Michigan Tribe celebrates 5 years of women helping women

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) -A local nonprofit dedicated to helping female entrepreneurs thrive celebrated its five-year anniversary in Jackson. To mark the milestone, the nonprofit awarded thousands of dollars in funding.

Women helping other women, that’s the goal of Michigan Tribe, a nonprofit led by two sisters, Alex Masten and Amanda Loveland.

“Michigan Tribe is a nonprofit organization that creates grants and events for female entrepreneurs,” said Loveland.

The nonprofit celebrated five years of giving back by giving even more, handing out $34,000 of grant funding to local women-owned businesses.

“We have, over the five years we’ve been in existence, given over more than $100,000 as of tonight,” said Loveland.

Tonja Worthey, owner of event planning business Worthey Occasions, was one of the grant recipients and says the money couldn’t have come at a better time. Tonja

“We just opened up here downtown in Jackson, and so being able to get the showroom up and going, every bit counts, so we’re blessed to have received that.”

But money isn’t the only benefit of working with Michigan Tribe.

“The women in this community have become our friends. It’s a community, it’s a network now, and we can all help each other,” said Masten.

“I was a female entrepreneur that kind of felt isolated for a lot of the 18 years… meeting a group of women has just been life-changing,” said Jaime Lawrence, owner of Harmony Garden Music Therapy Services.

To donate or get involved with Michigan Tribe, click here.

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