COMMUNITY & SOCIAL IMPACT

We desire positive change. Even when it seems impossible, we step in the right direction. Explore a list of our proud accomplishments.

Cultivating Change

Engaging in philanthropy helps us build connections with our community members, adds variety to our lives, and instills a deep sense of fulfillment and significance.

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

List of Initiatives

  • Gamers Outreach

    Gamers Outreach

    $900,000 was provided for gaming to hospital patients, with Gamers Outreach partnering to deliver portable gaming kiosks to Trinity Health Ann Arbor and Oakland hospitals.

  • Ypsilanti Cleanup Day 2022

    Ypsilanti Cleanup Day 2022

    $3,500 to support and participate in Ypsilanti Cleanup Day 2022—joining EMU, Engage at EMU, and the Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority on an impactful day of giving back and community engagement.

  • Children on computers

    YPSI LIVE & Ypsilanti Community Schools

    Supported the YPSI LIVE project, providing Comcast Internet service for 400 families in the Ypsilanti Community Schools district for six months and computers to local families in need.

  • Hope Clinic

    Hope Clinic

    Helped continue and expand the clinic’s free services (medical and dental care, food, and other needs) during the COVID-19 crisis.

  • Vegetables

    Food Gatherers

    Like other food banks across the country, demands for these services have increased with large numbers of people losing their jobs from COVID-19-related closures.

  • Ozone House

    $500,000 in donations, with $250,000 for Ozone House facility capital improvements and $250,000 for employee funding through Engage@EMU to support Ozone House's facility expansion and provide crucial employee funding for a social worker to help youth and the homeless in crisis.

  • Best of the Batch Foundation Clubhouse

    Best of the Batch Foundation

    We generously donated $500,000 to support the organization in achieving its ambitious $8.2 million goal. This contribution allowed for the construction and maintenance of a 33,000-square-foot educational center in Homestead, PA, expanding the organization's reach and impact. Our donation also included two custom Polaris GEM electric vehicles to assist the dedicated staff with campus operations.