The foundation seeks to strengthen nonprofit organizations by catalyzing their growth, connecting them to their stake holders, and challenging greater support through grants. The foundation believes that strong, sustainable, high capacity organizations are positioned to achieve their missions and strengthen communities. Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations operating in the fields of education, health and long-term care, human services, arts and humanities, public affairs, and science, nature, and the environment.
titles from this organization

Climate resilience for health care and communities: Strategies and case studies
Mar 4, 2022
Publisher(s): Health Care Without Harm

How Post-Pandemic Tax Cuts Can Affect Equity: An Examination of How State Tax Changes Affected Different Income Groups and Representative Households in Arizona, Maryland, New Mexico, and Ohio
Feb 9, 2022
Publisher(s): Urban Institute

New Orleans and the Hollow Prize Problem: Structural Limits on Black Political Power
Jan 10, 2022
Publisher(s): DataCenter

Public Health Forward: Modernizing the U.S. Public Health System
Dec 2, 2021
Publisher(s): Bipartisan Policy Center

Art Is Work: Policies to Support Creative Workers
Oct 19, 2021
Publisher(s): American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Benefits of Community-Driven Green Infrastructure
Oct 13, 2021
Publisher(s): Earth Economics; Water Wise Gulf South; Healthy Community Services; Greater Treme Consortium; Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association; Dana Brown & Associates

Does a Drop-in and Case Management Model Improve Outcomes for Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: A Case Study of YouthLink
Sep 30, 2021
Publisher(s): University of Minnesota; Minn-LInK; Foldes Consulting

Art for Life’s Sake: The Case for Arts Education
Sep 14, 2021
Publisher(s): American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Our Common Purpose: 2020 Kresge Foundation Annual Report
Jun 17, 2021
Publisher(s): Kresge Foundation

Momentum: Expanding Leadership - Strengthening Organizations - Advancing Equity
Jul 31, 2019
Publisher(s): Kresge Foundation

Creative Placemaking and Expansion of Opportunity: Observations and Reflections
Jul 18, 2018
Publisher(s): Kresge Foundation

The Kresge Foundation Arts & Culture Program: The First Decade
Jan 11, 2018
Publisher(s): Kresge Foundation
- Movement Strategy Center
- Nonprofit Finance Fund
- Public Welfare Foundation
- American Council on Education
- Lumina Foundation
- AuthentiCITY
- Miller Dickinson Blais
- Asset Funders Network
- Inyathelo: The South African Institute for Advancement
- Association on Higher Education and Disability
- Georgetown Climate Center
- Movement Generation
- Reimagine! RP&E
- The Praxis Project
- CDC Foundation
- CDC
- Avivar Capital
- FTI Consulting
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Institute on Assets and Social Policy, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University