Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Awards $123.5 Million for Homelessness Prevention
Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $75 million to boost enrollment in higher education among students in Washington State, and the ClimateWorks Foundation will give $21.5 million to address fertilizer’s effect on climate change, food security, and energy.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
We Know That Bridging Deep Differences Is Possible. Our Organizations Do It Every Day.
A coordinated effort is needed in communities across the country to bring together people of different political parties, faith traditions, and racial and ethnic identities. A new undertaking from four major nonprofits aims to lead the way.
Billionaire Leonard Lauder Gives $52 Million for Nurse-Practitioner Program
Plus, McKenzie Scott gave $15 million to support Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, and three universities and the MD Anderson Cancer Center all landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gates Foundation Pledges $7 Billion for Health, Gender Equality, and Farming in Africa
The new funding comes as countries in East Africa and the Horn of Africa face the worst drought in decades.
By Evelyne Musambi
Associated Press
The Nursing Shortage Isn’t Only About Burnout
A dearth of nursing education faculty is preventing more people from entering the field — an issue that needs greater attention from donors, say a college dean and a foundation president.
Google.org Awards $10 Million to Feeding America to Bolster Food Banks
Also, the Perot Foundation and the Sarah and Ross Perot Jr. Foundation gave $50 million to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to endow a dual-degree program for physician-scientists, and the Rockefeller Foundation has awarded $11 million to promote Indigenous farming practices to safeguard the global food system from the effects of climate change.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Good News for Local News as More Nonprofit Outlets Show What’s Possible
Local journalism is coming back to life in many communities thanks to increased giving from foundations and individual donors. But the success of these nonprofit newsrooms is far from guaranteed and will depend on continuing philanthropic support.
By Sarabeth Berman
Contributor
Worry that the gifts would lead other donors to pull back their support or that small groups wouldn’t be able to handle the money were largely unfounded. Plus: MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Total Is Now Over $13 Billion
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Total Is Now Over $13 Billion
Scott released names of more than 1,200 charities that she supported with big gifts over the past seven months.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Retired Blackstone Partner and Wife Give $25 Million for Early-Childhood Health
Plus, a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve supports a D.C. neighborhood museum. Also, two universities, the National Gallery of Art, and a health-care system in Utah all land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Midterms Show Why Philanthropy Needs to Help Build a Pipeline of Young Progressive Candidates
Donors on the left shouldn’t wait for the next election cycle to give nonprofits the resources they need to train and nurture new political talent — and to catch up with far better financed organizations on the right.
By Svante Myrick
Contributor
Clarios Foundation Pledges $20 Million to Unicef to Improve Environmental Health for Children
Also, the Kislak Family Foundation gave $10 million to the Library of Congress for a new gallery about Indigenous societies, and several major grants have been announced at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, taking place this week in Egypt.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
To Tackle the Climate Crisis, Philanthropy Needs to Get Religion
Religious groups are taking a leading role in fighting climate change but have gone largely unnoticed by grant makers. As the U.N Climate Conference gets underway this week, now is a good time for donors to recognize the power of religious institutions to mobilize communities to protect the planet.
Plus, Salvation Army of San Diego landed $35 million to expand programs serving people struggling with homelessness, and five other donors gave big gifts to support democracy programs, climate resilience, and medical care.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Anonymous Donor Pledges $500 Million Matching Gift to Small Kansas College
The donor will contribute $2 for every dollar given or pledged to McPherson College by other people through June 30.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Blank Foundation Founder and President Discuss Family Philanthropy
Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot, and Fay Twersky, president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, talk about a collaborative approach to decision-making.