Ruth Mott Foundation
The Ruth Mott Foundation is a private family foundation based in Flint, Michigan focusing grantmaking on North Flint priorities including youth, public safety, economic opportunity, and neighborhoods. The site includes grant search and grantmaking information and an online grantee portal for applications and renewals.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations based in North Flint working on youth, public safety, economic opportunity, or neighborhood revitalization, with demonstrated local impact and readiness for general operating or capacity-building support.
Good Fit
- • Programs explicitly focused within the foundation’s defined North Flint boundaries.
- • Work centered on youth development, neighborhood safety, economic opportunity, or community capacity building.
- • Requests for general operating support or multi-year program funding in the mid-sized grant range.
- • Existing relationships or partnerships with other Flint-area organizations or local government.
Geography
Giving is highly concentrated in Michigan—about 99% of dollars—with most grants directed to Flint-area recipients despite having recipients in three states overall.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct independent recipients in the latest year (48 recipients across 51 grants) including charities, government entities, and for-profit contractors, and continued to fund a broad set year-to-year.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new entrants exists (11 new recipients in the latest year and 15 in the prior year) and a public application portal and guidance are provided, so unfamiliar local organizations appear plausibly able to access funding.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
