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
1936-2020
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| NAME | AMOUNT | PROJECT TITLE | PROGRAM AREA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace A. Dow Memorial Library | $4,000 | Annual grant awarded and paid in 2020, 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 |
| Harrison District Library | $109,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in full in 2020, to support renovations of the Surrey House which houses the Harrison District Library | Arts & Culture |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | $1,500,000 | $4,000,000 pledge awarded in 2019, to construct a residence hall and housing for visiting artists | Arts & Culture |
| Midland Center for the Arts | $500,000 | $500,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2020, to support 2019-2020 operations | Arts & Culture |
| 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 | $19,800 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to support operations as an organization member | Civic & Community |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | $37,500 | $75,000 pledge awarded in 2020, and payable over two years, with $50,000 designated for Council of Michigan Foundations operating support, and $25,000 to support the Office of Foundation Liaison Research and Opportunity Fund | Civic & Community |
| Gladwin County Trails Recreation Authority | $100,000 | $300,000 pledge awarded in 2019, as a $3 for $1 matching grant to construct trailheads and a kayak launch, connect existing trailways, widen a shoulder path, and install a kiosk with interpretive information in Gladwin County | Civic & Community |
| Greater Midland Community Centers, Inc. | $300,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to support a concept study and capital improvements at the Midland Community Center | 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, City of | $150,000 | $250,000 pledge awarded in 2020, as an outright and matching grant to support the construction of the “Miracle Field,” a soft surface baseball complex | Civic & Community |
| Midland County Agricultural and Horticultural Society | $700,000 | $1,000,000 pledge awarded in 2019, to construct a four-season equestrian center at the Midland County Fairgrounds | Civic & Community |
| Bullock Creek School District | $163,000 | $490,000 pledge awarded in 2018, and paid in full in 2020, to expand the nature-based elementary curriculum across the district for Kindergarten-Fifth grade students | Education |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | $25,000 | One-year grant, awarded and paid in 2020, to support the development and distribution of reopening guidelines for Kindergarten-Twelfth grade school districts in the Great Lakes Bay Region following closures due to the coronavirus pandemic | Education |
| Delta College Foundation | $712,500 | $1,425,000 pledge awarded in 2018, and paid in full in 2020, to relocate the Delta College Midland Center to downtown Midland | Education |
| Education and Training Connection | $63,885 | One-year grant, awarded and paid in 2020, for roof replacement, basement repairs and a backup generator | Education |
| 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. | $120,000 | $180,000 pledge awarded in 2019, as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support Kindergarten-Twelfth grade programming over three years | Education |
| Michigan Center for Construction Education and Research Trust | $50,000 | $175,059 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2020, to construct a pole barn to house the Midland County Habitat for Humanity home build | Education |
| Michigan Center for Construction Education and Research Trust | $48,750 | $48,750 pledge awarded and paid in 2020, to purchase Chromebook devices and charging carts for the Midland, Lansing, and Saginaw campuses | Education |
| Michigan State University | $500,000 | $1,100,000 pledge awarded in 2019, to support operations and capital improvements at the Michigan State University STEM Center on St. Andrews Street in Midland | Education |
| Michigan State University | $25,000 | $75,000 pledge awarded in 2019, 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, to support operations for the Michigan Science Teaching and Assessment Reform (Mi-STAR) middle school curriculum over three years | Education |
| Midland Public Schools | $400,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to support the purchase and installation of a turf surface for a multi-use field at Herbert H. Dow High School | Education |
| Northwood University | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 pledge awarded in 2020, as an outright and matching grant for flood prevention projects on the Midland campus | 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 | Education |
| Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal | $25,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to support technology and communications enhancements | Education |
| Saginaw Valley State University | $100,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support the employment of student ambassadors as students transition back to on-campus classes following the global coronavirus pandemic | Education |
| Saginaw Valley State University | $98,000 | $196,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2020, to support operations of the Michigan Small Business Development Center 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 | $600,000 | $1,500,000 pledge awarded in 2020, to construct the Scott L. Carmona College of Business and Management | Education |
| Tuscola Intermediate School District | $2,597 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to purchase a point of sale system and printer for the Culinary Arts Program | Education |
| Chippewa Nature Center, Inc. | $60,000 | $180,000 pledge awarded in 2017, and paid in full in 2020, to support operations over three years | Environment |
| Chippewa Watershed Conservancy | $40,000 | $120,000 pledge awarded in 2019, to support operations over three years | Environment |
| Conservation Resource Alliance | $200,000 | $300,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2020, to construct three timber bridges as part of the “Restoring a Free Flowing Carp Lake River” initiative | Environment |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 pledge awarded in 2018, as a $1 for $1 matching gift to support the “Campaign for Generations” | Environment |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy | $40,000 | $200,000 pledge awarded in 2018 as a matching grant for operational support over five years | Environment |
| Arc of Midland, The | $50,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, for operating support | Health & Human Service |
| Bay Area Women’s Center | $25,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, for operating support | Health & Human Service |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region | $75,000 | $150,000 pledge awarded in 2020, as a $3 for $1 matching grant to support operations over 2 years | Health & Human Service |
| Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region | $100,000 | $300,000 pledge awarded in 2017, and paid in full in 2020, as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support operations and the expansion of programming into the Great Lakes Bay Region | Health & Human Service |
| Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault | $500,000 | $500,000 pledge awarded in 2018, and paid in full in 2020, to construct a new facility | Health & Human Service |
| Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault | $52,500 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to support operations as a $3 for $1 matching grant for funds raised during a virtual fundraiser | Health & Human Service |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | $50,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to purchase a refrigerated truck | Health & Human Service |
| Forgotten Man Ministries | $87,785 | $317,785 pledge awarded in 2018, and paid in full in 2020, to support operations for inmate programming in the Midland County & Bay County Jails over three years | Health & Human Service |
| Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan | $91,735 | $183,470 pledge awarded in 2020, to support the “Advocating for Girls” marketing campaign in the Saginaw Region over two years | Health & Human Service |
| Greater Midland Community Centers, Inc. | $50,000 | $100,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2020, to support operations at Coleman Family Center over 2 years | Health & Human Service |
| Greater Midland Community Centers, Inc. | $80,000 | $160,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2020, to support operations at the North Family Center over two years | Health & Human Service |
| Iosco County Coats for Kids | $10,000 | $50,000 pledge awarded in 2016, and paid in full in 2020, to purchase a facility for storage and distribution of coats | Health & Human Service |
| King’s Daughters and Sons of Midland, Inc. | $4,000 | Annual grant awarded and paid in 2020, to support the 2020 Community Christmas Closet | Health & Human Service |
| Mid Michigan Big Brothers Big Sisters, Inc. | $50,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, as a matching grant to support operations | Health & Human Service |
| Midland Center for Accessible Health Care | $100,000 | $200,000 pledge awarded in 2020, to support operations over two years | Health & Human Service |
| Midland Community Cancer Services | $75,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to support operations | Health & Human Service |
| Midland County Child Protection Council | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to support a child abuse awareness campaign in Midland County | Health & Human Service |
| Midland County Educational Service Agency | $40,000 | $40,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2020, to support tuition costs for participants to attend an Applied Positive Psychology program | Health & Human Service |
| Midland County Habitat for Humanity | $400,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to construct multi-family condominiums | Health & Human Service |
| Midland Kids First | $23,000 | $115,000 pledge awarded in 2016, and paid in full in 2020, to fund the Strengthening Families Program over five years | Health & Human Service |
| Midland, City of | $2,500,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, for roof replacement at Riverside Place Apartments | Health & Human Service |
| Midland, County of | $350,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to construct a multi-use space at Pinecrest Farms, a long-term care facility operated by the County of Midland | Health & Human Service |
| Northern Michigan Mobile Child Advocacy Center, Inc. | $100,000 | $300,000 pledge awarded in 2018, and paid in full in 2020, to support operations and expand services into the Upper Peninsula | Health & Human Service |
| Reaching Our Community Kids | $150,000 | $450,000 pledge awarded in 2017, and paid in full in 2020, as a matching grant for operations over three years | Health & Human Service |
| Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee | $10,000 | $25,000 pledge awarded in 2020, 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 Service |
| Saginaw Survivors of Suicide, Inc. | $80,000 | $160,000 pledge awarded in 2020, to provide operating support over two years | Health & Human Service |
| SpringHill Camps | $185,000 | $370,000 pledge awarded in 2018, and paid in full in 2020, as a matching grant to construct one new bath house and renovate two existing bath houses on the overnight camping property in Evart, Michigan | Health & Human Service |
| 2-1-1 Northeast Michigan | $59,500 | One-year grant awarded and paid in full in 2020, to support a marketing campaign | Health & Human Service |
| United Way of Gratiot and Isabella Counties | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to support the “Isabella County: United for Basic Needs Fund” | Health & Human Service |
| United Way of Midland County | $175,000 | $175,000 pledge awarded in 2019, and paid in full in 2020, to support the 2019-2020 annual fundraising campaign | Health & Human Service |
| United Way of Midland County | $1,000,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, as an outright and matching grant to establish and manage the “Rise Together Fund” in response to the coronavirus pandemic and May 2020 flood event in Midland | Health & Human Service |
| United Way of Midland County | $34,000 | $100,000 pledge awarded in 2017, and paid in full in 2020, as a matching grant promoting the Alexis de Tocqueville giving level over three years | Health & Human Service |
| United Way of Midland County | $150,000 | $450,000 pledge awarded in 2018, and paid in full in 2020, as a three-year challenge grant for new Leadership Circle gifts, and gifts increased by at least $500, including new Young Leaders | Health & Human Service |
| West Midland Family Center | $150,000 | $750,000 pledge awarded in 2019, as a matching grant to support operations over 5 years | Health & Human Service |
| Coleman Wesleyan Church | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to replace a portion of the church roof | Religion |
| Community of Christ Church-Sanford | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, for kitchen replacement due to damage sustained in the May 2020 flood event | Religion |
| Edenville Seventh-Day Adventist Church | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to replace the church roof | Religion |
| Holy Scripture Lutheran Church | $50,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to repair damage to the church sustained in the May 2020 flood event | Religion |
| Hope United Methodist Church | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to repave the church parking lot | Religion |
| Midland Christian Church | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, for flooring and parking lot repair and replacement | Religion |
| Midland County Religious Congregations | $174,000 | Annual grant awarded and paid in 2020, for $2,000 to each of 87 religious congregations in Midland County | Religion |
| Midland Missionary Church | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, for electrical and lighting upgrades | Religion |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, for parking lot improvements | Religion |
| United Church of Christ | $20,000 | One-year grant awarded and paid in 2020, to purchase and install a virtual pipe organ | Religion |
| TOTAL GRANTS PAID IN 2020 | $18,378,552 |
| NAME | GRANT AMOUNT | PROJECT TITLE | PROGRAM AREA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Center for the Arts | $500,000 | Pledge awarded to support 2020-2021 operations, payable in 2021 | Arts & Culture |
| The Center for Michigan | $75,000 | Pledge awarded as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support The Bridge magazine over one year, with funds designated to support “Business Watch” and “Education Reporting”, payable in 2021 | Civic & Community |
| Friends of the Pinconning Community Center | $25,000 | Pledge awarded as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support renovations of the Pinconning Community Center, payable in 2021 | Civic & Community |
| Greater Midland Community Centers, Inc. | $300,000 | Pledge awarded over two years, beginning in 2021, to support operations at North Family Center and Coleman Family Center | Civic & Community |
| Learning Tree Cooperative Preschool | $15,000 | Pledge awarded as a $3 for $1 matching grant to renovate the preschool playground, payable in 2021 | Education |
| Chippewa Nature Center, Inc. | $180,000 | Pledge awarded over three years, beginning in 2021, for operating support | Environment |
| Sanford Lake Preservation Association | $1,000,000 | Pledge awarded over two years, beginning in 2021, to support Four Lakes Task Force operations, and flood and feasibility studies | Environment |
| Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region | $225,000 | Pledge awarded over three years, beginning in 2021, as a $1 for $1 matching grant to support operations | Health & Human Services |
| Mary Free Bed Hospital & Rehabilitation Center | $500,000 | Pledge awarded over two years, beginning in 2021, to support an expansion of pediatric programming, with 50% of funds designated for pediatric services provided in Saginaw and Bay City | Health & Human Services |
| Midland Center for Independent Living | $50,000 | Pledge awarded as a $1 for $1 matching grant for the February 2021 virtual fundraiser, “Feathers and Fedoras,” payable in 2021 | Health & Human Services |
| United Way of Midland County | $750,000 | Pledge awarded as a 50¢ for $1 matching grant for eligible contributions from individuals to support the 2020-2021 annual fundraising campaign, payable in 2021 | Health & Human Services |