Podcasts: What $100 Million Could Do
See a series of interviews with the eight semifinalists in the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition. The winner will receive $100 million to pursue an effort to make measurable progress solving a critical problem.
Grants Roundup: $7.5 Million From Dave Thomas Foundation Aids NYC Foster Kids
Plus, corporate grants and match pledges flow to antidiscrimination groups in the aftermath of Charlottesville, and the Hilton Foundation awards nearly $4 million for multiple-sclerosis research.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Kellogg’s Racial-Healing Effort Draws Attention From Mayors and Governors
A $24 million grant-making effort is helping communities confront bias and could curb racially motivated violence, says La June Montgomery Tabron, the foundation’s leader.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Gates and Kresge Funds Team on $13 Million Ed Network
The Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation is also partnering on the Strong Start to Finish campaign to help more low-income and minority students succeed in college math and English.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
$700 Million and Counting: How Foundations Have Responded to Trump
A Chronicle chart lists major commitments grant makers linked directly to administration policies or more generally to the shifting political environment.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
It’s a Dog’s Life: Canine-Focused Nonprofit Fundraising Campaigns
A collection of stories and resources about man’s best friend in fundraising and philanthropy, for use during these dog days of summer or any time of year.
Grants Roundup: Target Commits $14 Million to Boost Youth Soccer
In other grant-making news, the Clooney Foundation teams with two tech giants to help schools in Lebanon serve an influx of refugee kids.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Google.org Commits $50 Million to Nonprofits Expanding Job Opportunities
Also, the KeyBank Foundation is giving $24 million for job creation and training, and the Grainger Family Descendants Fund is contributing $11 million to build a ship for Duke University to be used for research.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
From Boys Town to Harvard: Big Endowments in the Cross Hairs
The exploding size of many nonprofits’ cash stockpiles has some lawmakers wondering how much is too much.
By Megan O’Neil
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Giving by Small and Midsize Foundations Grew in 2016
The size of grants from foundations that hold less than $50 million in assets increased by 3 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to Foundation Source.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
NoVo Creates $20 Million Social-Justice Fund to Fight Trump-Inspired Threats
Jennifer and Peter Buffett’s NoVo fund will put a priority on projects led by women and coalitions that bring together people from different countries.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Many Big Nonprofits Rapidly Stockpiling Endowment Cash, Chronicle Data Shows
For 253 of the more than 1,600 nonprofits studied, the dollars flowing into their endowments over six years exceeded the dollars flowing out by more than four to one.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Hundreds of nonprofits across the country are amassing huge amounts of money — many times more than they spend annually — and Congress is taking a closer look at these stockpiles of tax-exempt cash.
By Megan O’Neil and joshua.hatch
Grants Roundup: Ballmer Group Gives $15 Million to Support Low-Income Students
The unrestricted Ballmer Group funding supports education nonprofit Communities in Schools. Also, a trio of foundations awards $20 million to create an economics institute at the University of Utah.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Strategic or Responsive Grant Making? Foundations Should Strike a Balance
Grant makers can maximize their impact by focusing most of their spending on a few key objectives, but there’s nothing wrong with setting aside some money to support local ideas and institutions.
By PAUL JELLINEK
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Hilton Launches New Phase of Foster-Care Support
Also, Fifth Third Bank and its foundation give $10 million to a collaborative effort aimed at advancing cancer research.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor