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Community Foundation announces more than $12 million in grants

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced more than $12 million in grants to organizations and initiatives in areas including arts, education, health, human services, civic life, youth development, and...

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Winter 2019 Message from the President

“I have great respect for the past. If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going.” – Maya Angelou   As a philanthropic organization looking...

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Mariam Noland Speaks with Chuck Stokes on CFSEM Impact WXYZ Detroit

Mariam Noland, President of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, speaks with Chuck Stokes about the history of the Community Foundation, our initiatives, and the impact that philanthropy is playing...

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3 Reasons to Start a Donor Advised Fund

As we approach the holiday season, year-end giving will become a topic of conversation at home with family members and in consultation with your professional advisors. Consider starting a Donor...

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Detroit Auto Dealers Association, in partnership with Community Foundation, Announce More Than $380,000 in Grants to Region’s Children and Youth

The Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Charitable Foundation Fund announced that 10 nonprofits providing services to children and youth in southeast Michigan will receive grants totaling $380,500. The Fund includes...

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$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...

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Providing Basic Human Needs Comcast Newsmakers

This piece originally appeared on Comcast Newsmakers on Oct. 2, 2019. There are more than 600,000 foreign-born individuals in Michigan, 70 percent of whom who live in southeast Michigan. Michigan...

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Community Foundation announces more than $23 million in grants

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced more than $23 million in grants to organizations and initiatives primarily within southeast Michigan’s seven counties in areas including the arts, education, health...

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Detroit Area Foundations and Businesses Announce $1 Million Fund to Recognize Detroit Youth Choir

Today, a group of Detroit-based foundations and members of the business community announced a $1 million endowment to recognize the Detroit Youth Choir, following their tremendous accomplishment on NBC’s America’s...

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‘SportPort’ program expands to give more kids opportunities to play

Eight Additional Communities to Join Equipment Sharing Program Today, Project Play: Southeast Michigan, an initiative driven and funded by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation in partnership with the Community...

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