News & Views Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave named 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist October 8, 2009 Detroit’s premier jazz musician and educator receives $50,000 prize from The Kresge Foundation. TROY, Mich. – Master jazz trumpet player Marcus Belgrave – who has enthralled audiences world-wide with his musical virtuosity and mentored scores of aspiring young musicians – has been named the 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist by The…
News & Views Detroit News Heralds Kresge As a Local Leader for Urban Revitalization August 6, 2009 Reporter says Kresge’s “fingerprints” appear on nearly every major venture in the city. TROY, MICHIGAN – In a front-page newspaper story, the Detroit News heralded The Kresge Foundation, led by President Rip Rapson, as “one of the largest and most-active donors among charitable foundations in Detroit.” News writer and author…
Resource Kresge acts to alleviate pressures of economic downturn July 16, 2009 My last post in February about the foundation’s response to the economic downturn described our plan to review requests from our capital-challenge grantees to help them complete their capital campaigns. We have since extended additional assistance in a number of forms – from providing more time to complete the campaign…
News & Views Kresge Foundation awards $450,000 in fellowships to Detroit area visual artists June 30, 2009 18 artists receive $25,000 each. TROY, Mich. – The Kresge Foundation today awards the inaugural Kresge Artist Fellowships, each with an unrestricted stipend of $25,000, to 18 metropolitan Detroit visual artists. The Fellowships are the first of its kind to be devoted exclusively to artists in the tri-county area (Wayne,…
Resource 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist Marcus Belgrave June 4, 2009 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist Marcus Belgrave talks about his lifelong love of the trumpet and the burgeoning music scene he found when he moved to Detroit in the early 1960s. The Eminent Artist recognizes an exceptional artist for professional achievements and contributions to the cultural community. The award also encourages…
News & Views In Speech to the Nation’s YMCAs, Rip Rapson Outlines Kresge’s Grantmaking Response Given the Economic Crisis April 29, 2009 Kresge’s president says all foundations face a difficult choice between responding to immediate charitable needs and pursuing long-term philanthropic goals. TROY, MICHIGAN – As the economic crisis batters the nonprofit sector, The Kresge Foundation and other philanthropic organizations face a difficult choice between responding to here-and-now charitable needs and pursuing…
Resource Philanthropy in times of economic turmoil: One foundation’s response April 9, 2009 In the face of profound structural shifts brought by the economic crisis, philanthropy must respond, most crucially, with multiple serious-minded, creative efforts to recalibrate and reboot different dimensions of the nonprofit environment. (Address to YMCA officials, in Dallas.) DALLAS – Thank you for that kind introduction. It is a pleasure…
Resource Philanthropy’s opportunities and responsibilities in times of civic redirection February 23, 2009 For philanthropy to be relevant amid the economic maelstrom we are experiencing, it must move beyond its charitable impulses and toward a more strategic orientation. (Address to civic leaders in Columbus, Ohio.) COLUMBUS, Ohio – What a pleasure it is to be here. In my previous life, our law firm…
News & Views Kresge Foundation Meets Economic Downturn Head On, Awarding a Record $63.6 Million in Grants in Fourth Quarter 2008 February 10, 2009 Grants advance foundation’s strategic objectives in 30 states, particularly in the areas of community development, health and the environment. TROY, MICHIGAN – The state of the economy did not deter the trustees of The Kresge Foundation from awarding $63.6 million in grants at its fourth-quarter board meeting in December, making…
Resource Marcus Belgrave: 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist January 1, 2009 By The Kresge Foundation, a monograph on the life, art and community contributions of the master trumpet player and 2009 recipient of the Kresge Eminent Artist Award. (2009). The Kresge Foundation.