MarqueeIlitch Charities is a non-profit organization that invests in our community's future by supporting innovative, collaborative and measurable programs in the areas of community development, human services, education and recreation through contributions from the Ilitch companies, their colleagues and the generosity of others.

 
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Recent grants from Ilitch Charities for Children include:

Mosaic Youth Theatre - $25,000 to support the student matinee performances of City in a Strait during the month of May.

Coalition on Temporary Shelter (C.O.T.S.) - $150,000 to support the construction of an infant care center for children under the age of two at C.O.T.S.

Junior Achievement Finance Park - $25,000 a year for ten years to support a Little Caesars learning booth at the Junior Achievement Finance Park.  The JA Finance Park is a new state-of-the-are, hands-on learning center located in the heart of downtown Detroit. By participating in JA’s custom-designed curriculum, middle and high school students learn “real-life” lessons about personal finance.

Little Caesars AAA and Amateur Hockey Scholarships – $20,000 yearly - Provide two $5,000 scholarships to college bound Little Caesars AAA hockey players.  A total of five $2,000 scholarships are awarded to college bound Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League players.

Past Grant Recipients include:

Alternatives for Girls
Arts & Technology Academy of Pontiac
Bill Scruggs Memorial Fund
Brendan Filzek Childhood Cancer Assistance Fund
Bridging Communities
Camp Mak-a-Dream of Michigan
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Children's Charities Coalition
Children First
Children's Home of Detroit/Foundation for Exceptional Children
Common Ground Sanctuary
Curtains & Comfort
Dispute Resolution Education Resources, Inc.
Fallen Heroes Fund of Oakland County
For the Kids Foundation
Kids Kicking Cancer/Sickle Cell
Kids Like Us
Math Corps at Wayne State University
Mentoring Solutions
The Mission: Prevention Education for Children, Youth and Young Adults
Mentoring Solutions
MI-COPS
Niles Baseball Field Renovation - Niles Community Schools
Old Newsboy Goodfellow Fund
Pontiac Police Memorial Fund
Reaching Higher, Inc.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Special Olympics of Michigan
Starfish Family Services
Think Detroit PAL
Turning Point, Inc.
Wigs for Kids

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