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The Blight Authority would like to thank the following partners:
Blight Authority’s major benefactors include:
The Skillman Foundation has worked to improve the lives of Detroit children for more than 50 years. In recent years, we’ve made the determination that we must be intentional about making the neighborhoods where we work safer, or our investments won’t have the impact we want. Blight is a huge safety concern in neighborhoods like Brightmoor, and we’ve been thrilled to build a new partnership to tackle that work with The Blight Authority, which has brought innovative thinking, deep passion, a professional know-how and a commitment to working with the community to the work that’s necessary to bring real, lasting change for Detroit kids.
“The DTE Energy Foundation’s partnership with the Blight Authority is part of a broader commitment to create safer, more vibrant city neighborhoods for people to live, work and enjoy.”
The mission of the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation is to enrich humanity by strengthening and empowering children and families in need. While remaining flexible in our approach we give priority to: Providing for the needs of and ensuring the future of the Jewish people and to respecting our legacy and commitment to the Detroit community. Areas of critical importance include education, arts & culture and health with particular attention to HIV/AIDS.
“When I first read about The Blight Authority and their mission, it piqued my interest; here is an opportunity to have an impact on the physical environment of Detroit’s neighborhoods. The more I learned and witnessed, blight elimination has many immediate tangible benefits: reduction in fires, crime, safer streets for school children, while stabilizing home values. Detroit has always been a city of neighborhoods, often with their own distinct sense of community; the Brightmoor community is no exception. The Brightmoor community welcomed The Blight Authority to address blight and during the first phase 28 jobs were created for local residents. As a result the community took particular pride and ownership for transforming the neighborhood.” – James A. Jacob CEO, Ajax Paving industries, Inc.
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) mission is to contribute to Michigan’s economic and social health by creating, enhancing, and preserving housing for low- and moderate-income residents and by engaging in community economic development activities to revitalize urban and rural communities.
Detroit-based Rock Ventures LLC is an umbrella entity managing a diverse portfolio of companies, investments and real estate. Rock Ventures’ flagship company is Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online home lender and third largest overall residential mortgage lender. Dan Gilbert is founder and chairman of Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans and is committed to Detroit’s revitalization and blight eradication. Dan was also named co-chair of the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force as part of a White House event announcing federal assistance to Detroit in September 2013.
Atwell LLC is a consulting and construction management company servicing local and national companies with real estate and land development related needs. We provide comprehensive turnkey professional services including engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture and environmental science. Through our national platform, we also provide due diligence support, permitting and entitlement services, project and program implementation and construction management.
The Brightmoor Alliance is proud to partner with the Blight Authority as we work together to better the lives of the families who reside in our neighborhood. The vision for our community is built on faith and provides opportunities for all residents to pray, grow, learn, thrive and play. The Blight Authority’s work is helping to restore hope and create a safer environment for our children.
We are design thinkers & community facilitators, creating measurable outcomes for civic/social leaders with our global network of specialists.
The mission of the Detroit Crime Commission is to lessen the burdens of government and the citizens of the southeast Michigan area by facilitating the prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime. A special emphasis will be placed on criminal enterprises that prey upon the citizens of the metropolitan Detroit area. The Detroit Crime Commission will conduct research, assist in investigations, disseminate information to the public, and help coordinate crime reduction activities between business, the public, government and law enforcement. The Commission will also assist in law enforcement training, and make grants to governmental entities to fund law enforcement activities.
Data Driven Detroit (D3), an affiliate of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), provides accessible, high-quality information and analysis to drive informed decision-making. Our vision is that essential and unbiased information is used by all.
DEGC is dedicated to Detroit’s growth. Our mission is to bring together public sector policies and priorities with private sector development and investment interests to strengthen Detroit’s economic advancement.
DTE Energy Co. is a diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide.
Financial One Inc is a professional accounting firm founded in 1987 providing accounting, financial, and fiscal management specifically to not-for-profit organizations. Financial One provides outsourced daily accounting functions to the The Blight Authority.
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP is a leading business law firm serving clients locally, nationally and internationally from its Michigan base. The tradition of serving the community has been passed on from our firm founders to our attorneys and staff today. Our firm’s advice on getting involved is to find your passion and you will find the best place to volunteer. Some of our greatest role models were Jason Honigman, who was devoted to fallen police officers and firefighters; Jack Miller, who generously gave of his time and money to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Alan E. Schwartz, along with his wife Marianne, who established the Schwartz Galleries of Prints and Drawings at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Bob Waun and the Indian Hill Company are committed to revitalizing and promoting the Indian Hill section of Pontiac. In addition to the Bakery & Pizzeria, the Indian Hill Wine Cellar opened on the lower level of Hill Tower at N. Saginaw in 2013. Future developments include loft and traditional office space, boutique and destination retail, restaurants, and entertainment space.
LOVELAND Technologies is a software company that does interactive city mapping and crowd sourcing.
The PNC Foundation’s priority is to form partnerships with community-based nonprofit organizations within the markets PNC serves in order to enhance educational opportunities for children, particularly underserved pre-K children through our signature, PNC Grow Up Greatprogram, and to promote the growth of targeted communities through economic development initiatives.
PWC is a nationally recognized tax and insurance consulting practice. The agency will serve as the taxing consultant for this initiative, working to clear title to land in partnership with Honnigman law firm.
SapientNitro is a new breed of agency redefining storytelling for an always-on world. We’re changing the way our clients engage today’s connected consumers by uniquely creating integrated, immersive stories across brand communications, digital engagement, and omni-channel commerce. We call it Storyscaping, where art and imagination meet the power and scale of systems thinking.
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland serves together in Trinity Health, in the spirit of the Gospel, to heal body, mind and spirit, to improve the health of our communities and to steward the resources entrusted to us.
We have proudly maintained our offices in Detroit since 1999. With Detroit in the midst of resurgence, it is our responsibility as professionals that live and work in the city to contribute to its success. Huron Capital strives to create impactful footprints in our community; we are proud to partner with The Blight Authority. The Authority’s neighborhood revitalization efforts are consistent with our vision of a growing, vibrant, and prosperous city.
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UHY LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that performs attest services in an alternative practice structure with UHY Advisors, Inc. and its subsidiary entities.