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12 funders with a record of paying for “placemaking”
Where the money went Richard King Mellon Foundation → Carnegie Institute: $10M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Southwest Michigan First Corp → Battle Creek Unlimited: $2.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Inner-City Muslim Action Network: $700K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Right Place Inc → Village of Shelby: $653K across 1 grant, latest 2024 C K Blandin Foundation → Grand Rapids Economic Dev Authority: $650K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Chicago Community Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Partners → Pacoima Beautiful: $387K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Community Foundation for → Placemaking and Equity Fund Inc: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Educational Foundation of America → South Arts: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Artsnow → National Center for Choreography at the University of Akron: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource → Big Car Collaborative: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Southwest Michigan First Corp → City of Kalamazoo: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Kresge Foundation → Constitution Hill Trust: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Better Block Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Partners → Raise for Good Bootcamp: $275K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Local Initiatives Support Corporation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Community Foundation for → Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens: $170K across 1 grant, latest 2022 C K Blandin Foundation → Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: $131K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Right Place Inc → City of Cedar Springs: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Educational Foundation of America → Creative Placemaking Communities: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Artsnow → Community Hall Foundation: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource → 1000 Words: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Southwest Michigan First Corp → Village of Lawton: $811K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Kresge Foundation → Center for Land Reform Inc: $550K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Community Foundation for → Downtown Vision Alliance Inc: $160K across 2 grants, latest 2024 C K Blandin Foundation → Tower-Soudan Historical Society: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → The Trust for Public Land: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Right Place Inc → Shelby Township: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Pennsylvania Humanities Council: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Partners → Tay Md Apc Emerald Seinmya: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Artsnow → Big Love Network: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource → Christian Park Community Garden Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Southwest Michigan First Corp → City of Sturgis: $769K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Southwest Michigan First Corp → 215 Em Partners LLC: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kresge Foundation → National Housing Institute: $540K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Southwest Michigan First Corp → Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: $331K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Southwest Michigan First Corp → City of Marshall: $327K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Southwest Michigan First Corp → 266 Michigan Ave Kalamazoo LLC (Coney Island): $325K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kresge Foundation → The Carnegie Hall Corporation: $303K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Live6 Alliance: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kresge Foundation → Center for Transforming Communities Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Building Bridges Across the River: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Broadway Housing Communities: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Asian Economic Development Association: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Verde: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Ujamaa Economic Development Corporation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → The Village Arts and Humanities: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Project Row Houses: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → People's Emergency Center: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → People United for Sustainable Housing Incorporated: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Northend Christian Community Development Corporation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → East La Community Corporation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Chinatown Community Development Center Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → University of Detroit Mercy: $186K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Southwest Michigan First Corp → Village of Marcellus: $171K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Community Foundation for → Lift Jax Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Southwest Michigan First Corp → Covert Township: $134K across 1 grant, latest 2025 C K Blandin Foundation → Wells Historical Society Inc: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard King Mellon Foundation: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. Richard King Mellon Foundation $11M Southwest Michigan First Corp: $7.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Southwest Michigan First Corp $7.2M The Kresge Foundation: $6.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Kresge Foundation $6.5M C K Blandin Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. C K Blandin Foundation $1.0M John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $850K on this topic. Open the funder. John D and Catherine T Macart… $850K The Right Place Inc: $834K on this topic. Open the funder. The Right Place Inc $834K The Community Foundation for: $830K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation for $830K Community Partners: $682K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Partners $682K The William Penn Foundation: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. The William Penn Foundation $600K The Educational Foundation of America: $95K on this topic. Open the funder. The Educational Foundation of… $95K Artsnow: $46K on this topic. Open the funder. Artsnow $46K Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Indianapolis Neighborhood Res… $30K Carnegie Institute: received $10M on this topic Carnegie Institute $10M Battle Creek Unlimited: received $2.4M on this topic Battle Creek Unlimited $2.4M City of Kalamazoo: received $1.4M on this topic City of Kalamazoo $1.4M Village of Lawton: received $811K on this topic Village of Lawton $811K City of Sturgis: received $769K on this topic City of Sturgis $769K Inner-City Muslim Action Network: received $700K on this topic Inner-City Muslim Action Network $700K Village of Shelby: received $653K on this topic Village of Shelby $653K Grand Rapids Economic Dev Authority: received $650K on this topic Grand Rapids Economic Dev Autho… $650K Constitution Hill Trust: received $600K on this topic Constitution Hill Trust $600K Center for Land Reform Inc: received $550K on this topic Center for Land Reform Inc $550K 215 Em Partners LLC: received $550K on this topic 215 Em Partners LLC $550K National Housing Institute: received $540K on this topic National Housing Institute $540K Chicago Community Foundation: received $500K on this topic Chicago Community Foundation $500K Better Block Foundation: received $500K on this topic Better Block Foundation $500K Pacoima Beautiful: received $387K on this topic Pacoima Beautiful $387K Placemaking and Equity Fund Inc: received $350K on this topic Placemaking and Equity Fund Inc $350K Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: received $331K on this topic Kalamazoo Institute of Arts $331K City of Marshall: received $327K on this topic City of Marshall $327K 266 Michigan Ave Kalamazoo LLC (Coney Island): received $325K on this topic 266 Michigan Ave Kalamazoo LLC… $325K The Carnegie Hall Corporation: received $303K on this topic The Carnegie Hall Corporation $303K Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia: received $300K on this topic Culturetrust Greater Philadelph… $300K Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia: received $300K on this topic Culture Trust Greater Philadelp… $300K Raise for Good Bootcamp: received $275K on this topic Raise for Good Bootcamp $275K Local Initiatives Support Corporation: received $250K on this topic Local Initiatives Support Corpo… $250K Live6 Alliance: received $250K on this topic Live6 Alliance $250K Center for Transforming Communities Inc: received $200K on this topic Center for Transforming Communi… $200K Building Bridges Across the River: received $200K on this topic Building Bridges Across the Riv… $200K Broadway Housing Communities: received $200K on this topic Broadway Housing Communities $200K Asian Economic Development Association: received $200K on this topic Asian Economic Development Asso… $200K Verde: received $200K on this topic Verde $200K Ujamaa Economic Development Corporation: received $200K on this topic Ujamaa Economic Development Cor… $200K The Village Arts and Humanities: received $200K on this topic The Village Arts and Humanities $200K The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation: received $200K on this topic The Enterprise Center Community… $200K Project Row Houses: received $200K on this topic Project Row Houses $200K People's Emergency Center: received $200K on this topic People's Emergency Center $200K People United for Sustainable Housing Incorporated: received $200K on this topic People United for Sustainable H… $200K Northend Christian Community Development Corporation: received $200K on this topic Northend Christian Community De… $200K East La Community Corporation: received $200K on this topic East La Community Corporation $200K East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation: received $200K on this topic East Bay Asian Local Developmen… $200K Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc: received $200K on this topic Dudley Street Neighborhood Init… $200K Chinatown Community Development Center Inc: received $200K on this topic Chinatown Community Development… $200K University of Detroit Mercy: received $186K on this topic University of Detroit Mercy $186K National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development: received $175K on this topic National Coalition for Asian Pa… $175K Village of Marcellus: received $171K on this topic Village of Marcellus $171K Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens: received $170K on this topic Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens $170K Downtown Vision Alliance Inc: received $160K on this topic Downtown Vision Alliance Inc $160K Lift Jax Inc: received $150K on this topic Lift Jax Inc $150K Covert Township: received $134K on this topic Covert Township $134K Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: received $131K on this topic Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superi… $131K City of Cedar Springs: received $125K on this topic City of Cedar Springs $125K Tower-Soudan Historical Society: received $125K on this topic Tower-Soudan Historical Society $125K Wells Historical Society Inc: received $125K on this topic Wells Historical Society Inc $125K The Trust for Public Land: received $100K on this topic The Trust for Public Land $100K South Arts: received $60K on this topic South Arts $60K Shelby Township: received $56K on this topic Shelby Township $56K Pennsylvania Humanities Council: received $50K on this topic Pennsylvania Humanities Council $50K Creative Placemaking Communities: received $35K on this topic Creative Placemaking Communities $35K Tay Md Apc Emerald Seinmya: received $21K on this topic Tay Md Apc Emerald Seinmya $21K National Center for Choreography at the University of Akron: received $20K on this topic National Center for Choreograph… $20K Community Hall Foundation: received $16K on this topic Community Hall Foundation $16K Big Car Collaborative: received $15K on this topic Big Car Collaborative $15K Big Love Network: received $10K on this topic Big Love Network $10K 1000 Words: received $8K on this topic 1000 Words $8K Christian Park Community Garden Inc: received $8K on this topic Christian Park Community Garden… $8K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “placemaking” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $300,000 to GRAND RAPIDS ECONOMIC DEV AUTHORITY — project support to establish a downtown entertainment fund to support placemaking in grand rapids in itasca county
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Largest: $600,000 to CONSTITUTION HILL TRUST — this grant will support a public artwork programme and placemaking initiative at constitution hill in order to make the precinct more legible, accessible and inviting to visitors a…
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Largest: $2.4M to BATTLE CREEK UNLIMITED — revitalization and placemaking grant (medc)
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Largest: $386,834 to PACOIMA BEAUTIFUL — support to a creative placemaking project in los angeles county
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Largest: $500,000 to CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — in support of establishing a regranting program for creative placemaking and placekeeping
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Largest: $200,000 to PLACEMAKING AND EQUITY FUND INC — lift every voice & sing park
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Largest: $5.0M to CARNEGIE INSTITUTE — toward four-year support of the warhol project, a programmatic and physical expansion of the andy warhol museum dedicated to creative placemaking, career pathways to creative econo…
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Largest: $15,000 to BIG CAR COLLABORATIVE — creative placemaking program
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Largest: $20,000 to NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHOREOGRAPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — creative placemaking grants
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Largest: $652,500 to VILLAGE OF SHELBY — revitalization and placemaking grant
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Largest: $150,000 to CULTURE TRUST GREATER PHILADELPHIA — olney culture lab's creative placemaking efforts
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Largest: $35,000 to SOUTH ARTS — creative placemaking communities: southern creative placemaking leadership summit
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