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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.
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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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Climate philanthropists, don't make the VC mistake—invest in people of color - GreenBiz
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Innovative environmental justice (EJ) organizations and Black, ... to equity are also barriers to building necessary political power and climate...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Innovative environmental justice (EJ) organizations and Black, ... to equity are also barriers to building necessary political power and climate...more
Grants from Minneapolis Awarded for Artist-Led Community Healing And Well-Being
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The City of Minneapolis Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy has approved funding for 15 artists-led teams to support projects that offer creative healing and support for Minneapolis...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The City of Minneapolis Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy has approved funding for 15 artists-led teams to support projects that offer creative healing and support for Minneapolis...more
Brookline Department of Public Health Awarded Grant to Help Families In Need Access ...
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
BROOKLINE – The Brookline Department of Public Health announces it has received a $43,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation that will help...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
BROOKLINE – The Brookline Department of Public Health announces it has received a $43,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation that will help...more
Lewis Milford Retires from Clean Energy Group, Mullendore to Take over
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Oak Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Surdna Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York Community Trust
One of the nation's top clean-energy advocates is stepping down from his post at the end of the year, the Washington Post reports. Lew Milford, who started the Clean Energy Group in 1993, is...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Oak Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Surdna Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York Community Trust
One of the nation's top clean-energy advocates is stepping down from his post at the end of the year, the Washington Post reports. Lew Milford, who started the Clean Energy Group in 1993, is...more
A Memorial Tribute to Irene Hirano Inouye (1948-2020)
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation
In 2016, the USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy (CPPP) launched the Irene Hirano Inouye Philanthropic Leadership Fund to...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation
In 2016, the USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy (CPPP) launched the Irene Hirano Inouye Philanthropic Leadership Fund to...more
Power and the Changing Role of Intermediaries
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation
PIs can be utilized for regranting, hosting pooled funds, program design and management, fiscal sponsorship, and a variety of efforts to...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation
PIs can be utilized for regranting, hosting pooled funds, program design and management, fiscal sponsorship, and a variety of efforts to...more
As need rises, so does call for private foundations to up payouts
Foundation: Kresge Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
Calls rise for philanthropy to increase payouts amid current high demand; Study finds increases not sustainable long term, could take up to 20 years...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
Calls rise for philanthropy to increase payouts amid current high demand; Study finds increases not sustainable long term, could take up to 20 years...more
Neesha Modi
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Neesha Modi has been promoted to Director of Program and Social Investment Operations at The Kresge Foundation. In her new role, she will...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Neesha Modi has been promoted to Director of Program and Social Investment Operations at The Kresge Foundation. In her new role, she will...more
Making environmental giving equitable
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
A number of philanthropic groups have already taken the pledge, including the Kresge Foundation, which has already granted $30 million to...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
A number of philanthropic groups have already taken the pledge, including the Kresge Foundation, which has already granted $30 million to...more
Charles McGee, leading light of Detroit art, dies at 96
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
At the same time, he started an art school for kids, along with Gallery 7, ... the College for Creative Studies) on the GI Bill between 1947 and...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
At the same time, he started an art school for kids, along with Gallery 7, ... the College for Creative Studies) on the GI Bill between 1947 and...more
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