This grant provides operating support to Non-Profit Enterprise at Work (NEW), one of five intermediaries that form a collaborative committed to strengthening nonprofit sector capacity in Detroit. View Website

This project grant will fund Green Living Science to support a city of Detroit Green Task Force research trip to Philadelphia, PA to build foundational knowledge across the multi-sector attendees to advance and implement renewable energy, recycling, composting, transportation, stormwater management, and climate resilience practices in Detroit. View Website

This grant supports the 2025 Kresge Arts in Detroit (KAID) program, which provides awards and professional development resources to individual artists across metro Detroit. The grant funds will sustain the program's three signature awards: the Kresge Eminent Artist Award (EA), Kresge Artist Fellowships (KAF), and Gilda Awards (GA). It will also support supplemental activities, such as communication efforts, public celebration events, and professional development resources. View Website

This grant provides general operating support to the Detroit bureau of Chalkbeat. Kresge’s funding for Chalkbeat supports its efforts to highlight community voices and impacts on early childhood, education equity, and educational outcomes for children in Detroit. View Website

This grant in partnership with the Detroit Health Department and the Michigan Department of Health will provide support and expand overall clinical and general operations, as well as contracted optometry professionals in providing eye exams and glasses for all children within the 66 Head Start programs in Detroit. View Website

This general operating grant will support Outlier Media, a nonprofit news organization focused on information needs in Detroit communities. View Website

This grant supports the 2025 Just Economy Conference, an annual convening of leaders from community, business, foundation, policy and government that are involved in economic justice. View Website

This cross-team grant provides seed funding to launch the first phase of Detroit Youth Organizing for Power (DYOP), a two-phase, four-year collaborative initiative aimed to strengthen the field of community organizing in the Detroit area. View Website

This grant supports the Institute to convene representatives from local environmental justice organizations and media outlets in Detroit to establish relationships between the two sectors and to prioritize key stories for climate action and impact. View Website

This grant provides funding to Enterprise Community Partners (ECP) for the Key Corridor Fund, which will provide operating and resource support to community development organizations stewarding key commercial corridors in Detroit, including Jefferson East, Inc., Vanguard CDC, Live6 Alliance and Midtown Detroit, Inc. View Website

This grant will support Kresge’s membership in the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative (ECFC), a national coalition of foundations committed to supporting early childhood priorities across the United States. View Website

The grant will strengthen the legal infrastructure in Michigan to protect civil rights and support community organizing efforts. View Website

This grant will provide project support for the Urban Consulate to promote community dialogue and urban development initiatives in Detroit. View Website

This grant provides project support to the Detroit Parks Coalition to facilitate family-centered neighborhood improvements through park development. View Website

Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD) will work with community partners to strengthen infrastructure and ecosystem support for neighborhood development. View Website

In partnership with The Gilbert Foundation, this grant will support 10 Detroit-based BIPOC artist-led organizations to increase their capacity to support neighborhood-level projects and community-building efforts. View Website

The National Bankers Association - established 97 years ago as the Negro Bankers Association - serves as the voice of minority banking, representing 32 minority depository institutions, including the nation’s 19 Black-owned banks. This grant will support the NBA’s annual convening at $25,000 (Gold level), and fund research on mortgage lending from Minority Depository Institutions. View Website

This grant provides general operating support to The Boggs Center, a community organizing hub on Detroit’s east side that provides leadership development, political education, convening, and arts & culture organizing. View Website

This general operating grant to We the People of Detroit supports their efforts to advance civil rights, environmental justice, and water affordability through the community organizing, youth empowerment, participatory action research, and leadership development. View Website

This grant will enable the Detroit Historical Society (DHS) to work collaboratively with the Kresge Foundation to produce Kresge 100, a comprehensive exhibition and slate of community programs at the Detroit Historical Museum to commemorate 100 years of the Kresge Foundation. View Website