Panda Express Commits $29 Million for Pediatric Therapeutic Programs and More (Grants Roundup)

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

$50 million to 11 American universities and research institutions to study how technology is changing politics and the electoral process.

Panda Cares

$25 million pledge to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to build spaces in hospitals that house pediatric patients with their families and offer art therapy, meditation classes, counseling, and other therapeutic services. Panda Cares also gave $4 million to Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the nation. Panda Cares is the corporate-giving arm of the Panda Restaurant Group, which owns the fast-food chain Panda Express.

Scharbauer Foundation

$21 million to IDEA Public Schools to expand its charter-school network to Midland and Odessa, Tex., beginning in the fall of 2020. In addition, the Permian Strategic Partnership pledged $16.5 million, the Abell-Hanger Foundation gave $5.5 million, and the Henry Foundation donated $2 million to the effort.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

$15 million to 108 nonprofit groups that strengthen community clinics for underinsured people as well as housing for homeless people and other safety-net services in Los Angeles. Among the grantees is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, which received more than $1 million to develop a behavioral-health program.

Koret Foundation

$10 million to Shalom Hartman Institute of North America to develop new Jewish local leaders help their communities reach more people and address local challenges across the United States and Canada.

Richard King Mellon Foundation

$6 million to the University of Pittsburgh to support a cortical-vision research program in the Pitt School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology.

Carnegie Corporation of New York

$3.5 million over two years to Neo Philanthropy to bolster the State Infrastructure Fund, which focuses on nonpartisan voter engagement in New York.

Lilly Endowment

$2.8 million to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art to acquire a collection of historical Native American art from the Great Lakes region.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

$1.3 million to the Cumberland Plateau Stewardship Fund, supporting seven conservation projects to protect shortleaf pine and riparian forests and in-stream habitats in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Credit Suisse Americas Foundation

$1 million to Here to Here for its program CareerWise New York, which connects high-school students with three-year paid apprenticeships at major companies including Amazon, Bank of America, and J.P. Morgan Chase.

New Grant Opportunity

The American Bar Endowment is accepting proposals for Opportunity Grants, which support law-related research, projects, and programs. Grants will be awarded to projects that enhance access to legal services, promote the rule of law and improve the justice system, and increase the public’s civic engagement and understanding of the legal system. Proposals are due September 30.

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