Whole Child Strategies, Inc. This grant supports Whole Child Strategies' efforts to build long-term social and economic mobility for individuals and families in Memphis's Klondike and Smokey City neighborhoods. View Website Amount $450,000 Year 2021 Location Memphis, Tennessee Program American Cities, Human Services Focus Area
New America Foundation This grant provides funding for New America, a public policy organization, to facilitate participatory policy labs in partnership with the Fresno DRIVE (Developing the Region’s Inclusive and Vibrant Economy) Initiative, a 10-year community investment plan. View Website Amount $186,000.00 Year 2021 Location Washington, D.C. Program American Cities Focus Area Place-Based Community Development
Women’s Foundation of the South This cross-team grant will support continued capacity building at the Women’s Foundation of the South, as it works to build the health, wealth and power of women and girls of color across the American South. View Website Amount $300,000 Year 2021 Location New Orleans, Louisiana Program American Cities, Detroit, Human Services Focus Area
Innovate Memphis This grant renews support for Innovate Memphis to continue providing analytical capacity and data support to the city’s community and economic development ecosystem. View Website Amount $285,000.00 Year 2021 Location Memphis, Tennessee Program American Cities Focus Area Place-Based Community Development
BLDG Memphis This grant renews support to BLDG Memphis for the implementation of their strategic plan. BLDG Memphis drives investment in Memphis neighborhoods through building capacity for community development organizations, public policy, and civic engagement. View Website Amount $200,000.00 Year 2021 Location Memphis, Tennessee Program American Cities Focus Area Place-Based Community Development
Sankofa Community Development Corporation This grant supports Sankofa CDC as it implements the Lower Ninth Economic Advancement and Development (LEAD) project. Kresge has been working with Sankofa since 2016 and funded the planning phase of the LEAD project in 2019. View Website Amount $1,200,000.00 Year 2021 Location New Orleans, Louisiana Program American Cities, Environment, Health Focus Area Place-Based Community Development
River City Capital This grant provides general operating support for River City Capital (RCC) to continue expanding access to capital, credit, grants, and other financial services to predominantly Black-and-brown owned businesses in low to moderate income communities in Memphis. View Website Amount $300,000.00 Year 2021 Location Memphis, Tennessee Program American Cities Focus Area Place-Based Community Development
Arlington Community Foundation This grant provides funding for Arlington Community Foundation (ACF) to launch an 18-month unconditional cash pilot program for low-income families. View Website Amount $200,000 Year 2021 Location Arlington, Virginia Program American Cities, Human Services Focus Area
Greater Milwaukee Committee This grant renews support to the Greater Milwaukee Committee for the implementation of MKE United: a comprehensive framework for the future of Milwaukee. The MKE United framework seeks to address high rates of racial segregation, poverty, and a lack of transportation and employment options in Milwaukee by spurring inclusive economic growth in historically disinvested neighborhoods adjacent to Milwaukee’s downtown. View Website Amount $200,000.00 Year 2021 Location Milwaukee Program American Cities Focus Area
Miami Foundation This grant will support the development of a strategic, data-informed plan for addressing economic development in Miami-Dade County that meets the needs of the moment, addresses existing and future challenges, and charts progress towards a resilient and equitable economy. View Website Amount $416,000.00 Year 2021 Location Miami, Fla. Program American Cities Focus Area Place-Based Community Development
Center for Transforming Communities This grant provides general operating support to Center for Transforming Communities to grow their capacity to establish neighborhood stewardship organizations across Memphis and elevate community priorities in emerging community development projects, as a part of the Foundation’s Racial Justice Response Plan. The mission of CTC is to engage, equip and mobilize individuals, organizations, and congregations to be agents of holistic transformation in their neighborhoods and communities. View Website Amount $200,000.00 Year 2021 Location Memphis, Tennessee Program American Cities Focus Area Place-Based Community Development
Northend Christian Community Development Corp. This two-year general operating grant will support Northend Christian Community Development Corporation’s (Northend Christian CDC’s) Creative Placemaking activities and participation in Kresge’s Building and Supporting Equitable Development (BASED) learning community. View Website Amount $300,000 Year 2021 Location Detroit, MI Program American Cities, Arts & Culture Focus Area Strengthen the Equitable Creative Placemaking Field
Urban Institute This grant provides project and general operating support to the Urban Institute, with the goal of advancing urban practice that prioritizes inclusive and equitable growth. View Website Amount $1,805,000.00 Year 2021 Location Washington, D.C. Program American Cities Focus Area Knowledge Exchange
Central Valley Community Foundation This grant provides general operating support for the Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) to deepen their capacity as a community leader serving low-income residents. View Website Amount $1,079,000.00 Year 2021 Location Fresno, California Program American Cities Focus Area Place-Based Community Development
Center for Economic Inclusion This grant provides general operating support for the Center for Economic Inclusion (“CEI”), an organization committed to working across sectors to build a more inclusive economy in Minneapolis- St. Paul. View Website Amount 150,000 Year 2021 Location St. Paul, Minnesota Program American Cities Focus Area
Fresno Metro Ministry This grant provides general operating support to Fresno Metro Ministry to continue developing the Fresno Community and Economic Development Partnership (FCEDP). View Website Amount $235,000 Year 2021 Location Fresno, California Program American Cities Focus Area Place-Based Community Development
Center for Transforming Communities This 2-year general operating grant will support the Center for Transforming Communities' (CTC's) Creative Placemaking activities and ongoing participation in Kresge’s Building and Supporting Equitable Development (BASED) learning community. View Website Amount $300,000 Year 2021 Location Memphis, Tennessee Program American Cities, Arts & Culture Focus Area Strengthen the Equitable Creative Placemaking Field
Local Initiatives Support Corporation To accelerate and expand LISC’s work to utilize community and economic development to close the racial wealth, health and opportunity gap in America and Memphis specifically. View Website Amount $1 million Year 2021 Location New York, New York Program American Cities Focus Area Place-Based Community Development
Memphis Medical District Collaborative This grant will enable the Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) to deliver programming and investments designed to improve wealth-building opportunities for people of color who have historically been excluded from such pathways. View Website Amount $300,000.00 Year 2021 Location Memphis, Tennessee Program American Cities, Health Focus Area Community Investment for Health Equity
Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities Inc. This grant will provide general operating support to The Funders Network (TFN) to operationalize its racial equity framework. Kresge staff participate in various facets of TFN’s work as it closely aligns with values that center racial equity, advance place-based, cross-cutting solutions, and help members improve grantmaking impact. View Website Amount $375,000.00 Year 2021 Location Coral Gables, Fla. Program American Cities, Detroit Focus Area