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The Kresge Foundation
The Kresge Foundation is a private, national foundation based in Detroit was established since 1924 by Sebastian Spering Kresge.
The foundation supports seven specifically defined programs: Arts and Culture, Community Development, Detroit, Education, Health, and Human Services. They partner with those organizations and individuals commited to the needs of poor people and communities.
The hallmark of their work as a foundation is creating opportunities for low-income people.
Web Address
www.kresge.org
Social Media Links
Blog - www.kresge.org/kresge-blog
Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheKresgeFoundation
Twitter - @kresgefdn
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/TheKresgeFoundation
The foundation supports seven specifically defined programs: Arts and Culture, Community Development, Detroit, Education, Health, and Human Services. They partner with those organizations and individuals commited to the needs of poor people and communities.
The hallmark of their work as a foundation is creating opportunities for low-income people.
Web Address
www.kresge.org
Social Media Links
Blog - www.kresge.org/kresge-blog
Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheKresgeFoundation
Twitter - @kresgefdn
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/TheKresgeFoundation
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Forward Cities conference in Durham to focus on accelerating economic development
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Kresge Foundation
... including as a founding partner of HQ Raleigh, is a social innovation fellow ... “Durham is a case-study for innovation,” Gergen tells WRAL...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Kresge Foundation
... including as a founding partner of HQ Raleigh, is a social innovation fellow ... “Durham is a case-study for innovation,” Gergen tells WRAL...more
Foundation funds skills training in Elkhart County
Foundation: Lumina Foundation
The HEA will be the lead agency for the grant, according to information from the Lumina Foundation. Wiebe said HEA will work with Ivy Tech...more
Foundation: Lumina Foundation
The HEA will be the lead agency for the grant, according to information from the Lumina Foundation. Wiebe said HEA will work with Ivy Tech...more
18 Detroit neighborhood groups split $1.5M in Kresge grants
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Repurposing vacant buildings or land for community use is a key in many of the 18 planning and implementation grants from the Kresge...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Repurposing vacant buildings or land for community use is a key in many of the 18 planning and implementation grants from the Kresge...more
18 Detroit neighborhood groups split $1.5M in Kresge grants
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Repurposing vacant buildings or land for community use is a key in many of the 18 planning and implementation grants from the Kresge...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Repurposing vacant buildings or land for community use is a key in many of the 18 planning and implementation grants from the Kresge...more
Grants announced to help Elkhart County Latino community achieve post-secondary education
Foundation: Lumina Foundation, Kresge Foundation
ELKHART — A pair of education foundations have selected Elkhart County as one of seven new “Talent Hubs” nationwide, earning the...more
Foundation: Lumina Foundation, Kresge Foundation
ELKHART — A pair of education foundations have selected Elkhart County as one of seven new “Talent Hubs” nationwide, earning the...more
Catalytic Capital: Impact Investors Unlock Off-Grid Energy Financing With First-Loss Guarantees
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Catalytic Capital: Impact investors unlock off-grid energy financing with first-loss guarantees.Off-grid solar ventures last year provided improved energy access to an estimated 73 million...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Catalytic Capital: Impact investors unlock off-grid energy financing with first-loss guarantees.Off-grid solar ventures last year provided improved energy access to an estimated 73 million...more
NEA awards $50000 grant to support development of Beerline Trail
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
MILWAUKEE – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded a $50,000 Our Town grant to the Beerline Trail Neighborhood...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
MILWAUKEE – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded a $50,000 Our Town grant to the Beerline Trail Neighborhood...more
$50K grant awarded to Beerline Trail Neighborhood Development Project in Milwaukee
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
MILWAUKEE — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $50,000 Our Town grant on Thursday, May 10 to the Beerline...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
MILWAUKEE — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $50,000 Our Town grant on Thursday, May 10 to the Beerline...more
Apply a racial lens, and other lessons from Living Cities' impact investments
Foundation: AARP Foundation, Knight Foundation, Kresge Foundation, McKnight Foundation
That's the biggest lesson from Living Cities' 10 years of impact investing. We have been making impact investments for a decade through two structured debt funds, the Catalyst Fund and Blended...more
Foundation: AARP Foundation, Knight Foundation, Kresge Foundation, McKnight Foundation
That's the biggest lesson from Living Cities' 10 years of impact investing. We have been making impact investments for a decade through two structured debt funds, the Catalyst Fund and Blended...more
Renovations continue for future youth center in Millersburg
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
H15 has also submitted a grant to the Kresge Foundation, a private, national organization which gives out $120-150 million in grant money each year to ... This is the journey of Andy and Tammy Shafer...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
H15 has also submitted a grant to the Kresge Foundation, a private, national organization which gives out $120-150 million in grant money each year to ... This is the journey of Andy and Tammy Shafer...more
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