AbbVie Gives $55 Million Boost to Students in Poor Communities: Grants Roundup

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

AbbVie

$55 million to Communities in Schools, City Year, and the University of Chicago Education Lab for efforts to improve graduation rates and increase college and career readiness for children in kindergarten through grade 12, particularly those living in poor communities. The biopharmaceutical company allocated $30 million to Communities in Schools, $15 million to the University of Chicago Education Lab, and $10 million for City Year.

Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation

$23.7 million over five years to the University of Arkansas to strengthen its research and economic-development programs, particularly those that drive economic growth in Arkansas.

American Heart Association

$19.2 million over eight years to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies to study age-related cognitive decline and other mechanisms that cause Alzheimer’s disease. The grant comes from the Allen Initiative in Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment, which was established by the late philanthropist Paul Allen.

Harold Alfond Foundation

$7.5 million to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens for its capital campaign to boost its research programs, expand its facilities to accommodate more visitors, and create new programs to attract year-round tourists in the region.

Airbnb

$5 million over three years to reduce homelessness in San Francisco. The vacation-rental company has not yet said which organizations in the Bay Area will receive the pledged amount.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

$3.5 million over three years to the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, which will expand music-education programs for students from underrepresented communities at many music organizations in the city, including the Merit School of Music, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Chicago High School for the Arts, Chicago Sinfonietta, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, DePaul University School of Music, and the Ravinia Festival.

Kohler Company

$2.5 million to Lawrence University to renovate the Kohler Hall dormitory.

Hispanic Federation and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

$1.1 million to the Solar Foundation to install solar panels and energy-efficient lighting upgrades at the Plaza del Mercado de Río Piedras, in San Juan. The Hispanic Federation gave $600,000, and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy contributed $500,000. The Clinton Foundation will oversee the effort.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

$1 million to the Roberts Enterprise Development Fund to help 50,000 people find meaningful jobs, particularly among those who have been incarcerated and need work after they leave prison.

New Grant Opportunity

The Charles Bronfman Prize is accepting nominations for its 2019 award, which recognizes an individual or team pursuing significant humanitarian work informed by Jewish values. The annual award carries a $100,000 cash prize. Nominations must be received by January 15.

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