Foundation Grants
Community Vital Signs
About Us
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
Foundation Grants and Resources
Recent News from Kresge Foundation
The College For Creative Studies Exceeds Fall Enrollment Goals
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The Taubman Center houses all of the College's design programs and additional student dormitories.Kresge Arts in Detroit, a comprehensive community development effort to strengthen the long-term...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The Taubman Center houses all of the College's design programs and additional student dormitories.Kresge Arts in Detroit, a comprehensive community development effort to strengthen the long-term...more
The Brief: Retooling climate finance, transition bonds, battery-free energy storage, Open Road's ...
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
What's next after the Business Roundtable announcement? Why the rush of private equity into impact investing? Where's the impact in...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
What's next after the Business Roundtable announcement? Why the rush of private equity into impact investing? Where's the impact in...more
Philanthropy Responds to Decline in Federal Refugee Support: Is It Enough?
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Kresge Foundation
Still, bringing the philanthropic community together is an important first step in developing an approach to strategically address the needs of...more
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Kresge Foundation
Still, bringing the philanthropic community together is an important first step in developing an approach to strategically address the needs of...more
Can Philanthropy Boost City Government without Displacing It?
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Kresge Foundation, Skillman Foundation
When the crisis became apparent, philanthropy admirably stepped up. ... The philanthropic response has been highly valued by area...more
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Kresge Foundation, Skillman Foundation
When the crisis became apparent, philanthropy admirably stepped up. ... The philanthropic response has been highly valued by area...more
Southeast Michigan Immigrant and Refugee Funder Collaborative
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Kresge Foundation, Skillman Foundation
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in partnership with other community groups and neighborhood associations throughout the...more
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Kresge Foundation, Skillman Foundation
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in partnership with other community groups and neighborhood associations throughout the...more
Kresge awards $1.5 million in grants to build climate resilience, improve health outcomes
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The Kresge Foundation awarded $1.5 million in grants to 15 community-based nonprofit organizations to advance policy solutions aimed at...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The Kresge Foundation awarded $1.5 million in grants to 15 community-based nonprofit organizations to advance policy solutions aimed at...more
The Investments Human Services Nonprofits Need
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
For others, it is a conscious decision to underpay based on a common belief that philanthropic funding should be available to close the...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
For others, it is a conscious decision to underpay based on a common belief that philanthropic funding should be available to close the...more
A 'problem solver' president could turn Baltimore around, like Obama did for Detroit
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
... political, civic, community and philanthropic stakeholders as part of the “Strong Cities, ... Within a few months, the administration assembled a $300 million aid package – including...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
... political, civic, community and philanthropic stakeholders as part of the “Strong Cities, ... Within a few months, the administration assembled a $300 million aid package – including...more
Finance Authority of Maine Agrees to Partner With Arctaris Impact to Help Attract Opportunity Zone ...
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Finance Authority of Maine Agrees to Partner With Arctaris Impact to Help Attract Opportunity Zone Capital to Local Investments.Arctris plans to launch a principal-protected Opportunity Zone fund...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Finance Authority of Maine Agrees to Partner With Arctaris Impact to Help Attract Opportunity Zone Capital to Local Investments.Arctris plans to launch a principal-protected Opportunity Zone fund...more
Domestic philanthropic support for South African universities outpaces giving from international ...
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The latest Annual Survey of Philanthropy in Higher Education (ASPIHE) report reveals a total of R1.71 billion (US$121 million) in philanthropic...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The latest Annual Survey of Philanthropy in Higher Education (ASPIHE) report reveals a total of R1.71 billion (US$121 million) in philanthropic...more
Social Enterprise Network Sites
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
The Power of Being Unreasonable
Teju Ravilochan co-founded the Unreasonable Institute in 2009 to design an academy to tackle poverty, social justice, and educational voids. It’s a social-good school for traditional and nonprofit companies to learn how to speed-up, find partners, and help fund their world-changing ideas.