New Advisory Committee Members Named
The Chelsea Community Foundation is a permanent community endowment that exists to support community needs and improve life for the residents of Chelsea, Michigan. Guided by an advisory committee of...
Nov 11th 2016
Honoring Veterans Through Philanthropy
Physical and occupational therapy can change the lives of our returning military veterans. More than 3,200 veterans are served each year at the Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy wing of...
Oct 21st 2016
The View from the Other Side – an Open Letter to Grantseekers
Having worked with and for non-profit organizations for all of my career to date, it was quite an opportunity to be able to come to “the other side” and make...
Sep 27th 2016
In General
Supporting Animal Welfare in Detroit’s Neighborhoods
When the Michigan Humane Society moved into Detroit in 1931, its principal concern was the proper treatment of horses, then the primary means of transportation. Today, more than 100,000 animals...
Sep 19th 2016
Detroit Homecoming Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and Crain’s Detroit Business have agreed to establish the “Detroit Homecoming Fund” as a means for attendees of Homecoming to join together to support...
Aug 18th 2016
In General
Mentoring Programs Making a Difference
The Community Foundation supports a remarkable variety of mentoring programs, each with a distinctive approach to a common goal providing guidance and support to people who are attempting to gain...
Mar 18th 2016
Detroit’s ‘Grand Bargain’ and the Partnership that Propelled It Independent Sector
“This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts.” So Winston Churchill commented when Nazi leader Rudolf Hess parachuted into Scotland to pursue peace...
Jan 13th 2016
In In The News
Nonprofits Working on Detroit Revitalization Receive $115,000 in New Funding for Professional Development
Knight Foundation Funds Second Round of Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan program DETROIT— The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has announced a second round of Nonprofit Capacity Training grants for...
Dec 21st 2015
In Press Release
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Awards More Than $7.5 Million in Grants to Area Nonprofits in Third Quarter 2015
Detroit – The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced that more than $7.5 million in grants were made to nonprofit organizations during the third quarter of 2015. The projects supported...
Oct 23rd 2015
In Press Release
HAVEN Receives Richard F. Huegli Award For Program Excellence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT – The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan selected HAVEN of Bingham Farms, Mich. as the recipient of the 2015 Richard F. Huegli Award for Program Excellence....
Jun 18th 2015
In Press Release