Richard King Mellon Foundation Picks New CEO (Transitions)
Also, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s interim president will continue on permanently, and Boston University promotes its next head of development as it concludes its $1.5 billion capital campaign.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The Sundance Institute Uses Film to Bring Social Change (Podcast)
The nonprofit, which runs the annual Sundance Film Festival, offers fellowships, residential labs, grants, and mentorships to support more than 900 artists a year at varying stages of their careers.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $68 Million to Map Human Cells (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Broad Foundation gave $30 million for stem-cell research, and 4-H will use $6 million from Google.org to offer computer-science programs in rural areas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Plus, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia receives $13.5 million for a new club building.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How the Omidyar Network Aims to Reimagine Capitalism (Podcast)
Managing director Mike Kubzansky discusses the role philanthropy can play to build a more equitable society.
United Way Appoints New President of U.S. Arm (Transitions)
Also, the Meadows Foundation’s next CEO is the founders’ great-nephew, and Russell Granet, acting president of the Lincoln Center, will now lead the New 42nd Street theater group.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Congressional Committee Passes Repeal of Nonprofit ‘Parking Tax’
The provision of the 2017 tax overhaul created significant compliance burdens, charity advocates say.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Art for Justice Creates New Program to Bring Artists and Criminal-Justice Advocates Together
Banking heiress Agnes Gund created Art for Justice two years ago using proceeds from her sale of a Roy Lichtenstein painting. The new project will feature 11 projects involving 28 grantees in states with some of the highest prison populations.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
A Third of People Globally Lack Confidence in Charities, Gallup Study Says
In the United States, 60 percent of respondents said they trusted charities, and 27 percent said they did not. Nations in Central America and Eastern Europe were among the least trusting.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Gates Foundation Awards $24 Million to Fight Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Cummings Foundation distributes $10 million to Boston-area charities, and a Philadelphia science museum receives $6 million for its trains exhibit.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions