2005

Altarum (CyberMichigan)—$141,667
$375,000 pledge to support increased awareness of information technology in Michigan's health care environment

Altarum (MEEN)—$175,000
$525,000 pledge for operational support to provide information technology collaboration among business, education, and government

American Red Cross Midland/Gladwin Chapter—$2,000
2006 Project funding for 6th Annual Everyday Heroes event

American Red Cross Midland/Gladwin Chapter—$2,000
2005 Project funding for 5th Annual Everyday Heroes event

Ann Arbor Community Foundation—$100,000
$300,000 pledge to Ann Arbor SPARK, an initiative to accelerate creation, and growth of technologybased businesses in the Ann Arbor region

Bay Area Community Foundation—$223,000
$670,000 challenge pledge over three years that will match funds raised to restore Pere Marquette Railroad Depot

Bay Area Community Foundation—$100,000
$300,000 pledge for operational support for Watershed Initiative Network Sustainable Communities

Bay Area Social Intervention Services, Inc.—$10,000
One-year operational support for alcohol and substance abuse programs

Bay Regional Medical Center—$15,000
One-year funding to assist with purchase of computer equipment

Boy Scouts of America - Lake Huron Area Council—$400,000
$2 million pledge for capital and endowment campaigns

Boys & Girls Club of Saginaw County—$75,000
One-year capital support for renovation to Stone Elementary School and Merrill Park Community Center Projects

Bullock Creek School District—$209,110
Financial support for renovation of football stadium bleachers

Bullock Creek School District—$8,000
One-year funding to develop a strategic plan

Capital Region Community Foundation—$5,000
Operational support for 2005 Governor's Service Awards and Campus Heroes event

Capital Region Community Foundation—$250,000
$1 million pledge for endowment to support Connect Michigan Alliance

Caregiving Network, Inc.—$50,000
Capital support for facilities to provide emergency funding, food, clothing, and counseling in the Midland area

Central Michigan University—$1,002,359
$5 million pledge for Health Professions Building

Charlevoix Public Library—$80,000
Capital funding for construction of a library

Chinese Cultural Ongoing Program—$15,000
Program funding to educate the public about Chinese culture

Chippewa Nature Center, Inc.—$200,212
$400,000 pledge for trail development project

Chippewa Nature Center, Inc.—$17,000
Support for Association of Nature Center Administrators Summit and National Audubon Center Directors event

Circle of Health Partnership—$35,000
Operational support for 2006 education programs for Midland County youth to decrease use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs

Circle of Health Partnership—$20,000
$60,000 pledge for operational support to educate Midland County youth about decreasing use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs

Clare County Parks & Recreation Commission—$5,566
$16,700 pledge for marketing plan

Cleveland Manor, Inc.—$90,000
Funding to support operations and capital improvements at Cleveland Manor I and II

Cleveland Manor, Inc.—$222,500
$445,000 pledge to support restoration and maintenance of Cleveland Manor I and II

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan—$150,000
Capital funding for renovation to Mode House in Midland

ConnectMichigan Alliance—$25,000
$75,000 for Venture Grant Program and MERIT Scholarship Program

Council of Michigan Foundations—$16,200
One-year funding for operational support

Council of Michigan Foundations—$60,000
$85,000 pledge to advance work of Attorney General with regard to philanthropy and non-profit sector in Michigan

Council of Michigan Foundations—$100,000
$500,000 for the Margaret Ann (Ranny) Riecker Leadership Fund

Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault—$15,000
Funding to become part of the M.Co.Net information technology fiber network project

Davenport University—$50,000
Capital support for expansion of Rollin M. Gerstacker Library on the Midland Campus

Delta College—$30,000
$90,000 pledge to establish a Small Business & Technology Development Center

Delta College—$250,000
$750,000 pledge for the President's Scholarship Program Endowment honoring President Peter D. Boyse

Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program, Inc.—$250,000
Operational support for summer enrichment programs serving inner city Detroit students in grades 7-12

Detroit Science Center—$200,000
Capital support for renovation and expansion

Eagle Village, Inc.—$125,550
One-year capital grant to rebuild indoor challenge course

The Eden Club—$50,000
One-year matching grant to support educational programs relating to eating disorders

Education and Training Connection—$195,200
Operational support for Saginaw Young Adult GED Program

Education Freedom Fund—$10,000
One-year operational funding tuition scholarships for elementary school children of low-income families

FACE-Truth and Clarity on Alcohol—$500,000
Multi-year funding for program expansion

Farwell Area Schools—$79,547
One-year capital funding to renovate Farwell Middle School Media Center

Farwell Little League—$75,000
One-year capital support for renovations and expansion of baseball fields

Flint Institute of Arts—$750,000
Capital and endowment funding

Frank N. Andersen Regional Eye Foundation—$10,000
Multi-year funding for mobile eye unit

Fraternal Northwest Little League—$144,800
Capital support for renovation of baseball fields in Midland

Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan—$50,000
Capital support for construction of a homeless shelter

Grace A. Dow Memorial Library—$2,000
Funding to assist with 2005 Operations

Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy—$300,000
$1.5 million pledge for land preservation

Grand Valley State University—$333,334
$1 million pledge toward endowment funding for the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership

Gratiot Medical Center—$300,000
Capital support for a new patient care wing and emergency room addition

Habitat for Humanity-Gladwin County—$10,000
Operational funding to assist with 2005 home construction projects

Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservancy—$20,000
One-year grant to assist with start up funding for operations

Hidden Harvest—$333,000
$1 million pledge for construction of Hunger Solution Center

Inland Seas Education Association—$166,667
$500,000 pledge for operational support for Great Lakes educational programs

Interlochen Center for the Arts—$400,221
$800,000 pledge for construction of The Herbert and Barbara Dow Center for Visual Arts

Isabella County 4-H Horse Leaders—$50,000
One-year funding for Phase III of Isabella County Equine Education Center

Junior Achievement of Central Michigan, Inc.—$50,000
$100,000 matching pledge for an endowment

Larkin Charter Township—$20,000
One-year funding for park project

Leelanau Conservancy—$33,333
$100,000 pledge for land conservation projects

The Legacy Center for Student Success—$7,000
Project support for "Success Through Art" project at Midland County Juvenile Care Facility

The Legacy Center for Student Success—$50,000
Support for Midland County Developmental Assets Survey

The Legacy Center for Student Success—$13,334
$40,000 pledge to launch Jump Start to Kindergarten preschool readiness program for Midland County

Literacy Council of Midland County, Inc.—$50,000
$250,000 pledge of operational support

Little Forks Conservancy—$60,000
$280,000 pledge for operational support

Little Traverse Conservancy—$100,000
$400,000 pledge toward a matching grant for Phase II of land preservation along US 31 scenic road corridor

Mackinac Center for Public Policy—$321,000
$758,000 pledge to advance public understanding of risk and to promote scientific reasoning as the proper underpinning of state law and regulation

Mackinac Center for Public Policy—$322,500
$967,500 pledge for educational programs

Mapleton United Methodist Church—$10,000
Capital funding for the renovations to enhance handicap accessibility

Michigan AIDS Fund—$50,000
$150,000 pledge for operational support

Michigan Civics Institute - Lansing—$50,000
$100,000 pledge for operational support

Michigan Colleges Foundation—$100,000
$300,000 pledge for Collaborative Ventures Initiative

Michigan Harvest Gathering—$15,000
Funding for 15th Annual Michigan Harvest Gathering

Michigan Institute for Educational Management—$75,000 $362,500 pledge for K-12 school leaders impact training program

Michigan Molecular Institute—$3,630
Funding for Digital Archives Project with Post Street Archives to provide students from Michigan Technological University experience in developing and implementing digital tools for non-profit groups

Michigan Molecular Institute—$163,592
$817,956 pledge for Michigan Non-profit Open Source Initiative to develop a software application development center that includes the Michigan 2-1-1 business plan

Michigan Molecular Institute—$1,000,000
$5 million pledge for an endowment

Michigan State University—$25,000
$75,000 pledge for Michigan Political Leadership Program

Michigan Technological University—$25,933
Funding for Digital Archives Project with Michigan Molecular Institute and Post Street Archives to provide students from MTU experience in developing and implementing digital tools for non-profit groups Michigan Technological University $100,000 2005 Michigan YES! Youth Engineering and Science Expo

Michigan Technological University—$239,800
$1,199,000 pledge to support Michigan Non-profit Open Source Initiative to develop a software application development center that includes the Michigan 2-1-1 business plan

Mid Michigan Big Brothers Big Sisters, Inc.—$25,000
One-year matching pledge

Mid Michigan Community Action Agency—$200,000
$600,000 pledge for capital projects

Mid Michigan Community College—$111,129
$222,258 pledge for library renovation project

