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PathBreakers podcast New Episode Out Now: Orlando Bailey, Outlier Media

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PathBreakers podcast returns, asking, “Who has the power to shape a city?”

May 20, 2026

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TIME100 Philanthropy 2026 Honoree: Rip Rapson

Rapson, Buery named to the 2026 TIME100 list of the most influential leaders in philanthropy

May 14, 2026

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Two people, eleven24 Executive Director Tonjie Reese with a purple shirt that reads “Respect & Trust & Honesty & Support & Freedom & Boundaries” and Program Coordinator Erica Mickens with a white shirt that reads “Communications & Autonomuy & Support & Fairness & Gratitude & Love”, are standing in a field in front of the “Spirit” mural of a woman in a bandana with the word Detroit on it holding a shining orb.

KIP:D+ Cultural Heritage program to provide up to $1.25M in funding for projects rooted in culture, history and belonging

May 5, 2026

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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

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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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