Detroit Program

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The Kresge Foundation 2010 & 2011 Annual Report

Today& Table of Contents Introduction Today & Tomorrow: Practicing Strategic Philanthropy Letters From the Board Chair 12 From the President 14 2010-2011 Financial Report From the Vice Presidents of Finance and Investments 20 Investment Asset Values 21 Program Strategies 22 Arts and Culture Community Development Detroit Education Environment Health Human Services 2011 Grant and Program-related Investment Activity National Overview 26 Detroit 30 Leadership and Staff Board of Trustees 44 Kresge Staff 45

Detroit Program Staff Laura J. Trudeau Senior Program Director Wendy Lewis Jackson Senior Program Officer George C. Jacobsen Associate Program Officer Benjamin S. Kennedy Program Officer Krista C. Lowes Lead Administrative Coordinator Kathleen Bushnell Owsley Program Officer Susan C. Randall Grants Management Associate

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&Tomorrow Linking the here and now with the possibilities of tomorrow… Fostering relationships between philanthropy and front-line nonprofit organizations, researchers, government and the business sector… Fueling the push to turn intention into action. 1 2 The Kresge Foundation disciplined inassessingwhether we’remaking progress. clear about ourgoals,intentional andtargeted inourpursuitofthem and Since 2007,wehave increasinglysoughttobestrategic, inthesenseofbeing residents throughout theUnitedStates. all seekingtobuild strong,vitalcommunitiesforlow-income andunderserved anddisparategroups, agents ofchangewithnewandoften unexpectedpartners theandthatbringstogether — asaconnector This isouraspiration:toserve

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Settling on a path and relentlessly pursuing results has program areas: Arts and Culture, Community Develop- 33 required that we do four things: ment, Detroit, Education, Environment, Health, and 1 View issues whole and understand the context of Human Services. action. This approach is most visible in Detroit, our hometown, 2 Use a variety of tools appropriate to the circumstance. where we made our first large grant to the Detroit 3 Take measured risk. YMCA (pictured above) in 1926. It’s an institution we’ve 4 Ground our efforts in expanding opportunities for continued to invest in over these last eight decades. low-income people. As a foundation with a national scope, we employ this It is in Detroit that the full breadth of our efforts unfolds way of working across the country in each of our within a discrete place. 4 The Kresge Foundation influence? How will our efforts relate to, and help, the influence? How willoureffortsrelateto, andhelp,the We ask ourselves,whataspects ofanissuecanwe and unrelatedthreads. what itwouldtaketostitch togetherseeminglydistinct take thelongview, examinethebigpicture,andassess fit together.we Inaworldfixatedontheshortterm, at thewholeandseehowpartsofagivenproblem Strategic philanthropyinsiststhatwestandback,look Viewing IssuesWhole gardening and entertainment. commercial activity, publiceducation, community largest andoldestpublicmarkets (1891)andhubof ment inEasternMarket(above), oneofthenation’s revitalize thecity. Itleads,forexample,toourinvest- spectrum ofcommunityefforts tore-imagineand In Detroitthistranslatesintosupportforawide With whomcanwepartnerforbetteroutcomes? activities ofothers?Arethereunintendedconsequences? 2010 & 2011 Annual Report kresge.org Strategic Philanthrophy

It also gives rise to investments in Campus Martius Park through investments by area medical and educational 55 (pictured on the cover), a gem of a central square in the systems, large new-economy industries, small heart of the city’s downtown. Deceptively simple and merchants with dreams and drive, or others. small, it attracts more than 2 million people annually Viewing things whole means looking for the points of to its varied events, in the process reanimating street leverage, the possibilities for collaboration, the potential life in the city’s core and catalyzing millions of dollars in that one action will yield a series of desirable reactions. economic development. It requires respect for the people striving for better lives, And it means that we look for opportunities to join with and for the community’s vision. It requires a readiness partners whose imagination and financial support have to serve as the and joining desirable and doable. helped recast the outlines of Detroit’s future—whether 6 The Kresge Foundation people as a way of forging relationships, promoting people asawayof forging relationships, promoting And weseek to workbeyondthemoney. We convene building blocksofvitaland healthyurbancommunities. anattempt tostrengthenthe investments)—in related working capital andbelow-marketloans(program- support, projectsupport, spectrum—operating projects. Today, ourgrantsarrayacross abroader on helpingnonprofitorganizationscompletefacilities For mostofourhistory, weconcentratedourgrants Using aSpectrumofTools encourages workers employedinthecity toalsomake relief. We investedinLiveMidtown, aninitiativethat Midtown district ofDetroitcastthesetools inbright Our effortstocontribute therevitalizationof basis forstrategy. purpose. We sponsorresearchtocreatean empirical efforts ofnonprofitorganizations workingincommon write networksthatamplifyimpactthroughtheunified the public,privateandnonprofitworlds. We under joint inquiryandfosteringconcertedactionamong -

2010 & 2011 Annual Report kresge.org Strategic Philanthrophy it their home. We helped create the Detroit Revitalization to the city’s subsequent success in attracting major 77 Fellows, a network of 29 mid-career planners, lawyers, grocery chains to the city, creating jobs and expanding entrepreneurs and economic development professionals, access to fresh food. chosen from a field of 647 candidates—who are now In conjunction with others, we extended a variety of with organizations working to redevelop Detroit. supports to Wayne State University’s TechTown (above), We commissioned Social Compact, a nonprofit a research and technology park that has become a hub organization that measures demographic and income for new knowledge creation and commercialization, and data not captured by the U.S. Census, to conduct an that is currently incubating 250 promising companies. assessment that demonstrated latent retail and commercial market demand in Detroit, leading directly 8 The Kresge Foundation est risk entailed in individual grants, but the larger bets bets est riskentailed inindividualgrants,but thelarger enduring social change.Thisembraces not justthemod- field beyondfamiliarand comfortable stasistoward to identifyacupuncturepoints capableofpropellinga sought Environment, Health,andHuman Services—has Culture, CommunityDevelopment, Detroit,Education, and social venturecapital.Each ofourprograms—Arts acommunity’s philanthropy thantakingrisks—providing There isnothingmorefundamentaltostrategic Taking MeasuredRisks to thecity’s NewCenter area. line alongWoodward Avenue fromtheDetroit River $35 millioncommitmentto thecreationofalight-rail Nowhere isthatimpulsemore clearthaninour will becounterbalancedby thearcofanewaspiration. to flow. Thehope isthattheuncertaintiesofsuccess circumstances inwhichinvestmentsareunlikely Translated toDetroit,thatmeansweidentify that promisetrueinnovationandtransformation.

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With other private, nonprofit and public investors, Woodward Avenue (above) have already become 99 we are working to create a 21st-century transportation magnets for new business development. Ideally, system that will extend in subsequent phases to job transit will be a catalyst for re-imagination of the city’s centers in the surrounding region and connect to a land use, connecting health, cultural, academic and proposed high-speed rail line linking Chicago and other institutions. Ann Arbor. We hope one day a seamless public-transportation We are working hard to make a rail line and public system will join people to housing and jobs and the transportation system a reality. Transit translates into center city to its suburbs. economic benefits: for example, the rail stops along 10 The Kresge Foundation Nor does our commitment to strategic philanthropy Nor does ourcommitment tostrategic philanthropy intractable impediments toafullopportunity society. ballast againstthecorrosive effectsofpersistently We groundourworkinorganizationsthat serveas communities thathaveconsistently beenunderserved. full accesstotheeconomic mainstream,andstrengthen lives ofindividualswhohistorically havebeendenied investments andactivities.We strivetoimprovethe We arenotagnosticaboutwhobenefitsfromour forLow-IncomePeople Opportunities program that provides mini-grants to block clubs and program thatprovides mini-grants toblockclubs and Campaign, a community-based foreclosure-prevention We’ve stronglysupportedthe DetroitVacant Property impulses. Every investmentwemake inDetroitderivesfromthese course oflonger-term correction. that needquickassistance whilealsocontributingtoa touchlivesandsituations action iswhat’s needed—to immediate ornear-immediate benefit.Sometimesquick preclude usfrommakinginvestmentsthathave

2010 & 2011 Annual Report kresge.org Strategic Philanthrophy neighborhood associations to secure, maintain and Golf to a pre-college engineering program. 11 monitor foreclosed and unoccupied homes. That work We’ve invested in natural respites and recreation has helped stabilize neighborhoods and buttress real because quality of life is no less an immediate need estate values. We’ve helped create a pediatric medical- than the provision of social supports. We’re proud of home effort to improve children’s health and lower our commitment to the city’s RiverWalk, launched with Medicaid costs. We’ve invested in the “Double Up a $50 million Kresge grant. We’ve provided money for Food Bucks” program, which provides stipends for the reclamation of neighborhood parks and community city residents to purchase produce at farmers markets. gardens. And we’ve supported greenways such as the And we’ve funded academic and athletic after-school Dequindre Cut (above) that connect neighborhoods and opportunities for young people, ranging from Midnight the RiverWalk, Eastern Market, and other amenities. 12 The Kresge Foundation then, we have been making investments that are then, wehave beenmakinginvestments thatare 2007 andwasfullyinoperation byearly2010.Since exclusively request-driven grantmaking,beganin Our transitiontostrategic philanthropy, ratherthan and whywearedoingit. So,hereitgoes. 30,000 feetandtellyouaboutwhatwearedoing My jobistoprovidethebigpicture,ascend Health, andHumanServices. Development, Detroit,Education,Environment, andCulture,Community of ourprograms:Arts ments andtheobjectivestheyadvanceineach and 2011.Itshowstheevolutionofourinvest- This bookdetailsourworkonthegroundin2010 enhancing results. are intendedtoyieldmeasurable,tangible,life- and developingspecificobjectivesthat,overtime, strategic philanthropy;we’retakingthelongview foundation thatbearshisname,wearepracticing and-ten-cent stores.Eighty-eightyearslater, atthe measurable, tangibleresultsfromhischainoffive- Sebastian Kresgewasabusinessman.Hesought from theBoardChair

courage. Our board of trustees has demonstrated courage. Our boardoftrusteeshasdemonstrated it. Ittakesconviction,which wehave.Italsotakes islong,whentheaimworth for results—that withahorizonlineforchange— I amcomfortable charge to“promotehuman progress.” review. ThisishowweareexecutingMr. Kresge’s through ourpainstakingandfulsomeregular inevitable twistsandturnsoflifeasassessed flexible. Thisenablesustoberesponsivethe course issteady;ourapproachpurposefully communities.Our low-income andunderserved social, culturalandenvironmentalconditionsof Overall, weaimtoimprovethebedrockeconomic, infrastructure inthedeliveryofhumanservices. income students.Ortostrengthenthehuman amonglow- of collegegraduates,particularly toincreasethenumber or advancenationalefforts models forcommunityhealthclinics,example, To ofKresgesupport. worthy helpcreatenew and powerful one thatwethinkisimportant, targeted tocontributethewholeofanobjective,

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that clarity and courage to put long-term aspira- Detroit, and the issues and challenges it faces, tions at the forefront. The economic crisis of 2008 represents more than a single city. If we can put what was then a developing conviction to a contribute to the re-imagining and revitalization real and pressing test. of this once-great industrial town, we can then offer tested approaches that may be useful in other We did not change our emerging strategies; nor did struggling urban communities. we ignore what was going on around us. Instead, we got out in front of the crisis We aim to improve the bedrock economic, social, with dedicated initiatives focused on emergency services. At the cultural and environmental conditions of low-income same time, we unequivocally and underserved communities. Our course is steady; stuck to our programmatic goals. our approach is purposefully flexible. We blended short-term support, recognizing the urgency that many nonprofit Our Detroit Program began practicing strategic organizations faced, with dedicated efforts to philanthropy long before the foundation as a whole chip away at what we identified as our long-term adopted it as our universal way of working. As aims and aspirations—those objectives that a result, the Detroit Program has a rich story to will make a dent in some of our society’s most tell. And although the horizon line is long and not intractable problems. always straight and clear, there are already some measurable, tangible, positive results to share. Two years hence, if only I could say we are in an economic rebound. But, for the constituencies Please keep reading. You will see we are becoming and communities we serve, this is clearly not the ever stronger in our identity to reduce disparities case. Nowhere does this unfortunate declaration and advance pathways for opportunity. We are resonate so accurately and painfully as in Detroit, executing Mr. Kresge’s timeless charge. Michigan. Letter From the Board Chair Sincerely,

Why Detroit? This is where Sebastian Kresge lived 13 and established his first store. This is our hometown. We are located in the suburban community of Troy and many Kresge descendents live nearby. Elaine D. Rosen Some foundations are very involved in the place Chair, The Kresge Foundation Board of Trustees where they are physically located; others are not. We choose to be deeply committed to Detroit. 14 The Kresge Foundation • • • • • seek to: This aspirationrestsonsevenprograms,which environmental resilience. cultural vibrancy, and systemsofmutualsupport, their pathwaysofopportunity, andpromoting disparities facinglow-incomepeople,advancing healthy, vitalcities,withanemphasisonreducing The KresgeFoundationseekstocontribute from thePresident environmental determinants of poor health. environmental determinantsofpoor health. quality care and combatingentrenched socialand Reduce healthdisparities byexpandingaccessto civic engagement. organizations incommunity revitalizationand andarts-and-culture Elevate theroleofartists post-secondary education. or marginalizedpeopletoenter, andsucceedin, Promote theabilityoflow-income,disadvantaged, mental resilienceinthefaceofclimatechange. Help vulnerablecommunitiesachieveenviron- interest innationalcommunitydevelopment. hometown, andtranslatethatworkintoour Contribute tothere-imaginationofDetroit,our

improving the plight of the poor and underserved. improving the plightofthepoorand underserved. toward tractable challenges,and orientourefforts employ multipletools,embrace risktomovein- we mostclearlystitchtogether distinctthreads, itisinDetroit that As notedearlierinthisreport, This imperativeismostpronouncedinDetroit. Problems andpromise opportunity.of citizens’ qualityoflifeandtheirlong-termtrajectories to affectthesocialandpoliticaldynamicsthatshape with investmentsthathavethepotential,overtime, clear: weneedtomeldinvestmentsontheground arena ofstrategicphilanthropy. is Buttheimperative Although weare88yearsold,newtothe economies, andcivicrelationships. as thoseinvolvedinchangingpublicpolicy, local lines ofhumanneedandsocialchallenge,aswell We organizationsworkingonthefront support • able pathwaystotheeconomicmainstream. offers strugglingindividualsandfamiliesdepend- Reinforce thesocialsafetynetsothatitconsistently 2010 & 2011 Annual Report kresge.org

The severity of Detroit’s challenges requires little presenting—in their aggregate impact—a potential elaboration. But as the economic crisis came to re-imagine Detroit in all dimensions. crashing onto our community, it became clear that I called it Re-Imagining Detroit (next page). It stands new possibilities were emerging, that a community on the scaffolding of sound public administration, with a steely backbone and deep resolve was slowly represented by Mayor Dave Bing’s six administrative laying the foundation for rebirth. priorities: fiscal stability, job creation, administrative The elements of that foundation were not always integrity, public safety, vital neighborhoods, and clear to others. Given mayoral transitions and education reform. It proposes that civic progress community economic dislocation, there was need can proceed in parallel with, and even somewhat for a coherent civic agenda, an agenda that con- independently of, those priorities. Each of the veyed discernible direction and the real possibility nine elements or “modules” is, moreover, led by a of long-term investment opportunities. Its absence different set of community actors, representing a was immobilizing investors, undercutting the collective commitment of talent and investment that ability of public officials to articulate a road map no single institution could carry forward on its own. for improved community life, and sapping a sense Common language; shared playbook

of optimism from community residents. Letter from the President The Re-Imagining Detroit framework is not a vision. I strongly believed it was possible to see significant Instead, it describes the building blocks for a more 15 on-the-ground energies with the potential to serve comprehensive view of our future. It compels the as ballast for the city. With an eye toward identifying recognition of the connections among those discrete the outlines of a collective civic agenda, I tried building blocks. It invites discussion of what’s depicting those activities in a drawing. Activities missing. It furnishes a kind of common vocabulary. that involved people doing real work, not just It crystallizes a sense of urgency. And it recognizes thinking about it. Activities supported by real that philanthropy has taken a seat at the table of dollar investments. Activities holding the promise civic leadership, no longer content to stand at the of taking root over the long term. Activities back of the room and hope that our good intentions 16 The Kresge Foundation abandoned land an underutilized asset rather than abandoned land anunderutilizedasset ratherthan istoseeinitslargestretches of opportunity 4. Landuse–Thecity’s greatestchallenge and and improvementsoftheir inner-city campuses. health careindustry, andinvestingintheexpansion affordable primarycare,creatingjobladdersinthe Health Systemareexpandingcommunity-based Detroit MedicalCenter, andtheSt.JohnProvidence 3. Healthcare–TheHenryFordSystem,the on theTechTown small-businessincubator. bycreatingan “InnovationCluster”centered part to entrepreneurshipinandaroundDetroit,large has focusedonbuildinganinfrastructureconducive investment from10nationalandlocalfoundations, Economy Initiative,formedthrougha$100million 2. Entrepreneurialdevelopment–TheNew recycling andretrofits. efficiency andfosternewjobsthroughreuse, neighborhood projectsthatbothpromoteenergy scale neighborhoodpublicspaces,andpursue the city’s administrativeoperations,improvesmall- togreen profit organization,isspearheadingefforts 1. Greeneconomy–NextEnergy, aDetroitnon- ules. Kresgeisinvolvedinvaryingdegreeseach: Here isabriefdescriptionofeachtheninemod- eke by. and charitableimpulseswillhelpthecommunity discussion. framework for view anda a comprehensive building blocksfor identify the attempts to This drawing coherent whole. be hardtoseea in Detroit,itcan working parties independent With many and the stability and growth of anchor institutions and thestability andgrowthofanchor institutions versations aboutland-use, economicdevelopment, to integratingtransitinto broadercommunitycon- and is committedto21stcentury transportation the federalgovernment, andinvestorsthatDetroit line willsignaltoresidents,suburbanneighbors, system.The ofalargerpublic transportation part thefirst Avenue—as cultural corridor—Woodward primary commercial,medical,educationaland spurred aplantobuildlightrailalongDetroit’s Kresge’sreport, initial$35millioninvestment 6. Regionaltransit–Asdescribedearlierinthis magnet forpeopletolive,work,shop,andvisit. three yearstoelevatethedistrictasawalkable invested tensofmillionsdollarsoverthelast national andlocalfoundationsbankshave revitalize neighborhoodsaroundkeyinstitutions, of MidtownDetroitInc.,anonprofitworkingto 5. Creativecorridor–Pivotingontheleadership reinforcing areasofcurrentstrength. tively re-purposingsomeofthislandwhile and advanceconcrete,actionableideasforproduc- officials canweighawidespectrumofscenarios which citizens,civicconstituencies,andelected All sectorsareworkingtocreateaprocessby planning anddevelopmentconstructscanhandle. conventional morespace—than space—far a liability. Detroit’s 139-square-mileareaismore

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up and down the Woodward spine. A new civic alliance This dynamic gives rise to a new civic alliance. On 7. Stable, vital neighborhoods – The Detroit Neigh- one hand it reconnects the work that thousands of borhood Forum has provided a setting in which Detroiters every day are doing inside government, representatives from the philanthropic, nonprofit, the private sector, in nonprofit organizations— banking, and government sectors can find ways to indeed, in all areas of community life—with a help residents ride through the successive tsuna- refreshed vision of how the city can advance. mis of foreclosure, real estate abandonment, and population decline—and to identify strategies for On the other hand, it embraces important external stabilizing and strengthening neighborhoods. resources—attracting a new cohort of energetic and well-trained people galvanized by the possibility 8. Education – The challenges of improving educa- of daring innovation and enduring change. tional attainment among Detroit’s children have given rise to a host of responses intended to improve Both are necessary: The problems we collectively accountability, create new high-quality schools, face are adaptive, not technical. They defy known increase investment in small learning environments, solutions. They lie beyond the compass of a single and prioritize early-childhood development, among entity or small cohort of entities to solve. Indeed, others. Philanthropy has played a part in each and the only way to unlock these kinds of impenetrable is helping to pull them together into something that social problems is to coalesce all those capable of is more than the sum of its parts. marshaling shared resources around a common agenda. 9. Arts and culture – Philanthropy has stepped in to support individual artists, arts institutions, That’s a good description of what philanthropy is community-based arts organizations, and arts-and- doing in Detroit—committing to a place over a culture projects. Artists help create an environment long period of time, helping identify an aspirational of dynamism, entrepreneurialism, and creativity in horizon line, and assisting in drawing together Detroit that is a magnet for young people. Artists cross-disciplinary, cross-sector energies to engage give voice to hope and draw attention to the unjust. and invest selectively in activities that will drive They are pioneers in moving into places others have progress toward that horizon. left behind. They embody the creative thinking that It’s also a good description of strategic philanthropy. built this region, and they will play a significant role We believe The Kresge Foundation can, in fact, chip in its re-imagination. away at some of our society’s most insidious prob- One might argue that all of this positive energy is lems and, over time, make tangible progress. In our ultimately too diffuse to catalyze enduring action. areas of programmatic interest. In our hometown. I disagree. The Re-Imagining Detroit framework has sunk its roots deeply, creating a new shape and staying power for Detroit’s long-term civic agenda. Letter From the President The framework describes an unprecedented marshaling of human and financial resources from Rip Rapson 17 those with long-standing commitments to the city, President and from new actors. Although the latter lack that The Kresge Foundation same history, they possess a genuine belief in the importance of infusing Detroit with the kind of ingenuity, skill, and persistence that will be necessary if the city, together with the region, is to get where it wants to go.

