Duke Endowment and Lyda Hill Philanthropies Give Millions for STEM: Grants Roundup

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Lyda Hill Philanthropies has pledged $25 million to science institutions to support women pursuing careers in science, science, technology, engineering, and math. Here, Jess Cramp, founder of Sharks Pacific, researches migratory shark populations. Photo by Erin Feinblatt

March 13, 2019 | Read Time: 2 minutes

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Duke Endowment

$50 million to Duke University to hire at least 12 professors, lecturers, and researchers in the fields of science, medicine, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Lyda Hill Philanthropies

$25 million pledge to If/Then, a new program that will partner with top science institutions to support women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Citi Foundation

$10 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to make grants to community-based organizations through its Bridges to Career Opportunities initiative, which connects unemployed and underemployed workers with jobs in growth industries, including health care, transportation, technology, and construction.

Sherman Fairchild Foundation

$10 million to Dartmouth College to recruit, develop, and retain early-career researchers in the arts and sciences.

Richard O. Jacobson Foundation

$4.5 million to the University of Iowa to create two endowed chairs in pediatrics and expand specialty pediatric services in the Des Moines area, in partnership with Blank Children’s Hospital.

John A. Hartford Foundation

$3.4 million to the University of Washington to increase awareness, availability, and public demand for high-quality palliative care and end-of-life care for people who are seriously ill.

William Penn Foundation

$2 million to the Riverfront North Partnership to design a new 10-acre park in Philadelphia’s Bridesburg neighborhood along the Delaware River.

Open Philanthropy Project

$1.8 million to the Center for Election Science to expand its efforts to advance new ideas for voting processes across the United States through 2021.

Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust

$1.1 million to Iowa State University to study zebrafish, renovate the Parks Library and create a new space for student services, and buy a wavelength-dispersive spectrometer for the biotechnology department.

New Grant Opportunity

The Bush Foundation is accepting applications for its Bush Prize for Community Innovation, which recognizes nonprofits, schools, and government agencies in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota that are successfully addressing community needs. Charities that win will receive a flexible grant of 25 percent of their budget for the previous fiscal year, up to $500,000. In 2018, six charities won the award. Nominations are due April 11.

Send grant announcements to grants.editor@philanthropy.com.

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About the Author

M.J. Prest

Senior Editor, Solutions

M.J. Prest is senior editor for solutions at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, where she highlights how nonprofit leaders navigate and overcome major challenges. She has covered stories on big gifts, grant making, and executive moves for the Chronicle since 2004. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Slate.com, and the Huffington Post, and she wrote the young-adult novel Immersion. M.J. graduated from Williams College and after living in many different places, she settled in New England with her husband, two kids, and two rescue dogs.