Huntsman Cancer Institute Gets $30 Million Boost for Patient Care

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Huntsman Foundation

$30 million to the University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute to provide care and plan for the future needs of cancer patients in Utah. Jon Huntsman Sr., who died last year at age 80, and his wife, Karen, gave $700 million to their family foundation in 2007.

City Fund

$18 million to the Mind Trust to create new charter schools and other educational programs in Indianapolis. The Mind Trust also received $3.4 million from the Lilly Endowment for teaching fellowships and $3 million from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation for operating support.

USAA

$15 million to Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, a charity that aids members of the Coast Guard, to offer no-interest loans designed to help military and civilian members who have missed paychecks due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Co-Impact

$10 million to the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center for Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) to enhance its global and India teams and upgrade its technology and research. The grant was matched with $10 million from Tata Trusts, a philanthropy in India.

Lilly Endowment

$9.9 million to the Council of Independent Colleges to support the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education to help students at independent colleges and universities determine their life’s calling.

Walton Family Foundation

$5.4 million to the University of Minnesota to address global drug and medical-supply shortages through the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.

Robert M. Rogers Foundation

$3 million to Tyler Junior College, in Texas, to build a new performing-arts center.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

$2.1 million over three years to the League of American Orchestras to create a fund that will make grants to prioritize equity, diversity, and inclusion at both adult and youth orchestras.

Google.org

$2 million to the Wikimedia Foundation for its endowment and to support the long-term sustainability of Wikipedia and its mission to protect free and open access to information on the internet.

Greater Texas Foundation

$1.2 million to the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin to improve math education in school districts and at colleges in West Texas.

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

$1 million to MetroHealth for its capital campaign, which will pay for a new hospital and expand its community-wellness programs in Cleveland.

New Grant Opportunity

The NBCUniversal Foundation, in partnership with its division NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, is accepting grants through its Project Innovation competitive grant challenge. The fund will award a total of $2.5 million to local nonprofit organizations that are addressing community issues through storytelling, community engagement, a culture of inclusion, and youth education. Programs may be in either English and Spanish. Applications are due February 15.

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