United Way Appoints New President of U.S. Arm (Transitions)
Also, the Meadows Foundation’s next CEO is the founders’ great-nephew, and Russell Granet, acting president of the Lincoln Center, will now lead the New 42nd Street theater group.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Gates Foundation Awards $24 Million to Fight Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Cummings Foundation distributes $10 million to Boston-area charities, and a Philadelphia science museum receives $6 million for its trains exhibit.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Prudential and Wells Fargo Foundations Appoint New Leaders (Transitions)
Also, the Nature Conservancy shakes up its leadership following an internal investigation of sexual misconduct at the environmental group.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Mayo Clinic Gets $32 Million, and the NFL Pledges $20 Million for Social Justice (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Gates Foundation gave Emory University $180 million to reduce child mortality in developing countries.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s President to Retire: Princess Grace Fund Has New Leader (Transitions)
Also Andrew Ackerman is stepping down as executive director of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan after 29 years at the helm, and the billionaire philanthropist Herbert Sandler has died at age 87.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Chicago Botanic Garden Collects $10 Million for Conservation Science (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grants $7.5 million to offer leadership development for Catholic nuns in Africa, and early-childhood education in Detroit gets a $2.5 million boost from three foundations.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Smithsonian Institution and Chicago Foundation for Women Get New Leaders (Transitions)
In other news about people in philanthropy, the Goldman Sachs Foundation and the Starlight Children’s Foundation have new executives.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Smithsonian Institution Selects New Leader From Its Own Ranks (Transitions)
Also, Amherst College appoints a new chief advancement officer to oversee its $625 million capital campaign, and Cedars-Sinai hires a new vice president for development.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
U. of Chicago Nabs $75 Million for Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (Grants Roundup)
Also, three health companies make a combined grant of $15 million to house homeless people in Seattle, and Walmart gives $1 million to find jobs for military veterans and their spouses.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Goldman Sachs Partner Will Now Run Its Corporate Foundation (Transitions)
Also, the Chicago Foundation for Women chooses its next CEO, and the Hewlett Foundation hires a Gates Foundation senior adviser to direct its global development and population program.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions