2 Years On, Foundations Stand By Issuing Bonds in Pandemic
The move made sense in response to the pandemic and George Floyd’s murder, they say, but they are unlikely to do it again any time soon.
6 Foundations and Universities Give $205 Million to Build the Giant Magellan Telescope
Also, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts received $50 million to name the new theater that will house the New York Philharmonic, and Panda Express awarded $1 million to support Asian American and Pacific Islander storytellers who are working in the arts, media, and film.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
3 Women Share Lessons From Running Family Foundations
Stacy Schusterman, Regan Pritzker, and Anne Earhart explain whether recent global crises have changed their giving and talk about the power of philanthropy to improve people’s lives.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philanthropy’s Love of Data Must Extend to Underfunded and Frequently Ignored Indigenous People
Indigenous people are typically reduced to an asterisk in research focused on BIPOC groups. As a result, the needs and aspirations of this population are nearly invisible to grant makers and governments.
By Erik Stegman and Carly Bad Heart Bull
Big Dollars for Little Kids: Early Childhood Education
Grant makers’ support of early-childhood education is boosting grassroots organizing and bipartisan advocacy — and spurring more government investment.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
For Early-Childhood Grant Makers, Collaboration Is Key
Through pooled funds and other arrangements, foundations are supporting the child-care work force and improving pediatric visits to prioritize child development. Plus: See our special report on early childhood education.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Foundations Launch $100 Million Plan to Support Local Health Workers
The money will go to 10 countries, mostly in Africa, to support 200,000 community health workers by 2030.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
The Federal Whiplash on Climate Is a Wake-up Call for Better Grant Making
As the political winds continue to shift on climate change, philanthropy needs to set its sights on organizations that have worked for decades with minimal funding — the environmental justice groups that understand best how to clean up communities and create a healthy planet.
By Ansje Miller
Contributor
Google.org Commits $10 Million in Cash Transfers to Homeless People
Also, the Robert M. Rogers Foundation granted $10 million to the University of Texas at Tyler for mental and behavioral health education through its School of Medicine, and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria gave $4.3 million to endow two faculty chairs in Native American law at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ban on Government Funds Puts Pressure on Nonprofit Drug Injection Sites in R.I.
The tiny state is the first one to authorize places where drug users can go without fear of getting arrested, but private donors aren’t eager to do what government won’t do and support the services.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Safe Injection Sites for Drug Users Are a Tough Sell to Foundations
People are dying in record numbers from overdoses, but grant makers have been tiptoeing around one way to reduce harm from drugs. One nonprofit hopes its lawsuit against the Justice Department will make a difference.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Homegrown Foundation Leader Builds Bridges and Trust
For Isaiah Oliver, CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, helping with the city’s water crisis — and pandemic recovery — has allowed his leadership to shine through.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
IKEA Foundation Pledges $25 Million to Cut Greenhouse Gases From Cooling Appliances
Also, the MetLife Foundation has awarded $25 million through its first round of giving from its $150 million pledge for charities that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Plus, PetSmart Charities will give $15 million to expand access to veterinary care for pets in need.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Why Must I Relive My Deepest Trauma to Convince Donors to Fund My Organization?
The head of a Baltimore nonprofit implores grant makers to stop asking him to tell his story about the night he was shot and nearly died. When, he asks, will Black nonprofit leaders no longer need to recount their near-death experiences to be deemed worthy of funding?
By Damion J. Cooper
Contributor
Rockefeller Foundation Plans to Make Climate Change Central to All Its Work
The plan includes a commitment to divest its $6 billion endowment from fossil fuels.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
More Foundations Are Speeding Up Giving Due to Global Challenges
A third of grant makers established after 2010 plan to spend all of their assets by a specific time — far more than the 7 percent of foundations created in the 1990s that plan to do so.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations