News & Views 2013 Kresge Artist Fellowships awarded to literary and visual artists in greater Detroit June 26, 2013 Foundation President Rip Rapson says creativity helps energize the community. Kresge Artist Fellowships have been awarded to 17 metropolitan Detroit-based literary and visual artists and one team of artists. Each of the fellowships includes an unrestricted prize of $25,000, rewarding creative vision and commitment to excellence within a wide range…
Resource Crisis and Opportunity: Aligning the Community College Presidency with Student Success June 24, 2013 By the end of this decade, nearly half of the current community college presidents will likely be retired. The Aspen Institute and Achieving the Dream have researched the qualities of community college presidents who have led institutions to high levels of student success. This Kresge-funded report calls for an overhaul…
News & Views A champion of diversity and inclusion, Dr. Jane Delgado retires from The Kresge Foundation Board of Trustees June 19, 2013 The Kresge Foundation Board of Trustees and staff salute Dr. Jane Delgado for her 16 years of service as a foundation trustee. President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, Delgado joined the Kresge board in 1997 and helped guide the foundation’s transition from a funder of brick-and-mortar…
Resource Expanding opportunities in America’s cities June 18, 2013 The Kresge Foundation’s experience in Detroit helps to illustrate how philanthropic collaboration, cross-sector cooperation, unlocking nontraditional sources of capital and many other approaches by the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors can contribute to effective social change. (Keynote address to the annual conference of the Social Impact Exchange.)
Resource 2012 Audited Financial Statements June 13, 2013 The full set of audited financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2012. (2013). The Kresge Foundation. In addition: 2012 Annual Tax Return, Form 990-PF Readers Guide to the 2012 Form 990-PF
Resource How philanthropy can help communities advance climate change adaptation May 31, 2013 The Bridgespan Group report examines pioneering climate-change adaptation efforts and five investment models philanthropic funders can follow. Numerous Kresge Environment Program grantees are referenced. By Robert Searle and Karim Al‑Khafaji, May 2013
Resource Everybody’s movement: Environmental justice and climate change May 31, 2013 A report by Angela Park features the perspectives of 23 activists and funders engaged in or supporting work to connect environmental justice and climate change. Topics include better integrating climate issues into the content of environmental justice. Environmental Support Center, Washington, 2009
News & Views Rip Rapson discusses Kresge’s focus on expanding opportunities in cities May 31, 2013 For more on Kresge’s efforts in America’s cities, see the news article about our 2012 annual report or read the full report.
Resource Natural Allies: Philanthropy and civil legal aid April 23, 2013 A brochure making the case for philanthropic funding for civil legal aid. Published by the Public Welfare Foundation and The Kresge Foundation (2013).
Resource Our shared responsibility for getting the climate question right April 18, 2013 Climate change has set in motion forces that will forever change the nature of life in America’s cities. In exactly what form, to what degree and over what period of time is not entirely clear – but what is clear is that none of us can ignore that dynamic. (Remarks…