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The Kresge Foundation 2025 Annual Report

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Cultiva La Salud

A Fresno Story of Partnership and Power When Fresno passed ordinances limiting where, when and how street food vendors could operate, Cultiva La Salud and its partners mobilized to fight back. Executive Director Genoveva Islas shares how the organization expanded its 2025 work by joining forces with allies skilled in advocacy and communications, combining those … Continued

Community Desk Chicago

Chicago’s Bold Bet on Shared Ownership Community Desk Chicago pivoted in 2025 to launch Wealth Our Way (WOW)—a comprehensive shared ownership initiative designed to address decades of disinvestment in Chicago neighborhoods. WOW empowers residents to collectively own and control commercial real estate through community investment vehicles and worker co-ops. In its first round, the program … Continued

Race Forward

Reorganizing for the Fight That’s Here When the federal government dismantled its racial equity infrastructure in early 2025, Race Forward didn’t try to rebuild what was lost in Washington. It redirected—deliberately, strategically—toward the places where the work could go deeper. Glenn Harris, Race Forward’s president, said: “The conditions are hard. The work is essential. We … Continued

Culture & Community Power Fund

When Communities Build Power, They Don’t Let Go In a year of growing antipathy toward immigrants and refugees, the Culture & Community Power Fund made a decisive move: investing just under one million dollars in the very communities under pressure, supporting them to organize, create, and lead with culture at the center. Across Memphis, New … Continued