Google.org Commits $10 Million in Cash Transfers to Homeless People
Also, the Robert M. Rogers Foundation granted $10 million to the University of Texas at Tyler for mental and behavioral health education through its School of Medicine, and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria gave $4.3 million to endow two faculty chairs in Native American law at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ban on Government Funds Puts Pressure on Nonprofit Drug Injection Sites in R.I.
The tiny state is the first one to authorize places where drug users can go without fear of getting arrested, but private donors aren’t eager to do what government won’t do and support the services.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Safe Injection Sites for Drug Users Are a Tough Sell to Foundations
People are dying in record numbers from overdoses, but grant makers have been tiptoeing around one way to reduce harm from drugs. One nonprofit hopes its lawsuit against the Justice Department will make a difference.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Texas A&M Athletics Lands $25 Million From Houston Energy Mogul
Plus, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum receives $15 million for arts education, and a science organization, an Urban League, and two universities all got big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Homegrown Foundation Leader Builds Bridges and Trust
For Isaiah Oliver, CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, helping with the city’s water crisis — and pandemic recovery — has allowed his leadership to shine through.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
IKEA Foundation Pledges $25 Million to Cut Greenhouse Gases From Cooling Appliances
Also, the MetLife Foundation has awarded $25 million through its first round of giving from its $150 million pledge for charities that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Plus, PetSmart Charities will give $15 million to expand access to veterinary care for pets in need.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Why Must I Relive My Deepest Trauma to Convince Donors to Fund My Organization?
The head of a Baltimore nonprofit implores grant makers to stop asking him to tell his story about the night he was shot and nearly died. When, he asks, will Black nonprofit leaders no longer need to recount their near-death experiences to be deemed worthy of funding?
By Damion J. Cooper
Contributor
Rockefeller Foundation Plans to Make Climate Change Central to All Its Work
The plan includes a commitment to divest its $6 billion endowment from fossil fuels.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Silicon Valley Real-Estate Mogul and Wife Give UC-Berkeley $30 Million
Plus, three donors give big gifts to support mental-health programs at two universities and at a treatment center.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
More Foundations Are Speeding Up Giving Due to Global Challenges
A third of grant makers established after 2010 plan to spend all of their assets by a specific time — far more than the 7 percent of foundations created in the 1990s that plan to do so.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A Message to Ford Foundation in Gates Spending Approach: Give More Now
Bill Gates’s $20 billion donation to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the decision to increase its payout rate to charities should be seen as a lesson for trustees of the nation’s second largest philanthropy — the Ford Foundation — about the perils of maintaining the organization forever.
By Howard Husock
Contributor
Also, UnitedHealth Group will give $25 million to create inclusive mixed-use developments near public transportation in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
What Made Congress Finally Do Something About Gun Violence? Philanthropy-Backed Evidence.
The data produced by nonprofits was central to passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. But increased funding is needed to make the evidence case for more expansive gun policy.
By Ellen S. Alberding
Contributor
Hollywood Producer, Foundations Launch Nonprofit to Boost People of Color in Entertainment Industry
Aladdin producer Dan Lin is teaming up with the Ford and MacArthur foundations and other donors to provide fellowships and opportunities to create and produce film and other projects.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
Gun Violence Leads Community Groups to Take Bolder Action
Community violence intervention deploys people with personal connections — and credibility — with those most likely to be involved in gun violence. The approach isn’t new, but interest in it is growing.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
To Increase Their Impact, the Early-Childhood and Climate Movements Need to Join Forces
Grant makers should recognize the power both movements bring to addressing the harmful effects of climate change on young children — and break down funding barriers that keep them apart.
By JOE WATERS and Elliot Haspel