Midland Area Chamber Foundation—$5,000
Funding for 2005 Midland Blooms

Midland Area Chamber Foundation—$5,000
Funding for 2006 Midland Blooms

Midland Area Churches—$100,000
Annual gift of $1,000 each

Midland Area Community Foundation—$60,000
$120,000 pledge for Gang and Violence Prevention Partnership in Midland

Midland Area Community Foundation—$1,000,000
$2.5 million pledge for Entranceway Enhancement Initiative

Midland Center for Accessible Health Care—$85,750
$171,500 pledge to launch Helping Hands Dental Clinic that services low income people

Midland Center for the Arts—$85,397
$150,000 pledge matching public contributions

Midland Center for the Arts—$500,000
$1 million pledge for operational support

Midland Center for the Arts—$417,500
$835,000 pledge for operational support

Midland Christian School Association—$18,800
One-year grant to purchase school computers

Midland City—$500,000
$2.5 million pledge for construction of Civic Arena

Midland City—$5,410
In-kind contribution to Downtown Development Authority for design work

Midland Community Center—$215,000
One-year funding for locker room renovations

Midland Community Center—$40,000
$120,000 pledge for operational support of Dow Corning Tennis Tournament

Midland Community Center—$50,000
One-year grant for operations

Midland County Courthouse—$50,000
Funding assistance for restoration of Paul Honoré murals

Midland County Foster Adoptive Network—$10,980
One-year operational support for outreach services to families with foster children

Midland County Historical Society—$100,000
$500,000 pledge for construction of Midland County History Gallery

Midland County Historical Society—$1,000,000
$4 million for design and construction of The Herbert D. Doan History Center

Midland County Treasurer's Office—$50,000
One-year operational support for Midland County Juvenile Care Center art program

Midland Explorers Fastpitch Boosters, Inc.—$15,000
$30,000 pledge for operational support

Midland Explorers Fastpitch Boosters, Inc.—$5,000
$15,000 pledge for Lady Explorers Uniform Replacement

Midland Explorers Fastpitch Boosters, Inc.—$5,000
$25,000 pledge to support Lady Explorers Softball Program

Midland Gymnastics Booster Club—$7,500
One-year funding for operational support to host Level 8 Regional Meet

Midland King's Daughters Home—$1,000
Annual support for Christmas Closet project

Midland King's Daughters Home—$1,000
Annual support for operations

Midland Soccer Club—$250,000
One-year grant to assist with completion of landscaping and parking lot

Midland Soccer Club—$208,000
$625,000 pledge for renovation project

Midland Soccer Club—$125,000
One-year funding for Entranceway landscaping project

Midland Tomorrow—$50,000
$500,000 pledge for downtown area landscaping

Mid-Michigan Children's Museum—$100,000
$500,000 pledge for development of Mid-Michigan Children's Museum

MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland—$50,000
$100,000 pledge for Center for Women's Health expansion project

MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland—$259,951
$1.3 million pledge for Gamma Knife

Mills Township—$63,656
One-year support to assist with purchase of a new fire truck

MITCON-Michigan Molecular Institute—$60,000
$180,000 pledge toward operations

MITECH+—$20,000
One-year support to produce video entitled "Scientists Loving Science"

MITECH+—$150,000
One-year operation support for career and technical education services

The Nature Conservancy—$1,500,000
$4.5 million pledge for land preservation that was formerly owned by Kamehameha Schools in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

New Urban Learning (University Preparatory Academy)—$400,000
$1.2 million pledge for operational support of education for inner city Detroit students

NextEnergy Center—$120,500
One-year funding support for alternative energy research

North Midland Family Center—$100,000
$300,000 pledge for operational funding

Northeast Little League—$25,000
One-year funding for Phase II baseball field renovations in Midland

Northwood University—$1,000,000
$5 million pledge to support a capital project for the Incubator of Enterprise Education and Character Center

Northwood University—$200,000
One-year funding for research and development of a curriculum in environmental economics

Partnership for Learning—$100,000
$225,000 pledge toward operational funding to support educational choices for parents and students

Pere Marquette District Library—$125,000
$250,000 pledge of capital support for Garfield Memorial Library

Personal Assistance Options—$3,290
One-year funding to purchase a computer server

Pine Mountain Music Festival, Inc.—$100,000
$300,000 pledge for an endowment

Reaching Our Community Kids—$90,000
$180,000 pledge for operational support for youth outreach programs

Saginaw Art Museum—$75,202
One-year capital funding for Ring Home Restoration

Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy—$100,000
$500,000 pledge for Permanent Conservation Easement Monitoring endowment

Saginaw Chorale Society—$25,000
One-year support for 70th Anniversary Project

Saginaw Community Foundation—$50,000
One-year funding assistance for Able to Play Playground

Saginaw County Chamber Foundation—$20,000
$60,000 pledge for operational support of Saginaw programs

Saginaw Family Child Care Network—$5,000
Operational support for expansion of Saginaw County IDA Program

Saginaw Valley State University—$500,528
$2.5 Million pledge to construct K-12 Regional Education Center

Saginaw Valley Zoological Society—$900,000
One-year funding for 2006 Edzoocation program

Saginaw Valley Zoological Society—$10,000
$30,000 pledge for educational programs

Saginaw YMCA—$15,000
$45,000 pledge for Saginaw youth after-school program

Sanilac Intermediate School District—$25,000
One-year operational support for Math-Science Center in Sanilac County

Sanilac Intermediate School District—$50,000
$150,000 pledge for Science and Math Center Accelerated Program

Shepherd Public Schools—$32,406
One-year capital funding for restoration of Shepherd Middle School Media Center

Special Olympics Michigan—$63,243
One-year of support to conduct background screenings on volunteers

Special Olympics Midland County—$17,000
One-year funding for transportation expenses

St. Charles District Library—$50,000
One-year capital funding for a new library

St. John's Lutheran Church—$55,000
One-year funding for Project Praise Phase II for information technology infrastructure

Starr Commonwealth—$250,163
$500,000 pledge for capital renovation project

Sunrise Baptist Church—$10,000
One-year funding to assist with transitional costs associated with purchase of new facility

Ten Sixteen Treatment Centers—$100,000
$200,000 pledge for information technology infrastructure

Tittabawassee Township Historical Society—$1,500
One-year support for construction of a veterans memorial

United Way of Midland County—$85,000
One-year support for the annual campaign

United Way of Midland County—$50,000
One-year funding for Women's Leadership Initiative program

United Way of Midland County—$20,000
$100,000 pledge for Balloon Fest

United Way of Midland County—$50,000
$150,000 pledge for Alexis de Tocqueville Project

United Way of Midland County—$85,000
One-year challenge grant for 2004-2005 Campaign

University of Michigan—$500,000
$1.5 million pledge to construct Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Washtenaw Housing Alliance—$50,000
$250,000 pledge for construction of Huron Street Shelter

Wesley Chapel, Wesleyan Church—$10,000
One-year funding for construction of a new elevator to assist handicapped and elderly

West Midland Family Center—$202,399
$1 million matching 3:1 pledge for an endowment

West Midland Family Center—$55,000
$110,000 pledge for operational support

Western Michigan University—$172,040
One-year support for software and supplies for Middle School Math Reform Project

Women's Aid Service, Inc.—$25,000
One-year operational support for education programs to provide safety and empowerment to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault

Young Life-Michigan—$400,000
$800,000 pledge for Phase III of Timber Wolf Lake Camp

YMCA of Michigan—$200,000
Capital support for Camp Arbutus/Hayo-Went-Ha

YWCA of Bay County—$50,000
Capital funding for roof repair

PLEDGES AWARDED IN 2005

Delta College—$150,000
Three-year grant to support Small Business & Technology Development Center

Hemlock Public Schools—$100,000
Funding to replace K-12 mathematics textbooks

Hillsdale College—$3,000,000
Three-year capital support for renovation of Strosacker Science Building

Interlochen Center for the Arts—$3,000,000
Three-year capital support for the new Herbert and Barbara Dow Center for Visual Arts

Junior Achievement of Central Michigan, Inc.—$225,000
Three-year matching grant to establish endowment fund

Michigan Leadership Institute—$300,000
Three-year grant for SUPES Academy Training

Mid Michigan Community College—$2,354,020
One-year capital support for new Herbert D. Doan Center for Science and Technologies

Midland Center for the Arts—$1,500,000
Three-year grant to support endowment fund

Midland Center for the Arts—$1,000,000
One-year operational grant

Midland Public Schools—$2,000,000
Three-year capital support for renovation of three middle school science laboratories

Michigan Molecular Institute—$270,000
Three-year grant for area agency participation in MITCON

MITECH+—$1,300,000
Three-year grant for MITECH+ and the Midland Opportunity Center

University of Michigan—$1,500,000
Three-year grant to establish The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Science, Technology, and Public Policy Fellows

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