Grants Roundup: Akamai Commits $50 Million to Boost Math Programs

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Akamai Technologies

$50 million to establish the Akamai Foundation, the cloud-technology company’s new corporate philanthropy, which will make grants to education groups that promote science, technology, engineering, and especially math programs for students in kindergarten through grade 12.

Helen Diller Family Foundation

$50 million to Technion-Israel Institute of Technology for its new Center for Quantum Science, Matter, and Engineering, now named for Diller, who died in 2015.

Overlook International Foundation

$10 million to the National Audubon Society to engage its 1.2 million members in grass-roots activism in favor of bipartisan solutions to climate change.

Sherman Fairchild Foundation

$10 million to Connecticut College to renovate Palmer Auditorium and Castle Court and create a new center for performance and arts research.

Harold Alfond Foundation

$5 million to the University of Maine system to endow a leadership fund to attract and retain top administrators at its universities.

Monsanto Fund

$5 million over five years to Africare to improve nutrition and access to healthy food for women and young children in Kenya.

Terra Foundation for American Art

$2 million to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to share American art from its collection with four partner museums across the Northeast.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

$1.5 million over two years to the American Indian College Fund to hire more American Indian teachers and promote science, technology, engineering, and math in early-childhood education.

New Grant Opportunities

The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries has committed $1 million for grants to school libraries that were damaged during hurricanes and other natural disasters in 2017. School librarians may apply for awards to replace ruined library books and resource materials only, not furniture or technology. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis, and the next round will be announced in May.

The Provident Bank Foundation is accepting letters of intent for two $50,000 grants to improve the quality of education in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. One grant will enable a college, university, or other institution to prepare students for the modern work force. A second grant will be awarded to a nonprofit group that offers academic opportunities for people of all ages. Only 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible. Letters of intent are due May 16.

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