There was much celebrating among a crowd of 2,000 for the opening of the new youth sports facility, The Corner Ballpark and Willie Horton Field of Dreams, a $21 million project of the Detroit Police Athletic League, a grantee, located on the site of the Old Tiger Stadium.
The thrill of learning and power of a STEM-oriented curriculum were on display as Frankel Jewish Academy, a grantee, sent a five-student team to the RoboTraffic Competition, with robotic car and traffic-safety proposal in hand.
Developing the design talent of Detroit’s youth is a priority for Design Core Detroit, a grantee and the organization shepherding Detroit’s “City of Design” designation.
The chairwoman and CEO of Motown Museum, a grantee, recounts the tour she gave to Beyonce Knowles, Jay-Z and family, and her desire to “bring Motown Museum to the world.”
Detroit Institute of Arts, a grantee, together with other nonprofits and philanthropic partners, wants to unite the Midtown neighborhood and spur economic development.
A coalition of Jewish organizations, including the Foundation through its grantee, Repair the World, has mobilized a national effort to help victims of the devastating flood.
Hazon, a grantee, was founded in 2000 and opened its Detroit office in 2015, advances Jewish values through its efforts to promote community health and sustainability.
Start-Up Nation Central, a grantee, releases new data on the Israeli technology industry.
Start-Up Nation Central, a grantee, and partners offer a free resource to assist entrepreneurs with product piloting and commercialization.
Special programming at Hillel Day School, a grantee, teaches students the values of the civil rights leader.
Areivim Philanthropic Group, of which the Foundation is a member, is creating an early-stage investment fund.
Jewish Theological Seminary, a grantee, and Columbia University offer a new course of study to master’s degree students.
The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, a grantee, issues a call for participation in the Detroit Jewish Population Study.
The Israel Antiquities Authority, a grantee, discovered in Jerussalem a rare artifact with ancient Hebrew script from the First Temple Period.
Darin McKeever, formerly the chief program and strategy officer, assumes leadership of the Foundation on Jan. 1, 2018.
