Kresge announces recipients of grants for neighborhood projects in Detroit

Good morning. I’m Rip Rapson and on behalf of the entire Kresge organization, I’d like to thank you for being with us this morning. We want to move directly into…

Arts and Culture in Detroit: Central to Our Past and Our Future

Kresge Foundation President and CEO Rip Rapson wrote this article on the role of arts and culture in Detroit’s revitalization for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s journal Community…

Detroit is on track for a positive future

With U.S. Judge Steven Rhodes’ acceptance of the stakeholder-approved plan of adjustment, the Detroit community will be the subject of every manner of intellectual, legal, political and social discussion over the…

Time to return to the business of rebuilding Detroit

Kresge Foundation President Rip Rapson discusses the resolution of Detroit’s municipal bankruptcy case and looks ahead to the work of philanthopy and other sectors in revitalizing the city and its…

Philanthropy’s role in Detroit’s emergence from bankruptcy