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Systems Change Accelerator Grantees
| Organization | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Naturalist Initiative | Mobilize citizen scientists to address invasive species in Grand Traverse Bay |
$140,000 |
| Food & Farming Network | Address unprecedented challenges in farmland and farming |
$82,625 |
| Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center | Build public will for A World Without Abuse |
$140,000 |
| The Homeless Youth Initiative | Engage community to prevent and end youth homelessness |
$140,000 |
Assets for Thriving Communities Grantees
| Organization | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arts for All | Expand arts programming for special education classrooms | $65,000 |
| Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes | Construct the wheelchair accessible portion of the Kettles Trail |
$10,000 |
| Glen Lake Community Library | Renovate and expand the library |
$10,000 |
| Food Rescue of Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan | Increase access to and education about healthy food |
$100,000 |
| Grand Traverse Pavilions Foundation | Establish the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly |
$25,000 |
| Inland Seas Education Association | Renovate Capt. Thomas M Kelly Biological Station |
$75,000 |
| Northwestern Michigan College Foundation | West Hall Innovation Center and Library |
$50,000 |
| Paddle Antrim | Launch the Chain of Lakes Water trail |
$35,000 |
| Parallel 45 Inc | Construct the Grand Traverse County Civic Center amphitheater |
$50,000 |
| Peninsula Community Library | Construct the new library facility |
$10,000 |
| SEEDS | Convene and support institutions working toward clean energy goals |
$50,000 |
Seed Grants
| Organization | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| El Grupo Norte | Plan for safe routes to school |
$5,000 |
| Cerulean Center | Systems map for addressing invasive species in the Great Lakes | $10,000 |
| Health Department of NW Michigan | Central Lake School Health exploratory needs assessment |
$6,000 |
| Village of Bellaire Downtown Development Authority | Plan for renovation of Bellaire Community Hall |
$10,000 |
| Preserve Hickory | Business & marketing plan for new facility |
$10,000 |
| Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology | Planning for Commongrounds Listening Room | $10,000 |
| TART Trails | Fundraising feasibility study for Traverse City to Charlevoix trail |
$10,000 |
| Traverse City DDA | Strategy for unifying the Lower Boardman | $10,000 |
| ReWild Michigan | Capacity building | $10,000 |
| Benzie County Aquatic Center | Feasibility study | $10,000 |
| Venture North | Early Childhood Education study | $10,000 |
| Grow Benzie | Filling the Gap | $10,000 |
| Traverse City Downtown Development Authority | Destination Downtown | $10,000 |
| Kalkaska County Parks and Recreation | Regional Recreation Master Plan | $10,000 |
| Crooked Tree Arts Council | Incubator project | $10,000 |
| SEEDS | Public building energy audit | $5,000 |
| Goodwill Northern Michigan | Grand Traverse homeless response system | $7,500 |
| Grand Traverse Industries | Traverse Bay Area neurodiversity Pilot | $6,500 |
Changemaker Fellowship
| Organization | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grow Benzie's Josh Stoltz | Changemaker Fellowship to attend Basecamp #5 School of Systems Change |
$20,000 |
| Title Track's Seth Bernard | Changemaker Fellowship for Culture Healing for Collective Liberation workshops | $20,000 |
| United Way of NW MI's Leisa Eckerle Hankins | Changemaker Fellowship to learn the Team Alignment Process | $20,000 |
Other
| Organization | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Betsie Valley Community Center | Transformation Fund | $36,750 |
| Utopia Foundation | Young Peace Builders Clubs (3) | $25,000 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Rob Collier gift | $10,000 |
| FLOW | Capacity (3) | $25,000 |
| Health Department of NW Michigan | Oral Health Coalition (3) | $25,000 |
| Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities | Passenger Rail (3) | $24,000 |
| Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities | Solarise | $10,000 |
| Village of Bellaire | Bellaire DDA- Restore Bellaire Community | $10,000 |
| Networks Northwest | Transformation Fund | $100,000 |
| NMC Foundation | Administration of NorthSky capacity building courses |
$25,000 |
| Community Foundation | Transformation Fund | $25,000 |
| Networks Northwest | Arts & Culture | $10,000 |
| Family Partnership Grand Traverse | Program Grant (3) | $25,000 |
| Betsie Valley Community Center | Transformation Fund | $21,900 |
| Kalkaska County Library | New Library Communication Strategy | $10,000 |
| Traverse City Area Public Schools | Teen Parent Program | $10,000 |