The Kresge Foundation

The Kresge Foundation is a private, national foundation based in Detroit was established since 1924 by Sebastian Spering Kresge.

The foundation supports seven specifically defined programs: Arts and Culture, Community Development, Detroit, Education, Health, and Human Services. They partner with those organizations and individuals commited to the needs of poor people and communities.

The hallmark of their work as a foundation is creating opportunities for low-income people.

Web Address

www.kresge.org

Social Media Links

Blog - www.kresge.org/kresge-blog

Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheKresgeFoundation

Twitter - @kresgefdn

YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/TheKresgeFoundation

Foundation RSS Feeds

News - feeds.feedburner.com/kresge-news

Blogs - feeds.feedburner.com/kresge-blog

Assets

$3,040,453,049 - 2011-12-31
$3,329,856,115 - 2006-12-31

Giving

$93,467,328 - 2011-12-31
$117,863,803 - 2006-12-31

Foundation Grants and Resources

People Building Stronger Communities

Hope Outreach Homeless Believes Work Builds Self-Respect

Homeless Man Who Returned Money Gets $150,000 Funding

The Folly of Philanthropy

Vans Jumps Into Giving Program to Support the Arts in Schools

Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program

Solar-Powered PumpMakers Aim to Bring Clean Water to Millions Around the World

Getting Children Make a Choice Increases Sharing Attitudes

New Study Shows Products Can Act As Emotional Attachment in a Fearful Situation

Canadian Youth Chooses Transit-Near Urban Amenities over Suburbs

Recent News from Kresge Foundation

Holiday cheer created in musical, theatrical performances showing online, on cable TV in Dearborn
Foundation: Kresge Foundation

7, the holiday program will be available on demand from cdtv.viebit.com, and ... special is a creative approach to keeping music and performances alive. ... the Henry Ford College Choral Arts...more

Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce receives grant to fight racial injustice
Foundation: Kresge Foundation

Kresge Foundation is one of the largest philanthropies in the nation, and donated the $30 million to more than 50 racial justice and...more

Kresge Foundation awards millions in racial justice grants to Metro Detroit groups
Foundation: Kresge Foundation

They're working on the ground to bring greater equity and justice for our community,” said Wendy Lewis Jackson, managing director of Kresge's...more

Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit
Foundation: Kresge Foundation

Central Detroit Christian Development Corp. received a KIP:D grant in 2017 to ... Kresge grants $1.9 million for 28 new projects and planning efforts...more

Newly Launched BridgeDetroit is Deeply Connected to the City
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Skillman Foundation

Other funders include the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, the Facebook Journalism Project Community Network, Ford...more

Latest Kresge innovation grant winners to turn vacant lots into green space, plan fairgrounds site ...
Foundation: Kresge Foundation

Bailey Park got a Kresge Foundation grant to turn vacant lots into park space. An improvement plan along an east-side corridor, turning vacant lots...more

Irene Inouye, 71, Fund-Raising Champion of Japanese-Americans, Dies
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation

... and who, as a philanthropic leader, helped leverage hundreds of millions of dollars to lift Detroit out of bankruptcy in 2014, ... In 2016, the University of Southern California's Center on...more

Virtual fundraisers, creative shifts: Nonprofits exchange ideas on navigating new reality
Foundation: Kresge Foundation

Panelists discussed efforts from taking fundraisers online with innovative ... Living Arts is working with lead funders like Kresge Foundation, W.K. Kellogg ... while others that rely on program...more

The Week in impact investing: Sustainability disruption
Foundation: MetLife Foundation, Kresge Foundation