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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · 5d

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

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · 9d

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.

Statement regarding shooting and fire at church in Grand Blanc, Michigan | Mott Foundation

The Mott Foundation condemns heinous acts of violence in Grand Blanc, calls for community members to stand up to hate and seeks to support victims.

www.mott.org

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · 13d

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.

The epiphany of place - GFCF : GFCF

The GFCF is a grassroots grantmaker working to promote and support institutions of community philanthropy around the world.

globalfundcommunityfoundations.org

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · 15d

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.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employees transfer sturgeon into a bucket using a net.

A hand holds a small sturgeon over a bucket of fish.

A smiling young boy holds a small sturgeon to release into a river.

A large group of people wait on a riverbank staircase for the opportunity to release sturgeon into a river.

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · 29d

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

Radically local: Community foundations as catalysts of systemic change from the territory - Alliance magazine

In the pursuit of truly radical transformation, community foundations are essential. Institutional philanthropy overlooks this to their own loss. In the ongoing global conversation about the future of...

www.alliancemagazine.org

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 28

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.

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 19

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.

A large number of runners are shown from above on a brick road with yellow lane markers.

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 12

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.

Is research relevant for ensuring local community sustainability? Community foundations as knowledge infrastructure for local communities - Alliance magazine

At Infrastructures for the Future, a new gathering to fortify and expand the ecosystem of philanthropy support organisations, attendees asked themselves how to support community foundations. The Lab o...

www.alliancemagazine.org

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 11

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.

Back to the Bricks will flip downtown Flint into a classic car paradise

Genesee County’s biggest celebration of car culture is set to return with Main Event 2025, a six-day showcase of classic vehicles, live entertainment, and community events spanning multiple cities.

www.mlive.com

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 8

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.

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 7

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.

Rows of children play and dance while wearing colorful paper flags attached to their chests.

Children enthusiastically play in a colorful inflatable water slide.

A man wearing a Latinx tshirt helps a boy mix up batter as they sit at a station with an Easy Bake Oven. They are at an outdoor festival and others work on their baking projects in the background.

A girl looks up with determination at a glittering red and silver pinata as she prepares to strike it with a colorful stick. A group of children and several adults watch in the background.

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 6

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.

A woman enthusiastically smiles at and listens to a small child who faces her.

A group of people lead an outdoor fitness activity.

Two smiling girls take a break to hug while working on a marshmallow and toothpick STEM project.

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 5

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.

A graphic with multicolor speech bubbles says, "The Focus on Flint quality of Life survey is underway!"

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 22

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.

Environmental lawyers demand action on lead in school drinking water

Environmental lawyers asked the province to address high lead levels in drinking water at three school boards now under government control.

torontosun.com

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 21

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.

A man looks down and away as he stands in front of a microphone on an artistically lit stage.

A woman works at a vendor booth under a sign that says prana malas. Beaded and decorative items are on tables around her and hanging from her tent.

A group of people have fun while gathered on and in front of a porch.

Performers use a porch as a makeshift stage while a seated audience watches.

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 15

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.

Two people in rainbow gear with their backs to the camera stand in front of a rainbow balloon sculpture that spells out pride. One person holds a flag that says love always wins, and one has rainbow wings.

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 15

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.

A group gathers in front of a performer on an outdoor stage.

Two people eat and chat while sitting at a table in a colorful seating area in front of a "Better Block Flint" sign.

Two men play chess at a folding table in an outdoor alley as bystanders watch.

A young girl and boy play for the camera at an outdoor festival.

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 14

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.

Carriage Town Porchfest, ‘a love letter to Flint,’ bringing live music to historic neighborhood July 18

The free celebration invites the public to explore the heart of Carriage Town– centered around West First Avenue and Mason Street– while enjoying live performances by local musicians who take to neigh...

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 27

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.

Iconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens | Great Lakes Now

Few fish are as synonymous with Michigan as whitefish. Pushed to the edge by invasive species, their struggle is the tip of a cataclysmic species collapse that could change our way of life.

www.greatlakesnow.org

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 26

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

Legal empowerment | Mott Foundation

Closing the justice gap through legal empowerment.

www.mott.org

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 26

“...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.

For nonprofits in Flint, federal funding cuts pose dire threat | Mott Foundation

Nonprofit leaders and community advocates discuss what current or proposed federal funding cuts could mean for Flint.

www.mott.org

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 24

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.

Funders can do more to support people-centered justice in 2025 | Mott Foundation

To help close the global justice gap, the Mott Foundation worked with donors and grassroots justice practitioners to create and launch the Legal Empowerment Fund in 2021. As injustices are on the rise...

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 18

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

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Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 17

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.

A young woman dramatically rides a horse around a multicolor barrel.

A girl wearing a red, white and blue sequined hat smiles as she holds up a large white fan.

An audience watches as a man holds onto a saddle with one arm and has the other waving in the air as the bull he is riding attempts to throw him off.

Two men wearing rodeo gear hug while standing in fenced in fairgrounds.

Mott Foundation @mottfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 12

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.

The Mott Foundation building is shown at night from street level, lit in columns of multicolored lights.