Grants Roundup: Carnegie and MacArthur Funds Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work
Other awards include $10 million from the Anschutz Foundation to establish a center for behavioral health at the University of Colorado.
By Eden Stiffman and Alex Daniels
Foundation Center Lays Off 14% of Staff as It Moves to Give Grant Seekers More Data Faster
New data systems are allowing the center to vastly increase the speed and volume of information on what foundations and corporations support.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
In Interview, Gates CEO Addresses ‘Big Philanthropy’ Barbs
Sue Desmond-Hellmann tells the Financial Times that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is in a position to make “long-term bets” with potentially significant payoffs in health and other areas.
Donors and Foundations Say There’s Value in Saying ‘No’
Turning down requests and funding is sometimes not only necessary but also vital for both donors and would-be recipients, giving experts tell The New York Times.
Foundation Pledges $90 Million to Push Incentives for Conservation
The Moore Foundation is showing an interest in a market-based approach to get companies on board with environmental-protection work.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Delores Weaver Adds $20 Million Fund at Fla. Foundation
The Jacksonville philanthropist endowed a new grant-making fund at the Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, writes The Florida Times-Union.
NoVo Foundation Pledges $90 Million to Help Young Women and Girls
The foundation will invite young minority women around the country to share their thoughts on how to solve the problems they face.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Obituary: Joseph Mandel, Major Cleveland Philanthropist
Mr. Mandel, one of three Cleveland brothers who parlayed a small auto-parts business into a billion-dollar fortune that they have pledged to largely donate to charity, died Tuesday at age 102, The Plain Dealer writes.
Grants Roundup: Marcus Foundation Gives $75 Million to Heart Institute
Other awards include $47 million from the Wallace Foundation to help universities better prepare future principals.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Watchdog Wants Review of Trump Fund Donation to Fla. PAC
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service over the Donald J. Trump Foundation’s 2013 contribution to a political organization supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Ford and Atlantic Funds Back Policing Center’s Move to N.Y.
A prominent research institute focused on police-community relations will move from the UCLA to New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice with $2.5 million in support from the Ford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies, writes The New York Times.
Moore Foundation Pledges $100 Million for Amazon Conservation
The money will protect rainforests in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Anti-Defamation League Redirects Trump Donations
The nonprofit said it will redirect tens of thousands of dollars in donations from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to anti-bullying and anti-bias efforts, Politico reports.
Mellon Grant Aims to Raise $75 Million for National Gallery
A $30 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation aims to bring two and a half times that amount to the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art over five years, reports The Washington Post.
Marcus Fund Gives Ga. Hospital $75 Million for Heart Care
The Marcus Foundation donation will establish a cardiac-care facility at Piedmont Healthcare’s Atlanta campus, writes Neighbor Newspapers.
Other awards include a $10.9-million grant from the Walmart Foundation to the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership to provide education and employment services for retail workers.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor