Whose News? Elevating the Voices of Detroiters in Detroit’s Story
Who reports the news? Who writes it? Who delivers it to the community? Who decides which stories to run? How do stories get to their intended audience? Whose stories are...
Dec 7th 2017
In General
Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit
Investing In Youth When we think of youth, we think of dreams, innovation, and new opportunities — or, simply put, the future. The youth of today will become the leaders,...
Jul 9th 2017
Atlantic Impact: A Catapult Story
Students at schools that include educational trips in their academic offerings get better grades, and are more likely to graduate. As a 2016 Catapult grantee, Atlantic Impact is providing more...
Jun 13th 2017
Moments of Inspiration
Looking at 2016 I’ll be honest. 2016 was not an easy year – not for the local community or for the nation. The violence, the ongoing racism, the negative messages...
Feb 2nd 2017
In General
Dance Partners
Two performing arts powerhouses have combined forces to raise the profile of dance in southeast Michigan. The Michigan Opera Theatre and the University Musical Society are using a $250,000, three-year...
Sep 2nd 2016
Building Audiences Across the Region Through Collaboration
In 1990, actor, playwright and musician Jeff Daniels established the Purple Rose Theatre Company in a former used-car and bus garage in downtown Chelsea, which is on the western end...
Jul 24th 2015
Community Foundation Awards More Than $26 Million in Grants and Elects 3 New Trustees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT — At their June 18, 2015 Annual Meeting, the board of trustees of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan elected three new members and approved grants...
Jun 25th 2015
In Press Release
Music, Art and Memory
Harnessing the power of art and music to help seniors affected by Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The Community Foundation recently funded two programs in the region that are harnessing the...
Apr 15th 2015
Charity Preview Raises $5.3M, The Most Since 2008 Crain's Detroit
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Jan 19th 2015
In In The News
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