BuildUS Commits $50 Million to Create an Equitable, Cleaner Economy
Also, the Lilly Endowment awarded $95 million to strengthen Christian preaching across a range of denominations, and Korean Air gave $25 million to name the aviation gallery in the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundation Source Appoints Joseph Mrak III as Next CEO
Also, the Meyer Memorial Trust has named its first vice president of impact, and Carole Rothman, founder and artistic director of Second Stage, is departing after 45 years.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $500 Million to Beyond Carbon Campaign
Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave $244 million to support maternal and pediatric health in low- and middle-income countries, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation promised $30 million over three years to advance opportunities for Haitian children, families, and communities.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Alcoa Foundation Names New President
Also, the National Center for Youth Law has promoted its new executive director from within, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation has hired its first chief impact officer and director of racial justice.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ballmer Group Commits $175 Million to StriveTogether for Youth Economic-Mobility Programs
Also, Blue Meridian Partners awarded $124 million to the HBCU Transformation Project, and Virginia Tech received $50 million to bolster health-sciences research.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Longtime Bank of America Executive Will Become CEO of Foundation for the Carolinas
Also, the impact-investment group Social Finance has named a new president, and the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations has appointed its first national director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Salesforce Awards $20 Million to U.S. Education Groups
Also, Press Forward will give $500 million to strengthen local news organizations, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded its 2023 Humanitarian Prize to the One Acre Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A Former Executive at the Starr Foundation Returns as Its President
Also, Save the Children U.S. has tapped a new chief operating officer, and NPR CEO John Lansing will retire at the end of the year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Southern Methodist U. Gets $30 Million for Data Science and Engineering
Also, the Open Society Foundations is giving $107 million to establish the Roma Foundation for Europe, and Unicef received $10 million from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to strengthen maternal and infant health care in the Central African Republic, Haiti, Mali, and Mozambique.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Miguel Santana Named CEO of California Community Foundation; 2 Co-CEOs Will Lead Schmidt Futures
Also, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals will install a new CEO on November 1, and the Steve Fund has appointed its next leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions