Annual Report 2004 - Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY: GRANTS
Special Initiatives
TRANSITIONS
Aspen Institute
Washington, DC
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
To support a national membership
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
Washington, DC
To provide information and feedback that
can improve federal and state policy
initiatives.
Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute
Detroit, MI
To support an organization that provides
comprehensive business skills training to
low-income individuals in the Detroit area.
Southwest Creations Collaborative
Albuquerque, NM
To support an organization dedicated to
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
Washington, DC
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
Washington, DC
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
Program Area Total: Special Initiatives
$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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