Grants Roundup: Sunderland Foundation Awards $66 Million to Kansas Hospital
Also, Kresge commits $50 million to a Detroit college and community revitalization, and the Knight Foundation offers up a $10 million matching grant for local news journalism.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grant Makers Boost Climate-Change Commitments by $3 Billion
The pledge, announced at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, raises questions about how best to deploy the infusion of cash without inflaming deep divisions over the issue.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
JPMorgan’s $250 Million in Grants Presents Opportunities for Nonprofits Nationwide
Cooperation will be key for charities to tap the funding pool, which also includes $250 million in loan guarantees. It’s a major expansion of the company’s efforts, which previously focused on a handful of cities.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: JPMorgan Chase to Support Economic Opportunity in Cities
Also, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation is committing $30 million in cash and loans to create a nonprofit pharmaceutical company to produce generic drugs to help drive down prices.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Wells Fargo Pledges $20 Million for Affordable Housing in N.C.
Also, the H.D. Smith Foundation gives $20 million for the football program at the University of Illinois, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution receives $1 million to buy an acoustic telescope for underwater sounds.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Corporate Cash Giving Rises 5%, Exclusive Chronicle Survey Shows
Total giving, including products, grew 8 percent, driven mainly by overseas donations of drugs by large pharmaceutical companies.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips and Megan O’Neil
Corporate and Charity Leaders Exchange Advice
Nonprofits and companies have much to gain from getting to know each other better. The Chronicle asked leaders experienced in corporate-nonprofit partnerships for advice on how best to support each other.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Foxconn Commits $100 Million for Engineering Research
Also, Emory University collects $25 million for Alzheimer’s research, and L.L. Bean gives $3 million to sponsor the National Park Foundation’s Find Your Park campaign.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Greek National Fire Service Gets $29 Million to Fight Wildfires
Also, a drug company gives $100 million to Ronald McDonald House Charities, and the Scripps Howard Foundation grants $6 million for investigative reporting at two journalism schools.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Bloomberg Gives $20 Million for Tobacco Control
Also, an Ohio foundation gives $2.5 million to a new elementary school created by the basketball star LeBron James.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
U.S. Foundations Sent $35 Billion Overseas in 5 Years, Half of It From Gates
A study by the Foundation Center and the Council on Foundations also found that annual giving topped $9 billion in 2015. Most of the giving was focused on health.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Also, the Jewish Museum received a $10 million endowment as well as a collection of contemporary artwork, and the Outdoor Foundation will use $1 million for a campaign to get families to play outside.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: $5 Million Gift Will Build Baseball Fields
Also, Emory University receives $13 million for stem-cell research; the University of Minnesota’s capital campaign nets $10 million, and Walmart spends $2 million to diversify the intern work force on Capitol Hill.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Tesla Promises $37.5 Million to STEM Programs in Nevada
Also, an arts fund created by the playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda has made its first grants in Puerto Rico.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundations Break Their Grant Guidelines and Speed Cash to Immigrant Needs
Trump administration policies have prompted some grant makers to pump up their giving and stray outside their usual funding areas for an emergency response.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Also, the Wellcome Trust has committed $330 million for high-risk medical research, and the blockchain company Sunday Group is giving $5 million to UCLA for its new internet lab.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions