They include museums and libraries, an art gallery and a summer camp.
In total, the foundation awarded 188 grants to meet pressing demands related to social services, education, historic preservation, arts and culture and beyond.
The University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement received $500,000 to support engineering technology, robotic equipment and tissue engineering work.
South County Health will receive $300,000 in Champlin Foundation money to purchase an endoscopic ultrasound device for South County Hospital.
In addition to large dollar awardees, smaller organizations will benefit from the grants as well.
Among them is the Wickford Art Association, which will use its $11,550 in Champlin Foundation money to make improvements to its gallery wall.
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U-M grads win grant money to kick off Juneteenth celebration in Detroit
By Hilary Golston and FOX 2 Detroit
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(FOX 2) - A group of University of Michigan graduates was awarded grant money to kick off a Juneteenth celebration in Detroit.
The group won the money in a competition that s part of Passages Leadership Incubator program, which offers current and recent college graduates the opportunity to apply the leadership skills and Christian faith they deepened during their Passages experience to develop innovative community-changing initiatives and businesses.
U-M grads win grant money from Passages Leadership Incubator program
A group of University of Michigan graduates was awarded grant money to kick off a Juneteenth celebration in Detroit.