NEWS & PRESS


Pontiac Nonprofit Capacity Building Grantees: 2020

The capacity building grant program focused on assisting nonprofit organizations to sustain and improve organizational effectiveness during the COVID-19 crisis. The Pontiac Funders Collaborative made 18 grants up to $10,000...

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Pontiac Small Business Relief Fund Grantees: 2020

Small businesses across the country have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Pontiac is no different. In recognition of this, we are announcing that 56 Pontiac businesses were awarded...

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A Call to Action

The senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Aubrey and many others have shaken us to our core. The systemic inequities Black people in this country are being subjected...

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$20 Million in Grants to Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts

This is a brief update about where we have provided immediate grants to the community during this challenging time. Our goal is to support the necessary and vital services the...

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Grants Made to Support Local Arts and Creative Community during COVID-19

Through the COVID-19 Arts and Creative Community Assistance Fund, which is supported by a group of local funders and housed at the Community Foundation, 50 grants of $10,000 each were recently approved....

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Community Foundation Announces Grants to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention and Support Organizations

Listen to Senior Program Officer Surabhi Pandit speak with WWJ950 on Community Foundation grants to domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and support organizations in the region. The Community Foundation...

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Support for Recovery of Nonprofit Organizations

For New Applicants: As of April 15th, we replaced our standard grantmaking guidelines with revised guidelines for the remaining two grant cycles of 2020. These have been redesigned to provide...

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Detroit Pistons and Detroit Youth Choir Stand as One for Healthcare Workers Everywhere

The Detroit Pistons and the Detroit Youth Choir thank health care workers everywhere for their strength and dedication in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Inspired by their efforts, Tom Gores,...

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New grants supporting local journalism projects and outlets

In year three of the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund, a partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan,...

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Foundations Launch Effort and Make Immediate Grants to Address Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, a group of foundations announced strategies to meet targeted emerging community needs during the COVID-19 crisis. The initial funders are the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, the DMC Foundation,...

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