Robin Hood Grants $36 Million for Economic Mobility in New York City

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Robin Hood

$36 million to nearly 100 organizations for efforts to strengthen community and economic development, education, stable housing, health, and career advancement in New York City.

Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation

$30 million to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to establish the Diabetes Center of Excellence.

The health center will include a new Limb Preservation Clinic that focuses on early detection, intervention, and wound care to prevent the amputation of extremities made necessary by unmanaged diabetes.

Google.org

$25 million to five organizations in the United States that train teachers and students in artificial-intelligence skills.

The recipients are 4-H, aiEDU, CodePath, the International Society for Technology in Education, and the STEM From Dance.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

$23.8 million to 56 grantees to improve water quality and restore habitats in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which includes Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The foundation also gave $2 million through the Coral Reef Stewardship Fund to support efforts to improve the health and resilience of coral reefs in American Samoa, Florida, Hawai’i, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Face the Fight

$13.9 million to 23 grantees for efforts to prevent suicide among military veterans and reduce the stigma against seeking help within the military community.

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

$12.6 million to 228 recipients to support cultural heritage and empowerment in Native American communities across the United States, particularly in California’s Inland Empire.

Wallace Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts

$12 million to 112 organizations through ArtsHERE, a grant program run by the six U.S. Regional Arts Organizations.

These recipients will each receive grants of $65,000 to $130,000 to back projects that will boost community participation in the arts and sustain engagement with marginalized groups.

Cinelli Family Foundation

$10 million to the University of Kansas Cancer Center to build a new therapeutic laboratory that will develop personalized cellular therapies for cancer patients.

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

$5 million over five years to the University of Pennsylvania to back its new Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy.

It will be housed within the School of Engineering and Applied Science and will operate in partnership with the university’s Penn Arts & Sciences, the Annenberg School for Communication, the Wharton School, Penn Carey Law, and the School of Social Policy and Practice.

Charter Communications

$1.3 million to 66 nonprofit organizations through its 2024 Spectrum Digital Education program, focused on improving digital literacy, work-force development, and educational access in marginalized communities.

Newman’s Own Foundation

$1.2 million to 12 recipients through its Food Justice for Kids Prize to advance nutrition education, access to healthy food for Indigenous populations, and school food programs for children across the United States.

Each grantee has received $50,000, and will have the opportunity to receive an additional $50,000 grant in 2025.

Ford Foundation

$1 million to Me Too International to expand its global network, led by survivors of sexual assault, to combat gender-based violence in 33 countries.

The Ford Foundation is a financial supporter of the Chronicle.

New Grant Opportunity

Bloomberg Philanthropies is accepting applications for grants through its Asphalt Art Initiative for public-art projects to improve pedestrian safety in cities. Arts and community-development nonprofits that are partnering with municipalities can apply for grants worth $100,000 each to support art installations on roadways, pedestrian spaces, and vertical infrastructure like traffic barriers, utility boxes, and underpasses. This year, 10 grants will be awarded to cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States that have populations of 50,000 or more. Applications are due January 31.

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