Reports The future of urban climate action: Shaping systems for equitable, long-term change September 16, 2025 Environment
Speeches Remarks for Kresge Arts in Detroit award celebration: Three Bass-ic Lessons from Marion Hayden July 21, 2025 Detroit
Print Materials Betting Big: Kresge’s $350 Million Commitment to Social Investing This 20-page booklet includes a summary of the Kresge Foundation’s $350 million social investing work from 2015-2020. It includes an introduction from President & CEO Rip Rapson, key lessons learned,… Print Materials October 17, 2021 Social Investment Practice
Print Materials Shirley Woodson: 2021 Kresge Eminent Artist monograph, “A Palette for the People” Figurative painter, tireless arts educator and advocate Shirley Woodson is the 2021 Kresge Eminent Artist. She is widely honored for devoting decades to broadening education and exhibition opportunities for generations… Print Materials September 27, 2021 Detroit
Presentations and Drawings Social Investing: How Kresge uses tools beyond grants to expand opportunity Beyond making grants, philanthropic organizations can support nonprofits with other forms of capital, including program-related investment loans, guarantees, equity and deposits. This webinar provided an overview of how Kresge uses… Presentations and Drawings September 15, 2021 Social Investment Practice
Reports Summer In The City: Improving Community Resilience To Extreme Summertime Heat In Northern Manhattan A new report by WE ACT for Environmental Justice and the Natural Resources Defense Council shows that extreme summertime heat is distributed unevenly throughout New York City and disproportionately impacts Black and Latino communities. Summer… Reports August 2, 2021 Environment
Reports CoPro2.0 Strategy Memo This informational primer, prepared by Laura Perna, helped Kresge prepare to launch its College Promise funding opportunity, CoPro2.0. Drawing from a review of recent research and news articles, interviews with… Reports July 20, 2021 Education