Around the Midwest, Joyce works with partners who are motivated by challenges, unafraid to experiment, and persistent even when the odds are against them.

Like many foundations, the board and staff at Joyce recognize the tremendous opportunity we have to experiment, to try new ideas, to take calculated risks on concepts and strategies that may not pay off. Of course we are also pragmatic. We are not in the business of tilting at windmills. But the powerful creative drive to find solutions is the intellectual currency in which our partners trade. It is why our sector is so vibrant, why many of the country’s finest minds are at work on the issues we care about, and why we all deserve some optimism that many problems can and will be solved.

"Working together to turn today’s big ideas into tomorrow’s big policy initiatives will always be 'what’s-new-at-work' for us at Joyce ," says President Ellen S. Alberding.

For more on some of the big ideas from our 2007 Annual Report:

Education Researchers identify steps to improve union contracts and support quality teachers in Milwaukee		Money and Politics Ohio State researchers put the spotlight on voting issues
Environment Midwest governors sign a dramatic climate agreement		Gun Violence Law enforcement leaders call for strengthening gun policy in Illinois and elsewhere
Employment Indiana reorganizes adult education to improve workers’ skills		Culture Joyce Award-winning artists focus on Detroit and the industrial city

Annual Reports from past years:

2006 Annual Report

2005 Annual Report

2004 Annual Report

2003 Annual Report

2002 Annual Report

2001 Annual Report

2000 Annual Report

1999 Annual Report

1998 Annual Report

1997 Annual Report