Wallace Foundation Commits $47 Million for Principal Preparation
The five-year investment aims to improve university-level programs for training school principals, reports The Washington Post.
Supporting More Building Projects Could Help Foundations Achieve Impact
Grant makers are so focused on aid to programs and advocacy, they often forget what a difference new facilities can make in revitalizing communities.
By GREGORY HELLER
Contributor
CVS to Put $50 Million Into Youth-Focused Antismoking Effort
Two years after becoming the first national drugstore chain to stop selling tobacco products, CVS Health Corporation has committed $50 million to a five-year campaign to curb cigarette use by youths, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Other awards include $10 million from the Ed Rachal Foundation to the Texas A&M Foundation to support a new music center.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How a Grant Maker Helped Okla. Get Coveted Bob Dylan Archives
New York was the more obvious choice for the music legend, but the George Kaiser Family Foundation helped the University of Tulsa score a huge cultural coup through a series delicate negotiations, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Google.org Commits $1.5 Million to Combat Zika Virus
The gift is one of a small but growing list of commitments from grant makers to curb the virus’s spread. Last month philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donated $2 million.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Veterans Groups Have Gotten Half of $6 Million Raised by Trump
Veterans organizations have received $2.94 million of the $6 million presidential candidate Donald Trump said he raised for former service members at an Iowa rally in January, according to CNN and The Washington Post.
Rabbi Who Fought Extremism Wins $1.5 Million Templeton Prize
Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of Britain, was awarded the 2016 Templeton Prize Wednesday for his efforts to counter religious extremism and promote tolerance across faiths, Reuters and The New York Times write.
Big Gifts Boost Medical Services in Israel and Colo.
The Marcus Foundation has donated $25 million to the U.S. fundraising arm of Israeli emergency-services charity Magen David Adom to build a new blood-supply facility, reports the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and Colorado State University received an anonymous $20 million gift for a research center focused on regenerative medicine, The Denver Post writes.
George Kaiser Fund and U. of Tulsa Procure Bob Dylan Archive
The trove of recordings, videos, and notebooks of lyrics was purchased from the artist by the George Kaiser Family Foundation and the university for an estimated $15 million to $20 million and will become a resource for academic study, writes The New York Times.
Presidential Race’s Insider-Outsider Revolt Holds Important Lessons for Philanthropy
The clash between how philanthropic plutocrats like the Gateses and the Kochs handle the demands of democracy mirrors the campaign divide.
By Tom Watson
Contributor
Grants Roundup: JPMorgan Chase Awards $13.8 Million to Syracuse U. Veterans Institute
Other awards include $10 million from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation to support domestic and international programs at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Fla. Activists Hit Mott Foundation for U.S. Sugar Ties
Environmental activists are targeting the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation over its ownership of the U.S. Sugar Corporation, which critics blame for environmental degradation in the Everglades, Broward Palm Beach New Times writes.
California Campus Rejects $3 Million Gift From Hindu Group
The executive council of the University of California at Irvine’s School of Humanities voted to turn down funding from a foundation with alleged Hindu nationalist ties that sought hiring approval for professorships it endowed, reports New University, a campus newspaper.
Foundations Put Up $150,000 to Highlight Philanthropy’s Successes
Successes of Philanthropy, which is sponsored by foundations, aims to catch the eyes of movers and shakers in the nation’s capital.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
New Online Lessons Aim to Teach Giving Traditions
The National Center for Family Philanthropy unveils a curriculum aimed at preparing children for lifetimes of giving.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor