Kresge Foundation Announces $43.7 Million in Third-Quarter Grants
Kresge Foundation Announces $43.7 Million in Third-Quarter Grants
The Kresge Foundation, in Troy, Michigan, has announced 268 grants totaling $43.7 million to organizations in twenty-six states, the District of Columbia, and South Africa working in the areas of human services, education, arts and culture, health, community development, and the environment.
The grants will be used to improve the long-term life circumstances of the poor while providing immediate relief to those in greatest need as a result of the economic downturn. The awards include a $2.5 million program-related investment to Chicago-based Feeding America to finance the purchase of up to twenty-five refrigerated trucks for acquiring and distributing donated food and a $1 million grant to the National Advising Corps at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to expand its program of placing its recent graduates as college-access counselors in underserved high schools and community colleges.
In addition, the foundation awarded $900,000 to Unite L.A., which helps Los Angeles high-school students learn about and secure federal and state financial aid, and $1 million to Enterprise Community Partners, a Maryland-based nonprofit dedicated to creating affordable housing for low- and moderate-income individuals and families.
Other grants include $4 million to the Nonprofit Finance Fund; $1.8 million to the United Negro College Fund; $1.35 million to the Fernbank Museum of Natural History; $1 million to Labette Community College; $800,000 to Western Iowa Tech Community College; $725,000 to the Cleveland Zoological Society; $500,000 to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy; $165,000 to Grantmakers in the Arts; and $50,000 to the Animal Protective Association.
"We are trying to lead by example," said Kresge board chair Elaine D. Rosen. "We are supporting exemplary nonprofit organizations in this time of financial hardship so they, in turn, may better serve and sustain those suffering in their communities."
For a complete list of the foundation's third-quarter grantees, visit the Kresge Foundation Web site.
“With Third-Quarter Awards Totaling $43.7 Million, the Kresge Foundation Helps Those Hardest Hit by the Economic Crisis.”
Kresge Foundation Press Release
10/12/09.
Primary Subject: Human Services
Secondary Subject(s): Education, Community Improvement/Development, Arts and Culture, Environment, Health, Economic Crisis
Location(s): National
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