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We work nationally and in four focus cities in the U.S. We promote effective, inclusive community development practices in U.S. cities, especially New Orleans, Memphis and Fresno. We position culture and creativity as drivers of more just communities.
Kresge is a strategic philanthropy, guided by six values, that works through grantmaking and social investing to expand opportunity in America’s cities.
The Kresge Foundation is a philanthropic private foundation headquartered in Troy, Michigan, United States. The foundation works to expand opportunities in America's cities through grantmaking and investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development efforts. [2]
Dive into the history and stories of The Kresge Foundation as it celebrates a century of grantmaking. The foundation was established in Detroit by Sebastian Spering Kresge, whose retail empire, the S.S. Kresge Co., brought low-priced goods to the masses through five and dime stores and later, Kmart.
Kresge awards single and multiyear grants for general operating support, projects and planning. We also use social investing tools such as program-related investments, guarantees and equity. The Kresge Foundation uses the Fluxx platform to manage the grantmaking process.
The Kresge Foundation advances its mission through grantmaking and social investing, using multiple financial tools to create change.
Jun 21, 2024 · Today, the Kresge Foundation delivers on its promise by building and strengthening pathways to opportunity for low-income people in America's cities.
Learn about how Kresge approaches its work to expand opportunities in America’s cities. We fund via eight programs and practices, locally and nationally.
Jun 23, 2024 · Now the Detroit-based Kresge Foundation is marking its centenary by exporting and scaling its lessons to other cities across the United States. It helped save Detroit.
5 days ago · Peggy Kresge with four of her five children - Susan, Katherine, Deborah and Cynthia – and her father-in-law Stanley Kresge at a S.S. Kresge Co. store grand opening. (circa 1962) The Kresge Foundation staff and trustees extend our deepest condolences to the Kresge family on the loss of Peggy Kresge, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great ...
