Look to Michigan

With your support, we can turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s victories.

A smiling student wearing a white Michigan shirt and blue gloves holds a metal soil core sampler in a grassy field at the University of Michigan Biological Station.

Look to Michigan

With your support, we can turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s victories.

The world is calling on Michigan. We’re answering.

Philanthropy at the University of Michigan is driving what’s next: in education, healthcare, sustainability, and democracy. Our university community is discovering a new way forward, and donors are powering this progress. At home and across the globe, Michigan is meeting the moment.

The Cube, surrounded by a large puddle after rain.

Extreme weather is here. Now what?

U-M researchers are curbing the dangerous effects of flooding and rising temperatures.

Cover crops adorn Michigan farms—and heal the environment

More than 200 farmers are planting clover and rye to improve their soil, thanks to a project with roots at U-M.

Gift provides needed mental health resources

  • Rising mental health cases and limited care options have led to crowded ERs in mid-Michigan.
  • With the Grangers’ gift, a new facility in Lansing will add 64 beds and keep patients close to home.
  • The Granger family’s gift is the largest in U-M Health-Sparrow history.
Architectural watercolor rendering of Sparrow Building or modern facility with brick and light-paneled walls under a soft sky.

The cost of education shouldn’t stop anyone from receiving an education.

—India, Michigan Giving online donor
A medical professional uses an otoscope to examine the ear of a smiling patient in a clinic setting.

Voices of support

We need nurses, so that’s why we’re happy to support the School of Nursing. We just hope that it will enable more bright people to advance their careers and go out and have an impact on the world with what they do.

—Nancy McLelland (BS ’75, MBA ’79)

For What's Next

For what's next

This is a unique moment for the University of Michigan. We turn to you, our philanthropic leaders, to join with us and propel that vision forward. Together, we have potential to make a dramatic impact on the future of U-M and its impact on the world.