{"id":62567,"date":"2025-07-09T07:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?page_id=62567"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:45:59","slug":"funders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/funders\/","title":{"rendered":"Funders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thank you to the following generous funders of the Center for Michigan\u2019s public engagement programs and Bridge Michigan journalism:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arnold Ventures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Essel and Menakka Bailey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James and Donna Brooks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thomas Buhr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susan Burda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cascade Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charles Stewart Mott Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consumers Energy Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delta Dental<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DTE Energy Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brenda Frey and Edward J. 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