The Hillsdale College Investment Club (HCIC) was established in Sept. 2014 under the direction of a small group of students. Our club is run by undergraduates, supervised by faculty advisers, and currently manages a $100,000 portion of the Hillsdale Endowment. ​ For those interested in the financial industry, our club unites students of all majors to pursue real-life experience unattainable within the classroom. We meet weekly to discuss market analysis and listen to stock and ETF presentations, wherein club analysts pitch potential holdings within our portfolio. Club members are then given the opportunity to vote on each presentation before executing a trade. ​ The Hillsdale College Investment Club offers qualified and motivated students the ability to gain authentic experience in the capital markets, as well as the opportunity to interact and work with like-minded students

Ed and Darlene Lowe established the Edward Lowe Foundation in 1985 to leverage entrepreneurship as a strategy for economic growth and community development. In contrast to most U.S. foundations, which are grant-giving entities, we are an operating foundation that funds its own programs. Our entrepreneurship initiatives are focused on second-stage companies — growth-oriented firms that have moved beyond startup but haven’t yet reached maturity. Our peer learning, leadership education and strategic information programs are geared to help these companies continue growing. We also educate communities about the unique challenges second-stagers face, how to work with them — and how to develop the kind of culture they need to flourish. To scale our impact, the foundation delivers its programs to second-stagers through other entrepreneur support organizations, which includes chambers of commerce, small business development centers, technology councils and economic development agencies. Although many programs are conducted on our partners’ turf, such as PeerSpectives CEO roundtables and Economic Gardening, we host leader retreats and facilitator training at Big Rock Valley (BRV), our headquarters in southwest Michigan. BRV is also integral in our land stewardship initiatives. A 2,000-acre property comprised of woodlands, wetlands and prairies, BRV’s diverse habitats support a wide variety of species, many of which are endangered or threatened. To preserve BRV’s environmental integrity, the foundation employs a number of innovative land management practices. In addition, we allow researchers to use the property for studies that can expand the knowledge base of conservation science.

Oak Farm School is a primary/secondary education company based out of 502 Lemper Rd, Avilla, Indiana, United States.

Recovery is a journey, from allowing yourself space and time to heal to rediscovering how to engage in relationships with all those who play a role in your life. This is important, meaningful work—and deserves to be highly personalized and multifaceted. A truly residential program Nestled in the rolling hills of Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine Forest, The Manor offers a truly residential program within two private homes on tranquil, spacious grounds. The natural beauty and comfortable amenities of our secluded setting provides the perfect backdrop for powerful personal transformation that inherently sets the tone for healing. Personal recovery Each individual who comes to The Manor has arrived by a different path, complete with its own challenges. As such, each journey toward recovery must follow a course that is equally unique. Together, we work with you to develop a more complete picture of your true self: what inspires you, what drives you and what makes you feel whole. Discovering yourself Your treatment team helps you look inward to uncover the person you want to become: physically fit, mentally sound, emotionally mature, socially responsible and spiritually resilient. Together, we will craft a fully personalized plan for long-term recovery. Planning for life-long-success Working with your treatment team, you will begin to shape a recovery plan—fortified with proven clinical best practices—that leads toward the life you want. Here, you will find the tools you need to live a life of sobriety.

Offering the highest quality in childcare and education services appropriate to the needs of the communities we serve, our program is designed to invite the child to learn with a full heart, mind, and spirit, and to support and nurture the parents and teachers who surround each child on their important journey from infancy to early childhood.

Since 2009, IFPTI has developed and delivered standards-based, career-spanning food protection training under Cooperative Agreements with the US Food and Drug Administration for food safety professionals to assure competency and equivalency in meeting the FDA National Curriculum Standard. The Institute seeks to protect public health and the food supply by building food safety workforce capacity.

For more than fifty years, The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes (TMA), a private Montessori school, has been offering students—from toddler to 8th grade—a unique educational experience. Our goal is to bring out the unique potential of each child and prepare our students for a lifetime of success. We are proud to be the only dually accredited Montessori school in Indiana--a distinction that reflects our commitment to the teaching philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori, our rigorous academic standards, and the dedication of our highly accomplished faculty. The community at TMA is rich in ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity. We strive to prepare our students to become assets to the global community

The mission of McMillen Health is to provide vital, effective preventive health education that promotes physical, emotional, and social well-being. Founded in 1981, McMillen Health is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and one of fewer than 30 such health education organizations nationwide. McMillen is recognized as the number one resource for health education in the Northern Indiana region – reaching nearly 50,000 youth a year. We are housed in a 16,000 square foot facility with five themed teaching theaters, a 125 seat auditorium, and a Great Hall with various hands-on displays. We have 14 full- and part-time staff members. Our five professional educators all hold a four-year degree in either education or a health-related field. To date, McMillen has provided fact-based health information and education to over 1.5 million children and teens. We provide 76 programs on general health; safety; HIV/STDs; drug/ alcohol/ tobacco use prevention; nutrition and fitness; human growth and development; bullying prevention, and more. Sample program topics include the Kinderhealth program to teach children about maintaining their health, the Health Adventure program to teach third-graders the four keys of staying healthy, the Balance Your Act program to provide information to middle school students about the health risks and prevention of obesity; and the Breast Self Exam and Testicular Self Exam programs to provide teens with information on the early detection of cancer. In order to best meet the needs of those we serve, McMillen Health offers programs here at our facility, on site at a school or organization within 150 miles, and via interactive videoconferencing (IVC) with up to four classes at once in one of our two state-of-the-art IVC studios. McMillen Health has membership in the (ASHA) American School Health Association and the Northeast Indiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (NISTEM) Center.

In the spring of 2019, The Indiana State Board of Education approved the creation of the South Bend Empowerment Zone due to persistent and chronic low levels of student achievement and growth. The South Bend Empowerment Zone is comprised of Wilson, Warren, Harrison, and Coquillard Elementary schools, and Navarre Middle school. Our charge from the SBOE is to dramatically transform student achievement and growth at our schools over the course of the five-year intervention. The South Bend Empowerment Zone and its Zone Chief are directly accountable to a non-profit Board. The Board consists of both local independent and district members, allowing community voice a critical role in the process of transforming our neighborhood schools. Our Vision We are a system of schools that eliminates academic and social-emotional opportunity gaps and cultivates the greatness that exists within each child to confidently pursue their dreams in our city, nation, and world. Our Mission The Empowerment Zone nurtures the mind, body, and spirit of each child by embracing equity, learning, and change for students, staff, and families. We harness the power of community and relationships to ignite transformation.