Gilbert Family Foundation

06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth from Gilbert Family Foundation and Rocket Community Fund. Today, as we celebrate freedom and acknowledge those who have come before us and continue to drive change in our communities, a few of our team members shared their excitement about the spirit of Juneteenth and the feelings it brings to them!

06/16/2026

Meet 89-year-old Caroline Jackson, a longtime Garden Homes Community resident. She received assistance from the Higginbotham Home Repair Program, which supports homeowners in the Garden Homes Community specifically with exterior home repairs and housing stability services designed to help residents stay in their homes.

Read more about Ms. Jackson’s story and how we’re helping preserve legacy homeownership in Detroit using the link in the comments.

06/10/2026

Why do you believe the change you want to see will happen?

A few of our partners shared how the things they see in the community are driving their belief in change coming to the city over the next 5 years!

06/09/2026

Detroit Parks Coalition (DPC) is preparing for another fun-filled summer! ☀️

Park leaders and community members gathered to hear about the activities, events, and programming taking place across Detroit Parks this year. In support of DPC, we have invested $140,000 to help with organizational capacity and increase summer programming, maintenance, and park development.

Check out the link in our bio to learn more about programming available across parks in the city!

06/08/2026

The Family Code is a black-owned tech company founded by a local Detroit family who all participated in the Apple Developer Academy. Apple Developer Academy represents one of our key investments, in partnership with Michigan State University and Apple, aligning with our broader commitment to expanding economic opportunity in Detroit.

Learn more about their story and how they are making their mark in Detroit’s growing tech scene using the link in the comments.

Detroit's growing tech scene is creating everyday opportunities which includes one local family who took coding classes at the Apple Developer Academy. Fox 2's Josh Landon shares more on The Family Code Detroit.

06/08/2026

We’re excited to introduce our 2026 summer interns:

🎥 Dominic Carroll will be supporting the Marketing and Communications team for Gilbert Family Foundation and Rocket Community Fund.
⚙️Noah Katzman will be supporting the Operations team for Rocket Community Fund.
🧬Dan Ly will be supporting work for the beNeFit Gala for NFX.
⚙️Quinlen Lambert will be supporting the Operations team for NFX.
🔬Meetali Mohindra will be supporting the Curing NF team for Gilbert Family Foundation.

Join us in giving them a warm welcome! We can’t wait to see their growth and impact they will make across teams this summer.

06/05/2026

Come out and join Central Detroit Christian Community Development and 360 Detroit Inc for their Housing and Healthy Homes Fair!

📅 Thursday, June 11th
🕛 4 PM – 7 PM
📍 1550 Taylor St. Detroit, MI, 48206

Celebrate new homeowners in the area and learn more about available housing programs and other services for residents. 🏠

06/04/2026

Congratulations to the Apple Developer Academy Class of 2026! 🎉

This is the fifth graduating class of Apple Developer Academy which means 200 Detroiters now have the technology and business development skills to set them up for success in cutting-edge careers.

We are excited for the future of all graduates and proud to continue our investment to create flexible pathways and help Detroit talent grow.

Thank you to Michigan State University and Apple for your continued partnership with this investment. 💙

Read more about Apple Developer Academy using the link in our comments.

06/01/2026

Congratulations to our Director of Economic Mobility, Linda Nosegbe, for being honored with the Motivating Leader Award at the Women of Tomorrow Metro Detroit Inspiring Detroit Dinner!

Linda's fearless leadership and unwavering commitment to empowering Detroiters embodies everything this award represents, a champion who influences change, creates opportunities, and advances initiatives that transform our community.

05/29/2026

You'll See It When You Believe It is the core philosophy that drives our philanthropic vision. Because belief is a powerful thing. And in 2025, we made meaningful progress on achieving our mission to create opportunity for Detroiters and to accelerate a cure for neurofibromatosis.

Thank you to our team members, our leaders, our partners and our community for helping us shape a future we can all believe in.

Read our impact report to see how we're bringing this vision to life using the link in the comments.