Jason Franklin is founder of Ktisis Capital, a progressive philanthropic advisor serving individuals and foundations. Here, Franklin talks about the firm’s approach to social change — and the importance of standing on solid ground.
Read MoreThe Transforming Power Fund embeds trust-based practices throughout its operations. Here’s how the fund works, and why its leaders are optimistic about the future of such practices and funding for racial justice.
Read MoreFounded in 2019 from the cybersecurity fortune of Dug and Linh Song, this multipurpose grantmaker is poised for growth on its home turf of southeastern Michigan. Here’s why this is a regional funder worth keeping an eye on.
Read MoreThis community grantmaker focuses on improving the quality of life in Washtenaw County and is a well-established funder that has been operating since 1963.
Read MoreRonda Stryker and William Johnston are frequent mega-donors with a foundation that’s laser-focused on Kalamazoo, Michigan. Big as the numbers are on paper, there’s reason to think their local support extends far further.
Read MoreThe Michigan Justice Fund, which got its start when several advocates and funders joined forces for criminal justice reform, just made its first round of grants. Leaders hope the fund’s impact lasts long after its six-year plan.
Read MoreThis sporty Midwestern funder has over a billion in the bank, big spend-down plans and a fondness for parks and recreation. Here’s what you need to know about the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.
Read MorePhilanthropy has played a critical role in revitalizing Detroit. But a billionaire-backed new research center downtown has triggered a backlash in an era of rising fears about gentrification and the overreach of private power.
Read MoreMotown Records founder Berry Gordy recently gave $4 million to the museum devoted to preserving the label’s legacy and boosting Detroit. Lots of other funders are also excited by the Motown Museum’s plan for a $50 million expansion.
Read MoreAccess to clean water is an urgent challenge in more parts of the U.S. The Mott Foundation has been a stalwart funder on this issue in its home city and beyond. What has it accomplished, and how is it staying engaged with Flint’s water crisis?
Read MoreInvesting in parks and other nature amenities has become a growing part of place-based philanthropy in recent years. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is the latest funder to emerge in this space, and it has some seriously deep pockets.
Read MoreA couple of years ago, Detroit's Marygrove College was running out of cash. Now, it's the fulcrum of a big push by the Kresge Foundation to use a higher ed institution to drive place-based development.
Read MoreThe Ayrshire Foundation is currently in its 20th year of operation and gives away $1 million or more annually to diverse causes, often in the LA area. We take a look the foundation’s mission and recent grantmaking.
Read MoreIn the face of powerful structural forces arrayed against Flint, Michigan, the Mott Foundation has kept trying new ways to spur prosperity. We look at its latest initiative, focused on a former auto complex.
Read MoreA new foundation backed by wealthy donors in Kalamazoo is mainly designed to stabilize the finances of this struggling Rust Belt city. It's another example of the growing role of private money in public life.
Read MoreThat the Kresge Foundation now engages in grantmaking for early childhood education may come as a surprise to observers who only associate its education work with postsecondary success.
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