18 The Kresge Foundation *Figure notadjustedforinflation made hishome.Since1924,thefoundationhasinvested$3billion Although weareanationalphilanthropy, wehavealwaysattendedtotheplaceourfounderbasedhisbusinessand Sebastian Kresge’s organizations. forworthy wishtopromotehumanprogresshasbeenexpressedthroughsupport Then This is a sample. Many of these organizations have received multiple grants over the years. This isasample.Manyoftheseorganizationshavereceivedmultiplegrantsovertheyears. Morethan1,150grantshavebeenmadeinthecityproper,people theyserve. morestillinthemetropolitanarea. of Detroit Boys andGirlsClub Detroit Metropolitan YMCA of Society Society Children’s Home Methodist 1927 1926 Sebastian Kresge established by Foundation 1924 1924 1925

1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1930 Detroit CityRescueMission 1939 Greater Detroit Goodwill Industriesof American RedCross Franklin-Wright Settlements 1937 Metropolitan Detroit Community Chestof Allied Youth Association 1936 Mission Howard StreetRescue 1931

1932 & 1933 1934 1935 Now 1936 1937 1938 1939 Michigan United Way forSoutheastern Kresge EyeInstitute Wayne StateUniversity– 1949 The InternationalInstitute 1946 Science librarycollection Wayne StateUniversity– 1943 Detroit SymphonyOrchestra 1940 1940 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 *

1948 inDetroitorganizations,institutionsandthe 1949 Kresge Court Detroit InstituteofArts 1958 Henry FordHealthSystem 1955 Handicapped Detroit Leagueforthe 1953 Marygrove College Detroit United NegroCollegeFund– 1950 1950 Salvation Army-Detroit 1959 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Friends Foundation Detroit PublicLibrary 1969 New DetroitInc. 1968 Detroit MedicalCenter 1967 1966 Community Center Highland Park 1964 Detroit HistoricalSociety 1963 Technology Detroit Instituteof St. Peter’s HomeforBoys 1961 1960 1961 1962 the Deaf the Schoolfor of Educationfor Detroit Board 1963 1964 1965 1966

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Mariners Inn 2011 Detroit Wayne 1994 County Health 1973 Authority Detroit Institute of Arts Macomb University of Detroit Mercy Community College 1975 Michigan Opera Theatre Museum of Detroit Symphony Orchestra 1996 Contemporary 1979 Shorebank Enterprise Art Detroit Detroit The Attic Theatre Southwest Gleaners Community 1997 Housing Food Bank of Southeastern Barbara Ann Karmanos Solutions Michigan Cancer Institute Turning Point 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 1970 1990 2010 1980 2000 1980 2000 Detroit Science Center YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit North End Concerned Citizens Focus: HOPE Community Council 2002 1984 Detroit Riverfront Coalition on Temporary Conservancy – Riverwalk Housing Business Leaders for

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Community Foundation for 2004 Southeast Michigan Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Local Initiatives Support Corp. Eastern Market Corp. Detroit Timeline 2005 1988 Wayne State University 1919 Michigan Thanksgiving School of Medicine Parade Foundation 2007 New Economy Initiative 2009 Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program M-1 Rail United Way for Southeastern Michigan – 211 services line 20 The Kresge Foundation work in its seven program areas. work initssevenprogram areas. profits groupsseekingto advancethefoundation’s authorized 346awardstotaling $170milliontonon- thetrustees the secondyearcoveredinthisreport, 481 awardstotaling$158million.During2011, During 2010,theBoardofTrustees authorized 10 years. foundation’s endowmentbalancesoverthepast The tableontheoppositepagesummarizes ment hasreturned4.5percentperannum. For thefiveyearsendedDec.31,2011,endow- endowment valuewasanestimated$2.9billion. At theendof2011,TheKresgeFoundation’s swings ininvestorbehavior. debt crisis,hardlyamonthhasgonebywithoutbig oil spillintheGulf,ArabspringandEuropean years. FromtheflashcrashofMay, 2010,tothe World marketshaveexperiencedroller-coaster 2010-11 FinancialReport

affirm adherencetothefoundation’s codeofethics. submit annualconflictofintereststatementsand All foundationstaffandtrusteesarerequiredto reports. financial tee reviewstheannualoperatingplanandinterim Board ofTrustees forapproval.TheAuditCommit- andrecommendsthemtothefull examinations reviews theresultsofindependentauditors’ The foundation’s AuditCommitteeoftheBoard kresge.org. financial statementsarepostedonourwebsite auditors forthefoundation.Thefullsetofaudited Deloitte &Touche astheindependent LLPserves Vice President andChiefInvestment Officer J.Manilla Robert Vice PresidentofFinanceandTreasurer Amy B.Coleman

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The Kresge Foundation (A Michigan Trustee Corporation) Investment Asset Values* (in billions)

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2121 22 The Kresge Foundation so grant opportunities will be modified going forward. so grantopportunitieswill bemodifiedgoingforward. community developmentand strengthencivicengagement, In 2012wearerefiningour programtobetterpromote vitality andcohesionofthe placeswheretheylive. embrace artistsasimportantcontributorstotheidentity, spaces, andactivitiesthatencouragecommunitiesto nity developmenttraining,supportforartists’live-work community lifethroughentrepreneurshipandcommu - skills andresourcessotheycanbettercontributeto skills andresources:WorkingArtists’ toboostartists’ them withthefield. building, andcapturingthebestpracticessharing tion efforts,raisingthevisibilityofartandcommunity by investinginexemplarynationalandlocalrevitaliza- of artsandcultureintoeffectivecommunity-building andcommunitybuilding:Fosteringtheintegration Arts to field-widepressures. a shiftinanorganization’s businessmodelinresponse investments intransformationalprojectsthatsupport and repairprojects,forbuildingreservefunds, management throughgrantsforfacilityrenovation talization principlesandsustainableculturalfacility Institutional capitalization:Promotingsoundcapi- in threeareas: community-building activities.Ourstrategyisfocused &Culture Arts by well-integrated arts, cultural and by well-integratedarts,culturaland well-resourced artists,andenriched of healthyculturalorganizationsand munities enlivenedbythepresence We seektobuildstrong,vibrantcom- Programs

the nationalurban-redevelopmentcommunity. opportunities forsharedlearningbetweenDetroitand Our teamconnectsthesetwostrandsofworktocreate for equitablereinvestment. replicable, innovativemodelsandexemplaryvehicles Our nationalcommunity-developmentfocusison urban revitalizationinourhometown. we practiceahighlystrategic,integratedapproachto munity-development effort.Throughthisprogram, Our DetroitProgramrepresentsourprimarycom- Development Community organizations. the nurtureandpromotion ofartists,artsandcultural social andculturalfabricof greaterDetroitthrough andculture:Strengtheningtheeconomic, Detroit arts components are: We callourframeworkRe-ImaginingDetroit.Itsnine renew thecitythatwasonceaplaceofopportunity. engaging andcollaboratingwithothersseekingto Detroit economic fabricinAmericancities. work tostrengthenthesocialand served communitiesbysupporting improve thequalityoflifeforunder We aimtoadvanceopportunityand we have taken a proactive approach, we havetakenaproactiveapproach, community initiatives.Inrecentyears Detroit’s nonprofitorganizationsand provided philanthropicsupportto Since ourfoundingin1924,wehave

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Education reform: Supporting efforts to create high- institutions, and Title III and Title V colleges and univer- quality education options, early childhood programs, sities. By supporting efforts that enhance institutional and out-of-school time educational options. effectiveness, we hope to help these institutions fulfill Entrepreneurial development: Expanding economic their missions and better serve their students. opportunity for residents of the city and region by Higher education productivity: We support efforts to strengthening the infrastructure supporting new- improve productivity to lower educational costs while business creation. maintaining or increasing quality. We are especially Green economy: Investing in efforts to develop a interested in online education, back-office consolidation, green workforce, renewable- and alternative-energy and energy efficiency practices that can be easily jobs and neighborhood energy efficiency. brought to scale. Health: Identifying opportunities to improve community South Africa: We also make grants to strengthen health and capitalize on the strengths of the city’s higher education in South Africa, believing that strong major hospitals and medical research centers. universities are one of the best vehicles to ensure strong and vibrant democracy. Mass transit development (Woodward Light Rail): Stimulating development, density and employment through investment in regional mass transit. Environment Complete neighborhoods: Fostering stable, sustain- Greenhouse gases that continue to ac- able neighborhoods that will build confidence and cumulate in the atmosphere—primarily economic opportunity in the city. due to fossil fuel combustion—make City land use: Addressing the challenges of vacant and climate changes unavoidable. We underutilized land, and helping increase population support the development of strategies density in the city. and policies that promote preparedness as climate changes, as well as efforts to mitigate the severity of Anchor institutions / Woodward creative corridor: its impacts by hastening the transition to cleaner, more Building on the strengths of the cultural, medical and efficient energy alternatives. We focus on: education and research institutions. Adaptation to climate change: Preparing for and responding to climate change must account for every- Education thing from human health, and food and water supplies We believe increasing the number to transportation infrastructure and natural ecosystems. of college graduates in the United We are actively engaged in building the field of States can help millions of low-income climate-change adaptation, fostering the development and underserved people change the of place-based adaptation strategies, and informing trajectory of their lives, and fuel a new, and promoting appropriate policies and practices. education-led era of national prosperity. We promote Energy efficiency and renewable energy: We support postsecondary access and success for low-income, efforts to reduce energy use in buildings and accelerate first-generation, and underrepresented students the adoption of renewable-energy technologies. That through these strategies: support extends to advocacy for policies that encourage Pathways through college: We invest in efforts that efficiency, including building codes, appliance standards

ensure students, not only gain admittance to post- and utility investments in energy efficiency, as well as Programs secondary institutions, but have the skills and support efforts to build a market for retrofits. We also support needed to succeed in two- and four-year institutions. activities that advance the next generation of 23 We do this through networks of colleges, research energy-efficiency practices. Our work to promote the organizations and community-based organizations adoption of renewable-energy technologies focuses on and aim to fund innovative, sustainable programs that encouraging supportive policies in the Midwest and at can be taken to a larger scale. the federal level, including Midwest electricity Strengthening institutions: We aim to build the capacity transmission policy that favors energy efficiency and of institutions that predominately serve low-income, renewable power. underrepresented and first-generation college students, Special initiatives: We invest in compelling, time- including community colleges, minority-serving sensitive initiatives that will advance our overall goal.

