Turning the Corner
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Skillman Foundation
"Community change is best understood by those who it's directly happening to," says Keegan Mahoney, an advisor to the project on behalf of the Hudson-Webber Foundation, one of its local...more

When City Hall Wants a Grant: Philanthropy's Growing Presence in Municipal Governments
... philanthropy has always worked with government at varying levels. Now, the city is stepping things up, offering an interesting case study of how far public officials can get with private...more

$500000 Detroit Innovation Challenge to support youth of color
Foundation: Skillman Foundation
The Skillman Foundation and Campaign for Black Male Achievement has expanded the focus of the Detroit Innovation Challenge to serve more youth of color in Detroit. Organizers for the program are...more

Detroit's grants team grows, pull dollars into city
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Knight Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies
To help strengthen and coordinate its fundraising muscle, the Ford, Kresge and Skillman foundations made a $1.1 million grant to the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in 2014 to support an...more

Who's Backing the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families?
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Friedman Family Foundation, McGregor Fund, Cambridge Community Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Kresge Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Skillman Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Irvine Foundation, Newman's Own Foundation
Gerena positions FII's approach and results in contrast to government policies and philanthropic efforts built on outdated and misleading stereotypes about the working poor and that don't do enough...more

'Michigan Matters' Focus: Four Foundations Making A Difference
Foundation: Skillman Foundation
Ric Devore, Regional President of PNC, oversees the bank's philanthropic efforts in the region. That has included being involved with Say & Play with Words, a $1.5 million investment...more

Data-Driven Detroit looks to shift to employee ownership
Foundation: Kresge Foundation, Skillman Foundation
The data center began in 2008 as a program of City Connect Detroit with $1.85 million in seed grants from the Detroit-based Skillman Foundation and Troy-based Kresge Foundation. It saw the turnover...more

Paying in Full
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Skillman Foundation
Philanthropic leaders, however, you've answered that “why,” we'd like to put forward that the root of the gap between what we envisioned and reality is .... previous article, “Shifting...more

Reflecting on 30-year career, Free Press reporter acknowledges role of philanthropy and ...
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Kresge Foundation, Skillman Foundation
The New Economy Initiative, launched in 2007, used philanthropic dollars to ... On the subject of philanthropy, Gallagher had this to say: “Leaders...more

30 years covering Detroit: My take on the Motor City's comeback
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Kresge Foundation, Skillman Foundation
It's hard to imagine Detroit's nascent recovery without the dollars and leadership provided by philanthropic foundations. From the more than $300 million pumped into the “Grand Bargain” during...more