News & Views VP & Chief Investment Officer Rob Manilla to retire this month June 23, 2022 Rob Manilla, who has served as Kresge’s vice president and chief investment officer for the better part of 17 years, will retire from the foundation this month. Under Manilla’s stewardship, Kresge’s endowment has produced gains of nearly $4 billion, powering the foundation’s grantmaking and social investing capacity in American cities.…
News & Views For artists, the shows go on during COVID-19 – but now they’re online April 9, 2020 With half of humanity under some sort of stay-at-home order, it’s safe to say that that half is yearning to find new ways to connect. Artists, whether in Detroit or around the world, are no different. The plethora of new attempts to reach out is heartening – which is clearly the…
News & Views Philanthropy must use its voice to counteract hate October 28, 2018 We at The Kresge Foundation are heartbroken for the victims and families impacted by the hate crimes perpetrated at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh this weekend. The Anti-Defamation League, which Kresge supports, reminded us that this was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in this nation’s history. We extend our deepest sympathies to our Jewish…
News & Views Textile design pioneer Ruth Adler Schnee’s life story, work on display in Detroit September 3, 2015 Through Saturday, Oct. 24, visitors can view more than 200 works from Schnee's personal collection and view a documentary film about her life. The public is also invited to attend two related events, “Conversations with Ruth Adler Schnee,” on Sunday, Sept. 13, 3-5 p.m., and Thursday, Oct. 15, 6-8 p.m.
Resource A toast to Kresge Eminent Artist Bill Rauhauser March 27, 2014 Shooting Detroit’s lunch counters and auto shows, parks and grocery stores – decisive moment by decisive moment, Bill Rauhauser captured his times, and our city, for eternity. (Remarks at an event at the Detroit Institute of Arts honoring The Kresge Foundation’s 2014 Eminent Artist.) Delivered on March 24 at a…
News & Views Lincoln Institute of Land Policy launches Center for Community Investment March 8, 2017 The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has established the Center for Community Investment, a leadership development, research and capacity building initiative to help communities mobilize capital to achieve their economic, social and environmental priorities. Robin Hacke will direct the new center, building on work she incubated over the past three…
Resource Commencement Address to the University of Detroit Mercy 2019 Graduating Class May 11, 2019 Good afternoon, President Garibaldi, Board Chair McNamara, Trustee Susick, Provost Zarkowski, President’s Council Members, distinguished academic deans, Jesuit and Mercy sponsors, other university leadership, and Valedictorian Mary Payne. And to the remarkable graduating class of 2019. To all of you, your families and your supporters, congratulations! Just a word about The…
News & Views Food, culture, entrepreneurship on the menu at community-led Mercado Esperanza October 29, 2019 In Spanish, the word esperanza translates to “hope” in English. In New Brunswick, New Jersey, the residents of the Esperanza neighborhood aren’t just hoping for better housing, education and access to healthy food, they are stepping up as civic leaders, making their voices heard and creating changes in their community.…