Woodruff and Whitehead Foundations Commit $100 Million for Low-Cost Housing in Atlanta
Also, the Walton Family Foundation gave $34 million to build a new theater for opera in Arkansas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Simons Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies Give $150 Million to Create New York Climate Exchange
Also, the Asian American Foundation has pledged $65 million to strengthen Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and four foundations have pooled $11 million to drive racial equity in leadership roles at museums.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $75 Million for the Mental-Health Center at Columbia U.
Also, the Ballmer Group and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation jointly donated $30 million to help community-college students find good jobs in the Detroit region, and the X Prize Wildfire will award $11 million to teams that develop technology to detect, contain, and extinguish extreme wildfire events.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Walter and Elise Haas Fund Commits $24.5 Million to Close Wealth Gaps in the Bay Area
Also, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation will give up to $15 million over three years to test a new program that will provide direct cash payments to mothers in Flint, Mich., and the Marriott Foundation donated $2.3 million to establish a fellowship program in mental health at Unity Health Care, in Washington.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Audacious Project Commits More Than $1 Billion to Address Pressing Global Issues
Also, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation pledged $5 million for research and programs to reduce incidents of gun violence, and Google.org gave $1.1 million to create a marketplace where impact investors, companies, and philanthropists can purchase social-impact credits from nonprofit groups.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Hess Corporation Commits $50 Million to Bolster Plants’ Role in Mitigating Climate Change
Also, a $40 million grant to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California will support a new partnership in biomedical research, and 31 nonprofit groups with Muslim leaders will share $2 million from the Pillars Catalyze Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
James Irvine Foundation Commits $186.5 Million to Continue Its Fair-Work Program
Also, the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism will spend $25 million on its #StandUpToJewishHate media campaign, and the Hewlett Foundation has granted $20 million to back interdisciplinary cyber-policy programs at two historically Black and two Hispanic-serving institutions.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ballmer Group Commits $43 Million to Train More Early-Childhood Educators of Color
Plus, CalOptima Health has given nearly $30 million to bolster services for chronically homeless people in Southern California, and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network received $25 million for research, early detection, and the development of new treatments for the disease.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Commits $250 Million to Establish Chicago Biohub
Also, the Lowe’s Foundation will give $50 million to develop a pipeline of contractors and tradespeople over the next five years, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has received $38 million in grants from companies and foundations.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
NeighborWorks America Awards $79 Million for Safe, Low-Cost Housing
Also, the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation gave $78 million for a new center in Delaware to improve clinical care for children with cancer or blood disorders, and 31 grantees will share $17 million from Genentech’s Health Equity and Diversity in STEM Innovation Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Also, the Citi Foundation has committed $25 million to improve food security worldwide, and Salesforce gave $1 million in unrestricted grants to 10 nonprofit groups with Black leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Moore Foundation Commits $110 Million for Wildfire Resilience
Also, Ohio State University received $110 million to establish the Center for Software Innovation, and the Open Society Foundations committed $20 million toward the future of social-justice philanthropy in Baltimore even as it plans to close its Open Society Institute-Baltimore affiliate by the end of 2023.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ikea Foundation Pledges $10.7 Million for Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria
Also, the Ballmer Group committed $165 million to Communities in Schools to expand its integrated student-support model within 1,000 schools with a student population that is predominantly low income, and St. David’s Foundation gave $43 million to local and grassroots organizations that advance health equity in Central Texas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Bloomberg Philanthropies Pledges Additional $420 Million to Curb Tobacco Use
Also, the Pittsburgh Foundation will make $50 million in unrestricted grants for racial equity and justice in the region, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation committed $23 million to strengthen technology in the arts in Detroit.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The Rule of Law Faces Threats in the U.S. and Abroad. Philanthropy Needs to Pay More Attention.
Addressing myriad societal problems depends on a strong rule of law. Unfortunately, developing, promoting, and enforcing this fundamental component of healthy democracies isn’t on most donor radars.
By William H. Neukom
Contributor
Also, the Lilly Endowment will give $30.7 million to enhance Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character, and Kaiser Permanente pledged $25 million to the Center for Gun Violence Research and Education.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions