Bank of America Awards $50 Million for Racial Equity in Economic Opportunity (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Alfred Landecker Foundation has given $13 million to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for academic studies of the Holocaust, and the Fidelity Charitable Trustees’ Initiative awarded $12.7 million to help organizations serving nonprofits and donors navigate the pandemic and other challenges.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation Commits $50 Million for Social Justice (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Koret Foundation has granted $10 million to continue scholarships for underrepresented college students in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is giving $1 million to neighborhood-revitalization projects in Flint, Mich.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
USAA Provides $30 Million to Help Military Families (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Gates Foundation has granted $23 million to three college-attainment groups, and a sports company has pledged $20 million to combat systemic racism.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
NBA Commits $300 Million for Economic Development in Black Communities (Grants Roundup)
Plus, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, are giving a total of $150 million to accelerate the manufacturing and delivery of future Covid-19 vaccines.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
NBA Commits $300 Million for Economic Development in Black Communities (Grants Roundup)
Plus, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, are giving a total of $150 million to accelerate the manufacturing and delivery of future Covid-19 vaccines.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Mastercard Foundation Pledges $200 Million to Its Young Africa Works Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Southern Poverty Law Center has committed $30 million to voter outreach, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded its annual Humanitarian Prize to an organization that helps former gang members.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
California Endowment Pledges $225 Million for Black-Led Activism (Grants Roundup)
Also, Robin Hood has made $35.5 million in grants to frontline charities addressing the pandemic in New York, and Lowe’s gave $25 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to support small businesses in rural areas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Open Society Foundations, Salesforce Pledge Major Grants for Racial Justice (Grants Roundup)
Also, the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation is giving $27 million for a maternal-health program in Washington, and the University of Notre Dame will receive $20 million for the new Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Hellman Fellows Program Endows $125 Million Fellowship in U. of California System (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Open Society Foundations has promised $100 million to Bard College, and LeMoyne-Own College has received an unrestricted grant of $40 million from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Philanthropy Is Facing an Existential Crisis (Podcast)
Carmen Rojas, who helms the Marguerite Casey Foundation, says resources can only be effective if the system in which they operate changes.
Record Giving From Donor-Advised Funds (Podcast)
Eileen Heisman, who leads the National Philanthropic Trust, says there is an increase in the amount of grants made but not all go toward Covid-19-related efforts.
Nonprofits That Rely on Foundation Grants Fare Better Than Others Amid Pandemic
Thirty-one percent of nonprofit CEOs say that their grants have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and 39 percent say they’ve stayed the same.
By dan.parks
Contributor
The Many Dimensions of the Covid-19 Crisis
Patricia McIlreavy, who leads the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, also talks about managing other disasters during the pandemic.
Ford Foundation Creates $50 Million Social-Justice Fellowship Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Koret Foundation has granted $50 million to support Bay Area colleges and universities, and JPMorgan Chase is giving $35 million for financial-health programs during the pandemic.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (June 2)
A compilation of requests for proposals from nonprofit groups focused on the environment, health care technology, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, and more
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How Grant Makers’ Practices Have Changed Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic (Podcast)
Giving Evidence founder Caroline Fiennes also talks about the short-term and long-term impact of the pandemic.