> > 24 The Kresge Foundation health careandclinicalservicestocommunityhealth. in populationhealth,especiallyinnovationsthatlink In addition,wesupportnewandpromisingpractices health centersandbuildingtheireffectiveness. strengthening theinfrastructureoffederallyqualified community healthhubinvestmentsaredirectedat care agenciesthatserveneedypopulations.Our collaboration amongcommunity-basedhealth enhancement initiativefundseffortstostrengthen improving access,quality, andequity. Oursafety-net primary-care safetynetforvulnerablepopulationsby Caring forcommunities:We worktostrengthenthe efforts toimprovefoodsystempoliciesandpractices. affect environmentalpoliciesthatimpacthealth;and policy andintervention;cross-sectorapproachesto We alsosupportcollaborationstoimprovehousing community education,andrelatedactivities. hazards, properlyweatherizestructures,provide comprehensive approachandsupporteffortstoabate In oursafeandhealthyhousingwork,wetakea exhaust onvulnerablecommunitiesandworkers. organizations addressingthehealtheffectsofdiesel In ourclean-freighttransportinitiative,wepartnerwith environment askeydeterminantsofhealth. around housing,food,transportationandthebuilt and playsafehealthy. Oursupportis focused the placeswherelow-incomefamilieslive,learn,work Healthy environments:We investineffortstomake We workintheseareas: to high-qualityhealthcare. affecting theircommunitiesandbyimprovingaccess by improvingtheenvironmentalandsocialconditions Health low-income and vulnerable populations low-income andvulnerablepopulations promote thehealthandwell-beingof that leadtopoorhealthoutcomes.We by addressinginequitableconditions Our goalistoreducehealthdisparities

also supportresearchinthisarea. efforts toameliorateand,ultimately, eliminateit.We funders, theissuesandpoliciesaffectingpoverty interested inbuildingknowledgeabouttherolesof capacity ofdirect-servicesafety-netproviders.We are efforts toprovidetechnicalassistanceandbuildthe membership organizationsandsimilarnetworksin Leveraging theeffectivenessofnetworks:We support services practitioners. builds knowledgeofeffectivepracticesamonghuman- As partofthiseffort,wehelpadvanceresearchthat their service-deliveryandsystems-changework. multi-service organizationstoinnovateandexcelin opportunities toenhancetheabilityofhigh-performing, safety-netorganizations:Wedirect-service, lookfor Advancing theeffectivenessandresilienceof Our investmentsareconcentratedinthese focus areas: of nonprofitorganizationsandthepeopletheyserve. deploy ourcapitalininnovativewaysforthebenefit with thepublic,privateandnonprofitsectors, Our aimistopartnerwithotherfoundationsand poverty. services providedtothoseattemptingescape resilience andcommitmenttoexcellenceaffectthe We understandthatorganizationaleffectiveness, create pathwaystotheeconomicmainstream. ing newknowledgeoneffortstoamelioratepovertyand Human Services of nonprofitorganizationsandgenerat- families bystrengtheningthesafetynet taged andlow-incomeindividuals opportunities forvulnerable,disadvan- We seektoexpandaccessand

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25 2011 26 The Kresge Foundation and program-relatedinvestmentsawardedineachprogram,thetotalspaidout. higher educationinAfrica.Onthefollowingpage,you’llfindgraphicrepresentationsofnumbergrants which isworkingintheGulfCoast.InadditiontothisU.S.grantmaking,weprovided$2.7millionsupport aBoston-basedorganization Forexample,wemaysupport inareasfarfromtheirheadquarters. our support This mapshowsgrantrecipientsbystateandprogramarea.Pleasenotethatsometimesuse Grant awardsbylocation 2011 National Overview: Alaska 37 grants $15 million California AC HE HS CD 7 grants $1.8 million Oregon ED ED EN EN

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AC Arts & Culture CD Community Development DT Detroit ED Education EN Environment HE Health HS Human Services Nonprofit Sector Support President’s Discretion Maine $ .5 million Vermont 1 grant AC $ 1.1 million Minnesota New Hampshire 2 grants $6 million $ 1.2 million 10 grants EN 2 grants AC CD EN Wisconsin AC EN HE HS New York $5.4 million Michigan $19.8 million 1 grant HS $33.7 million 40 grants Massachusetts 73 grants AC CD DT ED EN HE HS $10.5 million DT ED EN 27 grants HE HS Pennsylvania AC CD DT ED EN HE HS $17.2 million Iowa 11 grants Rhode Island Ohio AC DT EN HE HS $ .07 million $1.9 million Illinois Indiana 1 grant AC $9.7 million 3 grants 11 grants AC CD HE West Connecticut AC ED EN Virginia Missouri Virginia $.05 million HE HS $5.1 million 1 grant $.6 million Kentucky 10 grants 3 grants $.3 million HE AC ED EN HS AC HS AC ED 2 grants North Carolina New Jersey Tennessee $2 million $ .3 million 1 grant HE $.4 million 3 grants AC ED Arkansas 2 grants EN HE $1.8 million South Carolina Delaware 3 grants $.9 million 3 grants ED HE HS Washington D.C. Georgia AC Mississippi $16.4 million Alabama $.9 million 43 grants $.1 million 2 grants 1 grant AC CD DT ED EN HE HS ED HS Grants 2011 Louisiana AC $.3 million Maryland 1 grant $2.5 million 27 AC 9 grants AC DT ED EN HE Florida $2.9 million 5 grants EN HE HS 2011 NUMBER OFGRANTS AWARDED BY FIELD Amount2011 Dollar ofGrants Awarded by Field (inmillions) 2011 NUMBEROFGRANTS AWARDED BY FIELD Amount2011 Dollar ofGrants Awarded by Field (inmillions) 28 The Kresge Foundation 2011 InvestmentActivity Community Development$4.7 Community Development10 Human Services $24.4 Human Services Arts &Culture$21.0 Arts Human Services 37 Human Services Environment $18.6 Arts &Culture49 Arts Environment 59 Education $21.4 Education 43 Detroit $25.5 Health $21.9 Other $2.3 Detroit 63 Health 58 Other 27 by ProgramArea 2011 DollarAmountsPaidOut by ProgramArea 2011 NumberofAwards (in millions)

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29 30 The Kresge Foundation American Civil Liberties American CivilLiberties ArtServe Michigan Inc. MichiganInc. ArtServe MichiganInc. ArtServe Grand Haven,Michigan Alternatives for Girls Alternatives forGirls Council of Michigan Council ofMichigan Fund of Michigan Fund ofMichigan Foundations Inc. Wixom, Michigan Wixom, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan ARISE Detroit! (2009 grant) (2010 grant) (2009 grant) (2009 grant) $100,000 $150,000 $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000

strengthen their economies. strengthen theireconomies. help theoffice developanddeliverapolicy agendatorevitalizeMichigan’s major citiesand Initiatives established byMichiganGov. RickSnyder. Kresge’s two-year, $200,000grantwill The councilisthefiscalagent forthenewMichiganOfficeofUrbanandMetropolitan capacity. strategy development,strongerfinancialmanagement,and increasedcommunityarts specific dataaboutartsandculturalorganizations.Thegoal istofostermoredata-driven the MichiganCulturalDataProject,acollaborativeinitiative tocollect,maintainandinterpret Kresge’s three-year, $150,000grantwillsupportArtServeinitsroleastheleadagencyfor Detroit andotherurbancommunities. expansion fundandadvanceitseffortstoaddresssystemiccivil-rightsissuesimpacting its programsandactivitiesinMichigan.Thisthree-year, $225,000grantwillsupporttheACLU’s The AmericanCivilLibertiesUnionhasdeliveredaninitiativetohelpstrengthenandexpand raising fundsforanoperatingreserve. organization toexpanditsfund-developmentstaffandstabilizefinancialconditionby to changethetrajectoryoftheirlives.Kresge’s three-year, $225,000grantwillenablethe counseling, medicalcare,employmenttrainingandotherservicesforgirlsyoungwomen For 20years,theinnovativeagencyinsouthwestDetroithasprovidedshelter, outreach, general operationstoachieve theorganization’s mission. of Michigan’s artsandculturalsector. Thistwo-year, $150,000grant willbeusedtosupport constituents, stakeholdersand thebroadercommunity, tocultivatethecreativepotential ArtServe usesadvocacy, capacitybuilding andstrategiccommunications,inpartnershipwith community onitsannualcity-wideNeighborhoodsDay. volunteers, thelaunchofaweeklyARISEDetroit!Network radioshowandservicetothe neighborhoods. Kresge’s two-year, $300,000grantwillsupporttherecruitmentofadditional volunteers inhundredsofcommunity-serviceprogramsbenefiting youth,familiesand Working with300communitypartners,theorganizationhasengagedmorethan3,000 Detroit: Grants Oct. 15,2011event,whichwasheldatDetroit’s FirstCongregationalChurch. Anthony Wilsoncomposedthemusic.TheFredA.andBarbaraM.ErbFamilyFoundationfunded the ArtsLeagueofMichiganandHeidelbergProject,bothKresgegrantees.MarcusBelgrave Artist MarcusBelgrave,isplayingatthepremiereof“TheHeidelbergSuite”co-commissionedby photo onpreviouspage:SaxophonistwiththeDetroitAllStarJazzOrchestra,ledbyKresgeEminent 2010 & 2011 Annual Report kresge.org

Since 2008, ArtServe has served as the professional-development partner for the Kresge ArtServe Michigan Inc. Artist Fellowship program, which awards fellowships to individual artists in literary, visual and Wixom, Michigan performing arts in metropolitan Detroit. This grant will support a yearlong program to deliver $120,500 technical assistance, business advice and creative seminars to artists who have received fellowships in the past year.

The organization has been a leader in one-to-one youth mentoring and fostering positive Big Brothers Big Sisters of relationships that have a direct, lasting impact on young people, age six through 18. Kresge’s Metropolitan Detroit grant will help the agency expand its capacity to serve youth and families by strengthening its Detroit, Michigan long-term sustainability. $150,000

The center is a “think and do tank” that has engaged Michigan residents in dialogue about The Center for Michigan Inc. priorities and developed a citizen-driven action plan to bolster the state’s prosperity. This two- Ann Arbor, Michigan year, $250,000 grant will support the center’s newest campaign to engage frontline “education $125,000 consumers” in community conversations about education-policy issues and to elevate the importance of education access and quality in the state.

The nonprofit, faith-based organization provides housing, workforce training, neighborhood Central Detroit Christian beautification and youth-development services designed to bolster central Detroit Community Development neighborhoods and empower residents. This two-year, $365,000 grant will be used to help Corporation (2010 grant) organizations acquire, renovate and resell vacant, foreclosed homes in the Boston-Edison Detroit, Michigan Historic District. $165,000

The organization promotes and facilitates cross-sector collaboration among nonprofits, City Connect Detroit residents, and the public sector to address important community problems and concerns. This (2009 grant) three-year, $600,000 grant will support its operations and the implementation of a multiyear Detroit, Michigan sustainability plan to secure additional support. $200,000

City Connect Detroit has served to incubate Data Driven Detroit, an independent data City Connect Detroit collection, storage and analysis center formed in 2008 to deliver reliable, meaningful Detroit, Michigan data about changing neighborhood conditions to Detroit-area agencies and informs their $280,000 policymaking decisions. This grant provides one year of support for D3’s activities.

City Connect Detroit has served to incubate Data Driven Detroit, an independent data City Connect Detroit collection, storage and analysis. This grant will fund the development of a strategic business Detroit, Michigan and financial plan to strengthen Data Driven Detroit. $48,750

The Detroit chapter of this national service program engages young adults in leadership City Year Detroit development and full-time community-building efforts, including tutoring and mentoring (2009 grant) schoolchildren, organizing after-school programs and participating in revitalization projects. Detroit, Michigan This three-year, $400,000 grant will support the High School Dropout Prevention program in $133,334 six Detroit neighborhoods.

The Detroit-based institution of arts and design offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees College for Creative Studies to students while preparing them for careers in the professional world. As an important (2010 grant) component of its multitude of community arts programs, it formed a partnership with Detroit, Michigan Kresge in 2008 to deliver Kresge Arts in Detroit, a program to advance artists and creativity $752,170 in southeast Michigan. This three-year, $1,502,940 total grant will provide 36 Kresge Artist Fellowships and two Kresge Eminent Artist Awards. Detroit | 2011 The Detroit-based arts college houses the Detroit Creative Corridor Center, which presented College for Creative Studies September 2011 inaugural launch of the Detroit Design Festival, showcasing Detroit’s creative Detroit, Michigan 31 community, with support from this grant. $40,000

The Detroit-based arts college has used this grant to create video documentation of the first College for Creative Studies two Kresge Eminent Artists and 36 Artist Fellows and their creative work. Detroit, Michigan $150,000

The national intermediary provides financial and technical assistance to communities Corporation for Supportive to develop permanent supportive housing for people who are homeless because of Housing unemployment and chronic health issues. This three-year, $300,000 grant will support the Brighton, Michigan metropolitan Detroit office’s launch of a new initiative to provide 50 people with permanent $100,000 homes and an array of supportive services. 32 The Kresge Foundation Demos: A Network for Ideas Demos: ANetworkforIdeas The DetroitInstituteofArts and ActionLtd. Development Corporation Detroit Economic Growth Detroit EconomicGrowth Detroit EconomicGrowth Detroit EconomicGrowth Detroit Catholic Pastoral Detroit CatholicPastoral Detroit Area Pre-College Detroit AreaPre-College Detroit AreaPre-College Southeastern Michigan Southeastern Michigan Minneapolis, Minnesota Engineering Program Program Engineering Engineering Program Grassroots Solutions Grassroots Solutions Cultural Alliance of Cultural Allianceof New York, NewYork Detroit Hispanic Detroit Hispanic Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Association Association Association (2010 grant) (2010 grant) (2009 grant) (2010 grant) $1,250,000 $170,000 $170,000 $125,000 $310,000 $800,000 $333,000 $350,000 $100,000 Alliance $75,000 $75,000 $20,000

and extendoutreacheffortstoyouth. will supportcurriculumupgrades,createatransportationhubinanEastsideneighborhood in thescience,technology, engineeringandmathematicsfields.Thisthree-year, $470,000grant DAPCEP providesout-of-schooleducationalenrichmenttopreparestudentspursuecareers year, $250,000grantwillprovidegeneraloperatingsupport. professional developmentservicestononprofitartsandcultureorganizations.Kresge’s two- action, partnershipsandcollaborativeefforts,providingresearch,advocacy, marketing,and The alliancestrengthenstheartssectorinaseven-countyregionbyfosteringcollective Program’s multipleinitiatives. “Engagement ActionPlans”for involvingcommunitymembersandinstitutionsintheDetroit projects andcampaigns.With thistwo-year, $610,000grant,the organizationwillimplement Grassroots Solutionshelpscommunities organize,trainandmobilizesupportersfor resident participation. engagement labsintwoDetroitneighborhoodstoidentifyemergingleadersandincrease groups toaddresssystemicissues.Thisthree-year, $225,000grantwillestablishcommunity- Movement Project,whichhasworkedinDetroittobolsterthecapabilityofneighborhood Demos, anonpartisan,public-policyresearchandadvocacyorganization,anchorstheBuilding will provideflexiblesupportduringtheinstitution’s transitiontofinancialstability. cultural anchorinDetroit’s Midtowndistrict.Kresge’s five-year, conditional$4,000,000grant completed in2007tofurtherenhancethatreputationandexpand itsimpactasanimportant it isbuildingonthefacilityexpansionandredesignofdisplay ofits60,000-workcollection The DIAisoneofthenation’s leadingvisualartsinstitutions.Nowcelebratingits125thyear, neighborhoods. access tofull-servicegrocerystoresthatprovidefresh,locallygrownproduceinDetroit’s three-year, $1,000,000grantfor expansion oftheGreenGrocerProjectwillhelpincrease attraction developmentandfinancingprogramstoincreasethecity’s economicvitality. This DEGA isDetroit’s leadnonprofit entityengagedineconomicdevelopment.Itdeliversbusiness- Kresge’s fundingunderthisgrant willadvancetheassociation’s coremission. attraction developmentandfinancingprogramstoincreasethecity’s economicvitality. DEGA isDetroit’s leadnonprofit entityengagedineconomicdevelopment.Itdeliversbusiness- use commercial/residentialproject. $200,000 grantwillsupportthealliance’s GratiotAvenue RedevelopmentInitiative,amixed- working toimprovethequalityoflifealongGratiotAvenue corridor. Kresge’s two-year, The nonprofitcommunitydevelopmentcoalitionwasfoundedby14churchesinDetroit general operationalsupportwillenablethecorporationto sustain itsactivities. collaborative ofsixserviceprovidersworkinginDetroit’s Latinocommunity. Thisgrantfor to youthandadultsinsouthwestDetroit,leadstheConsortium ofHispanicAgencies,a The community-developmentorganizationdeliverscomprehensive programsandservices that willachieveanewvisionforthecity. Thisgrantwillsupportthat work. Design CentertoengageresidentsinguidingDetroititspolicy, planning andfiscaldecisions future landuseandeconomicgrowth.ItisworkinginconcertwiththeDetroitCollaborative residents andstakeholdersanopportunitytoconsiderinnovative,data-drivenoptionsfor DEGA isspearheadingamajorinitiative,theDetroitWorks Projectlong-termplan,toprovide support fortransportation. in thescience,technology, engineeringandmathematicsfields.Thisgrantprovidesadditional DAPCEP providesout-of-schooleducationalenrichmenttopreparestudentspursuecareers 2010 & 2011 Annual Report kresge.org

The land bank was established by the Detroit City Council in 2008 to promote neighborhood Detroit Land Bank Authority stabilization and economic growth through the acquisition, management and disposition Detroit, Michigan of tax-delinquent properties that have reverted to city ownership. Funding from this two- $300,000 year, $600,000 grant will allow the land bank to expand its staff and establish a structure that accelerates Detroit’s neighborhood-revitalization efforts.

The Detroit Parent Network strengthens parental involvement with children in the home, Detroit Parent Network at school and in the community through workshops, support groups and training sessions Detroit, Michigan in leadership, advocacy and public speaking. This three-year, $300,000 grant for general $100,000 operations will allow DPN to increase the number of families it serves.

The Detroit Parent Network serves as the fiscal sponsor for the Detroit 300, a new community Detroit Parent Network coalition, which used this grant to host the city’s first annual meeting of neighborhood Detroit, Michigan block clubs. $5,000

The organization manages public radio station WRCJ 90.9 FM, the region’s only broadcast Detroit Public Television outlet for classical music and an important producer of original programming that showcases (2009 grant) southeastern Michigan’s artistic and cultural life. Kresge’s three-year, $474,000 grant will build Wixom, Michigan the capacity of this station and support its growth plans. $128,000

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, a cultural icon and one of America’s top-ranked Detroit Symphony performance organizations, attracts more than 400,000 people annually to its concerts and Orchestra Hall Inc. community education and outreach programs. Funding will provide working capital to support Detroit, Michigan the orchestra while it restructures its operations and works to build new audiences, donors $500,000 and patrons.

The health authority serves uninsured and underinsured Detroit and Wayne County residents, Detroit Wayne County and sponsors in the Wayne Children’s Healthcare Access Program, a partnership of health Health Authority and human-services providers, practitioners, educators and advocates. Kresge’s two-year, Detroit, Michigan $1,000,000 grant will support the partnership’s launch of a pediatric medical-home program in $500,000 Detroit to improve health outcomes among children while lowering costs.

The Downtown Detroit Partnership is a critical leader in the revitalization of Detroit, delivering Downtown Detroit initiatives to strengthen downtown Detroit as the vibrant, diverse and economically healthy Partnership Inc. urban core of southeast Michigan. Kresge’s three-year, $650,000 grant commitment will Detroit, Michigan support the partnership’s programs and operations for three years. $250,000

The partnership engages business and civic leaders in developing initiatives to strengthen Downtown Detroit Detroit. This two-year, $600,000 grant will fund the pilot phase of the Detroit Consulting Partnership Inc. Alliance, a program intended to provide pro bono consulting services for high-priority civic Detroit, Michigan projects in the city of Detroit. $300,000

Eastern Market has supplied the area with fresh food since 1891 and currently draws more Eastern Market Corporation than 2 million market visitors to downtown Detroit annually. Kresge’s three-year, $1,000,000 Detroit, Michigan grant to the Eastern Market Corporation will be used for general support and the renovation of $250,000 Shed 5 to expand programs and add a community kitchen.

Enterprise sponsors the Rose Architectural Fellowship, which guides emerging architects Enterprise Community into community-based architectural design. Funding from this three-year, $270,000 Partners Inc. grant will be used to place a Rose Fellow with the University of Detroit Mercy’s Detroit Columbia, Maryland Detroit | 2011 Collaborative Design Center. $90,000

The nonprofit organization partners with other stakeholders to support access to healthy, Fair Food Network 33 fresh, sustainably grown food. This three-year, $300,000 grant will support the Double Up Ann Arbor, Michigan Food Bucks pilot program at 60 farmers’ markets statewide and several independent Detroit- $100,000 area grocers.

Goodwill provides training, work experiences and employment services to unemployed Goodwill Industries of and underemployed people. This grant will continue Kresge’s funding for Goodwill’s Flip Greater Detroit the Script career-training program for people living in the central Woodward-north end Detroit, Michigan community of Detroit. $200,000 34 The Kresge Foundation Community School of Music Community SchoolofMusic John F. KennedyCenterfor Michigan State University Michigan StateUniversity Invest DetroitFoundation Harriet Tubman Center– Local Initiatives Support Local InitiativesSupport Local InitiativesSupport The Greening of Detroit The GreeningofDetroit Legal Services of South ofSouth Legal Services Southeastern Michigan Southeastern Michigan Junior Achievement of Junior Achievementof The HeidelbergProject East Lansing,Michigan Corporation – Detroit Corporation –Detroit Corporation –Detroit – Detroit the Performing Arts Arts the Performing Ann Arbor, Michigan Detroit Central Michigan Central Michigan Washington, D.C. Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan (2010 grant) (2010 grant) (2009 grant) (2009 grant) (2010 grant) (2009 grant) (2010 grant) $1,000,000 $100,000 $150,000 $250,000 $147,500 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $15,000 $30,000

new effortinDetroit. environmental improvements.Kresge’s two-year, $200,000grantwillsupportthelaunchofthis developments andensuretheseprojectsgeneratejobs,community servicesand to exploreandexpandtheuseofcommunity-benefitsagreements inpublicandprivate The organizationhasestablishedtheDoingDevelopmentDifferently inDetroitInitiative models ofcommunityorganizing. the centertocontinueitsrecruitment,internshipandplacementefforts,developnew as churchesorschools.Thisthree-year, $450,000grantforoperatingsupportwillenable community organizersthroughinternshipsandjobplacementwithlocalinstitutions,such The independent,nonprofitorganizationattractsanddevelopswell-connected,expert organizational capacity-building. and youthadultenvironmentaleducation.Thisthree-year, $700,000grantwillsupport Revitalization Initiative,ReforestationInitiativewithtreenurseries,UrbanAgricultureProgram, Current programsincludeaCommunityPlantingProgram,NeighborhoodEnvironmental its publicareas,theGreeningprovideseducationalprogramsanddevelopmentprojects. Founded in1989toenhancethebeautyofcityDetroitthroughreforestation school studentsinDetroitneighborhoods. Financial LiteracyNOWproject,aninitiativetoofferfinancial-literacyeducationmiddle- career readinessandentrepreneurship.Thisthree-year, $225,000grantwillsupportthe programs aimedatimprovingunderstandingoffinancialconceptsandpromotingworkforce/ The organizationprovides37,000studentsin10southeastMichigancountieswitheducational Detroit-area artsandculturalorganizations. arts-management educationfortwoyearstoseniorexecutivesandboardleadersofselected performing-arts managers.Throughthistwo-year, $100,000grant,thecenterwillprovide supports theInstituteforArtsManagement,whichoffersavarietyoftrainingprograms Recognized asthenation’s premier centerfortheperformingarts,KennedyCenter Detroit householdsannuallythroughtheMichiganForeclosurePreventionCollaborative. local legal-aidprograms.Kresge’s three-year, $442,500grantwillenableattorneystoassist600 elderly residents,andoperatestheMichiganPovertyLawProgram,whichoffersservicesto The nonprofitorganizationextendsfreelegaladviceandrepresentationtolow-income assisted bythistwo-year, $30,000grantsupportforgeneraloperations. residents. Theschoolwillexpand itsprogrammingandimpactintheDetroitcommunity, appreciation andtherapeutic use ofmusicandtonurturethemusicaldevelopmentcity Detroit ontheWoodward Avenue corridorin2009tooffernew opportunitiesforthestudy, The publicresearchandteaching universityestablisheditsCommunitySchoolofMusic– two major redevelopment initiatives. two majorredevelopmentinitiatives. $400,000 grantforoperationalsupportwillenableInvestDetroittorampupitsparticipationin the city, isacriticalpartnerintherevitalizationofWoodward corridor. Kresge’s three-year, organizations promotingcommunitydevelopmentandstrengtheningthephysicalconditionof The foundation,whichprovideslow-costloansandnontraditionalfinancialassistanceto and GrandBoulevard-Woodward neighborhoods. neighborhood-improvement projectsinDetroit’s SpringwellsVillage, Grandmont-Rosedale Detroit neighborhoods.ThisgrantwillenableLISCtoimplement home-preservationand project financingandleveragetocommunity-basedorganizations engagedinrevitalizing 30 yearsago.Itprovidesoperatingsupport,technicalandcapacity-buildingassistance, LISC Detroitislocalinitiativeofamajornationalcommunitydevelopmenteffortbegun expansion. project strengthenitsorganizationalcapabilitiesanddevelopastrategicbusinessplanfor color, symbolismandintrigueinaneastsideneighborhood.Kresge’s fundingwillhelpthe director Tyree Guyton,whousesdiscardedeverydayobjectstocreateatwo-blockareaof Now inits25thyear, theprojectisanopen-airartenvironmentcreatedbyfounderandartistic 2010 & 2011 Annual Report kresge.org

M-1 RAIL is a nonprofit, public/private partnership of Detroit business and civic leaders M-1 RAIL (2009 grant) formed in 2008 to advance light rail development in Detroit’s Woodward corridor. Its goal Detroit, Michigan is to promote economic development and restore vitality to the heart of Detroit and the $3,500.000 broader region. Kresge’s multi-year, $34,600,000 grant will help fund engineering, planning, construction and operation of a 3.4-mile light-rail line connecting people and activities throughout the Woodward corridor from the riverfront to the New Center area and catalyzing better transportation options for residents throughout the metropolitan area.

Macomb is one of the nation’s leading community colleges and serves more than 48,000 Macomb Community students annually. Assisted by this grant, the college will lead a collaborative project with Data College Driven Detroit and Macomb County government to analyze data from the 2010 U.S. Census Warren, Michigan and identify demographic changes and trends in the county. $41,800

The nonprofit organization serves the needs of girls and women in southwest Detroit through Mercy Education Project after-school tutoring, summer enrichment, general-education-degree preparation and life-skills (2010 grant) support. This two-year, $200,000 grant will fund the Girls’ Program, which provides one-to-one Detroit, Michigan tutoring in reading and math for girls in grades one through eight. $100,000

Previously known as Community Legal Resources, the agency provides legal and development Michigan Community sources to community-based nonprofits that serve Detroit residents. Kresge’s two-year, Resources (2010 grant) $526,400 grant will provide support for its collaborative Detroit Vacant Property Campaign, Detroit, Michigan which provides block clubs and neighborhood associations with technical assistance and mini- $263,200 grants to help them secure, maintain, beautify and monitor foreclosed and unoccupied homes.

The agency provides legal and development sources to community-based nonprofits that Michigan Community serve Detroit residents. Kresge’s two-year, $500,000 grant commitment will enable the agency Resources to provide technical, legal, and educational assistance to communities engaged in land-use Detroit, Michigan planning and neighborhood stabilization. $275,000

The Michigan Environmental Council is a coalition of 70 environmental, public-health and Michigan Environmental faith-based organizations promoting state and national public policies to protect Michigan’s Council water, landscapes and communities, and supporting programs on energy, environmental Lansing, Michigan health, and land use. Kresge’s two-year, $275,000 grant will underwrite the council’s leadership $150,000 of the new Transportation for Michigan coalition to develop a seamless, intermodal 21st- century transportation system in the state.

The nonpartisan research organization is spearheading efforts to improve K–12 educational Michigan Future Inc. options in southeast Michigan. Kresge’s three-year, $1,500,000 grant will support the (2009 grant) Metro Detroit High School Accelerator, which will provide financial support, training and Ann Arbor, Michigan direction to educators who wish to launch small, high-performance high schools in Detroit and $350,000 inner-ring suburbs.

Founded in 1912, the nonprofit, nonpartisan statewide membership and advocacy organization Michigan League for Human is dedicated to ensuring that Michigan’s lower-income residents achieve economic security. Services (2010 grant) This two-year, $300,000 grant for operating support will strengthen the league’s capacity Lansing, Michigan to collect and analyze data on the needs of residents and disseminate this information to $150,000 community-based organizations in Detroit and southeast Michigan.

The Michigan Nonprofit Association has undertaken an effort with the Cultural Alliance of Michigan Nonprofit

Southeastern Michigan to help arts organizations in southeast Michigan explore options to Association (2009 grant) Detroit | 2011 join together to increase financial stability. This three-year, $1,000,000 grant will match a like Lansing, Michigan grant from the Ford Foundation to fund the Strategic Alliances Initiative to create new models $333,334 35 of collaboration among local arts and cultural organizations.

The association serves as a statewide network, resource center and advocate for Michigan’s Michigan Nonprofit nonprofit community. The expansion of its Metro Detroit Partnership office, supported by this Association three-year, $380,000 grant, will make more services and programs available to nonprofits in Lansing, Michigan southeast Michigan to increase their effectiveness, engagement and relevance. $100,000

The independent nonprofit organization, established by the University of Michigan Michigan Unemployment Law School, provides free advice and legal representation to jobless workers filing for Insurance Project unemployment benefits in an eight-county area of Southeast Michigan. Kresge’s two-year, Ann Arbor, Michigan $150,000 grant will support the project. $100,000 36 The Kresge Foundation Museum of Contemporary Museum ofContemporary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U3 Ventures Midnight GolfProgram New UrbanLearning Midtown DetroitInc. Midtown DetroitInc. Michigan Women’s NextEnergy Center NextEnergy Center New York, NewYork Project for Public Project forPublic New Detroit Inc. New DetroitInc. Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Foundation Spaces Inc. (2010 grant) (2010 grant) (2010 grant) Art Detroit Art $1,000,000 $150,000 $260,000 $185,000 $200,000 $50,000 $62,500 $50,000 $75,000 $50,000 $75,000

anchors forcommunityengagement. “placemaking” improvementprograminlocationswhere active farmersmarketsserveas one grant,theorganizationwillassessopportunitiestocreate aDetroitneighborhood create andsustainpublicspacesthatbuildstrongercommunities. Assistedbythisphase- The nonprofitplanning,designandeducationalorganization isdedicatedtohelpingpeople Center andWayne StateUniversityinefforts tostrengthenthecity’s cultural district. plan forMidtownDetroitthat engagestheHenryFordHealthSystem,DetroitMedical neighborhoods. Kresge’s two-year, $600,000 granthelpslaunchaneconomic-development and economicimpactofuniversities andmedicalinstitutionstoimprovetheirsurrounding U3 Ventures specializes inprojectsthatleveragetheemploymentbase,procurement volume pilot projects. that includeshelpingthecityofDetroitwithsustainabilityissuesandothergreen-economy Green EconomyandSustainableCitymoduleoftheRe-ImaginingDetroit2020framework Through thistwo-year, $1,010,000 grant,NextEnergywilllaunchphaseoneofKresge’s and race-relationsactivities. four-year, $375,000grantcommitmentwillbeusedtosupporttheorganization’s operations race relationsbyinfluencingissuesandpoliciesthatensureeconomicsocialequity. This organizations, andeducational,healthreligiousinstitutionsworkstofostermorepositive The coalitionofleadersfrombusiness,labor, media,community-basedandcivil-rights Detroit familiesandchildrenintheMidtownneighborhood. support theplanninganddevelopmentofamodelEducareearlychildhoodcentertoserve to schoolsthatarecommittedstudentachievement.Thistwo-year, $370,000grantwill This nonprofiteducation-managementorganizationdelivershigh-qualityoperationalservices showcase theworkofKresgeArtistFellowsandEminentArtistsinvenuesacrossMidtown. scope ofArtXDetroit:KresgeArtsExperience,aninauguralpublicfestivalheldinApril2011to for itsdevelopmentandrevitalization.Grantmoneyallowedtheassociationtoexpand medical andeducationalassetsofMidtownDetroithasprovidedleadershipcapacity Formerly theUniversityCulturalCenterAssociation,nonprofitbuildsoncultural, Detroit anenvironmentalleaderamongolderindustrialcities. of Detroitofficialstoclarifytheirfocusonsustainabilityand helpingjumpstarteffortstomake City componentsofKresge’s Re-ImaginingDetroit2020framework,workingcloselywith City NextEnergy willbuildoutasuiteofactivitiesthatsupportthe GreenEconomyandSustainable focused onalternativeandrenewableenergy. Throughthistwo-year, $1,010,000grant, The NextEnergyCenterisoneofthenation’s leadingtechnologyandbusinessaccelerators programs. Grant moneywillgotowardfacilityandinfrastructureimprovements. enriches Detroit’s vibrantMidtown neighborhoodwithartexhibitionsandextensivepublic MOCAD servesasahubfortheexplorationofemergingideasincontemporaryartsand support itskeyprogramsandservices. in Detroit’s Midtownarea.Thisgrantwillprovidetheresourcestosustainitsoperationsand Center Council,MidtownDetroitnowservesastheprimarydistrict-developmentorganization Formed in2011bythemergerofUniversityCulturalCenterAssociationandNew operate astate-of-the-artgolfpracticecourseinNorthwestDetroit. general operationswhilestrengtheningitspartnershipwithMarygroveCollegetodevelopand and communityactivismthroughgolfinstruction.Fundingwillunderwritetheprogram’s The 30-weekmentoringprogramforyouthteachespersonaldevelopment,collegepreparation communities throughitsPowerof100Women programandMWFAngelFund. financial capitalandtechnicalassistancetofemaleentrepreneursinDetroitunderserved With thistwo-year, $150,000general-operatinggrant,thefoundationwillcontinuetoprovide to improvingtheeconomicself-sufficiencyandpersonalwell-beingofwomengirls. Established in1986by30prominentMichiganwomen,thestatewidefoundationisdedicated

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The nonprofit planning, design and educational organization is dedicated to helping people Project for Public create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Project for Public Spaces Spaces Inc. will use this phase-two grant to plan and implement short-term “placemaking” pilot programs New York, New York to improve public spaces at the Northwest Detroit Farmers Market and Peaches & Greens $150,000 Produce Market.

