Adapting Our Grantmaking Guidelines During COVID-19
We’ve changed our grantmaking guidelines to work better with our nonprofit partners and meet the needs of the communities we serve....
Nov 9th 2020
2019: A Community Foundation Year in Review
As 2019 winds down, the Community Foundation would like to thank the donors, grantees, and volunteers that helped make a permanent, positive impact on our region this year....
Dec 6th 2019
Supporting Nonprofit Financial Stability and Donor Interests
As a source of flexible community capital for southeast Michigan, we can carry out our donors’ interests in perpetuity and grow permanent capital for individual nonprofits, strengthening their financial stability....
Jul 22nd 2019
Supporting Sustainability in the Region
The Community Foundation makes strategic investments to move the region forward with an eye toward permanent, positive change. We educate the community on pressing needs, build partnerships, undertake targeted initiatives,...
Jul 22nd 2019
In 2020 US Census, we must work to ensure all in southeast Michigan are counted
This piece originally ran in the Detroit Free Press on Saturday, May 18, 2019 Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on whether the federal government can include...
May 20th 2019
$1 Million Endowment Established To Support Detroit Youth Choir Comcast Newsmakers
This piece originally appeared on Comcast Newsmakers on Oct. 2, 2019. A group of Detroit-based foundations and members of the business community announced a $1 million endowment to recognize the...
Oct 8th 2019
In In The News
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
The Team Behind The Impact: Program
Year-end at the Community Foundation is an exciting time of year as we see gifts coming in and grants flowing out. While nothing would happen without our donors and strong...
Dec 27th 2018
In General
Detroit’s historic bankruptcy and more contributed to city’s revival Detroit Free Press
We are proud to be a part of of the city’s revival with the Foundation for Detroit’s Future. “Major foundations, including the Kresge, Ford and Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan...
Jul 18th 2018
In In The News
A Healthy Neighborhood Hub
The Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market, operated by the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp., is the highest-grossing neighborhood-based market in Detroit, attracting more than 300 shoppers each week. A $10,000 grant from...
Apr 6th 2015