The Mott Foundation wishes a happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate, and we mourn for those grieving loved ones after the attack in Australia. May Hanukkah remind all of us that even a small light can overcome darkness.

The Mott Foundation was pleased to make the first major funding commitment of $15 million in 2023 to support Rx Kids, which aims to significantly reduce childhood poverty by providing cash payments to Flint mothers during pregnancy and throughout the first year of a child’s life.

With support from Mott, high school students from across the county will come together for the Genesee Intermediate School District's Ideation Crash Course this Thursday to learn from business leaders, collaborate with peers and turn new ideas into real solutions. flintbeat.com/gisd-program...

The Mott Foundation is proud to have supported American Leadership on the SDGs for the past four years, as a part of our work to assist community foundations and other local leaders in advancing the sustainable development goals on the local level. usaforsdgs.org/reflections-...

Happy Community Foundation Week! We’re celebrating the impact of community foundations across the country and around the world that empower positive social change in their local communities. Learn about Mott’s support for community philanthropy: mott.org/community-philanthropy. #CommunityFNDWeek

According to the America After 3PM report, cost, access and availability are keeping kids out of afterschool programs. We’re proud to fund efforts by Afterschool Alliance and 50 State Afterschool Network to protect and expand programs that support family and student success. bit.ly/AA3-Out-of-Reach

As the state of Michigan’s Microplastics Awareness Week comes to an end, @michiganpublic.bsky.social shares ways to get involved, events to attend, and more information on Gov. Whitmer’s proclamation.

Mott is pleased to support Flint Center for Educational Excellence as it leads high-quality community education and afterschool programming in Flint. Afterschool is critical in helping young people build life skills, boost academic performance and support families, setting students up for success.

With support from a state-funded afterschool and summer program, high school students attending camp this summer launched a business—a line of organic soaps and branded merchandise. Thousands of programs like this across the country help young people build skills for the future. #LightsOnAfterschool

The Mott Foundation building will be illuminated yellow on Oct. 23 to raise awareness of the important role afterschool programs play in the lives of children, families and communities. Join us and 8,000 programs nationwide to celebrate afterschool and summer learning! 💡 #LightsOnAfterschool

Water connects every part of our lives. This October 16, the Mott Foundation is proud to observe #ImagineADayWithoutWater and shine a light on how everything we depend on flows from clean water, and why access to it is a fundamental human need and right.

Mott is glad to help the Community Foundation of Greater Flint launch the Grand Blanc Relief Fund by making an initial grant of $250,000 to cover costs for victims and survivors of the church shooting and fire in Grand Blanc, Mich. You can provide support: GrandBlancRelief.org. #GivingIsHereForGood

Our hearts go out to the victims, family members and loved ones of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

What if the key to real, lasting change is rooted in the places where people live? This article argues that community foundations, built locally, are essential to reshaping power, identity and resilience in neighborhoods — and that funders should walk alongside these movements and not ahead of them.

On Saturday, 100+ lake sturgeon were released into the Flint River as part of a 25-year project to bring the Saginaw Bay Watershed sturgeon population back and sustain it. Mott is happy to support lake sturgeon reintroduction through a grant to @conservationfnd.bsky.social's Great Lakes Office.

Learn more about how community foundations are catalysts for change from long-time Mott partner Agustín Landa in this Alliance Magazine article.

Watch downtown Flint transform during the 48th Crim Festival of Races! From setup the day before through the post-race party in the flat lot, more than 10,000 participants and spectators came together along the bricks this past weekend.

Good luck to everyone participating in the 48th Crim Festival of Races this weekend! The Mott Foundation building will be illuminated in blue on Friday and Saturday in celebration of this longstanding event, which brings thousands to downtown Flint. Check out the Race Week Guide: crim.org/races.

Check out this Alliance blog by the Fagaras Research Institute about how the U.N. sustainable development goals can be used to improve sustainability in communities around the world. Reflections come out of an international meeting on community foundations and the SDGs earlier this year in Romania.

The 21st Back to the Bricks main event is set to take place Saturday! The Mott Foundation building will be illuminated in red in celebration of the event, which is set to bring thousands of car enthusiasts to Flint. The opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Learn more at backtothebricks.org.

In honor of 810 Day, the Mott Foundation building will be illuminated in red on Sunday! Share in the comments what you’re doing to celebrate.

On Saturday, the neighborhood around Latinx Technology & Community Center came alive with music, dance, food and celebration during the annual Latinx Summer Celebration! Mott is proud to support LTTC and its efforts to uplift Genesee County’s Latinx community through inclusive programs and services.

The Flint Center for Educational Excellence, supported by Mott, organizes community education and afterschool and summer programming at Flint area schools to bring together a variety of academic, enrichment, social and health services, helping Flint kids and their families thrive.

Flint residents: The seventh annual Focus on Flint Quality of Life Survey is underway. Please respond if you receive a call or text message on behalf of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Your participation helps us identify Flint residents' priorities and helps to inform our local grantmaking.

In Toronto, a Mott grantee called on federal officials to address lead in school drinking water. The Canadian Environmental Law Association’s call to action followed a report which found that lead levels in drinking water in half of all Ontario public schools exceeded the federal standard.

Nearly 3,000 residents filled the streets of Flint’s historic Carriage Town Neighborhood for the sixth annual Carriage Town Porchfest! The Mott Foundation is proud to support this and other hometown events through a grant to the Greater Flint Arts Council for the Parade of Festivals.

The Mott Foundation building will shine in a rainbow of colors on Saturday in honor of the Flint Pride Fest, scheduled for 2-8 p.m. We’re proud to support this and other events that celebrate diversity in our hometown through a grant to the Greater Flint Arts Council for the Parade of Festivals.

4,000+ residents filled the streets of downtown Flint on Saturday during Flint Alley Fest! 65 vendors set up in the alleys, and 16 bands performed across two stages. Mott is proud to support this and other events in our hometown through a Greater Flint Arts Council grant for the Parade of Festivals.

The Mott Foundation building will be illuminated Friday in honor of the sixth annual Carriage Town Porchfest! We’re proud to support this and other events in our hometown through a grant to the Greater Flint Arts Council for the Parade of Festivals.

Invasive quagga mussels are sucking the life out of Lake Michigan, creating a biological desert that has iconic whitefish fighting for survival. Bridge Michigan, which Mott supports, explores the tragic ramifications of a crisis affecting four of the five Great Lakes.

Learn why legal empowerment is so important for advancing people-centered justice around the world during a key week when these issues are being discussed at the World Justice Forum in Warsaw, Poland. #WorldJusticeForum2025 #WJF2025 #JusticeForAll

“...It’s just impossible for foundations to close the gaps created by such significant cuts in federal funding for health, social and other critical programs,” said Ridgway White, Mott president and CEO, of the dire threat federal funding cuts pose for nonprofits in Flint.

More than 5.1 billion people — two-thirds of the world’s population — lack meaningful access to justice. The Mott Foundation kick started the Legal Empowerment Fund in 2021 to help close this global justice gap. Learn more about how LEF is advancing people-centered justice around the world.

The Mott Foundation building lights will shine on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States and celebrate all those who are working for a just and equitable society. #Juneteenth

The Midwest Invitational Rodeo came to Genesee County to celebrate the rich history of Black rodeo. Thanks to a Mott sponsorship, tickets were provided to the Flint Center for Educational Excellence to ensure Flint kids and families could watch the MIR shine a spotlight on Black cowboys & cowgirls.

To celebrate the Flint Art Fair taking place on June 14 and 15 at the Flint Institute of Arts, the Mott Foundation building will be illuminated with a pleasing palette of colors! Hundreds of local artists will set up on the FIA’s front lawn. Learn more: www.flintartfair.org.

Local and county officials, nonprofit leaders and community advocates attended the Flint and Genesee County Trails Symposium to share their priorities for trail projects throughout the county. Residents can share feedback online through June 30 at gcmpc.org/flintandgeneseecountytrails.

The state of Michigan has tripled the number of lakes and rivers where fish are unsafe to eat due to contamination from PFAS compounds, the so-called forever chemicals. The Great Lakes News Collaborative, which Mott supports, explores the widening PFAS crisis.

Data centers are popping up throughout the Great Lakes region. Facilities generate tax revenue for communities, but they also use tremendous amounts of water. That has some people asking if the centers are a threat to the lakes. The Mott-supported Great Lakes News Collaborative explores the issues.

No início deste ano, lideranças indígenas, órgãos do governo e organizações da sociedade civil se reuniram no Território Indígena do Xingu para ajudar a construir uma política de energia renovável que respeite as realidades das comunidades indígenas no Brasil.

Flint's McFarlan Villages, formerly Court Street Villages, celebrated its newly renovated senior community. Mott Foundation supported the project, which included upgrades to housing units, community spaces and essential infrastructure designed to improve energy efficiency and enhance accessibility.

Earlier this year, Indigenous leaders, government agencies and civil society organizations gathered in the Xingu Indigenous Territory to help shape a renewable energy policy that respects the realities of Indigenous communities in Brazil.

We’re hiring a graphic designer to join our communications team in Flint, Michigan. Visit mott.org/designer for details and how to apply.

The Mott Foundation is pleased to grant $1,030,000 to Genesee County to cover funding gaps for four trail segments.

Students at Westwood Heights’ McMonagle Elementary wrote, illustrated and published a book about their favorite parts of the Thrive Afterschool program. The Flint Center for Educational Excellence, supported by Mott, organizes community education and afterschool programming at Flint area schools.

Twenty teams pitched their business ideas during the 2025 UM-Flint Young Sharks and Junior Sharks Youth Entrepreneurship Competitions this week. With support from Mott, the program teaches elementary and middle school students about entrepreneurship while also building their skills and confidence.

We’re hiring a graphic designer to join our communications team in Flint, Michigan. Visit mott.org/designer for details and how to apply.

Foundations for Ukraine, supported by Mott Foundation to help coordinate philanthropic aid to Ukraine, took its first group visit to Ukraine to learn first-hand about the situation on the ground. Nick Deychakiwsky from Mott joined colleagues from the Robert Bosch Foundation and Razom for Ukraine.

Read about how electronic government in Ukraine has become an essential part of society, helping Ukrainians solve problems in their communities and access resources during wartime.

The Mott Foundation will grant up to $1.5 million to support the opening of the North Flint Food Market. Mott previously granted a total of $2.1 million in 2021 and 2022 to support construction and general operations.