News & Views Kresge awards more than $6M in grants to expand student success in South Africa June 18, 2024 The Kresge Foundation today announced a new suite of grants, totaling $6,362,685, or over R 116 million, dedicated to bolstering South Africa’s higher education institutions. The record investment of grant support for Siyaphumelela (which means “we succeed” in isiXhosa) will effectively be the third iteration of funding for the network…
News & Views National climate leader Shamar A. Bibbins promoted to managing director of Kresge’s Environment Program June 17, 2024
News & Views Kresge Eminent Artist Bill Harris pens a new poem commemorating centennial year June 12, 2024 2011 Kresge Eminent Artist Bill Harris is a poet, playwrite, essayist, and arts critic. The Kresge Foundation commissioned Harris to compose this poem to mark its 100th anniversary.
News & Views James L. Bildner and Maria Otero to retire from Kresge Board of Trustees June 12, 2024 Kresge Foundation Board Chair Cecilia Muñoz today announced that two long-serving trustees – James L. Bildner and Maria Otero – are retiring from the foundation’s Board of Trustees. “We are so sorry to see them go; Jim and Maria provided welcome counsel and crucial governance to the foundation during some…
Resource Build the New: Detroit’s Next Path June 11, 2024 Detroit & The American City Symposium Remarks by Rip Rapson President, The Kresge Foundation Good morning, everyone. Welcome . . . and deepest thanks for being an integral part of our year-long centennial reflection and celebration. The Kresge Centennial A centennial is typically defined by retrospection. And to be sure,…
News & Views One hundred years later, a founder’s entrepreneurial spirit lives on June 11, 2024 My great-grandfather, Sebastian S. Kresge, exhibited many traits that today would likely label him as an “entrepreneur.” He was raised with a strong conviction for hard work and self-reliance. As a boy, he opportunistically turned his bee-raising hobby into a profitable business with the goal of earning enough money to…
News & Views New national coalition focuses on addressing the benefits cliff for families with low incomes June 6, 2024 The benefits cliff, experienced by millions of families living with low incomes, happens when an increase in earnings results in an abrupt loss in public benefits and an overall decrease in financial security. To help families achieve social and economic success, Kresge NextGen initiative organization Martha O’Bryan Center in Tennessee…