L.A. Dodgers Foundation, Walter Family Foundation Commit $100 Million for Wildfire Recovery
Plus, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland received $90 million to support five Jewish day schools in the city, and $70 million will back research and scholarships for medical students at Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
NDN Collective Taps Next President to Lead Indigenous Activism
Also, new executives have joined Comic Relief U.S., Consumer Reports, the JCC Association of North America, the Marshall Project, and the Union of Concerned Scientists.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $208 Million for Health Equity
Plus, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy received $20 million for the Truist Cares for Western North Carolina program, and ExxonMobil gave $10 million to improve cancer prevention and education in east Texas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Companies and Foundations Deploy Millions for L.A. Wildfire Relief
The companies that have pledged millions for wildfire relief include Google, Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon, Comcast, Netflix, the NFL Foundation, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Funds for the Newest New Yorkers Award First Grants to Aid Immigrants
Also, the Lilly Endowment granted $95 million to strengthen the leadership of Christian churches in rural areas and small towns, and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation gave $8.1 million for historic sites on Long Island.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Washington U. Gets $50 Million Boost for Neurosurgery
Plus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center received two major gifts in recent weeks, and Stillman College landed an endowment gift from its namesake’s great-grandson.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Jimmy Carter’s Legacy as a Champion of Peace, Public Health, and Affordable Housing
In his post-presidency, the Georgia native helped build the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity into nonprofit powerhouses.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ellen Finkelstein Will Serve as Hadassah’s Next CEO
Also, a new CEO will take the helm of the Princeton Area Community Foundation in February, and the impact-investing expert Antony Bugg-Levine is joining Homium.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Lilly Endowment Awards Big Grants for Bioscience Research and Youth Development
Also, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation gave $73.5 million to use A.I. to address pressing global issues, and three foundations committed major grants to enhance local journalism.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Catawba Nation Foundation Selects First Executive Director
Also, the Middle East Institute has hired a retired U.S. ambassador to Jordan and Iraq as its next CEO, and the Purdue Research Foundation’s next leader will start in February.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions