Building a thriving community, one ‘everyday interaction’ at a time
The life-changing lesson Mr. Rogers taught me As a child, I would sit in front of our television and watch an older man with a red cardigan sweater open the...
May 22nd 2024
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announces more than $17 million in grants during first quarter
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and its supporting organizations provided combined grantmaking of more than $17 million during the first quarter to support nonprofit organizations and local governments working...
May 9th 2023
In Press Release
Community Foundation makes $55,000 in youth-led grants to support mental health, anti-violence efforts
Every student deserves a quality education and to feel safe within school. But — following the recent mass shooting at Michigan State University and more than a year after the...
Feb 27th 2023
In Press Release
Community Foundation announces $102.8M in 2022 grants, welcomes Macomb County resident Paul Trulik to Board of Trustees
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and its supporting organizations provided combined grantmaking in 2022 of nearly $103 million. Grants supported nonprofit organizations and local governments working to make a...
Jan 30th 2023
In Press Release
Community Foundation grant helps Zekelman Holocaust Center continue to educate during renovation
As the Zekelman Holocaust Center undergoes a major renovation, a grant from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan will help it continue to teach how lessons from the Holocaust still...
May 31st 2023
Former Trustee Dennis Archer discusses his funds at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
The following video originally appeared on Spotlight On the News, WXYZ-TV Detroit. The Honorable Dennis W. Archer, former Detroit Mayor and Michigan Supreme Court Justice, discussed his funds with the...
Sep 2nd 2022
In In The News
Sep 2nd 2022
In In The News
Michigan Science Center’s ‘STEM in a Box’ program meets students where they are
Hundreds of students throughout southeast Michigan became rocket scientists, sports managers and environmentalists with the new “STEM in a Box” program from the Michigan Science Center. Supported by a grant...
Feb 28th 2023
Aug 3rd 2022
In In The News
$23 million in grants announced during Community Foundation’s annual board meeting
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan approved more than $23 million of grants in support of nonprofit organizations working to make a positive, permanent impact throughout the region during its...
Jul 18th 2022
In Press Release