Muscular Dystrophy Association Names Medical Researcher as Next CEO
Also, an executive from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America will now lead the Wellstar Foundation, and the Wallace Foundation has chosen a new chief investment officer to guide its $1.6 billion in assets.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ford, Kellogg, and Omidyar Network Pool Grants to Continue Grassroots Groups’ Election Momentum
Also, the Lilly Endowment is awarding $25 million for youth services in Indiana, and the Gates Foundation has provided $10 million for a Covid-19 vaccine entering human clinical trials in young and older adults.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees Chooses New President
Also, the Joyce Foundation has hired three new program officers, and the Surgo Foundation names its first director of development.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
American Express Promises $50 Million to Charities Led by People of Color
Also, Morgan Stanley is giving $12 million to provide scholarships for students at historically Black colleges and universities, and the Knight Foundation has granted $3 million to help journalists halt the spread of misinformation online.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Melvin Galloway Tapped as COO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Also, the Visa Foundation has named its new head of investments, and the Sesame Workshop has promoted its next CEO from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Rockefeller Foundation Shifts Priorities, Pledges $1 Billion for Covid-19 Recovery
Also, JPMorgan Chase has given $35 million to organizations in five U.S. cities for career-readiness programs, and the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation granted $20 million for stuttering research and education.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Tides Network Selects Janiece Evans-Page as Next CEO
Also, the Christensen Fund’s next executive director will be the first Native American to lead the $300 million foundation, and the former prime minister of Australia has been named president and CEO of the Asia Society.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Flamboyan Arts Fund Commits $15 Million in Hamilton Proceeds to Puerto Rico
Also, the Jay Pritzker Foundation has awarded $100 million in financial assistance to students of California’s community colleges, and the Open Society Foundations committed $70 million in additional Covid-19 relief.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Kataly Foundation Hires First CEO; New Senior Official at Rockefeller Brothers (Transitions)
Rockefeller Brothers leader will expand Central America grantmaking made possible by an estate gift from David Rockefeller, and the Russell Family Foundation’s interim CEO will stay on permanently.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Harold Alfond Foundation Awards $500 Million to Aid Maine Groups (Grants Roundup)
Also, PNC Bank and the Walton Family Foundation are giving $100 million to make loans to public charter schools, and the Lilly Endowment has pledged $93 million to 92 Christian churches nationwide.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions