The Kresge Foundation’s effort in the past decade to move away from making grants for buildings and other capital projects — and instead focus on supporting groups that curb poverty and climate change — is showing signs of success, says a report released today by a charity watchdog. But the foundation would achieve more by increasing its payout, adding staff members, and relinquishing some of the control it seeks to exert over grantees.
“The foundation has carved and continues to blaze a path toward lasting social-justice impact,” according to the report, which was produced by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy as part of its Philamplify series of grant-maker studies.
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