Amani Strong

Amani Strong (she/her) is a grant management associate at The Kresge Foundation and supports the Arts & Culture Program. Her responsibilities include ensuring compliance with regulations, managing data and maintaining documentation throughout the grantmaking process. She joined Kresge in 2025.

Previously, Amani served as the program director for the Transforming Power Fund. Amani has also held positions at Gleaners Community Food Bank, the American Diabetes Association, the Peter Ma Lab and Ann Arbor’s Women Clemency Project.

A native of Detroit, Michigan, she earned a bachelor’s degree in gender and health with a dual minor in medical anthropology and global media studies from the University of Michigan. She also attended New York University.