The Center for Sustainable Systems is funded through a combination of sponsored research grants, endowment support, and gifts from a variety of sources including industry, government, foundations, and individuals.
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The Center acknowledges the following for their support of our research, outreach programs, and activities:
(*) These organizations and individuals have provided endowment support for the Center.
(**) This organization has provided both endowment and operational support for the Center.
(***) This organization has provided both endowment and operational support for the Center as well as an endowed Chair in Sustainable Systems.
| 3M Foundation | 3M Corporation (*) | 5 Lakes Energy | ||
| American Automobile Manufacturers Association (AAMA) | Alcoa Foundation | Argonne National Laboratories | ||
| AT&T Education Foundation | Aurora Organic Dairy Foundation | Aveda Corporation | ||
| Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. | BHP Billiton Marketing V.V. | Champion Genesis Homes | ||
| Chrysler | Cisco Systems, Inc. | City of Ann Arbor | ||
| City of Detroit | CMS Energy | Dairy Management, Inc. | ||
| Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice | Dow Chemical Company | DTE Energy Foundation | ||
| DuPont | Energy Foundation | Federal Railroad Administration | ||
| Ford Motor Company (**) | Franklin Associates Ltd. | General Motors Corporation | ||
| Guardian Industries | Herrington-Fitch Family Foundation | International Iron and Steel Institute | ||
| Kevin Olmstead Foundation (*) | Susan and F. Raymer Lovell, Jr. M.D. (*) | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | ||
| Lucent Technologies | Metro Water District of SoCal | Michigan Department of Environmental Quality | ||
| Michigan Department of Natural Resources | Michigan Public Service Commission | Mid-America Regional Council | ||
| Mott Foundation | National Environmental Trust | National Institute of Standards and Technology | ||
| National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US Department of Energy | National Science Foundation | NextEnergy | ||
| Optical Imaging Systems | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | Polytaner | ||
| Prentice Foundation | Retzloff Family Graduate Fund | Mr. Stuart Rindfusz | ||
| Steelcase, Inc | Stonyfield Farm | Automotive Materials Partnership, US Council for Automotive Research | ||
| US Environmental Protection Agency, Pollution Prevention Division | US Environmental Protection Agency, Risk Management Research Laboratory | US Department of Agriculture | ||
| US Department of Energy | US Department of Navy, Office of Naval Research | UTC Power | ||
| Wege Foundation (***) | Wellcome Trust |