Gates Foundation Commits Additional $250 Million for Covid-19 Tests, Vaccines, and Treatments
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation gave $228 million in emergency financial support to groups working in the arts and culture, humanities, and higher education, and Johnson & Johnson has pledged $100 million to address health equity for people of color.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Philanthropy Favors Traditional Public Schools Over Public Charter Schools, Study Finds
Traditional public schools received an average of $3,090 in philanthropic support compared with $1,680 for public charter schools, a 46 percent disparity, according to a new study.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Indigenous peoples are risking their lives to protect the forests the world needs to maintain a healthy planet. But we can’t do it alone.
In Defense of the Jewish Future Pledge
Endowments like this one are not some nefarious plot to control the world from beyond the grave. They are simply a way to set aside money to protect the values and institutions we care about for future generations.
Community Foundations Wrestle Over Whether to Accept Government Help
With Congress negotiating a renewal of the Paycheck Protection Program, debate may rise anew within community foundation over whether their pursuit of the loans would siphon funds from service-providing nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels and Michael Theis
Groundswell Offers $80 Million to Groups Led by Women of Color; Corporate Aid to Street Vendors
Also, 42 organizations that help homeless people will share $106 million from the Bezos Day One Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Pledge Asking Foundations to Loosen Grant Restrictions Is Working, Report Shows
Ninety-three percent of signatories to the Council on Foundation pledge say they loosened or eliminated restrictions on current grants, compared to only 67 percent of non-signatories.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Many Foundations Unsure Whether to Return to Tightened Restrictions on Grants Post-Pandemic
A survey found that 92 percent had loosened or eliminated restrictions on existing grants, 90 percent had reduced what they asked of their grantees, and 80 percent had made new grants as unrestricted as possible.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Misperceptions of Native American Life Fuel Discrepancies in Hiring, Study Says
Inaccurate perceptions about Native American life contribute to a sharp under-representation of Native Americans employed by U.S. foundations, according to a new report from the First Nations Development Institute.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
The ‘Jewish Future Pledge’ Is Not the Hanukkah Gift Philanthropy Needs
Some 200 wealthy philanthropists so far have signed a new pledge committing to devote at least half their estates’ charitable funds to Jewish causes. But this blatant effort to control the future has potentially dire consequences at a time of enormous economic struggle.
By Lila Corwin Berman
Contributor
Racial Justice Is the Top Priority for Education Grant Makers
Thirty-nine percent say it should be a primary focus of education philanthropy over the next one to three years, according to a survey of grant makers by Grantmakers for Education.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Gives $32 Million for Biomedical Imaging Research
Also, Raytheon Technologies has pledged $25 million for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the Anne and Brutus Kenan Fund gave $21.5 to provide services for children and adults with neurological disorders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundations Report Progress on Racial Justice — but Some Groups See More Support Than Others
The highest percentage of foundations had undertaken new efforts for groups that serve Blacks, the lowest to groups that serve Native Americans.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
To Ride the Growing Civic Wave, Nonprofits Need to Find New Ways to Engage Supporters
The November election and the massive civic engagement that preceded it, demonstrate the importance of deploying every asset that volunteers and donors bring to a cause.
By Natalye Paquin
Contributor
Asian American Nonprofits Hope to See More Anti-Racism Money Directed Their Way
As philanthropy has boosted funding to address the nation’s legacy of anti-Black racism, advocates for Asian Americans hope the recent interest in social justice broadens to include their communities, which have also been the victims of hate.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Civic Life and Economic Opportunity: How Philanthropy Can Help
The Kettering Foundation and the Knight Foundation released a collection of essays on American democracy within days of the presidential election. In two different sessions, authors joined us in conversation to discuss their essays.
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer