Kalamazoo Creates Its Own Endowment

We Love Where You Live by Michigan Municipal League

May 14, 20265:27Government & Organizations

Kalamazoo’s Foundation for Excellence is a municipal endowment—the only one of its kind—made possible by an anonymous donation. Since 2017, this publicly accountable fund has been used for property tax cuts, housing deve...

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