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, Advice
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, Advice
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.
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, Advice
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, Advice
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, Advice
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, Advice
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, Advice
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, Advice
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 Reporter
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, Advice
Grants Roundup: Video Game Maker Gives $13 Million for Breast Cancer Research
Also, the University of Oregon gets $10 million to support a new science research facility, and the W.P. Carey Foundation gives a Baltimore private school $3 million for college counseling.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
The late Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson Jr. wanted his 10-figure gift spent within 20 years. His foundation is winning praise for its approach to building a philanthropic legacy that will long outlast the cash.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $65 Million for Mental-Health Services for Veterans
Also, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation commits $35 million for a new charter school in Flint, Mich., and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation awards $10 million to the Special Olympics.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice