Panda Express Commits $29 Million for Pediatric Therapeutic Programs and More (Grants Roundup)
Also, four grant makers give a combined $45 million to bring a charter-school network to Midland and Odessa, Tex.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Interim Leader Named at Planned Parenthood (Transitions)
Also, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations hires new CEO, and Caryl Stern will exit Unicef USA next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
California Fund Awards $16 Million for Opioid-Abuse Treatment (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Houston Endowment pledges $10 million to support the city’s public schools, and the Home Depot Foundation commits $2.1 million to build homes for veterans.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Denver Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust Install New Leaders (Transitions)
Also, the Newman’s Own Foundation dismisses its longtime CEO, and the Rockefeller Foundation names a vice president for climate and resilience.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Fraternity Pledges $20 Million for Women’s Cancer Research (Grants Roundup)
Also, the American Heart Association establishes a $14-million research network for arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death, and the Koret Foundation gives $1.2 million for veterans services in the Bay Area.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nature Conservancy and United Way US Get New Leaders (Transitions)
In other news about people in philanthropy, United Way U.S. has a new CEO, and the leader of the Marguerite Casey Foundation will retire next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Episcopal Health Gives $17 Million for Health-Care Access in Texas (Grants Roundup)
Also, the e-cigarette maker Juul gave $7.5 million to a historically black medical college to study the prevalence of vaping, particularly in minority communities.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Richard King Mellon Foundation Picks New CEO (Transitions)
Also, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s interim president will continue on permanently, and Boston University promotes its next head of development as it concludes its $1.5 billion capital campaign.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $68 Million to Map Human Cells (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Broad Foundation gave $30 million for stem-cell research, and 4-H will use $6 million from Google.org to offer computer-science programs in rural areas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
United Way Appoints New President of U.S. Arm (Transitions)
Also, the Meadows Foundation’s next CEO is the founders’ great-nephew, and Russell Granet, acting president of the Lincoln Center, will now lead the New 42nd Street theater group.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions