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. The Center acknowledges the following for their support of our research, outreach programs, and activities:
- 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
- Chrysler Corporate Fund
- 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
- Polytainer
- 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, Region V
- 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
(*) 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.