre for Peacemaking and Community Development . . . . . . . 20 

Centre for Policy Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Centre for Public Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Centro Mexicano para la Filantropia, A.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Charities Aid Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Charities Aid Foundation-Southern Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Children’s Aid Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Chrysalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Citizens Research Council of Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

City of Flint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

City University of New York Graduate Center . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 28 

Civic Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Inc.. . . . . . . . 28 

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation - SA . . . . . . . . 22 

Civil Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Civil Society: Central/Eastern Europe and Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Civil Society Development Foundation – Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Civil Society: South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Civil Society: Special Initiatives – International . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Civil Society: United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Claremont Graduate University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 


Clean Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Cleveland Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth. . . . . . . . . . . 26, 60 

Collaborative Communications Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62 

Colorado Center on Law and Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

Colorado Foundation for Families and Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

Columbia University in the City of New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Commission on Gender Equality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Committee of Voters of Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Common Purpose South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Communications Consortium Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

Community Action Project of Tulsa County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

Community Development Resource Association . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Community Foundation Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Community Foundation of Greater Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Community Foundation of the Euroregion Labe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Community Foundations of Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Community Law and Rural Development Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Community Training and Assistance Center . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 67 

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

CompuMentor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

Consejo Vecinal Pro-Desarrollo de la Peninsula de Cantera, Inc. . 67 

Conservation Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Corner House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Corporate Voices for Working Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

Corporation for a Skilled Workforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Corporation for Enterprise Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 69 

Council of Chief State School Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

Council of Michigan Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Council on Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 28 

Court Street Village Non-Profit Housing Corporation . . . . . . . . . 49 

Covenant Community Capital Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

Creating Effective Grassroots Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Crossroads Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Cumberland River Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

D 

DataCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

Democracy Development Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Desmond Tutu Peace Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Development Training Institute, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Diakonia Council of Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Direct Action and Research Training Center, Inc. (DART) . . . . . . 67 

Disability Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

DTI Associates, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

E 

Earthjustice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

East Harlem Employment Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 65 

Eastern Cape NGO Coalition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 

EastWest Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 29 

Ecologic Club of Transylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Ednannia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Education Commission of the States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

Ekopolis Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Electoral Institute of South Africa (EISA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Employee and Trustee Matching Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 

Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Environment: Conservation of Freshwater 

Ecosystems in North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Environment: Reform of International Finance and Trade . . . . . . 38 

Environment: Special Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Environmental Advocates of New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Environmental Partnership Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Environmental Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

EURONATURA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

European Foundation Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 29 

Exploratory and Special Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

F 

Faces of the Fallen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

Federation of Congregations United to Serve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

FERN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

Film Resource Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Finance Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 64 

Finnish Association for Nature Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Fiscal Policy Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

Flint Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Flint Area: Arts, Culture and Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Flint Area: Community Revitalization and 

Economic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Flint Area: Special Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Flint Community Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Flint Cultural Center Corporation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Flint Cultural Center Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Flint District Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Flint Institute of Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Flint-Genesee Economic Growth Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Focus: HOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Forum of Migrants’ Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Forum of Tuzla Citizens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Foundation-Administered 

Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 22, 29, 39, 50, 62, 64, 67, 71 


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Foundation Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Foundation for Local 

Government Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Foundation for the Uptown 

Reinvestment Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Foundations, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

FrameWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Freedom House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Freudenberg Foundation GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Friends of the Carpathian 

Foundation-United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Friends of the Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Fulcrum Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities. . 40 

G 

Gamaliel Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

Gender Advocacy Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Gender Education and Training Network (GETNET) . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Gender Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Genesee Area Focus Council, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Genesee Area Focus Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 51 

Genesee Chamber Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Genesee County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Genesee County Habitat for Humanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Genesee County Health Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Georgetown University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 69 

Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Georgia River Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Georgia Wildlife Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

German Marshall Fund of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 21 

Glades Community Development Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Global Greengrants Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Global Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

GONG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Good Jobs First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

Goodwill Temporary Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Grantmakers for Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Greater Flint Arts Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Greater Flint Health Coalition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 51 

Green Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

GuideStar Philanthropic Research, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Gulf Restoration Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

GURT Resource Center for NGO Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

H 

Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Harvard University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 60, 62 

Hatcher Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

Hestia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Human Sciences Research Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Humanitarian Law Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

I 

Impact Services Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Incredibly Good Institution - FADE IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Independence Care System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Independent Electoral Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Independent Media Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

Independent Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

INESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Information Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Institute for Conservation Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Institute for Healing of Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Institute for Justice and Reconciliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Institute for Policy Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Instituto del Tercer Mundo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Interfaith Education Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 62, 65 

Interfaith Funders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

International Center for Not-for-Profit Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

International Center for 

Transitional Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

International Crisis Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

International Fundraising Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

International Rivers Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Internews Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

InterValley Project, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

IPS - Inter Press Service, International Association . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Isandla Institute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

ISAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

ISED Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

J 

Jewish Vocational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Jobs for the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 65 

Just Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Justice Alliance Education Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

K 

Karoo Centre for Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Kentucky Waterways Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Khanya College Johannesburg Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Khulumani Support Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25 

King Baudouin Foundation United States, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

KLON/JAWOR Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 


L 

La Piana Associates, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Land Information Access Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Land Trust Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Lawyers for Human Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Legal Action Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Legal Services of Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Les Amis de la Terre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Louisiana Department of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

