4 Historically Black Medical Schools Share $100 Million From Bloomberg Philanthropies (Grants Roundup)

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Bloomberg Philanthropies

$100 million over four years to four historically Black medical schools through its Greenwood Initiative, which will provide scholarships worth up to $100,000 each to medical students who are currently receiving financial aid. The grants are $34 million to Meharry Medical College; $32.8 million to Howard University College of Medicine; $26.3 million to Morehouse School of Medicine; and $7.7 million to Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.

Robert A. Welch Foundation

$100 million to Rice University to establish the Welch Institute, a new research center that will focus on innovative advanced materials for producers of energy, sustainable water, space systems, biomedical materials, telecommunications, manufacturing, transportation, security, and more. Robert Welch held investments in oil, sulfur, banking, and real estate in the Houston area. He died in 1952.

Delta Dental Community Care Foundation

$11 million to more than 250 organizations that offer relief services to vulnerable members of their communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The grants are unrestricted.

James Graham Brown Foundation

$10 million over 18 months to nonprofit groups in Louisville, Ky., that are struggling in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly frontline organizations that are serving those most affected by the crisis.

Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation

$10 million to six organizations that are working to ensure that underrepresented communities can safely and securely vote in November. This donation is in addition to a previous $10 million commitment in June to voter-engagement groups. The grantees in this new round are the State Infrastructure Fund, the Youth Engagement Fund, the Alliance for Youth Organizing, Power the Polls, the Center for Secure and Modern Elections, and the Trusted Elections Fund.

UJA-Federation of New York

$6.7 million in additional grants for Jewish organizations in New York. Of the total, $4.6 million will provide emergency grants for safety-net services, and $2.1 million will support Jewish education.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

$5 million to the Partners of the Intercultural Leadership Institute to make crisis grants to artists and cultural organizations. The money will be re-granted within the communities served by the charities Alternate ROOTS, First Peoples Fund, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures, PA’I Foundation, and Sipp Culture.

Ballmer Group

$3 million to the Motown Museum for its campaign to expand its facilities and create interactive exhibits, a performance theater, and a recording studio.

Astellas Global Health Foundation

$2 million in emergency relief to improve health-care systems, training, and education in Kenya, the Dominican Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. Among the grantees are CARE, the International Medical Corps, the Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning, the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare, Unicef USA, and World Vision.

Ikea U.S. Community Foundation

$2 million to the Legal Services Corporation of Virginia to expand its services to more residents of Virginia who are facing eviction during the coronavirus pandemic. The amount has been matched with another $2 million in state funding from the Covid-19 Relief Fund, created by Virginia’s General Assembly.

Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

$1.2 million through its Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund to support 28 arts organizations in the city that have been profoundly affected by the Covid-19 crisis.

Verizon Foundation

$1 million to the American Red Cross and the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana for relief efforts across communities in Louisiana and Texas where Hurricane Laura made landfall. Each charity has received $500,000 for emergency response and recovery programs.

New Grant Opportunity

The Jensen Project will make $2 million in grants through its GrantTank program to support nonprofit groups that serve adult female survivors of human trafficking. The grants, which are worth between $100,000 and $1 million each, will focus on providing stable housing and dignified employment opportunities and training. Applications are due October 31.

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