Let service be our Motto and Good Deeds Our Badge
-Grace A. Dow
Since Grace A. Dow established The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation on December 26, 1936, its Trustees have awarded:
$667,106,514
in actual, not adjusted, dollars to qualifying Michigan organizations.
(Dow Gardens not included, unaudited amount).
(Dow Gardens not included, unaudited amount).
Grants
Awarded
Program Area
1936-2021
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| ORGANIZATION | AMOUNT | PROJECT TITLE | PROGRAM AREA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace A. Dow Memorial Library | $4,000 | Annual grant awarded and paid in 2021 to support operations | Arts & Culture |
| Grand Rapids Symphony | $50,000 | $250,000 pledge awarded in 2018 to support the Artists in Residence and Mosaic Scholars Programs over five years | Arts & Culture |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | $1,500,000 | $4,000,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2021, to construct a residence hall and housing for visiting artists | Arts & Culture |
| Midland Center for the Arts | $500,000 | $500,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, to support 2020-2021 operations | Arts & Culture |
| Saginaw Valley Zoological Society | $375,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2021 for capital improvements at the Saginaw Children’s Zoo | Arts & Culture |
| Center for Michigan (The) | $75,000 | Pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support “The Bridge” magazine over one year, with funds designated to support business and education reporting | Civic & Community |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | $20,200 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2021 to support operations as an organization member | Civic & Community |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | $20,000 | $80,000 pledge awarded in 2019 to support the Office of Foundation Liaison over four years | Civic & Community |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | $37,500 | $75,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, with $50,000 designated for Council of Michigan operating support, and $25,000 to support the Office of Foundation Liaison Research and Opportunity Fund | Civic & Community |
| Friends of the Pinconning Community Center | $25,000 | $25,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support renovations of the Pinconning Community Center | Civic & Community |
| Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan | $91,735 | $183,470 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, to support the “Advocating for Girls” marketing campaign in the 13-county Saginaw Region | Civic & Community |
| Grand Traverse Bay Alliance | $500,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2021 to support the Discovery Center and Pier capital project | Civic & Community |
| Greater Midland Community Centers, Inc. | $150,000 | $300,000 pledge awarded in 2020 to support operations at North Family Center and Coleman Family Center over 2 years, beginning in 2021 | Civic & Community |
| Greater Midland Community Centers, Inc. | $2,700,000 | $8,000,000 pledge to construct a new Midland Community Center facility, payable over 3 years | Civic & Community |
| Iron Belle Trail Fund | $500,000 | $1,500,000 pledge awarded in 2020 as an outright and matching grant to support trail connectivity projects within the Great Lakes Bay Regional Trail system over three years | Civic & Community |
| Midland County Agricultural and Horticultural Society | $300,000 | $1,000,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2021, to construct a four-season equestrian center at the Midland County Fairgrounds | Civic & Community |
| Midland County Agricultural and Horticultural Society | $550,000 | $750,000 pledge as an outright and matching grant for additional funds for the Midland Fairgrounds Equestrian Center project over 2 years | Civic & Community |
| Midland, City of | $100,000 | $250,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, as an outright and matching grant to support the construction of the “Miracle Field,” a soft surface baseball complex | Civic & Community |
| Midland, City of | $377,000 | $1,130,102 pledge to support Phase 1 of the South Riverfront Restoration Project over three years | Civic & Community |
| Thomas Township Parks Association | $25,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2021 as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support Phase 2 development of a nature center and preserve in Thomas Township | Civic & Community |
| Inland Seas Education Association | $58,000 | $174,000 pledge awarded in 2020 to support operations for the Great Lakes Watershed Field Course over three years | Education |
| Junior Achievement of North Central Michigan, Inc. | $60,000 | $180,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2021, as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support Kindergarten-Twelfth grade programming over three years | Education |
| Learning Tree Cooperative Preschool | $15,000 | $15,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, as a $3 for $1 matching grant to renovate the preschool playground | Education |
| Michigan State University | $25,000 | $75,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2021, to support operations of the Michigan Political Leadership Program over three years | Education |
| Michigan Technological University | $500,000 | $1,500,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2021, to support operations for the Michigan Science Teaching and Assessment Reform (Mi-STAR) curriculum for middle school students | Education |
| Northwood University | 1,320,000 | $3,955,737 pledge awarded in 2018, to support the development and incorporation of data analytics and cybersecurity curriculum over three years, beginning in 2020 | Education |
| Northwood University | $500,000 | $1,500,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, as an outright and matching grant for flood prevention projects on the Midland campus | Education |
| Saginaw Valley State University | $98,000 | $196,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2021, to support operations for the Michigan Small Business Development Center over two years | Education |
| Saginaw Valley State University | $170,350 | $270,350 pledge awarded as an outright and matching grant to develop, implement and evaluate a digital curricula for Kindergarten-Fifth Grade students over two years | Education |
| Saginaw Valley State University | $5,000 | $15,000 pledge awarded in 2020 to support the Henry Marsh Institute for Public Policy over three years | Education |
| Saginaw Valley State University Foundation | $300,000 | $1,500,000 pledge awarded in 2020 to construct the Scott L. Carmona College of Business and Management over five years | Education |
| Chippewa Nature Center | $60,000 | $180,000 pledge awarded in 2020 for general operating support over three years, beginning in 2021 | Environment |
| Chippewa Watershed Conservancy | $40,000 | $120,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2021, to support operations over three years | Environment |
| Conservation Fund (The), Great Lakes Office | $100,000 | $300,000 pledge to support the Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network grant program over three years | Environment |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 pledge awarded in 2018, and paid in full in 2021, as a $1 for $1 matching gift to support the “Campaign for Generations” fundraising campaign | Environment |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy | $30,000 | $200,000 pledge awarded in 2018 as a $1 for $1 matching grant for operational support over five years | Environment |
| Sanford Lake Preservation Association | $500,000 | $1,000,000 pledge awarded in 2020, for Four Lakes Task Force general operating support, or for flood and/or feasibility studies over two years beginning in 2021 | Environment |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region | $75,000 | $150,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, as a $3 for $1 matching grant to support operations over two years | Health & Human Services |
| Boy Scouts of America, Michigan Crossroads Council | $50,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2021 to support operations in the Great Lakes Bay Region | Health & Human Services |
| Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region | $100,000 | $225,000 pledge awarded in 2020 as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support operations over three years | Health & Human Services |
| Cleveland Manor, Inc. | $600,000 | $1,200,000 pledge awarded to support renovations of Cleveland Manor I over two years | Health & Human Services |
| King’s Daughters and Sons of Midland, Inc. | $4,000 | Annual grant awarded and paid in 2021 to support the Community Christmas Closet Program | Health & Human Services |
| Mary Free Bed Hospital & Rehabilitation Center | $250,000 | $500,000 pledge awarded in 2020 to support an expansion of pediatric programming over two years, beginning in 2021 | Health & Human Services |
| Midland Center for Accessible Health Care | $100,000 | $200,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, to support operations over two years | Health & Human Services |
| Midland Center for Independent Living | $47,857 | $47,858 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, as a $1 for $1 matching grant for the virtual fundraiser, “Feathers and Fedoras” to support operations | Health & Human Services |
| Midland Kids First | $105,000 | $315,000 pledge awarded as an outright and matching grant to support the Safe Environment for Every Kid Program, a child abuse and neglect prevention pilot program in Midland County over three years | Health & Human Services |
| MyMichigan Health Foundation | $800,000 | $4,000,000 pledge awarded to construct a new Comprehensive Cancer Center on the Midland campus, payable over five years | Health & Human Services |
| Reaching Our Community Kids (R.O.C.K.) | $150,000 | $375,000 pledge awarded in 2020 as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support operations over three years, beginning in 2021 | Health & Human Services |
| Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee | $15,000 | $25,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, to support operations as an outright gift of $10,000 in year one of the grant, and a $1 for $1 matching grant up to $15,000 in year two | Health & Human Services |
| Saginaw Survivors of Suicide | $80,000 | $160,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, to provide operating support | Health & Human Services |
| United Way of Midland County | $150,000 | $450,000 pledge awarded in 2018, and paid in full in 2021, as a challenge grant for new Leadership Circle gifts, and gifts increased by at least $500, including new Young Leaders | Health & Human Services |
| United Way of Midland County | $750,000 | $750,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and paid in full in 2021, to support the 2020-2021 campaign with a 50¢ for $1 matching grant for eligible contributions from individuals | Health & Human Services |
| West Midland Family Center | $4,295 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2021 to purchase an electric pallet jack for food distribution | Health & Human Services |
| West Midland Family Center | $150,000 | $750,000 pledge awarded in 2019 as a matching grant for eligible contributions to support operations over five years, beginning in 2020 | Health & Human Services |
| Christ Covenant Church | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2021 to support the aesthetic restoration of a chimney | Religion |
| Grace Baptist Church | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2021 to replace windows | Religion |
| Midland County Religious Congregations (85) | $170,000 | One-year grants awarded and paid in 2021 for $2,000 to each of 85 Midland County religious congregations | Religion |
| Mt. Haley Church of God | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2021 for roof and gutter replacement | Religion |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2021 for roof replacement | Religion |
| NAME | GRANT AMOUNT | PROJECT TITLE | PROGRAM AREA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative 360 Stage, Studios and Gallery | $60,000 | Pledge awarded as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support operations, payable in 2022 | Arts & Culture |
| Midland Center for the Arts | $500,000 | Pledge awarded to support 2021-2022 operations, payable in 2022 | Arts & Culture |
| Midland Center for the Arts | $5,000,000 | Pledge awarded for facility renovations and the transition of the archive collection and research library from the Herbert D. Doan History Center to the Midland Center for the Arts facility, payable over three years beginning in 2022 | Arts & Culture |
| Bullock Creek School District | $240,000 | Pledge awarded as an outright and matching grant to support an expansion of the Nature Elementary Program, payable over two years beginning in 2022 | Education |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | $1,000,000 | Pledge awarded to support renovation and construction projects at the Mitchell Creek Meadow Nature Preserve property, payable over 2 years beginning in 2022 | Environment |
| United Way of Midland County | $1,250,000 | Pledge awarded as a 50¢ for $1 matching grant for donations from individuals during the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 annual campaigns | Health & Human Services |