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
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
Measuring Creative Sector Impact
Good data can lead to better decision-making in public life. In 2013, the state of Michigan increased funding for the arts for the first time in more than 10 years....
Jul 14th 2014
Nonprofit Sustainability
A Careful Equation Using the Head and the Heart Year-end at the Community Foundation is fast-paced to say the least. Our staff works through the holidays to process gifts and...
Feb 17th 2014
In General
Heidelberg Project Received Grant To Expand Education, Community Development
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Makes Grant for Growth and Program Expansion of Detroit’s Heidelberg Project FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT—The Heidelberg Project is pleased to announce that the Community...
Jan 22nd 2014
In Press Release
75 Nonprofits in Southeast Michigan to Participate in “Community Foundation Challenge — Arts and Culture” PR.com
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, in partnership with the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan, announced today the list of 75 arts and culture nonprofit organizations in southeast Michigan participating...
Jul 31st 2009
In In The News