2019 Yearbook
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has the great privilege of connecting people and organizations to their communities – and across communities – through thoughtful philanthropy. Our challenge is to...
Jul 22nd 2019
In Yearbook
Detroit Public Television and Community Development Advocates of Detroit host community conversations to bolster neighborhood participation in the region’s journalism
Local residents share views about the problems and promise of their comeback city in Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund pilot program. The group of young black men under 30, who make...
Jun 15th 2018
Community Foundation awards more than $15 million in grants
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced more than $15 million in grants to organizations and initiatives primarily within southeast Michigan’s seven counties in areas including the arts, civic life,...
Jul 11th 2019
In Press Release
Record Amount of Grants Awarded to Regional Nonprofits from Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has awarded nearly $1.7 million in grants to 64 organizations through the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds. Each grantee organization is performing critical...
Jul 2nd 2019
In Press Release
Community Foundation Honors Nonprofit Leadership and Program Excellence at Annual Meeting
The Community Foundation has announced that Nancy Winzer, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Port Huron was selected as the recipient of the 2019 Mariam C. Noland...
Jun 24th 2019
In Press Release
State of LGBT Affairs
Based on information gathered through conversations with focus groups, key stakeholders, funders, and local/national nonprofit leaders in the LGBT community local and nationally, The HOPE Fund Advisory decided to better educate and...
Dec 12th 2017
Catapult Pitch Competition 2017
The Community Foundation created Catapult to encourage civic engagement among young entrepreneurs throughout southeast Michigan. To learn about the community and support change, Catapult volunteers facilitated a small grants program...
Oct 24th 2017
Gerry, Scott, & The HOPE Fund
Gerry Banister and Scott Douglass have been together for thirty-two years. They might not have met at all if Gerry hadn’t dropped by Saluté to take a break from family...
Dec 21st 2017
The Importance of the Census in Southeast Michigan Comcast Newsmakers
Melissa Smiley, Special Assistant to the President and Strategy Officer for the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan spoke with Comcast Newsmakers about the importance of a complete and accurate 2020...
Apr 11th 2019
In In The News
Grants Support Quality Journalism and Civic Engagement
Three recent Community Foundation grants focus on expanding regional media and communications capabilities and enhancing the quality of community conversations and engagement. The Center for Michigan received $75,000 over three...
Nov 11th 2016