Rockefeller Foundation Commits $150 Million to Pandemic Prevention Institute
Also, Salesforce has pledged $100 million in grants for climate action, and a collection of grant makers have awarded $24 million to eight recipients through the Jewish Community Response and Impact Fund Aligned Grant Fund.
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $33 Million for Climate-Change Technology
Also, Apple gave $25 million to California State University at Northridge to build the Global Hispanic Serving Institution Innovation Hub, and PNC Foundation pledged $16.8 million to create a center for entrepreneurship education and research for HBCUs.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Commits $2 Billion to Diversify Pipeline of Scientists
Also, Lululemon Athletica pledged $75 million to make grants for health and well-being through exercise, mindfulness, and advocacy, and Bloomberg Philanthropies gave $43 million to create the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University.
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Angela Williams has taken the helm of the nation’s largest charity with a powerhouse résumé behind her — and a long list of challenges in front of her.
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20 Foundations Ally to Commit $223 Million to Curb Worldwide Methane Emissions
Also, Strada Education Network gave $25 million for leadership-development programs at 28 historically Black colleges and universities, and the Ford Foundation awarded $16 million to expand Covid-19 vaccine distribution across developing countries.
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Mandel Foundation Awards $50 Million to Cleveland Orchestra
Also, Amazon Web Services is committing $40 million to improve health equity and outcomes in marginalized communities, and Google.org gave $3 million to develop technology to identify service lines that deliver lead-contaminated water to poor households.
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Also, the BlackRock Foundation pledged $100 million over five years for climate technology that can achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, and the Moody Foundation gave $100 million to build a new student center at Rice University.
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$123 Million in Surprise, Unsolicited Grants Go to 71 Ariz. Charities
Also, GM has pledged $50 million to strengthen economic development in Detroit, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation has committed $47.5 million to MIT and Harvard to analyze genetic data for links to common diseases.
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Bezos Earth Fund Awards $73.7 Million, Pledges Additional $130 Million by Year End
Also, Edward Jones has committed $150 million to charities in the United States and Canada, and Open Philanthropy gave $42 million to Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
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Facebook Awards $38 Million for Affordable Housing and Homelessness in Silicon Valley
Also, Apple adds $30 million to expand its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, and Home Depot and the Arthur M. Blank Foundation have together pledged $2 million for Hurricane Ida relief.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits Additional $31 Million to Partnership for Healthy Cities
Also, four foundations partnered to create a $5.7 million fund that will back grassroots organizations in Detroit, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has given $2.3 million to expand news coverage of health, race, equity, and poverty in the South.
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Also, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation gives almost $18 million to fight wildfires in Greece.
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Also, two foundations gave $20 million to expand internet access for households in the Cleveland area, and the Knight Foundation awarded $1.5 million to back Black and women entrepreneurs in Macon, Ga.
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Philanthropy Can Help Rebuild Main Street for a Post-Pandemic World
The challenges facing downtown areas, especially in communities of color, were exacerbated by the pandemic but have existed for years. Local philanthropy is particularly well-suited to help them recover.
$30 Million Storytelling Fund Seeded by Ford, Skoll, and Compton Foundations
Also, three banks have made $30 million in grants to bolster inclusive real-estate development in Memphis, and the New Breath Foundation and the East Bay Community Foundation have jointly pledged $10 million to support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in Northern California.
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Also, the Knight Foundation is seeking proposals for research to stop the spread of disinformation online.
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