Education Cannot Wait Commits $500 Million to Serve Refugee Students and Teachers
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave almost $146 million to six colleges and universities in Indiana for community-development projects, and the U. of Massachusetts at Boston received $10 million to establish the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Wells Fargo Foundation Taps First Black Woman President
Also, Common Cause will install its next leader in February, and the Tiny News Collective has named its first executive director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
18 Grant Makers Promise $302 Million to Aid Farmers in Climate Efforts
Also, a dozen foundations pooled $250 million to create the Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance, and X Prize will give $101 million in awards through its new global competition to extend human life expectancy by up to 20 years.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Airbnb.org Appoints Next Executive Director
Also, the Institute for Nonprofit News has named a new CEO, and Marisa Calderon will begin in January as president and CEO of Prosperity Now.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Moody Foundation Commits $1 Billion for Education in Texas
Also, the Mellon Foundation committed an additional $250 million to continue grant making through its Monuments Project, and Blue Meridian Partners, with support from the Ballmer Group, has awarded $150 million to back efforts that increase social and economic mobility for young people and families.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
J.M. Kaplan Fund Names New Executive Director
Also, the Arc of the United States picked a U.S. Department of Education leader as its next CEO, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has tapped a new U.S. racial-justice director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Awards $117.6 Million to Help Homeless Families
Also, the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions commit to $50 million for clean water; and a $30 million grant for a cancer center at Health Crown Point hospital, in Indiana.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
National Trust for Historic Preservation Taps New Leader
Also, the Hudson-Webber Foundation will install a new CEO in January, and Robert Moody Sr., a philanthropist who was a member of the Moody Foundation’s board for more than 30 years, died on November 7.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Home Depot Foundation Commits $250 Million to Military-Veteran Causes by 2030
Plus, Northwell Health has pledged $350 million to expand access to behavioral-health services for children in New York, and the Alzheimer’s Association has awarded $100 million to organizations that are conducting research on dementia science.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
American Red Cross Will Promote Its Chief Operating Officer to CEO Next Summer
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks and the National Christian Foundation Orlando have also promoted their next leaders from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions