Houston Grand Opera Receives $22 Million for Young Artists Program
Plus, Temple University landed more than $10 million to help students with physical disabilities, and three other universities and a community foundation received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Disaster Relief Efforts Must Include Support for Lawyers on the Ground
A strong legal infrastructure is needed to ensure a just and fair response for residents in the aftermath of a disaster, argues public interest lawyer.
I Know Trusting Grantees Works Because It Propelled My Own Successful Career
When others doubted me, one man showed his faith in my ambition to become a business leader. Today, I’m putting that same trust in the grantees and low-income mothers my foundation supports.
By Holly Fogle
Contributor
The Rule of Law Faces Threats in the U.S. and Abroad. Philanthropy Needs to Pay More Attention.
Addressing myriad societal problems depends on a strong rule of law. Unfortunately, developing, promoting, and enforcing this fundamental component of healthy democracies isn’t on most donor radars.
By William H. Neukom
Contributor
Community Foundation Lands $100 Million From Late Clarinetist and Entrepreneur Jay Kahn
Plus, hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin gives Florida pediatric hospital $25 million, and three universities received major gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How to Advance Racial Equity: One Foundation Shares Lessons
The staff and board of the James Irvine Foundation participated in 18 months of training to embed racial equity into their programs, operations, and grant making.
By Charles Sidney Fields
Contributor
Also, the Lilly Endowment will give $30.7 million to enhance Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character, and Kaiser Permanente pledged $25 million to the Center for Gun Violence Research and Education.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Refugees Like Me Know What Our Communities Need, but Donors and Large Nonprofits Aren’t Listening
Despite growing philanthropic recognition that the most successful movements are led by oppressed groups themselves, organizations that aid refugees remains mired in their colonial roots and a continued reliance on white so-called experts.
By Sana Ali Mustafa
Contributor
UVA Lands $100 Million From Paul and Diane Manning for New Biotech Institute
Plus, Denny Sanford gave $70 million to a medical research institute, and NYU’s Stern School of Business received $25 million from Ken and Elaine Langone.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Major Funders Call for Increased Support of Black Feminists
The open letter, from the Melinda Gates’a Pivotal Ventures, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, and the Ford Foundation and MacArthur foundations is intended to encourage others to support historically underfunded groups.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
PetSmart Charities Commits $100 Million to Expand Access to Veterinary Care
Also, Fidelity Investments is awarding $250 million to efforts to enable students of color to enroll in college, and Wells Fargo pledged $20 million to its Invest Native program for economic development in Indigenous communities.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Jeff Bezos Says Giving Is Hard. That Trope Goes Back to Andrew Carnegie
When invoked too zealously, it can deflect attention from what grantee leaders often find most difficult about philanthropy: a lack of urgency, a failure to deliver resources expeditiously, and the imposition of burdensome restrictions.
By Benjamin Soskis
Contributor
End the Charitable Tax Exemption and Remove the Conflict of Interest Baked Into Big Philanthropy
At a time of growing distrust in philanthropy and stagnant or declining giving, it’s no longer tenable to maintain a system that allows donors to reap rewards through the nonprofits they fund.
By Jeff Cain
Contributor
Retired Construction Executive Gives $75 Million to U. of St. Thomas
Plus, four Mars candy company heiresses together gave $22 million to support a science, technology, engineering, arts, and math programs at a prep school for girls.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Grant Makers Can Help State Policy Makers Advance Smart Approaches
This month, a new crop of young elected leaders is stepping into power in state houses and city council chambers nationwide. Philanthropy needs to invest in programs to help them do their jobs effectively and fulfill the promises of the campaign trail.
By Tom Perriello and Karundi Williams
Open Philanthropy Gives $150 Million for Global Health, Climate, and Education
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $80 million to improve public parks in Indiana, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded $4 million to 35 historic Black churches across the United States.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions