Resource Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Facing the Future September 24, 2012 A study of the changing roles and uncertain future of colleges and universities established to school freed slaves and African-Americans in era of segregation. By Phillip L. Clay. Prepared while the former Massachusetts Institute of Technology chancellor was a senior fellow for the Ford Foundation. Clay is a member of…
News & Views Kresge CEO shares lessons learned from green building September 5, 2012 Constructing a green building was only the first step. Committed to reducing energy consumption and promoting renewable power, The Kresge Foundation had the Center for the Built Environment at the University of California at Berkeley evaluate the performance of its metropolitan Detroit office building, and continues to work on ways…
Resource The Kresge Foundation Office Complex August 30, 2012 An analysis of The Kresge Foundation headquarters’ performance in areas such as water and energy use, air quality and thermal comfort, conducted by the Center for the Built Environment at the University of California Berkeley.
Resource Practicing what we preach: Measuring the performance of our green building August 30, 2012 Given The Kresge Foundation’s commitment to conservation and renewable energy, we commissioned an assessment of the environmental performance of our headquarters to explore to what extent it conserves resources and how might we improve its functioning. We learned a few things that we can share with others. When we chose…
News & Views New office puts Kresge’s Detroit Program team at the heart of the city’s revitalization July 26, 2012 The opening provides opportunity to show off the city and reinforce the Re-Imagining Detroit framework and partnerships. The Kresge Foundation has joined the wave of organizations renovating and re-using office, retail and other space in Detroit. The national philanthropy recently completed the renovation of a 2,500-square-foot office in the city’s…
News & Views 2012 Kresge Artist Fellows highlight culturally ‘rich environment’ of metro Detroit June 28, 2012 $600,000 in fellowships to Detroit area literary and performing artists Two dozen Metropolitan Detroit literary and performing artists have been awarded Kresge Artist Fellowships for 2012. Each of the 24 fellowships includes an unrestricted prize of $25,000, rewarding creative vision and commitment to excellence within a wide range of artistic…
News & Views Study documents need to account for low-income communities in planning transit June 19, 2012 The development of light-rail transit systems in U.S. cities represents a positive step toward reducing urban sprawl and traffic congestion and revitalizing inner-city neighborhoods. A recent research report by PolicyLink finds light rail also generates new jobs for residents and creates compact, walkable communities centered around transportation. However, carefully designed…
Resource 2011 Audited Financial Statements June 13, 2012 The full set of audited financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011. (2012). The Kresge Foundation. In addition: 2011 Annual Tax Return, Form 990-PF Readers Guide to the 2011 Form 990-PF
News & Views Kresge and M-1 RAIL partners pledge to resolve last issues surrounding Detroit light rail project June 4, 2012 Leaders of M-1 RAIL, a long-planned light rail project in Detroit, today released a statement following a meeting with local, state and federal officials. The M-1 group includes Roger Penske of Penske Corp., Dan Gilbert of Quicken Loans, M-1 RAIL CEO Matt Cullen and Kresge Foundation President and CEO Rip…
News & Views Kresge’s Arts and Culture team will integrate its grantmaking framework under the concept of ‘creative placemaking’ May 22, 2012 The Kresge Foundation’s Arts and Culture team plans to roll out a new program that unifies the elements of the three-part framework that has guided its grantmaking since 2010. The aim – helping communities use arts and culture to create healthy, vibrant places – is unchanged. But where recent grantmaking…