Randy Ross was promoted in January 2021 to Vice President, Philanthropic Services at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, where he has been employed since 2005. In his new role, he will be responsible for the leading the Community Foundation's fundraising and donor services activities. In 2020, the Community Foundation raised more than $121 million in new gifts. The Community Foundation seeks to build permanent endowment in order to improve the quality of life in the seven-county region of southeast Michigan, including Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, Livingston, and St. Clair counties. The Community Foundation's assets total more than $1.2 billion.