Big Michigan Foundations Support Census Effort

In the absence of state funds typically allocated for Michigan’s census count, some of the state’s most prominent philanthropies are offering grants to promote the decennial population count, reports Crain’s Detroit Business.

The Kresge, W.K. Kellogg, and Charles Stewart Mott foundations, as well as the Joyce Foundation, in Chicago, will give $300,000 through the Michigan Nonprofit Association to organizations working on census efforts.

“While the current [state] budget discussions are important, they won’t be as long-lasting as the consequences of the census,” said Kyle Caldwell, the association’s president. The 2010 count will largely determine federal money for the region and state in the following decade.

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