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to marry his sixth cousin Ruth Rawlings, in 1934 by whom he also had three children (Susan Elizabeth, Stewart Rawlings, and
Maryanne Mott). He was mayor of Flint in 1912, 1913, and in 1918 and he was Vice-President of General Motors in 1916.
His estate, Applewood, was built in 1916 as a self-sustaining farm for the Charles Stewart Mott Family and is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. The main residence and grounds encompass approximately 34 acres, 18 extensively landscaped. They
include perennial, rose, cut flower and demonstration gardens, and an orchard with 29 varieties of heritage apples. The original
gatehouse, barn and chicken coop complete the estate. The Ruth Mott Foundation currently maintains Applewood .
In 1926, Mott established the C.S. Mott Foundation out of concern for the welfare of his adopted community of Flint. Through the
foundation he started a medical and dental clinic for children, the Mott Children's Health Center, in Flint, as well as the Whaley
Children's Center. In 1952 he donated 32 acres of his Applewood estate to start Flint Jr college that later became Mott Community
College. Through his personal philanthropy he helped establish the YMCA and the Boy Scouts in the city of Flint, MI.
He was known as one of the largest philanthropists in Flint, MI. Among his gifts to the residents of Flint included new shoes and free
dental care through his clinic. His foundation continues to operate in Flint, including many programs that help the poor.
Mott Community College was founded on the estate of the Mott family. The Charles S. Mott Prize for the cause of cancer is one of a
trio of research prizes annually awarded by the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation.
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan, founded in 1969, from a $6.5 million gift from Mott.
C.S. Mott Foundation recently gave a several million dollar grant to the Children's health hospital in Ann Arbor, MI.
The C.S. Mott Foundation is involved with philanthropy in many countries, including Germany, South Africa, Poland, and the US.
Some of the main issues for the Foundation are equality and environmental responsibility.
A building on the University of Chicago’s campus is named after him.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a charitable foundation founded in 1926. The foundation administers funds through four
programs — Civil Society, Environment, Flint Area, and Pathways Out of Poverty. They also fund Exploratory and Special Projects.
It is committed to supporting projects that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society. It supports nonprofit programs
throughout the United States and, on a limited basis, internationally.
In 2006, the Foundation had year-end total assets of $2.6 billion, and made 545 grants totaling $107.3 million.
Some organizations that the C. S. Mott Foundation funds are:
The Nature Conservancy
National Public Radio
University of Michigan
Jobs for the Future
Afterschool Alliance
European Foundation Centre
Flint Institute of Arts
His son, Stewart Rawlings Mott (born 4 Dec 1937) is a philanthropist who founded the Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust. He and
appeared on Nixon’s Enemies List for his support of liberal causes. Stewart Mott currently resides in Bermuda for most of his time,
and he also travels to his numerous houses in the United States.
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Charles Stewart Mott was born on 2 Jun 1875 in Newark, NJ, to John Coon Mott and Isabella Turnbull Stewart. After his father's
successful beverage business (which later became Mott's Applesauce) was sold, Mott began a bicycle
wheel manufacturing company, The Weston-Mott Co. He moved the Weston-Mott Co. to Flint in 1906
and joined forces with Buick in 1913. General Motors later acquired Weston-Mott's stock in exchange for
GM stock and Mott became a member of the GM Board of Directors until his death, 60 years later.
He was mayor of Flint in 1912, 1913, and 1918 and was Vice-President of General Motors in 1916. In
1953 Mott helped rebuild part of Flint after the Beecher Tornado hit the town. In 1954 he was awarded
the Big Brother award by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
With his first wife, Ethel Culbert Harding, he had three children, Aimee, Elsa and C.S.
Harding. Mrs Mott died in 1924. He later married Ruth Rawlings (right), his sixth cousin.
They had three children: Susan Elizabeth, Stewart Rawlings, and Maryanne Turnbull. Ruth
Mott died on 25 Jan 1999.
Applewood was the name of the Mott Farm which originally covered 65 acres. Today the
Mott Community College occupies some of that land along with the Mott estate which
stands at the eastern edge of the Flint Cultural Center.
Charles Stewart Mott died in Flint at the age of 97 in 1973. He is best known for his philanthropy and the educational programs that
have been funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
C. S. Mott and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Imagine a man who was successful at many different careers in his lifetime. A sailor, a corporate executive, a politician, an
engineer, a philanthropist. This was the life led by Charles Stewart Mott, born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1875, to John Coon Mott
and Isabella Turnbull Stewart.
By a young age, Charles Stewart Mott, known as C. S., experienced a number of these careers. C. S. attended the Stevens Institute
of Technology where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering in 1897. He then worked for his father, an independent
businessman, but within a year, the war with Spain caused Mott to join the Navy where he served as Gunner's Mate First Class on
the U.S.S. "Yankee." After the war ended, C. S. returned to work in the family's beverage and carbonating machinery companies.
Shortly after his arrival, unexpected changes occurred in Mott's life. His father died, and within months, C. S. moved to Utica, N.Y.,
to supervise one of his family's companies, the Weston-Mott Co., that manufactured wire wheels. Then, he married Ethel Culbert
Harding on June 14, 1900. After the wedding, his uncle relinquished his position at the Weston-Mott Co., leaving its management to
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