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The foundation administers funds through four programs: [[Civil Society]], [[natural environment|Environment]], [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]] Area, and [[Pathways out of Poverty]], and it also funds special exploratory projects. 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 totalling $107.3 million. Some organizations that the foundation has funded are the [[Kettering University]], [[Public/Private Ventures]], [[The Nature Conservancy]], [[University of Michigan]], Jobs for the Future, [[Afterschool Alliance]], [[Kentucky Child Now]], [[Flint Institute of Arts]] and [[Focus: HOPE]].<ref name=MottGrantsSearchFrom1996>{{cite web |url=https://www.mott.org/grants/#s=post_date |website=www.mott.org |publisher=Charles Stewart Mott Foundation |title=Grants Database: Grants made since 1996 in the program areas you have selected. |accessdate=20 February 2017}}</ref>
The foundation administers funds through four programs: [[Civil Society]], [[natural environment|Environment]], [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]] Area, and [[Pathways out of Poverty]], and it also funds special exploratory projects. 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 totalling $107.3 million. Some organizations that the foundation has funded are the [[Kettering University]], [[Public/Private Ventures]], [[The Nature Conservancy]], [[University of Michigan]], Jobs for the Future, [[Afterschool Alliance]], [[Kentucky Child Now]], [[Flint Institute of Arts]] and [[Focus: HOPE]].<ref name=MottGrantsSearchFrom1996>{{cite web |url=https://www.mott.org/grants/#s=post_date |website=www.mott.org |publisher=Charles Stewart Mott Foundation |title=Grants Database: Grants made since 1996 in the program areas you have selected. |accessdate=20 February 2017}}</ref>


It is a member of the [[Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation]] (NEF) and the European Foundation Centre. <ref name="Network of European Foundations PDF">{{cite web| url=http://www.stiftungen.org/fileadmin/bvds/de/Termine_und_Vernetzung/Arbeitskreise/AK_Internationales/Hamburg_2007/Vortrag__Luc_Tayart.pdf| title=Network of European Foundations (NEF)| publisher=Network of European Foundations (NEF)| date=Oct 25, 2007| accessdate=April 4, 2014| pages=5| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091626/http://www.stiftungen.org/fileadmin/bvds/de/Termine_und_Vernetzung/Arbeitskreise/AK_Internationales/Hamburg_2007/Vortrag__Luc_Tayart.pdf| archive-date=April 7, 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efc.be/organisation/charles-stewart-mott-foundation/|title=Charles Stewart Mott Foundation – European Foundation Centre|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>
It is a member of the [[Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation]] (NEF) and the European Foundation Centre. <ref name="Network of European Foundations PDF">{{cite web| url=http://www.stiftungen.org/fileadmin/bvds/de/Termine_und_Vernetzung/Arbeitskreise/AK_Internationales/Hamburg_2007/Vortrag__Luc_Tayart.pdf| title=Network of European Foundations (NEF)| publisher=Network of European Foundations (NEF)| date=25 Oct 2007| accessdate=4 April 2014| pages=5| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091626/http://www.stiftungen.org/fileadmin/bvds/de/Termine_und_Vernetzung/Arbeitskreise/AK_Internationales/Hamburg_2007/Vortrag__Luc_Tayart.pdf| archive-date=7 April 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efc.be/organisation/charles-stewart-mott-foundation/|title=Charles Stewart Mott Foundation – European Foundation Centre|language=en-GB|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Flint July 2018 23 (Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Building - Union Industrial Bank Building).jpg|thumb|The [[Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Building]], formerly the Union Industrial Bank Building, in [[Flint, Michigan]]]]
[[File:Flint July 2018 23 (Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Building - Union Industrial Bank Building).jpg|thumb|The [[Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Building]], formerly the Union Industrial Bank Building, in [[Flint, Michigan]]]]


