Arizona-Indiana-Michigan Alliance (AIM)

The Arizona-Indiana-Michigan Alliance (AIM) is a strategic collaboration between the Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation (Lodestar Center) at Arizona State University (ASU), the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University (IU), and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (Johnson Center) at Grand Valley State University (GVSU).

The work of the AIM Alliance started in 2003 when the three centers began planning discussions. This collaboration grew through the vision and commitment of the three academic centers’ leadership teams to address the needs of an evolving nonprofit sector and sustain capacity. It received a combined $7.5 million grant (or $2.5 million for each center) from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 2006 to continue this collaboration and utilize each center's strengths to increase capacity and diversity of the nonprofit sector.

The mission of the AIM Alliance is to work together to unleash new resources and increase understanding of philanthropy across race and cultures.

2009 AIM Alliance Nonprofit Data Conference Schedule.

2009 AIM Alliance Nonprofit Data Conference Invitation Letter.