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Private foundation (trust)EIN 381359217Est. 1928-04

THE KRESGE FOUNDATION

TROY, MI 48084

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$4.0B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$170.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

800

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$213K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$150–$5M

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$61.3M

Total Expenses

$214.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$229.6M

Distributable Amount

$199.5M

Min. Investment Return

$196.4M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

800 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $150 through median $140K to maximum $5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

500 grants

FOUNDATION FOR DETROITS FUTURE
$5M
1 grant
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND
$4.4M
1 grant
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
$4.0M
4 grants
VOSE RIVER CHARITABLE FUND
$3.3M
3 grants
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC
$3.0M
5 grants
COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES
$2.7M
3 grants
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION
$2.4M
1 grant
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$2.4M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
$50–250K
342
grants
$250K–1M
142
grants
$1–5M
16
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

39 states

Michigan
$39.3M
26% of total
District of Columbia
$23.0M
15% of total
California
$19.7M
13% of total
New York
$10.3M
7% of total
Maryland
$7.8M
5% of total
Louisiana
$6.3M
4% of total
Tennessee
$5.8M
4% of total
Illinois
$5.4M
4% of total
Massachusetts
$5.3M
4% of total
South Carolina
$4.4M
3% of total

+29 more states

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