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Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

333 West Fort Street, Suite 2010
SW of Washington Blvd

313-961-6675

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, founded in 1984, is a permanent community endowment built by gifts from thousands of individuals and organizations committed to the future of southeast Michigan.

The Foundation works to improve the quality of life in southeast Michigan by connecting those who care with causes that matter. The Community Foundation supports a wide variety of activities benefiting education, arts and culture, health, human services, community development and civic affairs.  Governed by a board of 50 community leaders, the Foundation makes grants to outstanding charitable projects in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair and Livingston counties.

Neighborhoods: Downtown Detroit

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Stories

June 19, 2007East Riverfront Revisited
May 8, 2007Spirit of Detroit
May 1, 2007Midtown Loop pedestrian walkway to link cultural amenities, public art
April 24, 2007Hamtramck rolls out long-term facade improvement program
April 17, 2007Tricentennial Park expansion to demonstrate stormwater runoff
April 5, 2007Community Foundation to allocate $15M to Riverfront-adjacent neighborhoods
April 3, 2007Rethinking Neighborhood
April 1, 2007Ford Foundation commits $25M to Detroit, $75M more possible
March 15, 20075 foundations pledge support to Next Detroit Neighborhood Initiative
February 13, 2007Take a Community Survey
February 6, 2007$400,000 awarded to arts community to establish Cultural Alliance of SE Michigan
October 24, 2006Southwest Detroit and Dearborn Greenway to break ground
October 10, 2006Midtown projects gets funding — including $2.1 million for Woodward streetscape
August 8, 2006Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan awards over $290,000 to Detroit organizations
June 27, 2006Aligning the Stars of TechTown
April 4, 2006Midtown Loop greenway project receives grant from Spartan institute
March 28, 2006East Riverfront Visiting Guide
March 21, 2006$2.1 million rehab of Lithuanian Hall under way in Southwest
March 14, 2006Greening of Detroit working to coordinate, link greenways projects
December 20, 2005Hamtramck reinstates downtown development authority to gain more access to grants
November 22, 2005Dequindre Cut: The Missing Link
September 27, 2005Family Guide to Detroit, Part 2: Afternoon’s Delights
September 19, 2005Detroit receives the bulk of GreenWays grants