Bezos Earth Fund Commits $400 Million Through Its Greening America’s Cities Program
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $92 million to 77 recipients through its Christian Parenting and Caregiving Initiative, and the Lemelson Foundation has committed $50 million to back climate activism.
By M.J. Prest and Jim Rendon
Abilene Christian U. Receives $25 Million to Endow Its College of Science and Engineering
Also, Florida Atlantic University received $11.5 million for research on amyloidosis, and a survivor of the Camp Fire in 2018 left $1.7 million to a Northern California community fund for its wildfire-recovery efforts.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Walton Family Foundation Picks Stephanie Cornell as Executive Director
Plus, Points of Light will install its new leader in September, and the March of Dimes has named its first physician CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Sunderland Foundation Awards $100 Million to the U. of Kansas Cancer Center
Also, the Bezos Earth Fund has given $50 million for conservation and sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon region, and the Ray Charles Foundation has given $1 million to continue Cedars-Sinai’s neurosurgery scholarship program for students from historically Black colleges and universities.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Basketball Star Charles Barkley Plans to Give $5 Million for Black Student Aid at Auburn U.
Also, the University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute has received another $75 million from the Huntsman family, and Steven and Alexandra Cohen have given $35 million to help children and teens experiencing mental-health crises.
By M.J. Prest and Maria Di Mento
Brookings Institution Taps Former White House Economist as Next President
Plus, Grantmakers for Education has named a new executive director, and the New York Community Trust has picked Dominick Impemba as chief operating and finance officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
T. Boone Pickens Foundation Gives Another $120 Million to Oklahoma State U.
Also, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has awarded $26 million to the Obama Foundation for its presidential center and leadership program, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America has received $10 million to better support the mental and emotional well-being of children nationwide.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nellie Mae Education Foundation Appoints Next CEO
Also, the Academy of American Poets has named its first Latino president, and the TGR Foundation, a charity started by the golfer Tiger Woods, has selected a new leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Mellon Foundation Awards $25 Million to 9 Cities Through Its Monuments Project
Plus, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $50 million over five years to continue the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation will give $3.8 million to protect and preserve 40 historic sites through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Frederick Ryan Jr. Will Lead Reagan Foundation’s Center on Public Civility
Also, a program director from Additional Ventures will be the first executive director of the Carbon to Sea Initiative, and the Strada Education Foundation has hired its first executive vice president, chief administrative officer, and chief of staff.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions