Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
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The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a charitable foundation founded in 1926 by Charles Stewart Mott
of Flint, Michigan
. Mott was the leading industrialist in Flint through his association with General Motors.
The foundation administers funds through four programs — Civil Society
, Environment
, Flint
Area, and Pathways out of Poverty
. They also fund Exploratory and Special Projects. It is committed to supporting projects that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society. It supports nonprofit programs throughout the United States and, on a limited basis, internationally.
In 2006, the Foundation had year-end total assets of $2.6 billion, and made 545 grants totaling $107.3 million.
His son Stewart Rawlings Mott
has a separate charity called the Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust
.
His widow Ruth Rawlings Mott established the Ruth Mott Foundation.
Charles Stewart Mott
Charles Stewart Mott was a businessman, philanthropist and the 50th and 55th Mayor of Flint, Michigan.-Early life:...
of Flint, Michigan
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
. Mott was the leading industrialist in Flint through his association with General Motors.
The foundation administers funds through four programs — Civil Society
Civil society
Civil society is composed of the totality of many voluntary social relationships, civic and social organizations, and institutions that form the basis of a functioning society, as distinct from the force-backed structures of a state , the commercial institutions of the market, and private criminal...
, Environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
, Flint
Flint
Flint is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as a variety of chert. It occurs chiefly as nodules and masses in sedimentary rocks, such as chalks and limestones. Inside the nodule, flint is usually dark grey, black, green, white, or brown in colour, and...
Area, and Pathways out of Poverty
Pathways out of Poverty
Pathways Out of Poverty is a national workforce development program that was established on August 14, 2009, by the Obama administration and funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration announced POP grantees on...
. They also fund Exploratory and Special Projects. It is committed to supporting projects that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society. It supports nonprofit programs throughout the United States and, on a limited basis, internationally.
In 2006, the Foundation had year-end total assets of $2.6 billion, and made 545 grants totaling $107.3 million.
His son Stewart Rawlings Mott
Stewart Rawlings Mott
Stewart Rawlings Mott Born in Flint, Michigan was a philanthropist who founded the Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust...
has a separate charity called the Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust
Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust
The Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust is a charitable trust founded by Stewart Rawlings Mott in the United States that gives small grants to organizations working in the following areas:* peace, arms control and foreign policy;...
.
His widow Ruth Rawlings Mott established the Ruth Mott Foundation.
Funded organizations
Some organizations that the C. S. Mott Foundation has funded are:- Public/Private VenturesPublic/Private VenturesPublic/Private Ventures is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, social research and policy organization. Its mission is to improve the effectiveness of policies, programs and community initiatives, especially as they affect vulnerable communities...
- The Nature ConservancyThe Nature ConservancyThe Nature Conservancy is a US charitable environmental organization that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive....
- University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
- Jobs for the Future
- Afterschool AllianceAfterschool AllianceThe Afterschool Alliance is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization whose mission is "to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs." It uses communications and advocacy strategies to try to increase public and private investments in afterschool programs...
- European Foundation CentreEuropean Foundation CentreThe European Foundation Centre is a Brussels-based non-profit membership association of foundations and corporate funders, which is dedicated to advancing the public good in Europe and beyond through cooperation with an array of partners...
- Flint Institute of ArtsFlint Institute of ArtsThe Flint Institute of Arts, also called FIA, is located in the Flint Cultural Center in downtown Flint, Michigan. It offers exhibitions, interpretive programs, film screenings, concerts, lectures, family events and educational outreach programs to people of various ages, serving over 120,000...
- Focus: HOPEFocus: HOPEFocus: HOPE is a Detroit-based, non-denominational, non-profit organization whose aim is to overcome racism and poverty by providing education and training for underrepresented minorities and others...
- Federation for American Immigration ReformFederation for American Immigration ReformThe Federation for American Immigration Reform is a non-profit tax exempt educational organization in the United States that advocates changes in U.S. immigration policy that would result in significant reductions in immigration, both legal and illegal...