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| December 8, 2009 | Former Kresge Foundation CIO Honored For Lifetime Achievements |
| December 2, 2009 | Kresge Foundation Announces $109,958 in First-Year Community Arts Grants; Will Launch Similar Effort in Birmingham, Alabama, and Tucson, Arizona in 2010 |
| November 6, 2009 | “A Different View of Detroit” |
| October 12, 2009 | With Third-quarter Awards Totaling $43.7 Million, The Kresge Foundation Helps Those Hardest Hit by the Economic Crisis |
| October 8, 2009 | Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave Is Named 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist |
| October 8, 2009 | Profile of an Artist: Marcus Belgrave, Master Jazz Trumpet Player |
| August 25, 2009 | Human Services, Health, and Arts and Culture Organizations, Among Others, To Benefit from Kresge Foundation Second-quarter Grants |
| August 14, 2009 | As the Timber Industry Declines, Lane Community College Students Seek New Careers in Nursing and Health-care services |
| August 6, 2009 | Detroit News Heralds Kresge As a Local Leader for Urban Revitalization |
| August 3, 2009 | Kresge Announces New Initiatives for Community-health Organizations |
| July 30, 2009 | New Program Promotes Art and Cultural Projects in Economically Challenged Communities |
| July 16, 2009 | Kresge Takes Action To Alleviate Pressures of the Economic Downturn |
| June 30, 2009 | Kresge Foundation Awards $450,000 in Fellowships to Detroit Area Visual Artists |
| May 22, 2009 | Kresge Announces New Higher Green Building Standards for Challenge-grant Applicants in Higher Education |
| April 29, 2009 | Philanthropy in Times of Economic Turmoil: One Foundation’s Response |
| April 29, 2009 | In Speech to the Nation’s YMCAs, Rip Rapson Outlines Kresge’s Grantmaking Response Given the Economic Crisis |
| April 8, 2009 | Human Service Agencies, Health Organizations and Transit in Detroit Receive a Majority of Kresge’s Nearly $73 Million in First Quarter Grant Awards |
| March 26, 2009 | Getting-The-Lead-Out Initiative Will Help Cities Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning |
| March 12, 2009 | Kresge Foundation and Second Nature Team Up To Bring Green Building Practices to Financially Challenged Colleges and Universities |
| March 11, 2009 | During the Economic Crisis Philanthropy Can Make a Distinct Contribution to the Welfare of Communities, Says Kresge President |
| February 23, 2009 | Philanthropy’s Opportunities and Responsibilities In Times of Civic Redirection |
| February 12, 2009 | Kresge Pursues Responses to Capital Challenge Grantees Affected by the Economic Crisis |
| February 10, 2009 | Kresge Foundation Meets Economic Downturn Head On, Awarding a Record $63.6 Million in Grants in Fourth Quarter 2008 |
| January 29, 2009 | Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit Helps Young Men Transform their Lives |
| January 5, 2009 | “Real Work for Real Pay” Enables the Blind in North Carolina to Achieve Independence and Self-sufficiency |