Visiting Artists for Detroit School of Arts

To support artistic instruction by professional artists from key organizations such as Sphinx, the Mosaic Theater, the Michigan Opera and others at the Detroit School of Arts

Detroit Soup

To support Detroit Soup's expansion so that more young social entrepreneurs can engage, partner, and succeed with the broader community

iCritic Detroit

To allow audiences at various cultural events throughout the city to share their opinions on Web-based platforms by recording video reviews to post on the iCritic Detroit website and other outlets

Black Male Engagement (BMe) Fund

For the BME Fund which will provide grants to black men in Detroit and Philadelphia who have shared their stories and are engaging others in strengthening their cities

Design in Detroit initiative

To support the growth of "Design in Detroit," a three-year initiative that will engage 10,000 Metropolitan Detroiters as leaders who champion 1,000 projects proposed by the local creative community

Community PlanIT

To implement Community PlanIT, an online tool that enables engagement in local community planning efforts, in four Knight communities: Detroit, Akron, San Jose and Philadelphia

KaBOOM!

To support an expanded KaBoom! model to include expanded training for volunteers and capacity building for the local sponsoring nonprofit in nine playgrounds builds in Akron, Miami and Detroit

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

To build on the success of the recently launched digital concert series by supporting the broadcast of an additional thirteen Detroit Symphony Orchestra concerts between January and June, 2012

'Renegade' series

To support the opening and closing productions of the University Musical Society's (U.M.S.) "Renegade" series, celebrating the artist Phillip Glass through the production of "Einstein on the Beach", as well as a Michael Tilson Thomas residency

DIA Metro Area Outreach

To support public engagement with masterpieces from Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) through the installation of high-quality reproductions in communities throughout metropolitan Detroit

Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival

To support a presentation of the major works of Igor Stravinsky, collaboratively produced by Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival during the 2012 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival

Hatch Detroit

To engage Detroiters as leaders in economic renewal by supporting the launch of Hatch Detroit, a public contest and citizen network that spurs retail entrepreneurship in the city