Two Midwestern Universities Land $100 Million Grants: Grants Roundup
Also, Lyft pledges $50 million to improve urban-transportation infrastructure, and the John Templeton Foundation gave $7.2 million to Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Chicago Public-Health Commissioner Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Transitions)
Also, JDRF installs its first CEO with Type 1 diabetes, and CARE appoints a new COO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
PNC Bank Adds $150 Million to Preschool Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Starr Foundation gave $50 million for stem-cell research, and the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis received $9 million to dig for fossils in Wyoming.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Save the Children U.S. Brings in New President (Transitions)
Also, the Marshall Project and the Center for Public Integrity both hire veteran news editors as their leaders, and the longtime CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota will retire next winter.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Mount Sinai Will Develop Digital Health Institute: Grants Roundup
Also, Ohio State will use $7 million to expand its agricultural laboratory, and the Knight Foundation gives $6 million to three journalism groups to strengthen local newsrooms.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
MacArthur Foundation Appoints Prep School Leader as CEO (Transitions)
In other news about people in philanthropy, leaders exit the Southern Poverty Law Center amid news reports about harassment and unfair treatment of staff.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Feedback Labs and Seattle Opera Hire New Leaders (Transitions)
Also, the Southern Poverty Law Center loses two more top executives.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Purdue Pharma Will Pay $103 Million to Create Addiction Institute: Grants Roundup
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave almost $31 million to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and the John Pritzker Family Fund will spend $25 million to expand a San Francisco park system.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Camp Fire Picks New National President (Transitions)
Also, Martha’s Table hires a former Obama official to replace Patty Stonesifer as president and CEO, and a regional manager at TechSoup was among those who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash earlier this month.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Arnold Ventures Promises $39 Million for Pretrial Justice Reform: Grants Roundup
Also, the Petco Foundation awards $14 million to pet shelters, and Bloomberg Philanthropies puts up $10 million to reduce opioid overdoses in Michigan.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions