There are 5 article(s) tagged Kresge:

• December 2021

  • Memphis Medical District Collaborative receives $300,000 grant

    The grant was in recognition of the MMDC’s work centered on building equity and prosperity through increased economic opportunities for BIPOC communities.

    By Rob Moore December 01, 2021

• July 2021

  • $30M loan fund created for Medical District housing, mixed-use buildings

    The $30 million Memphis Medical District Investment Fund is designed to spur inclusive real estate development in the impoverished neighborhoods ringing the robust Memphis Medical District.

    By Tom Bailey July 19, 2021

• April 2020

  • Heights CDC adjusts community efforts during coronavirus

    The Heights CDC has established a COVID-19 Response Fund to help neighborhood residents, while also delaying a $6 million project for new park and greenspace on National Street.

    By Omer Yusuf April 20, 2020

  • Kresge gives $485,000 to help Memphis nonprofits, artists, musicians during pandemic

    Money from the philanthropic foundation will help Memphis-area nonprofits provide relief for economic stress caused by COVID-19, and provide support to Memphis musicians and artists who have lost income because of the pandemic.

    By Tom Bailey April 16, 2020

• January 2020

  • Orange Mound organizations working on business incubation, artist housing

    “In Orange Mound, if you have space, you have power. Juice Orange Mound is about giving people power in Orange Mound,” the organization’s founder Britney Thornton said.

    By Elle Perry January 14, 2020