Foundation Awards Over $116,000 in Cycle Two

The DPS Foundation is pleased to announce the award of 16 grants totaling $116,580 to the following applicants:

  • Academy of the Americas – climate, culture and social responsibility
  • All City High School Marching Band – additional commitment to earlier grant
  • Detroit School of Arts – International Association of Blacks in Dance Annual Conference
  • Detroit Public Schools – Ambassadors Breakfast
  • Escuela Avancemos! Academy – i-Love-to-Read
  • InsideOut Literary Arts – Citywide Poets
  • Martin Luther King High School – Marching Band
  • Ludington Magnet Middle School – repairs to musical instruments
  • Michigan Opera Theater – in-school performances and workshops
  • Mosaic Youth Theater – Student Matinee Program
  • Motor City Lyric Opera Co. – Opera On Wheels
  • Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy – Girl Power Program
  • Priest Elementary – early childhood classroom supplies
  • Rackham Symphony Choir – Too Hot To Handel Student Day
  • Spain Elementary – DSO Community Concert
  • Sphinx Organization – Overture and Musical Encounters Programs

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