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February 11, 2026

The Children’s Foundation of Michigan Appoints Alissa Novoselick as Vice President of Finance & Administration

Detroit, MI — The Children’s Foundation of Michigan is proud to announce the appointment of Alissa Novoselick, MBA, as Vice President of Finance & Administration, strengthening the Foundation’s executive leadership team as it continues to advance the health and wellbeing of children and families across Michigan. With assets of approximately $16...
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January 29, 2026

Welcoming Peter Ginopolis as Chair of the Children’s Foundation of Michigan’s Board of Trustees

Peter Ginopolis (center) photographed with the Foundation’s President & CEO Andrew Stein (left) and Board Vice Chair, Cynthia Ford (right) On December 17, following a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees, the Children’s Foundation of Michigan selected Peter Ginopolis to serve as Chair of the Board. Peter succeeds Luanne Thomas Ewald, who ...
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January 16, 2025

The Children’s Foundation Announces Recipients of Michigan Central Station Children’s Endowment Initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kari RadjewskiDirector of Marketing & Communicationskradjewski@dev.childrensfoundations.com568-855-2176 Meet the Selected Organizations DETROIT, JANUARY 16, 2025 – Today the Children’s Foundation, in partnership with Bill and Lisa Ford, announce the selection of 11 youth-serving organizations for th...
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July 15, 2024

We’re helping 10 groups establish $1.5M endowments, Here’s why, and how to apply | Opinion

Photo by David Rodriguez Munoz | Detroit Free Press Lisa Ford and Andrew Stein, Op-ed contributors This article was originally published via the Detroit Free Press on Saturday, July 13 Just over a month ago, we witnessed the incredible reopening of Michigan Central Station – and two weeks ago, we announced that our six-month fundraising ca...
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July 1, 2024

Michigan Central Station Children’s Endowment Initiative Nearly Doubles Initial Goal, Raises Over $19M; Applications Now Open for Youth-Serving Organizations to Apply

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kari RadjewskiDirector of Marketing & Communicationskradjewski@dev.childrensfoundations.com568-855-2176 Apply Now DETROIT, JULY 1, 2024 – As the splendor of the restored historic Michigan Central Station is celebrated, the equally grand goal of the MCS Children’s Endowment can be too thanks to...
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June 5, 2024

John G. Levy Endowment Established at Children’s Foundation Raises More Than $375,000 to Support Child Life Services at Children’s Hospital of Michigan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kari RadjewskiDirector of Marketing & Communicationskradjewski@dev.childrensfoundations.com568-855-2176 Children’s Hospital of Michigan Lobby Naming Ceremony to reveal interactive donor wall for patients and families The Children’s Foundation announces today that John G. Levy, former Chair of the Governin...
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February 13, 2024

Donor Story: For the Ginopolis family, philanthropy is a core value

“Every day, I ask our two granddaughters ‘What did you do that was kind?’” said Marion Ginopolis. The former superintendent of a public school system and her husband, Johnny, a former restauranteur, understand the meaning of kindness and community – that a little bit goes a long way, and that if everyone does their little bit, it creates a rippl...
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