10 Foundations Pool $200 Million for Efforts to Govern Artificial Intelligence
Plus, the Jewish Federations of North America distributed $148 million from its Israel Emergency Fund to 116 aid organizations, and Signet Jewelers has committed $100 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Student Journalists Are Under Attack. Here’s How Philanthropy Can Help
University-based reporters are critical to reversing the decline in local news, but budget cuts and political battles increasingly threaten their work, demanding greater donor support.
By Meg Little Reilly
Contributor
Climate Giving Flatlined in 2022, but Foundation Giving Rose Slightly
Despite the clear and growing threat, climate giving remained a tiny portion of all global charitable giving.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
John Deere Foundation Awards $19 Million to Reduce World Hunger
Also, Cincinnati Children’s received $15 million from a local family foundation; and Google gave $2 million to two historically Black institutions.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The Best Hope for Ending the Israel-Hamas War? Civil Society Peace-Builders
Grant makers are reluctant to support the risky work of groups struggling to build peace in the Middle East. But they need us now more than ever.
By Perry Cammack
Contributor
How Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs Are Reshaping the World’s Wealthiest Foundation
In an interview with the Chronicle, the CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation discusses how the grant maker has expanded its giving and global reach.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
U.N. Warns That Gaza Desperately Needs More Aid
An emergency relief expert explains why it is especially tough working in Gaza.
By Paul Spiegel
Contributor
Championing Capitalism and Conservative Donors: A Q&A With Philanthropy Roundtable’s New CEO
Christie Herrera, who started working at the organization in 2019, has long advocated to lawmakers on conservative issues.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
A Grant Maker Is Betting a TV Show for Teen Girls Can Help Narrow the STEM Gender Gap
Lyda Hill Philanthropies is among a growing number of funders turning to “narrative change” strategies that use the power of entertainment to shift people’s worldview.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $250 Million for Cell-Health Research Hub in New York
Also, the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation has given $20.6 million to house its Clark Scholars Program Network at the University of Maryland after the foundation sunsets in 2025, and Prologis awarded $3 million to prepare Black students at Morehouse College for careers in commercial and residential real estate.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows Plan to Fight Climate Change and Other Global Issues With Public Art
Each of the fellows will receive $100,000 in unrestricted funding from Open Society Foundations to develop a public art project that confronts climate change with community-based solutions.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
Grant Seekers May Benefit as Wealthy People Put More Money Into Their Foundations
Foundation giving is likely to rise by 2 percent this year, to $95 billion, according to a new estimate by FoundationMark.
By Yesica Balderrama
Contributor
Garcelle Beauvais Teams With Kellogg Foundation for a $90 Million Plan to Help Haiti
“Pockets of Hope” will focus community-level efforts to provide education, health care, and economic development.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $50 Million Fund to Help Cities Tackle Global Issues
The effort will give help launch programs proven effective in other cities, providing grants for startup costs and technical support, as well as sponsor trips and webinars to inform leaders about new programs.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
Why Is Philanthropy Afraid to Talk About Reparations?
Donors committed to racial repair need to support reparations for Black people forcefully and unapologetically.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
Foundations and Companies Pour Millions Into Aid for Victims of Israel-Hamas Conflict
In other grant-making news, the Hodson Trust gave almost $110 million to add to scholarship endowments at Washington and Hood Colleges, and $40 million from the Art Bridges Foundation will help offer free admission to 64 museums across the United States.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions