News & Views Fourth generation of windmill mechanics keeps Kresge’s vintage blades spinning July 27, 2016 Both of The Kresge Foundation’s iconic windmills are spinning in the breeze again, after tender loving care from a family of Amish windmill mechanics. The Troyer family from Sugarcreek, Ohio, makes periodic treks north to maintain Aermotor mills throughout Michigan, including the twin structures that tower above Kresge’s three-acre Troy…
Resource Kresge, partners will work with more urgency than ever for an inclusive society July 14, 2016 I want to share a brief reflection about the horrific acts of violence that have shocked our nation over the past few weeks. The indescribably tragic events in Orlando, St. Paul, Baton Rouge and Dallas have angered, saddened and otherwise moved each and every one of us at The Kresge Foundation.…
News & Views Kresge names nine experts to FreshLo advisory committee July 14, 2016 The Kresge Foundation has named nine national experts from fields such as sustainable food development, creative placemaking and community development to the advisory committee for the Fresh, Local & Equitable: Food as a Creative Platform for Neighborhood Revitalization initiative. The program, known as FreshLo, is a joint effort of Kresge’s…
News & Views Annual report highlights foundation’s new social investment approaches July 11, 2016 The report details the foundation’s grantmaking and activities of its Social Investment Practice, and highlights the strategy of using a wide array of tools to expand opportunity in America’s cities.
News & Views Kresge fills new talent and organizational development position, expands Education Program team July 7, 2016 Jennifer R. Jaramillo has been hired as the deputy to the president for talent and organizational development and Bethany Miller has been hired as a program officer for the Education Program at The Kresge Foundation, President and CEO Rip Rapson announced today. Before joining Kresge, Jaramillo worked at Accenture where,…
News & Views Kresge launches energy partnership with … the Sun June 29, 2016 The Kresge Foundation launched a strategic partnership with the Sun early this summer, capturing energy from the hot, gaseous star and converting it to electrical power for use in the foundation’s Troy, Mich. headquarters. The 40-kilowatt system will generate 140 kilowatt-hours of electricity daily, reducing the foundation’s electricity bill by…
News & Views The Rapson Decade at Kresge marked with reception, tributes June 29, 2016 Rip Rapson’s 10th year at the helm of The Kresge Foundation was marked with a reception, glowing tributes, some good-natured needling and a proclamation declaring June 15, 2016 as “Rip Rapson Day” in Minneapolis, Minn. – the city where Rapson lived and worked for decades before joining Kresge as president…
Resource 2015 Audited Financial Statements June 27, 2016 The full set of audited financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2015. In addition: 2015 Annual Tax Return, Form 990-PF Readers Guide to the 2015 Form 990-PF
Resource Remarks by Lois DeBacker, River Rally 2016 June 27, 2016 Text of remarks by The Kresge Foundation Environment Program Managing Director Lois DeBacker at the River Network’s River Rally 2016 in Mobile, Alabama, May 23, 2016.