Foundation

Consumers Energy has been giving back to Michigan for 134 years, and since 1990 we have been helping local communities grow and thrive through the Consumers Energy Foundation. We invest in three key areas crucial to all of us in the Great Lakes State - our people, our planet and our prosperity. We provide grants and mobilize volunteers to create a positive impact - in 2020 alone, the Consumers Energy Foundation, Consumers Energy and its employees and retirees contributed more than $19 million to Michigan nonprofits. This includes $9.7 million from the Foundation, of which more than $5.4 million was directed to Michigan’s nonprofits to support COVID relief. We do it all without using funds generated from our customers. Instead, we use shareholder funds, along with contributions from current employees and retirees.

• PEOPLE: Will your project/program contribute to reducing poverty levels/ALICE numbers in Michigan through increased high school graduation rates; increasing the STEM/skilled labor talent pool; or supporting our most vulnerable residents and providing them with pathways to self-sufficiency?
  
  
• PLANET: Will your project/program protect/preserve or restore land, freshwater bodies, or air quality in Michigan?
  
  
• PROSPERITY: Will your project/program contribute to Michigan’s economy by creating safe, desirable neighborhoods, supporting job growth and entrepreneurs, or attracting visitors?
  
  

We are committed to assisting our neighbors in need. Since March of 2020, we have provided more than $5.4 million to Michigan’s nonprofits to care for our communities during these difficult times.

See How We Are Helping

As of June 30, 2021 the Consumers Energy Foundation has approved $4.55 million in grants to Michigan nonprofits this year. The following are the expected impacts of those grants, gathered from data provided by grantees during the application process.