The DTE Energy Foundation is committed to promoting excellence and encourages community organizations to maximize the value of time, money and effort invested in their endeavors. To that end, the Achieving Excellence Awards are granted in recognition of high-achieving organizations or initiatives in each of the following categories: collaboration, innovation, leadership, merger, and sustainability. The Achieving Excellence Awards are the largest competitive nonprofit corporate grant program in Michigan.
2008 Awardees
On June 3, 2008, winners were announced. See the list below. Read the news release for more details.
| Collaboration | |
| $25,000 | Sanilac County Kids' Connection
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| $50,000
| The Salvation Army Harbor Light (Eastern MI) |
| Innovation | |
| $80,000
| Forgotten Harvest Inc. |
| Leadership | |
| $25,000 | Detroit Chamber Winds |
| $65,000 | Judson Center, Inc. |
| Merger | |
| $25,000 | ArtServe Michigan |
| $25,000 | Michigan Nonprofit Association |
| $25,000 | Think Detroit PAL |
| Sustainability | |
| $50,000 | Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit |
| $30,000 | Southwest Solutions |
