The Kresge Challenge

Hilbert College has been awarded a $220,000 challenge grant from The Kresge Foundation toward the renovation of Bogel Hall, the college’s original academic building, making it the first Kresge grant ever received by the college. Hilbert is among a chosen group of higher education institutions to receive a grant from this premier foundation.

The challenge grant requires that Hilbert raise $729,900 in new gifts and grants by July 1, 2008, which will go toward the college’s $3.5 million First 50 Campaign, the largest fundraising endeavor in Hilbert’s 50-year history.

The Kresge grant may be met by new gifts from various sources, including:

• Alumni
• Faculty and Staff
• Board of Trustees
• Friends
• Foundations
• Corporations
• Churches
• Businesses

Receiving a Kresge grant is a milestone for Hilbert. Known for its rigorous standards, the $3 billion Kresge Foundation, established by Sebastian S. Kresge, is one of the premier foundations in the U.S. Its grant programs are intended to strengthen nonprofit organizations by catalyzing their growth, connecting them to stakeholders, and challenging greater support through grants.

The Kresge Foundation’s core grant making activity is its Capital Challenge Grants program, which focuses on opportunities to strengthen leadership and giving through challenge grants for capital projects like the one received by Hilbert. As of June 2007, The Kresge Foundation had awarded 84 grants.

With your support, the Kresge challenge grant will be met, a significant endeavor that will have a positive impact on Hilbert best serving its growing student population.

Click here to read the announcement about Hilbert’s Kresge challenge grant.