General Motors Foundation

{{Infobox organization

| name = General Motors Foundation

| abbreviation = GM Foundation

| formation = {{start date and age|1976}}

| defunct = {{end date and age|2017}}

| type = 501(c)(3) organization

| affiliations = General Motors
Safe Kids Worldwide
College for Creative Studies

}}

General Motors Foundation, Inc. was a 501(c)(3) organization{{Cite web | url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/382132136/04_2018_prefixes_35-39%2F382132136_201712_990PF_2018041115254030 | title=

GENERAL MOTORS FOUNDATION INC | publisher=ProPublica}} and the philanthropic vehicle of General Motors from its establishment in 1976 until its termination in 2017.{{Cite news | url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2017/06/12/gm-giving/102764328/ | title=GM to end foundation, redirect its charitable giving | first=Melissa | last=Burden | work=The Detroit News | date=June 12, 2017}}

Charities funded by the foundation included Safe Kids Worldwide,{{Cite press release | url=https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Apr/0417_safekids.html | title=Safe Kids Launches 2012 Heat Stroke Prevention Campaign | publisher=General Motors | date=April 17, 2012}} College for Creative Studies,{{Cite news | url=https://www.autoweek.com/news/a1983581/gm-foundation-donates-25-million-detroits-college-creative-studies/ | title=GM Foundation donates $2.5 million to Detroit's College for Creative Studies | first=JOSEPH | last=LICHTERMAN | work=Autoweek | date=June 26, 2011}} and the Belle Isle Conservancy.{{Cite news | url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2015/06/02/belle-isle-conservancy/28362317/ | title=Nearly $1.1 million raised for Belle Isle Conservancy | first=Jennifer | last=Chambers | work=The Detroit News | date=June 2, 2015}}

In 2017, General Motors eliminated the General Motors Foundation and now funds its charitable giving directly from the corporation. Jackie Parker, head of the organization, resigned in July 2017.{{Cite news | url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2017/07/31/gm-head-global-philanthropy-foundation-resigns/104175740/ | title=GM’s head of global philanthropy, foundation steps down | first=Melissa | last=Burden | work=The Detroit News | date=July 31, 2017}}