Literacy is critical to Michigan's competitiveness, health, well being, and future.
Illiteracy is the root cause of other social ills. The Library of Michigan Foundation is addressing these problems by funding improved literacy programs with money raised from the private sector. Most of Michigan's literacy organizations operate on a very low-budget effort and rely heavily upon volunteers. Very few organizations have the ability to raise charitable dollars from the communities they serve. Significant funding has been provided by the Richard AND Helen DeVos Foundation, W.K. McGregor Fund, National Institute for Literacy, State Literacy Resource Center at Central Michigan University, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Scott Shuptrine Fine Furnishings, and other donors.