Latest Grants: November 2022
The Foundation is pleased to announce that we awarded 108 grants in November – worth more than $19.5 million – to support public policies and evidence-informed strategies to address the most pressing issues facing the Great Lakes region.
The recipients shown below were chosen for their innovative work to advance evidence-based strategies in our six core program areas – Culture, Democracy, Education & Economic Mobility, Environment, Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform, and Journalism.
Culture
$25,000
$100,000
$50,000
$100,000
$55,000
$25,000
$100,000
$50,000
$100,000
$55,000
Democracy
$200,000
$115,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$200,000
$115,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
Education & Economic Mobility
$100,000
$90,000
$200,000
$125,000
$200,000
New Venture Fund - Education Strategy Group
$350,000
$275,000
$100,000
$75,000
$200,000
$350,000
$80,218
$200,000
$60,000
$125,000
$150,000
$100,000
$90,000
$200,000
$125,000
$200,000
New Venture Fund - Education Strategy Group
$350,000
$275,000
$100,000
$75,000
$200,000
$350,000
$80,218
$200,000
$60,000
$125,000
$150,000
Environment
$150,000
$150,000
$120,000
$500,000
$32,000
$200,000
$100,000
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc.
$700,000
$250,000
$150,000
$150,000
$120,000
$500,000
$32,000
$200,000
$100,000
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc.
$700,000
$250,000
Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform
$165,000
$175,000
$700,000
$250,000
$75,000
$40,000
$150,000
$225,000
$228,850
$165,000
$175,000
$700,000
$250,000
$75,000
$40,000
$150,000
$225,000
$228,850
Journalism
$200,000
$420,000
$300,000
$300,000
$725,000
$50,000
Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications
$200,000
$150,000
$150,000
$400,000
$60,000
$200,000
$420,000
$300,000
$300,000
$725,000
$50,000
Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications
$200,000
$150,000
$150,000
$400,000
$60,000
General & Cross-programmatic
$150,000
$250,000
$1,000,000
$130,000
$40,000
$167,475
$40,000
$150,000
$25,000
$25,000
$250,000
$250,000
$40,000
$127,558
$40,000
$100,000
$40,000
$100,000
$40,000
$400,000
$150,000
$250,000
$1,000,000
$130,000
$40,000
$167,475
$40,000
$150,000
$25,000
$25,000
$250,000
$250,000
$40,000
$127,558
$40,000
$100,000
$40,000
$100,000
$40,000
$400,000