News & Views Kresge president honored as a Michiganian of the year November 12, 2015 Kresge Foundation President and CEO Rip Rapson is among nine people named 2015 Michiganians of the Year by The Detroit News, which credited Rapson with “putting Detroit at the center of the Kresge Foundation’s concerns” and helping forge the grand bargain to quickly resolve Detroit’s municipal bankruptcy in 2013-14.
News & Views Chera Reid Named Director of Strategic Learning, Research and Evaluation at The Kresge Foundation November 12, 2015 In the newly created position, she will help Kresge program teams draw lessons from their work with grantees, and share those lessons across the foundation and the philanthropy field. Reid most recently served as a program officer for Kresge’s Education Program.
News & Views Investors, including Kresge, bring another $100M to Healthy Futures Fund November 12, 2015 The fund uses Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and New Market Tax Credits to expand access to health care and affordable housing for low-income residents. It has supported the construction of 400 affordable housing units, as well as federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) that will serve an estimated 40,000 people.
News & Views Kresge Arts & Culture, Health teams launch food-oriented grant opportunity November 12, 2015 Food-oriented initiatives that contribute to economic revitalization, cultural expression and health in low-income communities are eligible for a new grant opportunity announced by the Kresge Foundation today. Kresge will award up to 20 planning grants of up to $75,000 each in 2016 as part of the initiative “Fresh, Local & Equitable:…
News & Views Kresge Foundation poised to be the ‘next great social justice philanthropy,’ new Philamplify report finds November 12, 2015 Philamplify’s researchers gathered and analyzed feedback from Kresge grantees, peer funders and other stakeholders as well as publicly available information to analyze Kresge’s giving. The report offers actionable findings and recommendations to help Kresge meet its core mission.
Resource Detroit and the Future of Development Finance November 10, 2015 I. An Introduction to Detroit Detroit is The Kresge Foundation’s hometown, where we were founded a little more than 90 years ago and have maintained an unwavering commitment ever since. It is a city whose storied history of innovation and invention, arts and industry has for too long been overshadowed…
Resource FAQ: Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit November 3, 2015 Frequently asked questions about the Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit initiative are covered. This is a three-year, $5 million initiative to fund Detroit-based nonprofits in their efforts to strengthen neighborhoods across the city. Kresge’s Detroit Program is seeking applicants to the program’s second round. The application deadline is Nov. 24, and…
Resource Request for Proposals: “Fresh, Local & Equitable: Food as a Creative Platform for Neighborhood Revitalization” November 2, 2015 This Kresge Foundation funding opportunity is designed to support food-oriented initiatives that contribute to economic revitalization, cultural expression and health in low-income communities. Kresge will award up to 20 planning grants of up to $75,000 each in the first quarter of 2016 as part of the initiative “Fresh, Local &…
News & Views Online series spotlights urban innovators across U.S. October 26, 2015 “People Changing Cities” will profile five individuals each week working on urban issues such as transit, community and civic engagement, planning, food and economic development. Cities of focus include Detroit, Cleveland, the Bay Area, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The 26-week series, supported by the Kresge Foundation’s American Cities Project, is being…
Resource Empowering Prosperity: Strengthening Human Services Impacts Through Asset Integration October 14, 2015 Billed as a “Guidebook to Stimulate Discussion and Action,” this publication of the Institute on Assets and Social Policy and the National Human Services Assembly outlines key approaches to asset development and work in that field by U.S. human services agencies. Among other topics, the publication is intended to familiarize…