News & Views Online celebration for Marie Woo, 2020 Kresge Eminent Artist, debuts Friday October 15, 2020 To celebrate 2020 Kresge Eminent Artist Marie Woo, Kresge and an esteemed Detroit arts institution, the Scarab Club, are teaming up for a virtual unveiling of a career retrospective and the launch of a monograph of her life and work. The event, dubbed “A Moment with Marie Woo,” will be…
News & Views Kresge.org redesign brings new features, functionality to our digital home October 14, 2020 Welcome to the new Kresge.org. Whether you’re a frequent visitor or here for the first time, I invite you to explore The Kresge Foundation’s refreshed website, which launched this week. Throughout 2020, our External Affairs & Communications team partnered with our colleagues from across the foundation to reconceptualize our website.…
News & Views Book presents portrait of Detroit through 100 Detroiters’ images, lives, DNA October 13, 2020 A multimedia project profiling 100 Detroiters through photography, the written word, DNA science and cartography culminates this week with the virtual launch of the book i.Detroit – A Human Atlas of an American City. This is the third Human Atlas project led by British artist Marcus Lyon following award-winning interactive…
News & Views $22 million financing package closes to support cutting edge early childhood center on Marygrove campus October 12, 2020 Deal represents the first New Markets Tax Credit investment in early childhood in Detroit DETROIT – In a first for Detroit’s children, a group of five mission-led financial institutions has closed a package totaling $22 million, including $8 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), to provide financing for the…
News & Views Kresge honors the history and culture of Indigenous people with land acknowledgement October 11, 2020 As part of Kresge’s commitment to more firmly center equity in our work to expand opportunities in American cities, the foundation has formally adopted Indigenous Peoples’ Day as an official holiday and has embarked on a land acknowledgement journey to recognize the ongoing relationship between Native Americans and the land…
News & Views Kresge joins Detroit-area partners in cross-sector effort to increase college completion, decrease racial equity gaps October 6, 2020 The Kresge Foundation recently joined 34 partners across the higher education, business, K-12, philanthropy and nonprofit sectors to sign the Detroit Regional Talent Compact, a 10-year roadmap to strengthen the area’s workforce pipeline by increasing postsecondary attainment and narrowing racial inequities. The compact was unveiled on Friday during a digital panel discussion as…
News & Views President Trump’s COVID diagnosis offers chance to reset public health messaging October 5, 2020 Kresge President Rip Rapson has been writing daily notes to the staff during the COVID-19 pandemic as we continue to work from home. We are sharing a selection of these letters that touch on current events and issues relevant to these unprecedented times. Even by the standards of the last…
News & Views Inside Out & Outside In: Kresge’s new annual report on equity September 30, 2020 Examining racial equity’s centrality to Kresge’s mission, work through stories, letters, and spotlight on our journey The Kresge Foundation is pleased to debut its 2019 Annual Report, entitled “Inside Out & Outside In – Equity: Organic to Our Mission.” The report explores Kresge’s willingness to transform itself and be transformed…
News & Views Grantees share how they are addressing climate, health and equity concerns in COVID epicenters September 30, 2020 The events of 2020 have crystallized the connectedness of work at the intersection of climate, health, and equity. When COVID-19 was elevated to pandemic status in March, uncertainty loomed around the risk factors for contracting and spreading the virus. Economic instability caused by nationwide shutdowns left millions out of work…
News & Views Kresge joins Detroit’s largest-ever affordable housing fund with JPMorgan Chase, LISC & others September 29, 2020 Detroit Housing for the Future Fund launches with $48M, goal is $75M Mayor Mike Duggan joined Kresge Detroit Program Managing Director Wendy Lewis Jackson and leaders from Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and JPMorgan Chase today to celebrate the launch of the Detroit Housing for the Future Fund (DHFF), a public-private…