Hudson Webber Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Hudson Webber Foundation supports arts and culture, the built environment, community and economic development and safe and just communities in Detroit, Michigan.
IP TAKE: This is a large funding force in Detroit, and it is open to learning about new ideas about making the city a more diverse, equitable and livable place.
PROFILE: Established in 1939, the Hudson Webber Foundation is a private foundation based in Detroit, Michigan. Eloise and Richard Webber created the foundation with substantial gifts. In 1984, their foundation merged with two other foundations to form the current organization. The foundation aims to "support organizations and institutions that move the city of Detroit forward.” It funds local efforts for arts and culture, the built environment, community and economic development and safe and just communities.
The Hudson Webber Foundation’s arts and culture funding focuses on diversity and projects that contribute to the vitality of neighborhoods. Its built environments initiative funds housing, public spaces, parks and community facilities. Community and economic development grants assist civic efforts, high-quality jobs, and interconnectedness through diversity. Grants for safe and just communities address local crime, relationships with law enforcement, racial equity, and the criminal justice system.
Grants range between about $10,000 and $1 million. Grantmaking focuses on Detroit, Michigan. Past local grantees include the Belle Isle Conservancy, College for Creative Studies, and Congress for the New Urbanism. Learn more about this funder’s local giving in the funder’s online grants database.
This foundation accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry from nonprofits. Funding for unsolicited requests is available but limited. The foundation staff typically reviews LOI submissions within two to three weeks and grant proposals on a quarterly basis. Direct general questions to the staff at 313-963-7777 or via online form.
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