Founded in New York City, the nonprofit organization seeks to improve the pay and job Restaurant Opportunities conditions of the nation’s 10 million low-wage restaurant workers. This two-year, $200,000 Centers United Inc. grant will allow the Michigan affiliate to launch COLORS of Detroit, a worker-owned cooperative New York, New York restaurant that provides employment, job training and a source of affordable local food. $100,000

Using specialized analytical tools to evaluate demographic and income data, the organization Social Compact Inc. identifies and demonstrates retail and commercial market demand in urban communities. This (2009 grant) three-year, $225,000 grant will expand the collection and analysis of real-time market data, in Washington, D.C. partnership with the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, to accelerate investment in Detroit. $75,000

The agency offers a wide and integrated array of safety-net and community-development Southwest Counseling and services in Detroit. This planning grant will enable its subsidiary, Southwest Counseling Development Services Solutions, to develop a plan for implementing the nationally recognized full-service Detroit, Michigan community school model at three southwest Detroit schools. $60,000

Established in 1957, the coalition of businesses and community interests is committed to Southwest Detroit Business facilitating the continuation and enhancement of a stable, economically healthy Southwest Association Inc. Detroit. Assisted by this two-year, $500,000 grant, the association will revive a 2.3-mile stretch Detroit, Michigan of the West Vernor Avenue corridor as a thriving commercial district and complete a plan for $300,000 streetscape improvements. The grant will directly leverage other support of the project from the State of Michigan.

Through its comprehensive approach to community revitalization, the organization has Southwest Housing leveraged residential mortgages, preserved real-estate assets, allowed families facing Solutions Corporation foreclosure to stay in their homes and assisted first-time homebuyers. Kresge’s three-year, Detroit, Michigan $450,000 grant will underwrite the consolidation of house-counseling, workforce-development $200,000 and financial-literacy services into a single Family Financial Fitness program for low- and moderate-income families.

Established in 1990 as a national corps of college graduates who teach in underserved Teach for America Inc. schools, Teach for America has become a network of 24,000 individuals and a conduit of (2010 grant) committed educational leaders. Using Kresge’s four-year, $1,000,000 grant, the organization New York, New York will re-establish its site in Detroit and recruit, train and place up to 300 corps members in $330,000 Detroit public and charter schools.

Third Sector provides capacity-building programs and services for individual nonprofits and Third Sector the nonprofit sector. Kresge’s grant will support Third Sector’s ongoing work with BUILD, a New England Inc. national initiative created in 2002 by the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, to establish Boston, Massachusetts a high-quality early childhood system for the state and to host a national Pediatric Medical $200,000 Home Summit in Michigan.

Third Sector provides capacity-building programs and services for individual nonprofits and Third Sector the nonprofit sector. This two-year, $100,000 grant will fund Kresge’s membership in the Early New England Inc.

Childhood Funders’ Collaborative, a coalition of foundations and corporate-giving programs Boston, Massachusetts Detroit | 2011 dedicated to promoting the positive development of young children. $75,000

37 The nonprofit organization seeks to improve and promote transit in greater Detroit as a means Transportation to restore urban vitality, ensure transportation equity and enhance quality of life. It will use this Riders United grant to build its financial base and strengthen its organizational leadership. Detroit, Michigan $50,000

Turning Point provides programs and resources that enable victims and survivors of domestic Turning Point Inc. violence, sexual assault and homelessness to regain control of their lives. Kresge’s three- Mt. Clemens, Michigan year, $400,000 grant will be used to expand an existing domestic-violence shelter in the $134,000 metropolitan Detroit area and enhance safety-net support for women, children and families. 38 The Kresge Foundation University ofDetroitMercy University ofDetroitMercy Development Corporation Volunteers in Prevention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wayne State University Wayne StateUniversity Wayne StateUniversity Wayne StateUniversity Wayne StateUniversity Southeastern Michigan Vanguard Community Probation, PrisonInc. Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan United Way for United Way for U3 Ventures (2010 grant) (2009 grant) $1,000,000 $300,000 $200,000 $150,000 $250,000 $125,000 $42,500 $16,604 $75,000 $50,000

and BuyLocally.” the creationandsupportofinitiativestohelpinstitutionstheiremployees“Live,Hire, Midtown anchorinstitutionstoimprovetheirsurroundingneighborhoods,specificallythrough This grantwillprovidefortheexpansionofU3’s researchandanalysisofopportunitiesfor and collegestudents. Equity inMathematics(MathCorps)providehigh-qualityinstructionforpublicschoolchildren community programs.Thisthree-year, $600,000grantwillhelpitsCenterforExcellenceand Wayne Stateisacomprehensive,urbanuniversityofferingmorethan350academicand of Detroit’s diversecommunities inthedevelopmentofnewsstoriesanddocumentaries. WDET 101.9FMtoinitiateacommunity-basedreportingprojectaimedatengagingresidents This two-year, $128,000grantwill enablethenewsandinformationbroadcastingstation will supportitsoperationsandbuildsorganizationalcapacity. in theCentralWoodward-North EndneighborhoodofDetroit.Thistwo-year, $300,000grant facilitate, coordinateandigniteeducational,economiccommunitygrowthinvestment The comprehensive,holisticcommunityserviceanddevelopmentorganizationworksto an environmentalmodelandgreenopenspaceforthesurroundingcommunity. Detroit’s eastside.ItwillallowforanalysisofoptionstouseadaylightedBloodyRunCreekas outreach programoftheSchoolArchitecture,tomodelafutureurbanredevelopmenton This grantwillsupportresearchbytheDetroitCollaborativeDesignCenter, acommunity operating supportforthedesigncenter. program oftheSchoolArchitecture.Athree-year$375,000grantwillprovidegeneral context, andishometotheDetroitCollaborativeDesignCenter, acommunityoutreach The universitydeliversstudent-centeredundergraduateandgraduateeducationinanurban organizations inmetropolitanDetroit. redevelopment professionals,whowillservetwo-yearfellowships atpublicandnonprofit The programwaslaunchedinAugust2011toplaceaninitial cohortof29mid-career Wayne Stateisthe implementingagencyfortheDetroitRevitalizationFellowsProgram. urban-planning challenges. social andartisticrebirthofBerlin,Germany, andthelessonsDetroit can applytoitsown This grantallowedWDET101.9FM,tolaunchafive-partradioseriesexaminingtheeconomic, have incarceratedparents. Kresge’s two-year, $125,000grantwillextendone-to-oneadultmentoringto446childrenwho to nurtureandenrichthelivesofchildrenlivinginDetroitarea12Michigancounties. The nonprofitorganization,knownasVIPMentoring,usesitsnetworkofvolunteermentors about childhooddevelopmentandthebenefitsofearlyeducation. Studio thatprovidesasensoryimmersionexperiencetoeducatecommunitystakeholders community change.ThisplanninggrantwillfundthedesignofaUnitedWay EarlyChildhood together partnersacrossallsectorstoaddresscommunityconcernsandcreatesustainable Serving Wayne, OaklandandMacombcounties,theorganizationiscommittedtobringing 2010 & 2011 Annual Report kresge.org Kresge Arts in Detroit One of the Detroit Program’s strategic objectives is a multifaceted approach to support and develop Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb county artists and arts and cultural institutions and organizations. Called Kresge Arts in Detroit, it includes the Kresge Eminent Artist Award, and Kresge Artist Fellowships. We believe these arts and culture efforts contribute to an essential quality of life that is vibrant, diverse, and self-enriching.

Kresge Eminent Artist Renowned literary artist and educator Bill Harris — whose poetry, prose, and playwriting have won him acclaim — was the 2011 Kresge Eminent Artist and awarded a $50,000 prize. A community educator and, until his recent retirement, an English professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Harris’s plays have been produced more than 100 times nationwide. Rooted in his embrace of the people’s humanness and his experience as a black man, Harris’s plays also reflect his love of jazz. They include “Cool Blues,” “Stories About the Old Days,” “Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil,” “Every Goodbye Ain’t Gone,” “Coda,” “Queen of Sheba” and “Boo! A Musical Fantasy.” His latest book “Birth of a Notion” was published by Wayne State University Press in 2010. Another Wayne State Press title, “Booker T. & Them: A Blues,” will be published this year. Committed to the city where he grew up, Harris continues to mentor and inspire Detroiters to follow their passion and share their knowledge in what he calls “the Harris at rehearsal for the Detroit way.” premiere of his play “Cool Blues” in New York in 2011. Previous Eminent Artists include master jazz trumpet player, recording artist and composer Marcus Belgrave and nationally renowned visual artist Charles McGee.

Kresge Artist Fellowships In 2011, 12 Kresge Artist Fellowships, each with an unrestricted stipend of $25,000, were awarded to visual artists from metropolitan Detroit. The fellowships seek to advance and encourage the creative vision, commitment, and careers of Detroit artists within a wide range of artistic disciplines, and to elevate the profile of the artistic community in the region. Fellows also receive professional development opportunities from ArtServe Michigan. Detroit’s College for Creative Studies administers the fellowships as well as the Eminent Artist Award.

