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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
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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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Newspaper columnist named Detroit Arts and Culture director
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Newspaper columnist named Detroit Arts and Culture director ... A $125,000 grant from the Troy-based Kresge Foundation and the Royal...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
Newspaper columnist named Detroit Arts and Culture director ... A $125,000 grant from the Troy-based Kresge Foundation and the Royal...more
Foundation gets $1.6M to redevelop vacant school in Greater Grand Crossing
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
“We are thrilled to receive this impactful grant from Mayor Emanuel's Neighborhood Opportunity Fund,” said Theaster Gates, artist, activist...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
“We are thrilled to receive this impactful grant from Mayor Emanuel's Neighborhood Opportunity Fund,” said Theaster Gates, artist, activist...more
Foundation gets $1.6M to redevelop vacant school in Greater Grand Crossing
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Rebuild Foundation, the arts, education and cultural development ... grant award from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Neighborhood Opportunity Fund...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Rebuild Foundation, the arts, education and cultural development ... grant award from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Neighborhood Opportunity Fund...more
Amid A Crisis of Inequality, $2 Trillion of Tax-Free Investing in Opportunity Zones Could Benefit Both ...
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
In late 2017, Sen.Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) added an innovative addition to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.8,700 low-income census tracts called Opportunity Zones could benefit investors with unrealized...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
In late 2017, Sen.Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) added an innovative addition to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.8,700 low-income census tracts called Opportunity Zones could benefit investors with unrealized...more
MDC Launches Passing Gear Philanthropy Institute to Reshape Southern Philanthropy
Foundation: Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Duke Endowment, Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation
Family foundations have long been a philanthropic mainstay on the Southern landscape, making pathbreaking investments to advance a region...more
Foundation: Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Duke Endowment, Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation
Family foundations have long been a philanthropic mainstay on the Southern landscape, making pathbreaking investments to advance a region...more
School notes - May 5
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund will use a $500,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation to develop a pilot program to help students of...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund will use a $500,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation to develop a pilot program to help students of...more
New Detroit apartments for rent for $750? Here's how that happened
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The program was funded with a $135,000 grant from The Kresge Foundation and is believed to be one of the first of its kind in Detroit. It got its start...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The program was funded with a $135,000 grant from The Kresge Foundation and is believed to be one of the first of its kind in Detroit. It got its start...more
New Ventures is accelerating impact entrepreneurs in Mexico and Latin America (video)
Foundation: Dell Foundation, Kresge Foundation
New Ventures' mission: Find, support and back the firms driving social and environmental innovation in Mexico and Latin America. Says Villar,...more
Foundation: Dell Foundation, Kresge Foundation
New Ventures' mission: Find, support and back the firms driving social and environmental innovation in Mexico and Latin America. Says Villar,...more
GoATL fund backs LIIF's charter school finance program in Atlanta
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Dell Foundation, Kresge Foundation
ImpactAlpha, April 23 – The impact investment fund of Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta put $1 million into the Low Income Investment...more
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Dell Foundation, Kresge Foundation
ImpactAlpha, April 23 – The impact investment fund of Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta put $1 million into the Low Income Investment...more
Follow the Talent: Agents of Impact Special Report for Apr. 19
Foundation: Dell Foundation, Kresge Foundation
Kahn launched the Mumbai-based impact investment firm with Jinesh Shah, ... The Global Impact Investing Network seeks a summer associate for...more
Foundation: Dell Foundation, Kresge Foundation
Kahn launched the Mumbai-based impact investment firm with Jinesh Shah, ... The Global Impact Investing Network seeks a summer associate for...more
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