Grants Database
Year
Programs
Amount
Location
Swipe Out Hunger
To support advocacy in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio to improve college students’ food security
$80,000
Teach for America Inc. - Michigan
To create and implement a policy and advocacy agenda to strengthen the teacher workforce in Michigan, especially in high-poverty schools
$200,000
Teach Plus Incorporated
To run its Illinois and Indiana teacher policy fellowships and produce policy briefs on accountability, innovative staffing models, literacy, and school improvement
$550,000
Teachers College, Columbia University
To support the Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms and its upcoming research conferences in 2024 and 2025, and to support new strategic planning for the Research Society
$230,000
Temple University
For its Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice to convene a national coalition on student basic needs, educate federal policy makers about opportunities to improve college students' food security, and develop a report on lessons learned from state policy efforts in Minnesota and Michigan
$200,000
The 74 Media Inc.
For in-depth reporting on challenges to the American education system, including the pending cliff in federal COVID recovery funding, learning loss and recovery, and impacts on the teaching workforce
$100,000
The Aspen Institute Inc.
To support the development of the Justice Audit prototype in Grand Rapids, Michigan
$200,000
The Aspen Institute Inc.
To build a bipartisan coalition focused on a new raft of education policies to improve outcomes for young people of color and those from marginalized communities
$375,000
The Bridgespan Group Inc.
To help funders determine what is needed to build a more robust policy and advocacy ecosystem in Chicago, as the district moves to an elected school board
$150,000
The Center for Election Innovation & Research
To support state convenings of election officials in the Great Lakes region, provide legal and communication assistance to election officials, and research and issue reports on the impact of voting policies in the Great Lakes states
$200,000
The Center for Michigan
For in-depth public affairs reporting by Bridge Michigan magazine and Bridge Detroit government/politics, the environment, and education
$500,000
The Grace Network
To provide general operating support surrounding community health initiatives
$25,000
The Joffrey Ballet
To support a feature-length documentary, produced in collaboration with Kartemquin Films, about a group of emerging choreographers of color
$25,000
The Miami Foundation Inc.
For the Institute for Nonprofit News’ efforts to support newsrooms in the Great Lakes region
$175,000
The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence
To support a pilot project to integrate its expertise on intimate partner violence into the practice of community violence intervention
$20,000
The Niskanen Center Inc.
To support implementation of the De-Escalation and Training Act and to educate policy makers on the importance of improving clearance rates
$300,000