Kresge Artist Fellows 2011 Kresge Artist Fellows in the visual arts: Corrie Baldauf, Liz Cohen, Olayami Dabls, Design 99 (Gina Reichert and Mitch Cope), John Dunivant, Bruce Giffin, Scott Hocking, Laith Karmo, Richard Lewis, Hubert Massey, Heather McGill, Mark Newport. Detroit | 2011

39 40 The Kresge Foundation Arab Community Center for Economic Arab Community Center for Economic operating supportsince2007forareaartsandculture. and Macombcountieswereawardedtwo-yeargrantsforoperatingsupport.IntotalKresgehascommitted$17.4millionin Below isalistofthenonprofitorganizationsreceivingKresgeArtsSupportgrants.In2010,62in Wayne, Oakland Support Kresge Arts Birmingham Bloomfield Art CenterInc. Birmingham BloomfieldArt Cranbrook EducationalCommunity Chamber MusicSocietyofDetroit Detroit ChamberWinds&Strings Detroit EducationalTelevision Detroit EducationalTelevision and Social Services (ACCESS) and SocialServices Arts LeagueofMichiganInc. Arts College forCreativeStudies The DetroitInstituteofArts Clinton Township, Michigan Detroit HistoricalSociety Farmington Hills,Michigan Mount Clemens,Michigan Bloomfield Hills,Michigan All TheWorld’s AStage $100,000 overtwoyears. $200,000 overtwoyears. $200,000 overtwo years. $100,000 overtwoyears. $100,000 overtwoyears. $100,000 overtwoyears. $140,000 overtwoyears. Detroit Artists Market Detroit Artists $40,000 overtwoyears. $12,000 overtwoyears. $40,000 overtwoyears. $35,000 overtwoyears. $50,000 overtwoyears. $50,000 overtwoyears. $80,000 overtwoyears. $50,000 overtwoyears. $30,000 overtwoyears. Birmingham, Michigan Southfield, Michigan Dearborn, Michigan Wixom, Michigan Wixom, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Arts &Scraps Arts Troy, Michigan City ofTroy Art Center Art

Detroit SymphonyOrchestraHallInc. Far Conservatory of Therapeutic and ofTherapeuticand Far Conservatory Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival Great LakesChamberMusicFestival Detroit International Jazz Festival Detroit InternationalJazzFestival Grosse PointeHistoricalSociety Huron Valley CounciloftheArts InsideOut Literary Arts Project InsideOut LiteraryArts Detroit Public Library Friends Detroit PublicLibraryFriends Eisenhower DanceEnsemble Grosse PointeFarms,Michigan Detroit ScienceCenterInc. Detroit ZoologicalSociety Detroit Repertory Theatre Detroit Repertory $200,000 overtwoyears. $200,000 overtwoyears. $140,000 overtwoyears. $200,000 overtwoyears. The HeidelbergProject Operating Corporation $80,000 overtwo years. $18,000 overtwoyears. $50,000 overtwoyears. $10,000 overtwoyears. $70,000 overtwoyears. $50,000 overtwoyears. $70,000 overtwoyears. $30,000 overtwoyears. $40,000 overtwoyears. $40,000 overtwoyears. $10,000 overtwoyears. Birmingham, Michigan Southfield, Michigan Southfield, Michigan Royal Oak,Michigan Dearborn, Michigan Highland, Michigan Performing Arts Performing Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Heritage Works Foundation Inc. The HenryFord Foundation

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Museum ofContemporaryArt Museum ofAfricanAmericanHistory Music Hall Center for the Performing Music HallCenterforthePerforming Motown Historical Museum Inc. Motown HistoricalMuseumInc. Mosaic Youth TheatreofDetroit Macomb Community College – Macomb CommunityCollege– Macomb CommunityCollege– Matrix TheatreCompanyInc. Jewish EnsembleTheatre Bloomfield Hills,Michigan Michigan OperaTheatre Lorenzo CulturalCenter Macomb Center for the Macomb Centerforthe $160,000 overtwoyears. $100,000 overtwoyears. $160,000 overtwoyears. $100,000 overtwoyears. $200,000 overtwoyears. Motor CityBrassBand $70,000 overtwoyears. $50,000 overtwoyears. $40,000 overtwo years. $10,000 overtwoyears. $40,000 overtwoyears. $30,000 overtwoyears. $30,000 overtwoyears. $50,000 overtwoyears. $12,000 overtwoyears. $60,000 overtwoyears. Southfield, Michigan Oakland University Oakland University Marygrove College Rochester, Michigan Rochester, Michigan Warren, Michigan Warren, Michigan Performing Arts Performing Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Living Arts Arts Inc. Inc. Arts

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Paint Creek Center for the Arts Southwest Detroit Business Wayne State University – Hilberry Rochester, Michigan Association Inc. Theatre $40,000 over two years. Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Pewabic Society Inc. $30,000 over two years. $70,000 over two years. Detroit, Michigan Sphinx Organization Inc. Wayne State University – Wayne $100,000 over two years. Detroit, Michigan State Galleries Plymouth Historical Society $130,000 over two years. Detroit, Michigan $12,000 over two years. Plymouth, Michigan Stagecrafters $15,000 over two years. Royal Oak, Michigan Wayne State University – WDET-FM PuppetART $40,000 over two years. Detroit, Michigan $70,000 over two years. Auburn Hills, Michigan Theatre Ensemble $16,000 over two years. Clarkston, Michigan Wayne State University – Wayne Rackham Symphony Choir $60,000 over two years. State University Press Detroit, Michigan Grosse Pointe, Michigan VSA Arts of Michigan $80,000 over two years. $20,000 over two years. Detroit, Michigan The Scarab Club $30,000 over two years. YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan $70,000 over two years. $30,000 over two years. Detroit | 2011

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Board and Staff

&43 44 TheThe Kresge Kresge Foundation Foundation Board ofTrustees The NationalAllianceforHispanic Health Unum CorporationandRetiredPresident Massachusetts InstituteofTechnology Retired ExecutiveVice President Unum LifeInsuranceCompany Cambridge, Massachusetts Rochester Hills, Michigan Jane L.Delgado,Ph.D. Elaine D.Rosen,Chair Boston, Massachusetts New HorizonsPartners Phillip L.Clay, Ph.D. Columbia University New York, NewYork President andCEO President andCEO Susan K.Drewes James L.Bildner Washington, D.C. Falmouth, Maine Lee C.Bollinger Civic Leader Chancellor President Senior Vice President,CorporateAffairs Henry FordHealthSystem Fort Lauderdale,Florida The KresgeFoundation Nancy M.Schlichting DTE EnergyCompany WLD Enterprises,Inc. Paul C.Hillegonds U.S.-Japan Council President andCEO President andCEO David W. Horvitz Steven K.Hamp Washington, D.C. Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Irene Y. Hirano Troy, Michigan Rip Rapson Civic Leader Chairman President 2010 & 2011 Annual Report kresge.org

Human Resources

Crystal Y. Sewell Director of Human Resources Heather M. Hacker Executive Office Human Resources Administration Manager Rip Rapson Elke Y. Hill President and CEO Front Desk Coordinator Sharon Zimmerman Danielle A. Nettles Assistant to the President Human Resources Specialist

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Grants Management

Marcus L. McGrew Director of Grants Management Ra’mona M. Brown Grants Inquiry and Application Coordinator Joyce M. Holliman Board and Staff Grants Management Associate 45 Susan C. Randall Administration Information Technology Grants Management Associate Rebecca A. Smith Genise T. Singleton Richard K. Rappleye Information Systems Manager Grants Manager Vice President of Administration Eugen N. Safta Amber J. Williams Dan Kirby Network Administrator Grants Management Associate Building and Grounds Caretaker Kathy L. Porter Almir Jaganjac Research Administrative Assistant IT Support Analyst Richard L. Dunlap Cynthia K. Powors Director of Research Facilities Administrator 46 The Kresge Foundation Arts and Culture, Human Services Arts andCulture,HumanServices Community Development, Detroit Community Development,Detroit Sandra McAlister Ambrozy Sandra McAlisterAmbrozy Senior Program Director Senior ProgramDirector Senior Program Director Senior ProgramDirector Andrew R. Gatewood Andrew R.Gatewood Senior Program Officer Senior ProgramOfficer Senior ProgramOfficer Jessica E. Boehland Jessica E.Boehland David D. Fukuzawa David D.Fukuzawa Tamra J.Fountaine Program Staff Program Associate Program Associate Program Associate Lois R. DeBacker Lois R.DeBacker Julian A. Haynes Julian A.Haynes Laura J.Trudeau Program Director Program Director Program Director Program Director Human Services Human Services Arts and Culture Arts andCulture Program Officer Program Officer Program Officer Stacey Barbas Stacey Barbas Alice L. Carle Alice L.Carle Environment Environment Environment Environment Education Education Health Health Health Health Health Health Guillermina Hernández-Gallegos Guillermina Hernández-Gallegos Arts and Culture, Human Services Arts andCulture,HumanServices Community Development, Detroit Community Development,Detroit Community Development, Detroit Community Development,Detroit Community Development, Detroit Community Development,Detroit Community Development, Detroit Community Development,Detroit Lead Administrative Coordinator Lead AdministrativeCoordinator Arts and Culture, Education Arts andCulture,Education Associate Program Officer Associate ProgramOfficer Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Wendy Lewis Jackson Wendy LewisJackson Human Services, Health Human Services,Health Benjamin S. Kennedy Benjamin S.Kennedy Senior Program Officer Senior ProgramOfficer Michelle D. Johnson Michelle D.Johnson George C. Jacobsen George C.Jacobsen Phyllis D. Meadows Phyllis D.Meadows Laura L. Lamberti Laura L.Lamberti Program Associate Program Associate Carrie A. Hubert Carrie A.Hubert Program Director Program Director Krista C. Lowes Krista C.Lowes Human Services Human Services Program Officer Program Officer Jill A. Johnson Jill A.Johnson Senior Fellow Senior Fellow Environment Environment Health Health Community Development, Detroit Community Development,Detroit Martha SoledadVelaMartha Acosta Kathleen Bushnell Owsley Kathleen BushnellOwsley Caroline Altman Smith Caroline AltmanSmith Senior Program Officer Senior ProgramOfficer Senior ProgramOfficer Senior ProgramOfficer Mandy J.Valentine William F.L. Moses Tamitha T. Walker Program Associate Program Associate Regina R. Smith Regina R.Smith Program Director Program Director John Nordgren John Nordgren Human Services Human Services Arts and Culture Arts andCulture Program Officer Program Officer Program Officer Program Officer Environment Environment Environment Environment Education Education Education Education Health Health 2010 & 2011 Annual Report kresge.org

Finance

Amy B. Coleman Sheryl M. Madden Vice President of Finance and Controller Treasurer Jennifer L. Nassar Carla S. Forkin Staff Accountant Accounting Manager Cheryl L. Taylor Administrative Assistant

Investment Group Robert J. Manilla Maranda M. McLeod Vice President and Chief Investment Administrative Assistant Officer Elena G. Popova Social Investment Practice John A. Barker Investment Analyst Kimberlee R. Cornett Investment Director Matthew P. Shellenberger Director of Social Investment Practice DonDrea M. Esnault Investment Analyst Julie R. Hollinshead Document Management Analyst Susan L. Shirkey Associate Director of Social Investment Sean Feng Performance Analyst Practice Associate Investment Director Donna L. Snider Heather J. Pfaff Jon D. Gentry Investment Director Administrative Assistant Managing Director of Investments

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