In June 1926, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation was founded by C.S. Mott.<ref name=fj1>{{cite news |last1=Acosta |first1=Roberto |title=C.S. Mott Foundation eclipses $1 billion in Flint grants |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2017/06/cs_mott_foundation_eclipses_1.html |accessdate=June 8, 2018 |work=Flint Journal |publisher=MLive.com |date=June 27, 2017}}</ref> Starting in 1928, the foundation made annual gifts to the Flint Institute of Arts. With the establishment of the [[Flint Cultural Center]] in 1958, this annual contribution was shifted to the cultural center.<ref name=fj0>{{cite news|last1=Azizian|first1=Carol |title=Community supporters made Flint Cultural Center a reality |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/07/community_supporters_made_flin.html |accessdate=May 16, 2018|work=Flint Journal|publisher=MLive Media Group|date=July 11, 2008}}</ref>
In June 1926, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation was founded by C.S. Mott.<ref name=fj1>{{cite news |last1=Acosta |first1=Roberto |title=C.S. Mott Foundation eclipses $1 billion in Flint grants |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2017/06/cs_mott_foundation_eclipses_1.html |accessdate=8 June 2018 |work=Flint Journal |publisher=MLive.com |date=27 June 2017}}</ref> Starting in 1928, the foundation made annual gifts to the Flint Institute of Arts. With the establishment of the [[Flint Cultural Center]] in 1958, this annual contribution was shifted to the cultural center.<ref name=fj0>{{cite news|last1=Azizian|first1=Carol |title=Community supporters made Flint Cultural Center a reality |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/07/community_supporters_made_flin.html |accessdate=16 May 2018|work=Flint Journal|publisher=MLive Media Group|date=11 July 2008}}</ref>


In 1968, the [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]] park system was started with the purchase of vacant land<ref name="scv">{{cite news |last1=Terry |first1=Tanya |title=Genesee County Parks turns 50 years |url=http://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/news/2018-05-31/News/Genesee_County_Parks_turns_50_years.html |accessdate=June 7, 2018 |work=Swartz Creek View |date=May 31, 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143616/http://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/news/2018-05-31/News/Genesee_County_Parks_turns_50_years.html |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation with a stipulation that a parks commission be formed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gifford |first1=Paul |title=Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission Records summary |url=https://www.umflint.edu/archives/genesee-county-parks-and-recreation-commission-records |website=www.umflint.edu |publisher=University of Michigan-Flint |accessdate=June 7, 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref>
In 1968, the [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]] park system was started with the purchase of vacant land<ref name="scv">{{cite news |last1=Terry |first1=Tanya |title=Genesee County Parks turns 50 years |url=http://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/news/2018-05-31/News/Genesee_County_Parks_turns_50_years.html |accessdate=7 June 2018 |work=Swartz Creek View |date=31 May 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143616/http://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/news/2018-05-31/News/Genesee_County_Parks_turns_50_years.html |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation with a stipulation that a parks commission be formed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gifford |first1=Paul |title=Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission Records summary |url=https://www.umflint.edu/archives/genesee-county-parks-and-recreation-commission-records |website=www.umflint.edu |publisher=University of Michigan-Flint |accessdate=7 June 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref>


Mott transferred [[U.S. Sugar]] shares to the foundation. In 1969 with a law passed limiting private family foundations could hold of a corporation, the foundation gave a large number of shares to the Mott Children’s Health Center, a Flint charitable medical organization founded in 1939, to be below the 35% limit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Mary Williams |title=Ostensibly Independent, a Charity Is U.S. Sugar's Swing-Vote Shareholder |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/business/29sugarside.html?_r=0 |accessdate=May 31, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=May 29, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531135026/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/business/29sugarside.html?_r=0 |archivedate=May 31, 2018}}</ref>
Mott transferred [[U.S. Sugar]] shares to the foundation. In 1969 with a law passed limiting private family foundations could hold of a corporation, the foundation gave a large number of shares to the Mott Children’s Health Center, a Flint charitable medical organization founded in 1939, to be below the 35% limit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Mary Williams |title=Ostensibly Independent, a Charity Is U.S. Sugar's Swing-Vote Shareholder |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/business/29sugarside.html?_r=0 |accessdate=31 May 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=29 May 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531135026/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/business/29sugarside.html?_r=0 |archivedate=31 May 2018}}</ref>


In June 2017, the foundation's 91 year, the Mott Foundation had surpassed over $1 billion in grants dispersed.<ref name=fj1/>
In June 2017, the foundation's 91 year, the Mott Foundation had surpassed over $1 billion in grants dispersed.<ref name=fj1/>


In November 2018, the CEO , William White announced his immediate retirement and replacement by Ridgeway White as successor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efc.be/news/ridgway-white-to-replace-william-white-as-ceo-of-the-mott-foundation/|title=Ridgway White to replace William White as CEO of the Mott Foundation – European Foundation Centre|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mott.org/news/articles/leadership-transition-at-the-mott-foundation/|title=Leadership transition at the Mott Foundation|website=Mott Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> White died in October 2019, aged 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Flint-philanthropist-William-White-dies-at-82-562641461.html|title=Flint philanthropist, C.S. Mott Foundation leader William White dies at 82|first=ABC12 News|last=Team|website=www.abc12.com}}</ref>
In November 2018, the CEO , William White announced his immediate retirement and replacement by Ridgeway White as successor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efc.be/news/ridgway-white-to-replace-william-white-as-ceo-of-the-mott-foundation/|title=Ridgway White to replace William White as CEO of the Mott Foundation – European Foundation Centre|language=en-GB|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mott.org/news/articles/leadership-transition-at-the-mott-foundation/|title=Leadership transition at the Mott Foundation|website=Mott Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref> White died in October 2019, aged 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Flint-philanthropist-William-White-dies-at-82-562641461.html|title=Flint philanthropist, C.S. Mott Foundation leader William White dies at 82|first=ABC12 News|last=Team|website=www.abc12.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:01, 1 November 2019

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Formation1926
FounderCharles Stewart Mott
TypePrivate foundation
HeadquartersMott Foundation Building, Flint, Michigan, United States
Chairman and CEO
William S. White
President
Ridgway White
Revenue$228,269,796[1] (2015)
Expenses$145,634,783[1] (2015)
Websitewww.mott.org

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a private foundation founded in 1926 by Charles Stewart Mott of Flint, Michigan. Mott was a 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, and it also funds special exploratory projects. 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 totalling $107.3 million. Some organizations that the foundation has funded are the Kettering University, Public/Private Ventures, The Nature Conservancy, University of Michigan, Jobs for the Future, Afterschool Alliance, Kentucky Child Now, Flint Institute of Arts and Focus: HOPE.[2]

It is a member of the Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation (NEF) and the European Foundation Centre. [3][4]

History

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Building, formerly the Union Industrial Bank Building, in Flint, Michigan

In June 1926, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation was founded by C.S. Mott.[5] Starting in 1928, the foundation made annual gifts to the Flint Institute of Arts. With the establishment of the Flint Cultural Center in 1958, this annual contribution was shifted to the cultural center.[6]

In 1968, the Genesee County park system was started with the purchase of vacant land[7] funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation with a stipulation that a parks commission be formed.[8]

Mott transferred U.S. Sugar shares to the foundation. In 1969 with a law passed limiting private family foundations could hold of a corporation, the foundation gave a large number of shares to the Mott Children’s Health Center, a Flint charitable medical organization founded in 1939, to be below the 35% limit.[9]

In June 2017, the foundation's 91 year, the Mott Foundation had surpassed over $1 billion in grants dispersed.[5]

In November 2018, the CEO , William White announced his immediate retirement and replacement by Ridgeway White as successor.[10][11] White died in October 2019, aged 82.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Charles Stewart Mott Foundation" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Grants Database: Grants made since 1996 in the program areas you have selected". www.mott.org. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Network of European Foundations (NEF)" (PDF). Network of European Foundations (NEF). 25 October 2007. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Charles Stewart Mott Foundation – European Foundation Centre". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b Acosta, Roberto (27 June 2017). "C.S. Mott Foundation eclipses $1 billion in Flint grants". Flint Journal. MLive.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ^ Azizian, Carol (11 July 2008). "Community supporters made Flint Cultural Center a reality". Flint Journal. MLive Media Group. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. ^ Terry, Tanya (31 May 2018). "Genesee County Parks turns 50 years". Swartz Creek View. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ Gifford, Paul. "Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission Records summary". www.umflint.edu. University of Michigan-Flint. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  9. ^ Walsh, Mary Williams (29 May 2008). "Ostensibly Independent, a Charity Is U.S. Sugar's Swing-Vote Shareholder". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Ridgway White to replace William White as CEO of the Mott Foundation – European Foundation Centre". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Leadership transition at the Mott Foundation". Mott Foundation. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  12. ^ Team, ABC12 News. "Flint philanthropist, C.S. Mott Foundation leader William White dies at 82". www.abc12.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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