Resource 2013 Audited Financial Statements June 13, 2014 The full set of audited financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013. (2014). The Kresge Foundation. In addition: 2013 Annual Tax Return, Form 990-PF Readers Guide to the 2013 Form 990-PF
Resource Public Health 2030: A Scenario Exploration June 10, 2014 Public health officials and organizations across the country have joined with the Institute for Alternative Futures to consider likely public health challenges and opportunities arising over the next 15 years.The Public Health 2030 project includes recommendations for ensuring public health agencies are able to fulfill their missions despite projected increases…
Resource Student Access and Success: Issues and Interventions in South African Universities May 21, 2014 Low rates of access and success in post-secondary education are arguably the single biggest challenge facing South Africa’s public education system. The system is failing to meet the educational needs of young people, a growing economy and a rapidly changing society. Black students, particularly those from poor backgrounds are deeply…
Resource Diego Rivera, Public Pensions and Detroit’s Bankruptcy: What’s Philanthropy Doing in the Middle? April 8, 2014
Resource 2013 Kresge Foundation annual report April 7, 2014 The report details the foundation’s grantmaking in 2013, covering 316 awards totaling $122 million, with $128 million paid out over the course of the year. It also reports on the activities of the foundation’s Social Investment Practice, which made commitments totaling $17.7 million in 2013. The report illustrates the combination…
Resource At What Cost? How Student Debt Reduces Lifetime Wealth April 2, 2014 Although the emergence of higher education’s debt-for-diploma system is well documented, the impact of that debt on individuals, households and society has not been adequately explored. This Kresge-supported study finds that over a lifetime of employment and saving, $53,000 in education debt leads to a household wealth loss of nearly…
Resource The Great Cost Shift Continues: State Higher Education Funding After the Recession April 2, 2014 In a little more than two decades, the United States has developed a debt-for-college-diploma system. States disinvested in higher education during economic downturns without restoring funding during times of economic expansion. Low- and middle-income households, at the same time, have experienced stagnant or declining income. Students increasingly use loans to…
Resource A toast to Kresge Eminent Artist Bill Rauhauser March 27, 2014 Shooting Detroit’s lunch counters and auto shows, parks and grocery stores – decisive moment by decisive moment, Bill Rauhauser captured his times, and our city, for eternity. (Remarks at an event at the Detroit Institute of Arts honoring The Kresge Foundation’s 2014 Eminent Artist.) Delivered on March 24 at a…
Resource Creative placemaking: The next phase for ArtPlace March 4, 2014 When you’re dealing with the wickedly difficult problems of our time, the potential of arts and culture to drive economic development, sensitive placemaking and the kind of long-term visioning that a community needs in order to remain vital must be at the center of the conversation. (Address to the ArtPlace…
News & Views Projects exemplify Kresge commitment to Detroit Future City February 4, 2014 Development framework gains traction with projects in neighborhoods across Detroit. A year ago, the long-awaited Detroit Future City framework was released to rousing applause from a room of 250 Detroiters, a cross-section of leaders from politics and business to community activism and philanthropy. Looking back, Laura Trudeau, Kresge Foundation senior…