Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan



The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is strengthening the region's quality of life by:

  • Building community capital - for today and tomorrow
  • Enhancing the region's quality of life
  • Engaging people and organizations in philanthropy
  • Convening, planning and working for positive change
  • Supporting and launching new initiatives
Every day, the Community Foundation is helping individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations and other foundations meet their charitable goals.

The foundation is privileged to facilitate the philanthropic spirit in southeast Michigan. As stated in our mission, The Community Foundation exists in perpetuity to enhance the quality of life of the citizens of southeastern Michigan.

Web Address

www.cfsem.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @cfsem

YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhCRFjcPJUdnAm4ZXzSHxg

Facebook - www.facebook.com/cfsem




    

Recent News from Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan


Omari Rush and Ruth Ellis Center honored at Community Foundation Annual Meeting
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

CultureSource's Omari Rush. Rush also co-manages the COVID-19 Arts and Creative Community Assistance Fund and is consulting on the $100 million...more

Watch video of artist spray-painting 5-floor mural on Saginaw building - mlive.com - Ann Arbor News
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Saginaw Community Foundation

Kevin Burdick was hired for the task by Saginaw Community Foundation, which paid him $8500 from a $60000 grant from the Community Foundation...more

Examining $14 million in grants designed to empower those making a difference - WXYZ
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

In tonight's 7 UpFront segment we're looking at $14 million in grants coming from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan designed...more

Detroit Evening Report, April 6, 2022: Coalition launches pilot project to support Detroit ... - WDET
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Kresge Foundation

DPC is supported by grants from The Kresge Foundation, the Hudson-Webber Foundation, the Community Foundation for Southeast...more

Cross-border Partnership Seeks To Formally Connect Great Lakes Trails
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

When Detroit's Gordie Howe International Bridge opens in 2024, it will be the only toll-free bridge on the Atlantic, but it won't be the only toll-free bridge between the US and Canada. The...more

'From the arts being nice to being essential': Wilson Foundation commits $100M to SE Michigan arts
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

... Foundation will contribute nearly $60 million to establish an arts and culture endowment at the Community Foundation for Southeast...more

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Commits $200M to Bolster Arts ... - Iosco County News-Herald
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

DETROIT, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation announced today a $200 million commitment to transform the...more

Wilson Foundation pledges $100 million to metro Detroit arts and culture organizations ...
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

... more than half of the commitment will go toward a permanent endowment at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan that's expected...more

Eastern Michigan University's SMART Project, with help from grants, to address policing ...
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

But a new initiative seeks to address racial inequities and promote transformation in public safety. The grants were awarded by the...more

Great Lakes Way effort aims to connect the dots of blue water and greenways | Crain's ...
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is leading an effort to improve access to the blue and green trails, while raising the visibility of...more



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Social enterprise, HandiConnect, wins the Audacious-Business Idea competition’s Doing Good category. The company is spearheaded by University of Otago entrepreneurship master’s student Nguyen Cam Van.




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