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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $21 Million to UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management

Also, the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation has committed $70 million to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is accepting applications from New York artists for its $125 million Creatives Rebuild New York program.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Promotes Next President From Within; New CEO Joins Texas Women’s Foundation

Plus, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has a new chief executive, and the prominent fundraising consultant Robert Sharpe Jr died last week.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Rollins Foundation Grants $100 Million to Emory U.; Novartis Fund Commits $20 Million to Black Colleges

Also, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation gave $15 million to develop a pediatric mental-health program in Greece and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative opens a grant competition for biomedical researchers who advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in their scientific fields.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Obama Foundation Hires New Executive Director for My Brother’s Keeper Alliance

Also, Bank of America has named two leaders of its philanthropic solutions and donor-advised fund strategy, and the Meyer Foundation’s new CEO is a pediatrician.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Million to Address Wealth Gaps in Six U.S. Cities

Also, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation awarded $25 million to boost community-health partnerships in Flint, Mich., and the New York Life Foundation has committed $1.2 million to expand childhood-bereavement programs for children whose parents or caregivers have died from Covid-19.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Ibram Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research Taps Yanique Redwood as Executive Director

Also, GLSEN has named its first nonbinary executive director, and the leaders of Heifer International and Share Our Strength are retiring.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $140 Million for Health Needs in New York State

Also, the Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust have each pledged $150 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and four foundations have given $20 million to establish a nonprofit newsroom in Houston that will provide subscription-free access to local news coverage.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Packard Foundation Names Its First Director of Justice and Equity Grant Making

Also, Robin Hood has hired a New York City official as its next chief program and impact officer, and the president of Covenant House International is retiring in March.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Lilly Endowment Awards $20 Million to Help Historic Black Churches Thrive

Also, Enterprise Community Partners will pay out $25 million to affordable-housing organizations that serve communities of color, and the MacArthur Foundation has given $21.3 million to diversify the nuclear-energy industry by recruiting leaders from underrepresented backgrounds.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

United States Artists Chooses Judilee Reed as Its Next CEO

Also, Dan Cardinali intends to leave Independent Sector this year, and New England Public Media has hired its next president.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions