Gates Foundation to Spend $120 Million on Access for Covid-19 Pill
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will spend $120 million to boost access to generic versions of drugmaker Merck’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for lower income countries, if the drug gets approved by regulators.
Ford Foundation to Divest Millions From Fossil Fuels
For years, climate activists have pressured endowed institutions like Ford to divest. Now the grant maker will invest in alternative and renewable energy.
Who Will Get Laurene Powell Jobs’s $3.5 Billion Gift for Climate Work?
Much of her philanthropic work is done through the Emerson Collective, a limited-liability company, or LLC, which means she doesn’t have reporting requirements.
By Haleluya Hadero
Associated Press
Lancaster Community Foundation Receives $65 Million
Plus, Howard University lands $5 million from the Baltimore financier Eddie Brown and his wife, Sylvia.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Wildfires, Climate Change, and How Philanthropy Can Make a Difference: an Interview With Alan Kwok
A growing number of foundations are making grants to help prevent or reduce the harm caused by wildfires in the West, says Alan Kwok, director of climate and disaster resilience for an alliance of California grant makers.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
DataKind Picks Former Microsoft Executive as CEO
Also, Vanguard Charitable has promoted its next president from within, and Neil Barsky, the founder of the Marshall Project, is stepping down.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Once Left Out of the Ford Foundation’s Strategy, Disability Rights Gets Its Own Program
In 2015, the foundation had a very public reckoning with its failure to consider disability as it overhauled its grant making to focus solely on inequality.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
How a Nonprofit CEO Shows Donors Why They Are Essential
Stephanie Hull, president and CEO of Girls Inc., explains the difference in her experiences with foundations and individual donors, and much more.
Ms. Foundation Focuses Funds on Groups Led by Women of Color
The Ms. Foundation for Women unveiled $4 million in funding Wednesday for more than 100 groups that are working for social justice. More than 90 percent will go to groups led by women and girls of color.
In a New Book, Young Faith Leader Preaches ‘Radical Hope’ for Social-Change Movements
“Healing the healers” — those campaigning for justice in all walks of life — is the mission of the Rev. Jennifer Bailey, founder of Faith Matters Network.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects