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Kresge invests $9M to advance affordable housing pipeline in Detroit and Fresno

March 26, 2026

American Cities, Detroit, Social Investment Practice

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Quote card: "If housing is foundational to economic mobility, then we must invest in the people and institutions that make housing possible. That means treating community-based developers as viable businesses, protecting CDFIs as essential financial infrastructure, and aligning our capital with our commitments to equity and opportunity." - Tosha Tabron, Director of Originations, The Kresge Foundation, Social Investment Practice

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The future of CDFIs will shape the future of affordable housing

March 30, 2026

Social Investment Practice

"I would describe this moment as consequential. The systems we’ve built to deliver affordable housing and related services are either going to shrink and some fail, or we could come out of this moment more focused, efficient and impactful." - Sarah Brundage, President and CEO, National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders

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Q&A: What shifting federal priorities, capital gaps mean for affordable housing lenders

March 30, 2026

Social Investment Practice

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Quote from Chantel Rush, managing director, Kresge American Cities Program: "“What we’ve learned in Detroit is that CDOs that are deeply rooted in place have a powerful understanding of neighborhood histories, desires and assets. This puts them in a unique position to advance community priorities."

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Eight Black-led Community Development Organizations in New Orleans share $750,000 from new foundation-backed fund

June 11, 2021

American Cities

Quote from Kresge President and CEO Rip Rapson: " "Gilda Jacobs has been a fierce advocate for children, for equity and for justice, pushing the state of Michigan to live to its responsibilities and values to better support economically vulnerable families. "

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Statement from Kresge President and CEO Rip Rapson on the retirement of Gilda Jacobs

June 10, 2021

From the President

A open window sframes a suburban house and neighborhood from inside a construction project.

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Mission, Money & Markets: Is 2021 a turning point for the Opportunity Zones incentive?

June 10, 2021

Social Investment Practice

The image is of a man wearing a light green short-sleeved shirt and a mask receiving a shot in his left arm from a man wearing blue medical scrubs, purple medical gloves and a mask.

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Kresge awards $2.1 million in grants to boost vaccination efforts, address health disparities

June 9, 2021

American Cities, COVID-19, Detroit, Health

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New Collaborative announces grants to improve postsecondary transfer pathways in LA County

June 3, 2021

Education

Picture of Detroit Program Managing Director Wendy Lewis Jackson with quote: "The Michigan Justice Fund is addressing some of the most vexing and pernicious obstacles to true justice and sustainable safety.”

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Justice system reform projects receive over $2 million from joint philanthropy fund

June 3, 2021

Detroit

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Kresge Foundation investing $180M in neighborhoods, plans new headquarters in Detroit

September 12, 2025

Detroit, HQ+

This image showcases a flooded neighborhood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, captured by the U.S. Geological Survey. Four houses are shown in the photograph. Flood waters rise above the porch level of each home. In some cases, stairwells are completely covered by stormwater.

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New Navigate the Flood guide offers tools to manage urban stormwater and climate-induced flooding

June 2, 2021

Environment

The aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921 where white mobs murdered hundreds of Black citizens and burned down a thriving Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The black and white photo depicts a street in the Greenwood area with the charred remains of multiple homes and businesses and smoke rising from the ashes in the background.

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Rapson: Acknowledging the horror of the Tulsa Race Massacre is only a first step to addressing racial reconciliation

June 1, 2021

From the President

Collage of photos of early Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit efforts, including men with shovels working near a cement mixer, lawn mowers set out for a community cleanup, a woman cutting a ribbon for park exercise equipment, picture of teen at piano at a boxing gym, etc.

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Evaluation is moment to look back and ahead for Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit

June 1, 2021

Detroit

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