Annual Report 2004 - Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

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
Respond to unique
opportunities to improve
the quality of life in the
Flint area.
RACE RELATIONS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
PHILANTHROPY / NONPROFIT SECTOR, CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT, SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
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