Grants Roundup: Facebook Awards $15 Million for Coding Education
Also, the Wyss Foundation gives $8 million for ocean health and Microsoft donates $3.4 million in software and services to aid autistic children.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Using Data to Deliver Better Outcomes for Needy New Yorkers
A consortium of foundations wants to make antipoverty programs more effective, and they are investing in data analysis to get it done.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Podcast: How Foundations Can Promote Equity and Help Quell the Violence
The head of the Heinz Endowments talks about the recent police shootings of black men and the violence against police — and philanthropy’s role in pushing for peace and equality.
Website Helps Nonprofits Use Movies and TV Shows to Promote Causes
A group called And ... Action links charities with the film industry on social issues.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Firms Doing Business With Calif. Hospital Pay CEO Millions
Mark Laret, the chief executive of UCSF Medical Center, has earned more than $5 million since 2007 for serving on the boards of two companies that have financial relationships with the nonprofit, University of California-affiliated hospital, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Affordable Housing Reportedly on Chan-Zuckerberg Agenda
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s philanthropy organization is meeting with local experts to lay the groundwork to address a Bay Area housing crisis many in the region attribute to the influx of Silicon Valley wealth, Endgadget writes, citing reporting by another tech-news site, The Information.
Gallery Owner Gives $20 Million to Boost UCLA Arts School
The donation from art dealer and alumna Margo Leavin will go into rebuilding and expanding studio facilities for graduate students at the campus’s School of the Arts and Architecture, writes Artnet News.
N.Y. Charity Chief Accused of Stealing Hundreds of Thousands
Authorities allege the former executive director of a nonprofit serving people with autism and other disabilities in New York City and Long Island siphoned money from the organization to pay credit-card bills and buy a million-dollar home, Newsday reports.
Christie Backtracks From Claim on Sandy Giving by Trump
A spokesman for Chris Christie said Monday that the New Jersey governor “misspoke” earlier in the day when he said Donald Trump donated to a state fund to help victims of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a gift for which there is no documented evidence, the Associated Press reports.
Police Shootings Since Ferguson Put Foundations to the Test
Grant makers responding to the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of police don’t always agree on tactics or the role of philanthropy.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects