A win for clean energy and for journalism! A new report by Mott grantee the African Centre for Media Excellence shows that media coverage of solar energy in agriculture across East Africa increased by nearly 79% following journalist training and support. @acme-africa.bsky.social

Jordan Munerlyn reflects on the importance of community education and how one seemingly small act of kindness can change a child’s life. For more stories, visit mott.org/100-voices. #Mott100Voices

Douglas Rutzen emphasizes civil society is fundamental to human nature, enabling people to unite against injustice and improve their lives. For more stories, visit mott.org/100-voices. #Mott100Voices @icnl.bsky.social

The Great Lakes region is in the midst of a seismic energy shakeup. In 2026, the Great Lakes News Collaborative, with the Mott Foundation’s support, will explore how shifting supply and demand affect the region and its waters in a new series. Read more below.

Attention, Flint kids and teens! You have one more week to apply for the Mott Foundation Youth Choice Awards. Let us know how you would spend $1,926 to benefit those around you. Learn more at mott.org/youth-choice-awards.

Democracy isn’t just voting — it’s neighbors coming together across differences to set priorities and build lasting civic infrastructure. Small-town Iowa shows how community-led engagement and local resources can grow trust, leadership and democracy. Learn more in a @civicleague.bsky.social article.

We only have one planet — and how we care for it matters. Sam Passmore, director of the Mott Foundation’s Environment program, reflects on what it means to live sustainably in ways that support people, communities and the places we call home. www.mott.org/news/article...

Help young changemakers bring their ideas to life! We’re funding the Mott Million Dollar Challenge, a national pitch competition with $1M in prizes for K-12 students’ business ideas and community solutions. #YouthEntrepreneurship #PitchCompetition

You may know him as the “Governator,” but we know him as a fearless champion for afterschool! Hear what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has to say about decades of collaborating with the Mott Foundation to ensure more kids have access to high-quality afterschool programs. #Mott100Voices

100 years of impact. 100 stories. 100 Voices. Hear more at www.mott.org/100-voices.

Flint community groups can learn more about the Neighborhood Improvement Initiative at 10 a.m. today at the Neighborhood Engagement Hub. There are two other information sessions this week: Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. and Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. Learn more at mott.org/neighborhood-improvement.

Ever wondered how the Great Lakes are protected from excessive water use? This short video from the Great Lakes Governors and Premiers breaks down the Great Lakes Compact — an agreement that helps protect freshwater, ecosystems and communities across the region. Watch and learn more.

We want to hear from young people in Flint! To celebrate 100 years of working alongside our hometown, we invite Flint kids and teens to apply for 100 grants of $1,926 each. Winners also will get to select the next projects to receive funding.

Flint community groups are invited to apply for grants of up to $20,000 each to help strengthen their neighborhoods! To celebrate 100 years of working alongside our home community, the Mott Foundation has granted $600,000 to support the Neighborhood Improvement Initiative.

The Mott Foundation celebrates the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as we continue to support efforts to promote a just, equitable and sustainable society.

100 years of impact. 100 years of stories. 100 voices. Hear from community leaders, partners, changemakers and Mott Foundation trustees about the good work that has been done throughout the Foundation’s first 100 years of giving.

The Mott Foundation celebrates the new year and the start of our centennial year! We hope 2026 will be good to you and yours.

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