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The Kresge Foundation
Building equity & opportunity in Detroit, Memphis, New Orleans, Fresno & American cities beyond.
About The Kresge Foundation
The Kresge Foundation was founded in 1924 to promote human progress. Today, Kresge fulfills that mission by building and strengthening pathways to equity and opportunity for low-income people in America’s cities, seeking to dismantle structural and systemic barriers to equality and justice. Using a full array of grant, loan, and other investment tools, Kresge invests more than $160 million annually to foster economic and social change. For more information visit Kresge.org.
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Signals from The Kresge Foundation
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Presence & Recognition
The Kresge Foundation's podcast PathBreakers was recognized by The Timbre Awards as the Best Interview Podcast and Podcast of the Year.
Reported by Rip Rapson
Capital & Finance
The Kresge Foundation is a proud investor in Chicago TREND's first fund.
Reported by Elizabeth Davidson
People
The Kresge Foundation President and CEO Rip Rapson has been named as a new member of Accelerator for America's Advisory Council.
Reported by The Kresge Foundation
Presence & Recognition
The Kresge Foundation created a cradle-to-career P-20 educational continuum on the Marygrove Conservancy campus in Northwest Detroit, giving new life to the 53-acre site of the former Marygrove College.
Reported by Rip Rapson