Resource Diego Rivera, Public Pensions and Detroit’s Bankruptcy: What’s Philanthropy Doing in the Middle? April 8, 2014
News & Views Photographer Bill Rauhauser selected as 2014 Kresge Eminent Artist January 9, 2014 Iconic Detroit photographer and educator Bill Rauhauser has been named the 2014 Kresge Eminent Artist. Rauhauser has devoted more than 60 years to “being there” – being present and engaged on the city’s streets, inside the studio and inside the classroom. He joins five other artists who have since 2008…
News & Views Investments will not waver as Detroit undergoes reorganization, says Kresge CEO Rip Rapson July 26, 2013 Rip Rapson, president and CEO of The Kresge Foundation, today issued a statement concerning the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing. It’s been a week now since the city of Detroit declared bankruptcy. As the reality sets in for all of us here in metropolitan Detroit and for observers across the…
News & Views 2012 Kresge Artist Fellows highlight culturally ‘rich environment’ of metro Detroit June 28, 2012 $600,000 in fellowships to Detroit area literary and performing artists Two dozen Metropolitan Detroit literary and performing artists have been awarded Kresge Artist Fellowships for 2012. Each of the 24 fellowships includes an unrestricted prize of $25,000, rewarding creative vision and commitment to excellence within a wide range of artistic…
News & Views Kresge Foundation Meets Economic Downturn Head On, Awarding a Record $63.6 Million in Grants in Fourth Quarter 2008 February 10, 2009 Grants advance foundation’s strategic objectives in 30 states, particularly in the areas of community development, health and the environment. TROY, MICHIGAN – The state of the economy did not deter the trustees of The Kresge Foundation from awarding $63.6 million in grants at its fourth-quarter board meeting in December, making…
News & Views Marie Woo, an innovator in ceramics, is named Kresge Eminent Artist January 28, 2020 Ceramicist and educator Marie Woo has been named the 2020 Kresge Eminent Artist, an annual metro Detroit award recognizing lifetime achievement in art, which includes a $50,000 prize. Woo, 91, is known as “the potter’s potter,” both a technical master and a playful innovator, always exploring and expanding traditional forms.…
News & Views 74 Detroit-area arts organizations share $12.2 million from Kresge, Erb, Hudson-Webber and DeRoy foundations September 24, 2019 Seventy-four arts and cultural organizations in the Detroit metropolitan area will share $12.2 million for their operations over the next three years in a collaboration between The Kresge Foundation, Erb Family Foundation, Hudson-Webber Foundation and DeRoy Testamentary Foundation. The four foundations shared a single application and review process before making their independent…
News & Views Kresge awards $1.5 million in grants to build climate resilience, improve health outcomes August 21, 2019 The Kresge Foundation awarded $1.5 million in grants to 15 community-based nonprofit organizations to advance policy solutions aimed at improving climate resilience and equitably reducing health risks in low-income communities in America’s cities. This investment in strengthening community-based leadership, one of three strategies outlined in Kresge’s Climate Change, Health &…
News & Views Kresge Foundation grants $5 million to 10 organizations advancing the social and economic mobility of families July 15, 2019 The Kresge Foundation’s Human Services Program has awarded $5 million in grants to 10 human services organizations committed to advancing the social and economic mobility of children and families living with low incomes in America’s cities. These organizations will make up the second cohort of the foundation’s national Next Generation…
News & Views Detroit Public Television to broadcast program honoring Kresge Eminent Artists February 13, 2019 Visitors and residents in downtown Detroit may have noticed a slight seismic rumbling on the evening of January 24, coinciding with the climax of the “Kresge Honors 2019” program at the Masonic Temple’s Jack White Theatre. Detroit Japanese drum ensemble Raion Taiko and vocalist Mike Ellison had a crowd…