Salvation Army and American Red Cross Share $80 Million for Climate-Driven Disaster Planning
Also, Breakthrough Energy has awarded $50 million to develop jet fuel with lower emissions, and four Pittsburgh foundations gave $4 million to rebuild the synagogue where an antisemitic mass shooting killed 11 people in 2018.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Growing Public Support for Worker Rights Should be Matched by Increased Philanthropic Giving
As more employees organize and seek a voice in corporate decisions affecting their lives, grant makers have the best chance in decades to address labor-market issues that have long stood in the way of worker equity and opportunity.
By Don Howard and Rachel Korberg
Ballmer Group Commits $217 Million Through Its New Climate-Change Effort
Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $1.2 billion to end polio worldwide by 2026, and Bank of America gave $24 million for economic development in communities of color.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The nation’s biggest private supporter of education says helping kids do better in math will help ensure they graduate high school and get well-paying jobs as adults. That means cutting support for reading, writing, and the arts.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Gates Foundation Boosts GivingTuesday With $10 Million Donation
The new gift, announced Tuesday, also represents the Gates Foundation’s ongoing efforts encouraging people to give.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Recent federal momentum on addressing hunger and nutrition is an opportunity for grant makers to rethink funding practices that have failed to bring about lasting results.
By Nancy E. Roman
Contributor
No Thank You: Why One Foundation Leader Doesn’t Want Gratitude From Grantees
Grant makers aren’t giving away their own money so the conversation with their partners should always be about equals working to change the world — not as benefactor and supplicant.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Honors Dolly Parton, Stacy and Lynn Schusterman, and Others
Dolly Parton won for her free book program and her donation for Covid vaccine research, Stacy and Lynn Schusterman for supporting justice and equity, and Manu Chandaria for providing scholarships and more in Africa. Background From the Chronicle: Stacy Schusterman and others talk about running family foundations.
Urgent Philanthropic Action Is Needed as the Nation’s Water Crisis Claims Lives and Livelihoods
Climate giving too often focuses solely on future crises even though communities are already suffering the effects of drought, flooding, and other climate-driven water problems. Efforts to address the challenges facing two Western rivers demonstrate a better path forward for grant makers.
By Andrea Keller Helsel and Ted Kowalski
MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Fellows of 2022
A specialist in plastic-waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among this year’s 25 winners of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious fellowships known as “genius grants” that honor…
MacArthur’s 2022 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners Picked to Inspire
Winners of the $800,000 no-strings-attached awards include a physician who founded a network of clinics to treat people released from jail, a reproductive-justice advocate working for an end to racist reproductive policies, and more.
Native American Agriculture Fund Commits $100 Million for Health and Nutrition in Tribal Communities
Also, the Mayo Clinic received $100 million to expand access to its proton-beam facility for cancer patients, and more grant makers have donated for hurricane relief in Florida.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Awards $80 Million in Bold Plan to Curb Racism by 2030
More than 1,400 applicants were narrowed down to 10, which were each awarded $1 million to hire staff members and consultants and take other steps to refine their ideas without straining their current operations.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Nonprofits Play Pivotal Roles in Disaster Before and After FEMA Aid Runs Out
Recovery from a disaster like Hurricane Ian takes years, but there are some common patterns that can benefit survivors and those who want to help them.
By Michelle Annette Meyer
Contributor
Typical Post-Disaster Giving Practices Could Hamper Hurricane Ian Recovery
Large relief organizations continue to receive the bulk of philanthropic funds following disasters despite well-documented evidence that they are least capable of providing help on the ground. Tapping into community foundations and identifying effective local nonprofits are far better strategies for getting dollars where they need to go.
By Ben Smilowitz
Contributor
Foundations and Companies Pledge Millions for Hurricane Ian Recovery Efforts
Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave $127.5 million to Pfizer to develop maternal vaccines for two common deadly viruses, and the Open Society Foundations donated $25 million for the Center for Indigenous Studies at Bard College.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions