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The Michigan League for Public Policy's (MLPP) Kids Count in Michigan Data Book explores state and county outcomes in four domains of child well-being: family and community, economic security, education, and health and safety.

This resource is intended to explore frequently asked questions involved in managing disaster funds, specifically issues of concern to private foundations, community foundations, corporate foundation/giving programs and other public charities that manage grantmaking.

This resource is intended to provide an overview of compliance needs and opportunities for both private foundations and public charities with grantmaking operations.

In this publication, Dr. Brittany Kienker, Ph.D., CMF's Knowledge Insights Expert in Residence, outlines frequently asked questions involved in managing funds and fund agreements over time.

This document is a reference tool for considering which philanthropic giving structure is most appropriate to the unique situation and priorities of these individuals and families.

Council of Michigan Foundations 2022 Financial Audit

While lead was officially discovered in Flint’s drinking water in September 2015, Flint’s children and families had been drinking

This report examines data from 976 charitable organizations which sponsor donor-advised funds (DAFs). The results show increases in every key metric for the eleventh consecutive year.

Foundation leaders report that their foundations are now working differently than they were in early 2020 — and that they plan to continue most of these changes in a post-pandemic future.

In times of discord and divide, philanthropy plays a vital role in convening people to build bridges and unify across difference.

View a case study about OFL's work with the childcare subsidy.

How visible and accessible should your family's philanthropy be to others? It's a classic question with multiple correct answers based on faith, family tradition, regulatory frameworks, strategy and many more factors.