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Mellon Foundation Awards $13.4 Million to Expand the National Park Service Mellon Humanities Fellowship

Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $54 million for human services and Christian theological schools, and Apple has given $10 million to improve cybersecurity at nonprofits that study, expose, and prevent mercenary spyware threats.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

BoardSource and Nonprofit Finance Fund Announce New CEOs

Also, the Oregon Community Foundation will install a new leader in September, and Service Year Alliance has promoted its chief strategy officer to CEO.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

$205 Million to Go to Mental-Health and Infectious-Disease Research; Bezos Earth Fund Commits $50 Million for Marine Protection

Also, the James Irvine Foundation gave $15 million to the Tides Center to strengthen workers’ rights across California.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Medical College of Wisconsin Receives $50 Million to Reshape Medical Profession

Also, the University of Virginia will use a $17.6 million gift for its democracy and Civil War history programs, and the billionaire heir Howard Buffett is giving $2.7 million for humanitarian aid in Ukraine.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Former American Express Foundation President Takes Helm of Signature Theatre

Also, a new leader will join the New York Philharmonic in November, and the Foundation Fighting Blindness has promoted its next CEO from within.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Also, the Amgen Foundation gave a $30 million boost to LabXchange’s free science-education resources, and the Cummings Foundation awarded $25 million to nonprofit groups in the Boston metropolitan area.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Encore.org Appoints 2 Co-CEOs

Also,the Black Future Co-op Fund has selected its first leader, and the Burton D. Morgan Foundation has named its next CEO.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

United Health Foundation Directs $100 Million to Diversify Health-Care Professional Pipeline

Also, Google.org commits $50 million to advance digital skills for women and young people in Latin America, and the Lilly Endowment is giving $35 million to the University of Notre Dame for a research center dedicated to environmental and public health.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Center for Arab American Philanthropy Names New Director; RAND Chooses Next CEO

Also, the longtime leader of the American Museum of Natural History will leave next year.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Two $100 Million Gifts: to a Children’s Hospital and to the Entrepreneur Equity Fund

Also, the Anthem Foundation is committing $30 million to equity in mental health, and the Windgate Foundation donated $15 million to create an endowment for a group for ceramic arts.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions