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The Kresge Foundation is a $3.1 billion foundation with programs that are local, national, and international in scope. In 2007, the foundation awarded 283 grants throughout the United States and overseas totaling $178.5 million.

The Kresge Foundation has as the centerpiece of its grantmaking nine values that focus its decision making and reflect its strategic priorities. We apply our values criteria to the six fields of interest within which we work – health, the environment, arts and culture, education, human services, and community development. In partnership with our grantees, we seek to influence the quality of life for future generations by creating access and opportunity in underserved communities and by advancing environmental sustainability.

In Michigan, we are deeply committed to the revitalization of the City of Detroit and the surrounding region and expect this work to lead to the development of models that can be replicated successfully in other challenged communities. Internationally, we support efforts to strengthen higher education in South Africa.

For more information on our fields of interest, grantmaking, and the nine values that guide our work, please visit our website, www.kresge.org.