2018 NEIdeas Winners Announced
New Economy Initiative Awards $260K to Small Businesses Across Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park – NEIdeas Program has Awarded $2.16M to 144 Businesses since 2014 In its fifth year, the...
Nov 7th 2018
In Press Release
Measuring Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color
Five Southeast Michigan organizations that serve boys and men of color received support to evaluate their impact thanks to funding made available through the Community Foundation and the national capacity-building...
Oct 29th 2018
In Press Release
With fate of food assistance unclear, we must step up for Michigan’s hungry The Detroit Free Press
Of the 1.4 million people in Michigan who struggle with hunger, nearly 400,000 are children. The toll that food insecurity takes on families — especially those with children and seniors...
Oct 23rd 2018
In In The News
Microgrants help nonprofits build capacity, try new things Crain's Detroit
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan plans and gives away microgrants for journalism projects, leaders in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit and several other focused areas. “The common thread around...
Oct 22nd 2018
In In The News
More than $20 Million in Grants Awarded
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced more than $20 million in grants to organizations and initiatives primarily within southeast Michigan’s seven counties in areas including health, education, the arts,...
Oct 17th 2018
In Press Release
Community Foundation to Fund Park Sustainability The Detroit News
The $100 million endowment from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation that is expected to bring new life along the west riverfront was heralded Wednesday as an investment that will...
Oct 17th 2018
In In The News
Nearly $500,000 in Grants to Region’s Children and Youth
Detroit Auto Dealers Association, in partnership with Community Foundation, Announce Nearly $500,000 in Grants to Region’s Children and Youth The Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Charitable Foundation Fund announced that...
Oct 8th 2018
In Press Release
Fall 2018 Message from the President
Playing the Long Game The economy touches everything in a community: its infrastructure, its education, its quality of life, its people’s livelihoods. At the Community Foundation we approach multifaceted problems...
Sep 19th 2018
In REPORT Newsletter
Latest sculpture captures essence of Harrison Township
Detroit artists Erik and Israel Nordin have once again added their creative touch to Harrison Township. The brothers were on hand at Waterfront Park Aug. 24 for the unveiling of...
Aug 31st 2018
In In The News
The people’s voice: Detroit community organizations push for equitable development ModelD Media
The people’s voice: Detroit community organizations push for equitable development. This article is part of our Equitable Development series, in partnership with Doing Development Differently in Metro Detroit, where we...
Aug 20th 2018
In In The News