{"id":105786,"date":"2016-06-10T16:59:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T20:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/community\/detroit"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:48:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:48:41","slug":"detroit","status":"publish","type":"community","link":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/community\/detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WHAT WE FUND<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Knight supports informed and engaged communities where the Knight brothers owned and operated newspapers. We believe an engaged community is one in which people are attached to the place where they live and are invested in the community\u2019s future. Learn more through our <a href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/statement-of-strategy\/\">Statement of Strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>In Detroit, Knight Foundation\u2019s work is focused on the Historic North End, which is experiencing significant private and commercial investment. Leveraging the momentum around economic growth, we envision the North End as an equitable, thriving and connected residential and commercial corridor. Our investments focus on:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<ul><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<li>Catalyzing commercial development centered on the fundamental needs of the North End.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<li>Creation and reimagining of innovative and sustainable public spaces that strengthen neighborhood cohesion.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<li>Development and implementation of a comprehensive North End framework plan.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Knight also invests in Detroit\u2019s arts and culture as a way to connect people to place and to one another. Investing in arts and culture is central to Knight\u2019s effort to build stronger, better informed and more engaged communities, which are critical for a more effective democracy. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/programs\/arts\">Knight\u2019s Arts<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>OUR WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>We work with various partners, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.developdetroit.org\">Develop Detroit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mynewcc.org\">North End Woodward Community Coalition<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguarddetroit.org\/about-us\/\">Vanguard Community Development Corporation<\/a>, in building a thriving and engaged community in the North End.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>In 2014, Knight made a $30 million commitment to Detroit\u2019s future by way of the Detroit Institute of Arts Settlement, commonly referred to as the \u201cGrand Bargain,\u201d which helps the city honor its commitment to hardworking retirees and preserves a key civic asset that contributes to the city\u2019s vibrancy and supports the local economy.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/apply\/\">APPLY FOR A GRANT<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"block__department department\" data-component=\"Department\">\n\t\t<div class=\"department__header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"department__title\">\n\t\t\t\tDetroit Program Staff\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"department__employee-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"employee-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"employee-item__image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/employee\/latrice-mcclendon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/LaTrice-McClendon-1.jpeg?w=350&amp;h=350&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"employee-item__details\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"employee-item__name\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/employee\/latrice-mcclendon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLaTrice McClendon\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"employee-item__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDirector\/Detroit\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"employee-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"employee-item__image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/employee\/pam-smith\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pjs050523-rotated.jpg?w=350&amp;h=350&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"employee-item__details\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"employee-item__name\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/employee\/pam-smith\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPam Smith\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"employee-item__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAssistant\/Detroit\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Detroit Community Advisory Committee Members:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Dennis Archer, Ignition Media Group; Peter Cummings, Platform Group; James Feagin, Feagin Media Group; Dan Kinkead, SmithGroup; Anelia Kuzon, Ford Mobility<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>Knight&#8217;s Detroit Office:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>2937 E. Grand Boulevard, Suite 302<br>Detroit, MI 48202<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-background-color=\"white\" data-layout=\"column\" class=\"module module--type--three-up post-block three-up--background-color--white layout-column\"><div class=\"inner\"><header><h2 class=\"three-up-post-grid__heading\">Local News<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"inner-block__container\">\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"238\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"true\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crainsdetroit.com\/nonprofits-philanthropy\/knight-foundation-grants-help-detroit-arts-scene-go-digital\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.crainsdetroit.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/1200x630\/public\/Cultural%20Center%20Performance%20Space-Main_i.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"third-card\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><div class=\"eyebrow eyebrow--red\">Arts<\/div><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crainsdetroit.com\/nonprofits-philanthropy\/knight-foundation-grants-help-detroit-arts-scene-go-digital\">DIA performance space, Michigan Central arts among $23 million in Knight grantees<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-block__inner-details\"><div class=\"post-block__type\" data-visible=\"true\">press mention<\/div><strong>Crain&#8217;s Detroit Business<\/strong><div class=\"post-block__published\" data-visible=\"true\" data-date=\"2023-02-07T16:47:41-05:00\">February 7, 2023<\/div><\/div><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crainsdetroit.com\/nonprofits-philanthropy\/knight-foundation-grants-help-detroit-arts-scene-go-digital\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">DIA performance space, Michigan Central arts among $23 million in Knight grantees<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"238\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"true\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/sphinx-organization-diversifying-classical-music-nationwide-and-changing-lives\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/2023\/04\/BiggerStage-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"third-card\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><div class=\"eyebrow eyebrow--red\">Arts<\/div><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/sphinx-organization-diversifying-classical-music-nationwide-and-changing-lives\">Sphinx Organization diversifying classical music nationwide and changing lives<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-block__inner-details\"><\/div><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/sphinx-organization-diversifying-classical-music-nationwide-and-changing-lives\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sphinx Organization diversifying classical music nationwide and changing lives<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"inner-block__footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT WE FUND Knight supports informed and engaged communities where the Knight brothers owned and operated newspapers. 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