The "Spirit of Sterling Heights" was partially funded by the Michigan Council for the Arts. Other contributors included…Amerivest Properties, Borg Warner, Chrysler Foundation, Comcast Cablevision, Credit Union One, Cultural Commissioners, Damman Hardware, Dayton-Hudson, Patricia DeForest, Detroit Edison, Steve M. Duchane, Gannet Foundation, General Dynamics, Patricia Lehman, Michigan Bell, Nordin and Associates, Paul J. O'Reilly, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rolley, Southland Corporation (7-Eleven), Sterling Heights Municipal Employees, and the V.I.P. Credit Union.
The "Spirit of Sterling Heights" is erected at 40555 Utica Road in front of the Sterling Heights City Hall on the grounds of the Sterling Heights City Center (corner of Utica and Dodge Park Roads).