Largest U.S. Journalism Award Goes to Coverage of Black Liberation, Uvalde Aftermath
Amidst news industry turmoil, the Heising-Simons Foundation’s American Mosaic Journalism Prize, which awards $100,000 grants to freelancers, is significant.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Jared Blumenfeld says the Waverley Street Foundation supports community-based climate groups that have been largely overlooked by past climate philanthropy.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Rockefeller Foundation Pledges $80 Million to Continue Its Food Is Medicine Programs
Also, two real-estate development companies donated $20 million worth of land in Utah to the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and the Ballmer Group has given $15 million to reduce greenhouse gas emissions owing to food waste.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Lisa Yang Gives $35 Million to Boost Global Wildlife Conservation
Plus, we report on big donations to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Monmouth College, and a new history museum in Wisconsin.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
To Help Grantees Win Infrastructure Dollars, Business as Usual Won’t Cut It
Philanthropy has an unprecedented chance to support communities that were often harmed and rarely benefited from federal infrastructure projects.
By Michael McAfee
Contributor
The Nonprofit at the Heart of a Collision of Science, Politics, Business, and Big Philanthropy
The Everglades Foundation has been at the forefront of restoring the Florida wetlands for 30 years. Not everyone is on board with its environmental plans.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
During Black History Month, Philanthropy Should Focus on the Future
While we can’t forget the past, a futurist approach ensures Black-led organizations can flourish for decades, not just a few years.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
St. George Corporation Gives $51 Million to Northwestern Medicine for a New Cancer Institute
Also, the Kansas Health Foundation will award $30 million to 30 grassroots organizations that advance racial health equity throughout the state, and Citi Foundation will give $25 million to develop and promote solutions to address homelessness.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
End Donor Dominance: Readers Respond to Op-Ed Criticizing Trust-Based Philanthropy
Readers say commentary misrepresents giving approach as lacking accountability; contend the opposite is the case.
Donor Chemistry: An $84 Million Gift to UPenn Sciences
Plus, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, McCombs School, CUNY’s journalism school, and Dickinson College all got big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Ode to Chuck Feeney Sets the Tone for Gates Foundation
Feeney, who died in October having given away $8 billion during his life, was an inspiration to Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Duke Endowment Awards $75 Million to 3 Universities in North and South Carolina
Also, the Helmsley Charitable Trust gave $17.6 million to back programs for homeless New Yorkers with serious health needs, and the new Adobe Film & TV Fund will award $6 million to help filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds find careers in entertainment.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
My Organization Nixed Trust-Based Philanthropy. Here’s What We Discovered.
Without accountability, the author found, trust-based philanthropy is little more than a feel-good exercise.
By Dan Goldenberg
Contributor
2nd Big HBCU Gift This Month: Spelman College Lands $100 Million
The donation from Ronda Stryker follows a Lilly Endowment grant to UNCF to boost endowments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Plus, CUNY, MIT, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center receive multimillion dollar gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Family Involvement in Education Should Start in the Library
Libraries offer something schools can’t: year-round programs that engage the whole family.
Also, Bloomberg Philanthropies has committed $250 million to train high schoolers to enter high-demand jobs in health care without a college degree, and the Lilly Endowment awarded $100 million each to the Purdue Research Foundation and the United Negro College Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions