Foundations Rethink Mission in Struggling Detroit

Detroit’s long economic decline has forced local grant makers to change how they operate, becoming choosier about which causes to support and recommending that charities share resources, says The New York Times.

With resources declining and needs exploding, the Hudson-Webber Foundation, the Skillman Foundation, and other local grant makers are being forced to do what Larry M. Gant, a social-work professor at the University of Michigan, called “triage,” picking winners and losers among the charities seeking support.

“Insolvent organizations need to be dissolved, weak ones need to be merged and acquired, and only the strongest should receive the stimulus they need to become more financially sound,” Mr. Gant said.

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