M 

Maine Center for Economic Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

Mani Tese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Manufacturing Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Masimanyane Women’s Support Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

Memorial Human Rights Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

Metro Housing Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Michigan Chamber Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Michigan Community Foundations’ Ventures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Michigan Department of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

Michigan League for Human Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 65 

Michigan Nonprofit Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Michigan State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

Michigan Suburbs Alliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

Midlands Women’s Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Midwest Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope. . . . . . . . . . 61 

Minnesota Department of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

Minnesota Environmental Partnership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Minority Rights Group International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Montana Child Care Resource & Referral Network . . . . . . . . . . 62 

Mott Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Movement Strategy Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Mozaik Community Development Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Mpilo Ministries Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

N 

National Alliance for Choice in Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium . . . . . . . . . . 28 

National Assembly of Health and 

Human Service Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

National Association of Regional Development Agencies . . . . . 20 

National Center for Black Philanthropy, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

National Center for Community Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

National Center for Family Philanthropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

National Center for Strategic Nonprofit Planning 

and Community Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

National Committee for 

Responsive Philanthropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

National Community Based 

Paralegal Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

National Community Education 

Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

National Conference of 

State Legislatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

National Council of La Raza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

National Council of Nonprofit Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

National Council on Alcoholism and Addictions, 

Greater Flint Area, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs . . . . . . . . 20 

National Economic Development and Law Center . . . . . . . . 65, 66 

National Families in Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

National Foundation for 

Civil Society Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

National Governors Association 

Center for Best Practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

National League of Cities Institute, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

National Para-Legal Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

National PTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

National Training and Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 68 

National Wildlife Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Native Americans in Philanthropy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

Natural Heritage Institute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Nature Conservancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 38, 49 

Neighborhood Funders Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Nelson Mandela Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

NetCorps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation . . 29 

New America Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

New World Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

New York University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-Sustainability Team, Inc. . . . . . . . 17 

North Carolina Justice Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

Northeast-Midwest Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Nova Skola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

NPower Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

O 

Odi Community Law Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Ohio Environmental Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Ohio State University Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Olive: Organisation Development and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Organization for Civil Initiatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Outward Bound Romania Trust for Youth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 


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P 

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Pathways Out of Poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 

Pathways Out of Poverty: Building Organized Communities . . . . . 67 

Pathways Out of Poverty: Expanding Economic Opportunity . . . . 63 

Pathways Out of Poverty: Improving Community Education . . . . . 60 

Pathways Out of Poverty: Special Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

People Acting for Community Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

People in Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Per Scholas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Peregrine Environmental Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

PICO National Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 68 

Points of Light Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

Policy Studies Associates, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

PolicyLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

PRIMA-News Information Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Princess Margarita of Romania Foundation - Romania. . . . . . . . . 17 

Pro Democracy Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Pro Vobis Volunteer Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Public/Private Ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

R 

Religious Society of Friends in Britain (Quakers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Research for Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

River Alliance of Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

River Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Rockefeller Family Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

Roma-Lom Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Romanian Association for Community Development . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Rruga me Pisha Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Rubicon Programs Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Russia Donors Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

S 

Saint-Petersburg NGO Development Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

San Francisco Earned Assets Resource Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

San Francisco Foundation Community Initiative Funds. . . . . . . . . 63 

Satyagraha - In Pursuit of Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Seedco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

Seton Hall University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development. . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

Shelter of Flint, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Shuttleworth Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Sierra Club Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Smart Growth America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

Social Change Assistance Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Social Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

South African Human Rights Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

South Carolina Coastal Conservation League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Southern African Arts Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Southern African Grantmakers Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Southern Center for International Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

Southern Echo, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

Southern Environmental Law Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Southern Institute for Education and Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Southern Organizing Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

Southern Regional Education Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

Southwest Creations Collaborative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Spirals Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

State Environmental Leadership Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

State of Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 66 

Steve Biko Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Stichting Forest Peoples Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Suburban Job-Link Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Support Center for Nonprofit Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

Swedish Federation of Rural Economy and 

Agricultural Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Synergos Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 29 

T 

Tennessee Clean Water Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Third World Network Berhad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Third World Newsreel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

Tides Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Tides Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

Timok Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Transeuropeennes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Trustee-Initiated Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 

U 

Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Umtapo Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

United Nations Development Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 20 

United Vision for Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

United Way Belarus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

United Way International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

United Way of Genesee County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 51 

United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

University of California - Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

University of Cape Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

University of KwaZulu-Natal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 24 

University of Massachusetts - Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

University of Michigan-Flint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 51 

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

University of Port Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

University of South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

University of the Western Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

University of Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

Uptown Reinvestment Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Urban Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 64 

Urban League of Flint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Urban Resource Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Urgewald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

V 

Virginia Organizing Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

Vital Voices Global Partnership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

Vocational Foundation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

VOICE Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Voices for Michigan’s Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Volunteer Center Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

W 

W.E. Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Washington Interfaith Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

Washington University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

WAVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

Welfare Law Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 

West Enterprise Center, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Western States Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Women & Philanthropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

Women on Farms Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Women’s Funding Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

Women’s Hope, Education and Training (WHEAT) Trust. . . . . . . . 23 

Women’s Self-Employment Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

World Affairs Council of Northern California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

World Conference of Religions for Peace, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

World Economy, Ecology and Development Association . . . . . . . 39 

World Resources Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

World Wildlife Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Y 

Young Women’s Christian Association of Greater Flint . . . . . . . . 51 


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