Reports Strengthening Child- and Family-Centered Neighborhoods in Detroit: Partnership Opportunities With the New Mayoral Administration November 19, 2025 Detroit
Reports Detroit Export, HBCU Import: Detroit Students on the Yard and Back Home Again October 28, 2025 Education
Reports A Century of Impact: Lessons From The Kresge Foundation’s Transformative Urban Approach October 9, 2025 American Cities
Case Studies The Community Power Accelerator solar case study Consumers spend over a trillion dollars a year on energy, while people with low-income face a disproportionately high energy burden and greater vulnerability to environmental damage. Community-serving solar developers are… Case Studies June 10, 2025 Environment, Social Investment Practice
Reports CDFIs: Crucial Partners in the Public Finance Ecosystem This paper, published in Chicago Fed Insights by Lourdes Germán, Robin Newberger and Heidi Reijm, examines how CDFIs can better leverage public funds and utilize subsidized financing mechanisms, such as… Reports November 15, 2024 Social Investment Practice
Digital Media Video: Why community action agencies should invest in microgrids Digital Media August 26, 2024 Environment, Social Investment Practice
Print Materials Kresge Social Investment Practice Brochure The Kresge Foundation’s Social Investment Practice works to expand opportunities in America’s cities by providing access to capital. In 2023, it made 16 investment commitments totaling $37.9 million. This brochure… Print Materials August 19, 2024 Social Investment Practice
Reports A Turnkey Model for Leveraging Direct Pay to Advance Solar and Renewable Energy Finance The Inflation Reduction Act has unlocked a new era of clean energy. This guide explores how provisions it includes, like Direct Pay, can help democratize clean energy projects like community… Reports July 19, 2024 Social Investment Practice