Albertson Family Foundation Grants $52 Million to Idaho Groups

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation

$51.7 million to organizations in Idaho for projects to support education, recreational opportunities, military families, and community development across the state.

One of the grants in this round was to complete construction on the Idaho Outdoor Fieldhouse, a community center along the Boise River Greenbelt for veterans, adaptive athletes, and their families. It is expected to open in the spring of 2024.

Okta for Good Fund

$50 million over five years, of which the software company has pledged $20 million to strengthen cybersecurity at nonprofit organizations, $15 million to increase training for jobs in technology, and $10 million to advance climate-resilience projects in the communities most affected by climate change.

The remaining $5 million will match charitable donations and enable community service by Okta’s employees.

Harrison Foundation and the Mary Anderson Harrison Foundation

$30 million to the University of Virginia to create the Harrison Family Translational Research Center in Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, which will be housed within the new Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology.

The Harrison Foundation also gave a second grant of $25 million to back construction of the university’s Olympic Sports Center, which is expected to open in 2025.

Gilead Sciences

$10 million to 19 organizations for campaigns to prevent HIV transmission, combat stigma, and increase health equity among Black women and girls.

NBA Foundation

$8.7 million across 46 grantees that serve Black youths.

George Gund Foundation

$5.6 million to organizations in Cleveland, with a particular focus on serving the mental and behavioral health needs of adults and young people in the region.

Google.org

$5 million to X Prize for Quantum Applications, a new global competition to generate quantum computing algorithms that aim to achieve benefits for society.

Wyss Foundation

$5 million to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to establish the Wyss/Campbell Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome.

It is named in part for the late Robert Campbell, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the children’s hospital. He died in 2018.

Gilbert Family Foundation

$1.5 million to 10 grantees through its Seed and Bloom: Detroit, which is awarding grants of $150,000 each to help organizations led by artists who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color expand the reach of their work within their communities in Detroit.

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health

$1.3 million to 10 organizations to increase equity in access to oral health care for people with disabilities.

Foundation for a Healthy High Point

$1.1 million to 18 grantees that expand access to behavioral health care, broaden food security, offer health services, provide aid for immigrants and refugees, improve maternal and child health, prevent violence, help job seekers, and serve youths.

Home Depot Foundation

$1 million to Team Rubicon for a new program to train military veterans in carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC skills so that they can help communities recovering from natural disasters.

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