The Nexteer Steering the Future Fund supports programs and initiatives impacting the lives of those in Saginaw County where Nexteer Automotive serves and their employees live, work and play.
Donor Name: Saginaw Community Foundation
State: Michigan
County: Saginaw County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Nexteer Steering the Future Fund allocates $20,000 annually to non-profit charitable 501(c)(3) organizations.
Nexteer Steering the Future Fund Criteria
- Improves international relations or promotes international commerce
- Promotes entrepreneurism and innovation in business
- Creates workplaces, communities and economies with greater diversity – in ethnicity, national origin, gender, skill sets and thought
- Improves communication skills in home, school, workplace, civic and global settings
- Trains the next generation of industry leaders by improving business, math, engineering and technology education
- Fosters innovation in technology and transportation
- Improves the economies and quality of life in the communities of Nexteer’s facilities and customers
- Creates a cleaner, safer environment for future generations.
Criteria
- Applicant must be a non-profit charitable 501(c)3 organization.
- Applicant must have a Nexteer Project Sponsor named in support of the application. The Sponsor can be someone working for Nexteer Automotive in a permanent or contract capacity.
- Requests for a Nexteer Steering the Future Fund grant can be for up to $2,500.
- The applicant must demonstrate one or more of the following within the request for funding:
- Community involvement by building relationships and collaborations.
- Support of career and education in the following ways:
- development of the future workforce through career awareness and work readiness
- promoting achievement and innovation of students and educators
- building skills and competencies toward developing leadership qualities and resiliency within youth
- supporting educational access.
- Strengthening neighborhoods by
- neighborhood revitalization efforts
- supporting community sustainability programs to help address the basic needs of residents
- supporting an atmosphere that fosters inclusion and promotes diversity
- encouraging activities that minimize adverse impacts on the environment.
- The Nexteer Steering the Future Fund will not provide funding for the following: operating budgets, previously incurred debt, basic municipal and educational services, sectarian religious programs, and/or sports team sponsorships.
For more information, visit Saginaw Community Foundation.
