Grants Roundup: Huntsman and Koch Funds Team on $50 Million Utah State Grant
Other notable awards include $51 million from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for public schools in its Michigan hometown and $3.5 million from Chicago Cubs star Anthony Rizzo’s charitable fund to help families dealing with childhood cancer.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: $25 Million From Bloomberg Aims to Curb Drowning Deaths
Other notable awards include $10.7 million from the Kinder Foundation to link Houston schools with the latest education research and $3.5 million from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support scholarships for Detroit students.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Trustee rosters at major grant makers sorely lack socioeconomic and geographic diversity, a Chronicle analysis shows. What does that mean for philanthropy?
‘Coastal Elite’ Concerns Extend to Foundations, Chronicle Data Shows
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders railed against the power of an entrenched leadership class. They didn’t target philanthropy, but they could have, based on our first-of-its-kind analysis of major grant makers’ boards.
On Gender and Race, Change Is Slow
A Chronicle review of trustees at 20 major U.S. grant makers suggests considerable work lies ahead.
New Leader, New Era: Rockefeller Foundation Plots Its Course
Rajiv Shah sits down with The Chronicle for a wide-ranging discussion about his plans to focus on a few big bets, strengthen the grant maker’s partnerships, and work with the Trump administration.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Gates and Chan-Zuckerberg Back $12 Million Personalized-Learning Venture
Other notable awards include $8.6 million from JP Morgan Chase to support job training in the health-care field.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: $20 Million From State Farm Expands Data Effort at Georgia State U.
Other notable awards include $16 million from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to equip rural hospitals in the Midwest.
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M&A Firm Looks to Bake Charity Into Corporate Mergers
A service developed by merger-management company SRS Acquiom and giving network Pledge 1% draws donations from interest on escrow accounts associated with major acquisition deals.
By Rebecca Koenig
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NoVo’s $90 Million Will Support Efforts Led by Young Women of Color
The NoVo Foundation named building solidarity and combating racism and sexual violence as priorities for $90 million in grant funding it pledged a year ago.
By Rebecca Koenig
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