U. of Missouri at Kansas City Receives $21 Million (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy gave $5.9 million for natural-disaster recovery programs in four states, and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation awarded $3 million to improve parks in Buffalo, N.Y.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New $1.5 Billion N.C. Health Foundation Announces First CEO (Transitions)
Also, Wells Fargo has hired its head of housing-affordability philanthropy, and New York Public Radio appoints a new executive
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Lilly Endowment Provides $15 Million to Preserve Historic Places of Worship (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Gates Foundation gave $13 million to develop a once-a-month birth-control pill, and the U. of California at Davis will use $1.2 million to help detained immigrants and asylum seekers through its Immigration Law Clinic.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Obama Foundation Names Its First Leader (Transitions)
Also, Vic Fuentes, the frontman of the rock group Pierce the Veil, has become CEO of a charity for seriously ill children, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has a new leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Children’s Hospital L.A. Collects $50 Million to Aid Poorest Patients (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative will award $5 million through its new Whole Child Grant Program, and the College of William & Mary receives $1 million for programs about slavery and racism.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Changes at Richard King Mellon Family Funds and Planned Parenthood (Transitions)
In other news about people in philanthropy, Marcus Walton, director of racial-equity efforts at Borealis Philanthropy, has been tapped as CEO of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Consumer Reports Selects a Director of Its New Digital Lab (Transitions)
Also, Step Up hires its next CEO, and a Teach for America executive will now lead the Making Waves Foundation.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
CVS and Aetna Give $50 Million for Affordable Housing (Grants Roundup)
Also, St. Baldrick’s gave $17.5 million to study pediatric cancer, and Arnold Ventures is granting nearly $10 million for gun-violence research.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Jonathan and Mindy Gray Give $25 Million for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research
Also, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Chicago have each received anonymous gifts of $25 million.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Humane Society International Appoints New Leader (Transitions)
Also, Adam Meyerson is retiring from Philanthropy Roundtable, and Sonal Shah, who oversaw social innovation work in the Obama White House and is now a Georgetown U. scholar, is taking a leave of absence to work on the presidential campaign of Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions