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We work throughout the U.S. and with sovereign tribes, concentrating up to two-thirds of our grantmaking in our priority places of Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans, Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, and in Central and South Haiti. Our deep history of grantmaking, existing relationships and, ability to leverage resources are helping us to move the needle in the communities we serve. We are committed to working in our priority places for at least a generation.
We envision a future where every child has the opportunity to thrive and every family and community has the power to build their own future. We support efforts to change systems so they work better for everyone, recognizing that innovative solutions arise from the families and communities experiencing the greatest challenges.
We work with more than 50 organizations in 25 communities in central and southwestern Haiti. We focus on health, education and family economic security, with an emphasis on community engagement and leadership. Believing in the words on the Haitian flag, “L’Union Fait la Force” (“There Is Strength in Unity”), we facilitate collaboration between partners across sectors.
In Mexico, we focus on 25 municipalities in the Chiapas Highlands and inner Yucatán Peninsula (within the states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo). In 2010, we identified these communities as priority places based on need, as well as opportunity for partnership and effective collaboration. We are committed to investing in these places for a generation, supporting community visioning processes to help identify community priorities and amplifying Indigenous voices.
Building on more than 90 years of investing in our home state, we’re supporting the people and organizations who are turning barriers into bridges for Michigan’s children and families. Following the lead of community vision and voice, our partners in Battle Creek, Detroit and Grand Rapids and at the state level are strengthening access to good education, health, food, jobs and career pathways. They’re shifting beliefs, perceptions and narratives, tackling racism, and leading innovative and community-focused solutions.
As the South goes, so does the nation, writer W. E. B. Du Bois once said. Here in Mississippi, our aspirations for children to grow, learn and thrive have significance beyond our state line. As such, we are realizing our dream of all children reaching their full potential.
We aim to make historic and lasting change for the children of New Mexico in partnership with many community organizations, Tribal entities and private and public institutions.
New Orleanians are commandeering a new narrative for its city and are committed to rebuilding with equity at the center. The city, which once served as one of the largest slave trading ports in the nation, today recognizes that naming the thing – racism, structural inequality, the caste of the Confederacy – is essential to building a different future.