Gifts Roundup: Paul Allen Pledges $125 Million for Artificial-Intelligence Research
Plus, investor Shelby Davis commits $100 million for international scholarships, and NBA star Kevin Durant will donate $10 million for college-completion programs in the Maryland community where he grew up.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Cornell Gets $35 Million for Cassava Crops in Africa
Also, the Charles Koch Foundation, Omidyar Group, and Knight Foundation combine forces to support the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, and other grant-making news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Also, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton gives $50 million to a new tech charity, and the Hammer Museum at UCLA announces $50 million in gifts to its capital campaign.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Congress Confirms New AmeriCorps Leader, and Other Notable Personnel Moves
Also, the longtime president of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland is retiring, and several major arts organizations are installing new leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: $16 Million for Marygrove College and $6 Million for a Buffalo Children’s Museum
Plus, Bloomberg Philanthropies is accepting applications for grants of up to $1 million for public art installations that address civic issues in U.S. cities with at least 30,000 residents.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Former Corporate Philanthropy Player Will Lead the Steve Fund
Also, the deputy chief executive at Oxfam Great Britain has stepped down, the New York Botanical Garden will get a new CEO this summer, and other personnel news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Indiana U. Gets $14 Million; a gift of $2.3 Million Aims to Help Nurses
Plus, Strong Start to Finish grants $2.1 million to the City University of New York, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company gives $1.3 million to Make-a-Wish America.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ben Klasky to Run Giving Compass; Humane Society Has Interim Leader
Plus, a new acting chief has taken the helm at Mercy Corps Northwest, and the billionaire philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr. has died at age 80.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: $25 Million for Cystic Fibrosis Drugs
Other recent grants include $11 million to the American Heart Association in collaboration with the American Stroke Association, and $14.5 million to two medical institutions at Stanford, plus other grant-making news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
James Beard Foundation Serves Up a New CEO
Plus, a National Women’s Law Center alumna returns to become chief operating officer, a former Muscular Dystrophy Association chief takes the helm at a major executive search firm, and other personnel news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions