Grants Database
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Year
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Programs
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Amount
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Location
 
Civic Nation
            To support We The Action, providing legal and compliance support to nonprofits in the Great Lakes region
                            
                $100,000
                    
Civic News Company
            For reporting by its Votebeat outlet on election administration, ballot access, and other democracy issues in Michigan and Wisconsin
                            
                $425,000
                    
Civic News Company
            For news coverage and analysis of K–12 education in Illinois and Indiana by its Chalkbeat newsrooms 
                            
                $395,000
                    
Crain Communications, Inc.
            For its monthly Crain's Forum public-affairs journalism project in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and Grand Rapids
                            
                $450,000
                    
Editorial Projects in Education
            To expand Education Week's annual "State of Teaching" reporting project
                            
                $200,000
                    
Education First Consulting LLC
            To plan–and facilitate–a five-state convening to help state education advocates learn from each other and national experts and prepare for the political landscapes they will face in 2025 
                            
                $135,000
                    
Education First Consulting LLC
            To help Great Lakes' state policy advocates navigate federal policy changes and translate what it means for state policy
                            
                $195,000
                    
Education Strategy Group
            To continue to manage the Great Lakes College and Career Readiness State Policy Network
                            
                $190,000
                    
Education Writers Association
            For virtual workshops and reporter trainings at its national conference on education topics important to the Foundation
                            
                $110,000
                    
EducationCounsel LLC
            To educate Great Lakes education policy nonprofits about the rapidly shifting federal policy reforms and what they mean for state policy
                            
                $150,000
                    
Educators for Excellence
            To lift the voice of Minnesota teachers in policy debates and produce policy briefs on teacher diversity and the science of reading
                            
                $200,000