The Comerica Charitable Foundation Grants

Overview

The Comerica Charitable Foundation funds programs and/or projects by partnering with community organizations through event sponsorships. This allows us to demonstrate our support of these important community organizations.

Comerica's Giving Focus
All funding requests must be in alignment with one, or more of our giving priorities, which include:

1. Education for low-and moderate-income (LMI) individuals and families, including programs that support:

a. Financial education (Pre-K through 12th grade and adult);
b. Business-focused and STEM-related education; and
c. College scholarships for business, finance and STEM-related fields.

2. Economic/community development support for programs that promote and enhance opportunities for LMI families and communities through:

a. Economic self-sufficiency;
b. Job creation, training, readiness and retention;
c. Neighborhood/community revitalization and business development;
d. Small business training and development; and
e. Affordable housing advocacy and development.

3. Human services programs that enhance and protect the health and well-being of LMI individuals and families, including:

a. Transitional and supportive services and housing; and
b. Feeding the hungry/food access.

4. Equity programs that identify, invest and partner with the community to serve and promote scalable and sustainable strategies addressing systemic racism, social injustice, and the improvement of societal well-being:

a. Education & Opportunity

* Closing the Digital Divide – Advancing representation in the technology industry
* Support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) & Hispanic Supporting Institutions (HSIs)
* PreK-12 education

b. Economic Empowerment

* Fair Chance Hiring
* Supplier Diversity
* Workforce Development

c. Social Justice

* Workforce Advocacy

The Comerica Charitable Foundation ONLY accepts grant proposals online by invitation and has four grant seasons during which charitable organizations may request support.