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December 23, 2020January 11, 2021
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September 22, 2020September 25, 2020
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June 18, 2020June 25, 2020
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December 18, 2019December 19, 2019
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June 19, 2019June 19, 2019
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June 2019 Grants
We are pleased to share the news of $3.8 million in new and continuing grants approved at our June board meeting. Six grants totaling nearly $500,000 will continue Detroit’s strong jazz tradition by educating the next generation of jazz musicians. The funding will: Continue intensive jazz education programming at the Carr Center, Detroit Jazz Festival,Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and MSU...
April 2, 2019April 2, 2019
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March 2019 Grants
I am pleased to share news of $3.6 million in new and continuing grants approved at our March board meeting. Five new grants totaling $570,000 advance the Foundation’s developing initiatives to address environmental contributions to asthma and lead. Four grants addressing air quality impacts on asthma will: reduce exhaust fume emissions in residential neighborhoods by...
December 14, 2018December 14, 2018
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December 2018 Grants
I am pleased to share the news of $4.6 million in new and continuing grants approved at our December 5 board meeting. At $1.15 million, the largest grant continues support for a coalition working to involve Detroiters in scaling up green stormwater infrastructure. The program’s keystone is an ambassador network of neighborhood leaders and nonprofits that are...
June 18, 2018July 11, 2018
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June 2018 Grants Announcement
I am pleased to share the news of $7.1 million in new and continuing grants approved at our June 7 board meeting. Grant highlights include: $2 million as a challenge grant for the Detroit Zoo to create a new Great Lakes center in Macomb County. The center will use sustainable design and innovative programming to...
September 23, 2017September 26, 2017
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September 2017 Grants Announcement
$5.5 million in new and continuing grants were approved at our September 13 board meeting. Nearly half of the grants were awarded to arts organizations, underscoring the Foundation’s commitment to a culturally vibrant City of Detroit, where the arts contribute to a sustainable region by fostering economic, social, and creative well-being. These grants include: A...
September 9, 2017September 19, 2017
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Another Rain Garden To The Rescue!
Foundation staff joined more than 20 volunteers to plant a rain garden at the Urban Country Tea House in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood on September 9. A joint program of the Sierra Club, Friends of The Rouge and Keep Growing Detroit, Rain Gardens To The Rescue helps Detroiters design, plant and maintain rain gardens to manage...