Grant Seeking

Google.org Gives $35 Million to Create Economic Opportunities for Veterans and Women

Also, the Hershey Trust Company has given $350 million to open six new schools for young children from disadvantaged backgrounds, and the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has given $10 million to 12 recipients in Georgia and the Southeast through its new democracy program area.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Rockefeller Foundation Commits $150 Million to Pandemic Prevention Institute

Also, Salesforce has pledged $100 million in grants for climate action, and a collection of grant makers have awarded $24 million to eight recipients through the Jewish Community Response and Impact Fund Aligned Grant Fund.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $33 Million for Climate-Change Technology

Also, Apple gave $25 million to California State University at Northridge to build the Global Hispanic Serving Institution Innovation Hub, and PNC Foundation pledged $16.8 million to create a center for entrepreneurship education and research for HBCUs.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Commits $2 Billion to Diversify Pipeline of Scientists

Also, Lululemon Athletica pledged $75 million to make grants for health and well-being through exercise, mindfulness, and advocacy, and Bloomberg Philanthropies gave $43 million to create the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

20 Foundations Ally to Commit $223 Million to Curb Worldwide Methane Emissions

Also, Strada Education Network gave $25 million for leadership-development programs at 28 historically Black colleges and universities, and the Ford Foundation awarded $16 million to expand Covid-19 vaccine distribution across developing countries.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Mandel Foundation Awards $50 Million to Cleveland Orchestra

Also, Amazon Web Services is committing $40 million to improve health equity and outcomes in marginalized communities, and Google.org gave $3 million to develop technology to identify service lines that deliver lead-contaminated water to poor households.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Gates Foundation Commits $922 Million to Fight Hunger; BlackRock Gives $100 Million to Advance Clean Energy

Also, the BlackRock Foundation pledged $100 million over five years for climate technology that can achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, and the Moody Foundation gave $100 million to build a new student center at Rice University.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

$123 Million in Surprise, Unsolicited Grants Go to 71 Ariz. Charities

Also, GM has pledged $50 million to strengthen economic development in Detroit, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation has committed $47.5 million to MIT and Harvard to analyze genetic data for links to common diseases.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Bezos Earth Fund Awards $73.7 Million, Pledges Additional $130 Million by Year End

Also, Edward Jones has committed $150 million to charities in the United States and Canada, and Open Philanthropy gave $42 million to Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Facebook Awards $38 Million for Affordable Housing and Homelessness in Silicon Valley

Also, Apple adds $30 million to expand its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, and Home Depot and the Arthur M. Blank Foundation have together pledged $2 million for Hurricane Ida relief.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits Additional $31 Million to Partnership for Healthy Cities

Also, four foundations partnered to create a $5.7 million fund that will back grassroots organizations in Detroit, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has given $2.3 million to expand news coverage of health, race, equity, and poverty in the South.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Salesforce Foundation Gets $54 Million in Slack Buyout; Open Society Creates $10 Million Fund to Rescue Afghan Civilians

Also, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation gives almost $18 million to fight wildfires in Greece.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Gilead Sciences Adds $200 Million to Its Foundation’s Endowment, Pledges Support for People of Color and LGBTQ Youths

Also, two foundations gave $20 million to expand internet access for households in the Cleveland area, and the Knight Foundation awarded $1.5 million to back Black and women entrepreneurs in Macon, Ga.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

$30 Million Storytelling Fund Seeded by Ford, Skoll, and Compton Foundations

Also, three banks have made $30 million in grants to bolster inclusive real-estate development in Memphis, and the New Breath Foundation and the East Bay Community Foundation have jointly pledged $10 million to support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in Northern California.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Los Angeles Fund Awards $36.1 Million to Revive Cultural Groups; Novartis Advances Black Leaders in Health

Also, the Knight Foundation is seeking proposals for research to stop the spread of disinformation online.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Major League Baseball Pledges $150 Million for Diversity, Service, and Education Programs

Also, three major foundations commit $250 million to the Justice and Mobility Fund to help formerly incarcerated people, and the Marcus Foundation is giving $60 million to pay for Jewish teenagers to travel to Israel.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions