Elizabeth Garlow

W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children in the areas of education, health, secure families, racial equity and civic engagement. The foundation was founded in 1930 by W.K. Kellogg and is headquartered in Battle Creek, MI.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Project Concern International engages in proviison of health and poverty reduction programs. It offers health and poverty solutions worldwide by preventing disease, responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis, combating world hunger and malnutrition, improving child survival and maternal child health, delivering lifesaving immunizations, and offering humanitarian assistance. The company was founded by Jim Turpin in 1961 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The National Writing Project provides writing and learning training services. It works in partnership with area school districts to offer professional development programs for educators. The firm’s sites design and deliver customized inservice programs for local schools, districts, and higher education institutions. The company was founded by James Gray in 1974 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Coastal Enterprises, Inc. operates as a community development financial institution. It lends and invests money; and provides business services, including business counseling and training, and workforce assistance to companies, job-creating small businesses, natural resources industries, community facilities and affordable housing projects. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Brunswick, ME.