DETROIT (AP) — The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has approved grants totaling more than $26 million.
Organizations getting grants include the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra was awarded $250,000 for summer programming and a long-term summer program strategy.
ACCESS is receiving $150,000 over two years for arts classes and tours for older adults in low-income and assisted-living facilities.
The Detroit Zoological Society is getting $75,000 for designing the interpretive content for the Detroit Zoo’s new Polk Penguin Conservation Center. Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County is getting $75,000 over two years a financial coaching program.
The foundation also elected three new board members. They include U.S. District Court Chief Judge Gerald Rosen, Eastern District of Michigan.
- Posted July 03, 2015
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Foundation awards $26M in grants
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