Message from the President | Spring 2023
Did you know that less than 2% of philanthropic giving goes toward women’s and girls’ organizations? That’s according to research from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University....
Did you know that less than 2% of philanthropic giving goes toward women’s and girls’ organizations? That’s according to research from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University....
The women-led Minerva Educational Development Foundation (MEDF) provides scholarships and grantmaking in the Detroit area. “Without the Community Foundation, the MEDF would not be celebrating 30 years of giving,” says...
HOPE Fund co-chair Stacey Cassis wants women in the LGBTQ+ community to know they’re welcome at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan — and to understand the organization and how...
Valerie (Val) Chapman-Henley cares for her husband, Kurt Henley, who was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease in 2019. Chapman-Henley attends a monthly caregiver support group hosted by...
The New Economy Initiative, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, provided grant funding to support the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) Business Development Program. Entrepreneur Farah Bazzi...
The number of women and children experiencing homelessness in Macomb County has been increasing for more than a decade and COVID-19 only accelerated the trend, according to one local shelter....
Legal-financial advisor Amy Hartmann is a committed champion of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. Attorney Amy Hartmann is a committed champion of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. She...
Women network at the Pewabic-tiled pool inside the Women’s City Club of Detroit building. After the club disbanded, it established a field of interest fund at the Community Foundation for...
Birth Detroit co-founder and birth doula Elon Geffrard chats with expecting mom Tajzha Davis. “Whatever you need, they’ll help you with it,” Davis says of Birth Detroit, a Community Foundation...