Making Investments Across The Region
Helping Donors Do the Most Good with Their Charitable Dollars More than $50 million in grants are made by the Community Foundation each year to nonprofit organizations throughout Wayne, Oakland,...
Sep 22nd 2014
Young Leaders Learn Philanthropy
Pathway to Excellence Program Mentors the Next Generation of African-American Men Sigma Pi Phi fraternity, also known as the Boulé, was the first Greek-letter fraternity founded by African-American men. Boulé...
Sep 22nd 2014
Detroit Auto Dealers Go All Out for Kids’ Charities
The Detroit Auto Dealers Association is known for holding one of the largest one-night fundraising events — The North American International Auto Show Charity Preview — to support children’s charities....
Sep 12th 2014
Building Endowment
The recent economic upturn has made it possible for more nonprofits to prioritize their long-term financial destinies by building endowment with the Community Foundation. A total of 189 organizations are working...
Jul 14th 2014
Community Foundation Awards Nearly $22M In Grants To Area Nonprofits
More than $600 Million Granted Over 30 Years FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT—The board of trustees of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan recently approved grants totaling than $21,716,717 at its...
Jul 14th 2014
James B. Nicholson Elected Board Chair Of The Community Foundation For Southeast Michigan
At the June 2014 annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation, James B. Nicholson, civic leader and president and chief executive officer of PVS Chemicals Inc.,...
Jul 14th 2014
Building High-Tech Careers
Support from the Community Foundation helped Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and the University of Michigan’s Lurie Nanofabrication Facility in Ann Arbor create the first-of-its-kind nanotechnology and microsystems technician training and...
Jul 14th 2014
2014 Message from The Chair And President
Three Decades of Powerful Change The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is here to permanently support our region. That’s a statement of fact, as well as our mission. This year, the...
Jul 14th 2014
Promoting Healthy Food
The Double Up Food Bucks program has become the national model for increasing access to healthy food among low-income families. The 2014 federal Farm Bill allocates millions of dollars...
Jul 14th 2014
Expanding Greenways
In 2013, work began on the long-awaited extension of the Dequindre Cut greenway. The landscaped hiking and biking path will continue north through the Eastern Market to Mack Avenue, where...
Jul 14th 2014