The Kresge Foundation was founded in 1924 to promote human progress. Today, Kresge fulfills that mission by building and strengthening pathways to opportunity for low-income people in America’s cities, seeking to dismantle structural and systemic barriers to equality and justice. Using a full array of grant, loan, and other investment tools, Kresge invests more than $160 million annually to foster economic and social change. For more information visit Kresge.org.

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The Kresge Foundation

The Kresge Foundation's headquarters in Troy, MI, United States

Rip Rapson

Sarah Traxler

John A. Barker

Jessica McKay

Monica Valdes Lupi

Benjamin Kennedy

Crystal Sewell

William Moses

Jennifer Kulczycki

Wendye Mingo

Elizabeth Goldsberry

Chantel Rush Tebbe

Amy Robinson

The Investment Team at The Kresge Foundation manages the organization's endowment and social investment portfolio, analyzing and mitigating risks while ensuring investments align with the foundation's mission. This multidisciplinary team leverages grants, loans, and other investment tools to foster economic and social change, particularly for low-income populations in urban areas. They focus on generating both social impact and financial returns to sustain the foundation's philanthropic initiatives.

Investment Team

The Leadership Team at The Kresge Foundation is responsible for setting the strategic direction and ensuring the effective execution of the foundation's mission to promote human progress and dismantle barriers to equality and justice. This team oversees financial management, technological advancements, human resources, investment strategies, and city-focused initiatives, facilitating the organization’s annual investment of over $160 million to foster economic and social change.

Leadership Team

The Communications Team at The Kresge Foundation develops and executes strategic communication plans to amplify the foundation’s mission and initiatives. This team is responsible for managing media relations, crafting compelling stories, and producing content that highlights the foundation’s efforts to dismantle systemic barriers to equality and justice. They ensure consistent and impactful messaging across various platforms to engage stakeholders and the public effectively.

Communications Team

The Operations and Facilities Team at The Kresge Foundation is responsible for ensuring the smooth daily operation and maintenance of the foundation’s physical and administrative infrastructure. Team members manage building facilities, oversee financial planning and analysis related to operational expenses, coordinate program operations, and maintain systems that support the foundation’s activities, particularly those in Detroit. Through their work, they enable an efficient and supportive environment for advancing Kresge’s mission.

Operations and Facilities Team

The Program Management and Development team at The Kresge Foundation designs, implements, and oversees initiatives aimed at fostering economic and social change. They manage grant and investment portfolios, develop strategies to remove structural barriers to equality and justice, and ensure impactful support for health, arts & culture, and other community-centric programs.

Program Management and Development

The Finance and Investment Team at The Kresge Foundation manages the financial resources, investments, and endowment to ensure both financial sustainability and optimal impact of the foundation's philanthropic efforts. This includes strategic financial planning, overseeing investment portfolios, and ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial reporting to support Kresge's mission of promoting human progress and fostering economic and social change.

The Kresge Foundation

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Investment Team

Leadership Team

Communications Team

Operations and Facilities Team

Program Management and Development

Finance and Investment Team

Offices

The Kresge Foundation

Org chart

Teams

Investment Team

Leadership Team

Communications Team

Operations and Facilities Team

Program Management and Development

Finance and Investment Team

Offices

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