Nuclear Weapons Are an Ever-Present Danger — and Grant Makers Need to Pay Attention
Preventing nuclear war remains one of the most underfunded areas of philanthropy at a time when the war in Ukraine has raised risk levels. With the biggest grant maker in the field preparing to pull its funding, new donors are urgently needed to step in and fill the gap.
By Istra Fuhrmann and Alexandra Toma
Lululemon Founders Give Nearly $76 Million to Conserve and Expand Canadian Parkland
Plus, MacKenzie Scott gave $15 million to a clean-water charity, and five universities landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Abortion Pills Offer Hope in a Post-‘Roe’ World. Philanthropy Can Help Fulfill Their Promise.
Access to telemedicine abortions is hampered by legal obstacles and lack of awareness, especially among marginalized communities. Donors can have a significant impact by investing in efforts to expand information and resources about abortion medication options.
By Julia Rohrer, Shruthi Jayaram and Laura McEown
Also, the Schuler Education Foundation issued $95 million in challenge grants for financial aid at liberal-arts colleges, and the World Food Program USA has received $32 million to address the global food crisis.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Despite the Challenges, Donors Must Continue to Support Struggling Nonprofits in Afghanistan
The Taliban takeover forced many Afghan human rights groups to shut down or shift their focus. Despite sanctions and other restrictions, multiple avenues remain for funding organizations that are critical to building long-term peace.
Global Fund Gets Powerful Help With $18 Billion Funding Goal
If the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria reaches its $18 billion goal, it hopes to use the donations to save 20 million lives and avert more than 450 million new infections of AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
By Glenn Gamboa
Associated Press
Billionaire Khan Family Gives $15 Million for Veterinary Oncology
Plus, Hoag Hospital receives a $106 million bequest, and City of Hope, Centre College, and the American Academy in Berlin received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Bill Clinton: ‘The World’s on Fire,’ but Teamwork Can Help
Former President Bill Clinton is calling on governments, businesses, philanthropies, and other prominent institutions to draw together and help a world that is “on fire” as he reconvenes the Clinton Global Initiative, the meeting of international leaders, for the first time since 2016.
By Glenn Gamboa
Associated Press
Can $100 Million Help Student-Success Programs Work Together, Rather Than Compete?
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is investing in six nonprofit groups charged with creating networks of colleges to share their practices.
By Katherine Mangan
Contributor
Mastercard Foundation Grants $276 Million to Carnegie Mellon for Africa Programs
Also, the Citi Foundation gave $50 million to 12 nonprofits through its Community Finance Innovation Fund, and the Merck Foundation pledged $20 million to improve equity in cancer care.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A new breed of Black and brown journalists is reaching overlooked consumers through Facebook and Instagram. They need philanthropic investment to achieve long-term sustainability as trusted local new sources.
By Tracie Powell
Contributor
Bill Gates Says Technological Innovation Would Help Solve Hunger
In a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation report released Tuesday, he says what’s needed are innovations in the farm technology he has long funded.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
The absence of a Civilian Climate Corps from recent climate legislation is a wake-up call for grant makers to increase support for national service programs. Such efforts will allow more young people to respond to the environmental crisis and receive training for careers in the clean energy field.
By Kristen Bennett
Contributor
Seattle Couple Gives $78 Million to Cancer Center
Plus, South Dakota billionaire Denny Sanford pledged $150 million to UC San Diego, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and four additional nonprofits received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
What the Walton Foundation Learned About Crisis Grant Making During the Pandemic
When historians reflect on what life was like in March 2020, I believe they’ll record it as a moment of collective trauma — when everything certain became uncertain, when the anchors of our daily lives became unmoored.
By Caryl M. Stern
Contributor
Denny Sanford Gives $150 Million to Fund Stem-Cell Research in Space
The gift will go to the University of California at San Diego. With this latest donation, Sanford has given the university at least $380 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor