Grants Roundup: Lilly Endowment Grants $70 Million for Ministerial Support
Also, Duke University receives $20 million to strengthen the Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Weinberg Foundation gives $12 million to improve accessible design for disabled people at Jewish summer camps.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundations Say They Support Grantees’ Needs Beyond Money; Charities Disagree
Foundations are not as in touch as they think they are with the needs and concerns of the nonprofits they support, according to a new survey from the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Microsoft Dedicates $40 Million to Humanitarian-Aid Technology
Also, the Wounded Warrior Project commits $29.2 million to Emory Healthcare for its veterans program, and the Citi Foundation gives $2.5 million for social entrepreneurship.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
With Kavanaugh Hearings as Backdrop, Nonprofit Leaders Call for More Grants to Curb Sexual Assault
At a meeting of foundations, donors, and charities, advocates said every grant maker has a reason to pour more money into protecting women and girls.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Starr Foundation Gives $15 Million to St. John’s University
Also, the Moore Foundation pledges $95 million to research quantum materials, UPS makes a relief grant for flood recovery, and Levi Strauss & Co. gives $1 million to youth activists working to stop gun violence.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
MacArthur’s Julia Stasch, Leader of Transition to ‘Big Bets,’ to Step Down
Under Stasch, the foundation narrowed its focus to criminal justice, climate change, nuclear disarmament, and a handful of other issues.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Report Calls for ‘Open Source’ Relationship Between Foundations and Nonprofits
The report, written by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, sheds light on how foundations join together to spark “systems change,” the new catchphrase among big donors.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Sunderland Foundation Awards $66 Million to Kansas Hospital
Also, Kresge commits $50 million to a Detroit college and community revitalization, and the Knight Foundation offers up a $10 million matching grant for local news journalism.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grant Makers Boost Climate-Change Commitments by $3 Billion
The pledge, announced at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, raises questions about how best to deploy the infusion of cash without inflaming deep divisions over the issue.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
JPMorgan’s $250 Million in Grants Presents Opportunities for Nonprofits Nationwide
Cooperation will be key for charities to tap the funding pool, which also includes $250 million in loan guarantees. It’s a major expansion of the company’s efforts, which previously focused on a handful of cities.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: JPMorgan Chase to Support Economic Opportunity in Cities
Also, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation is committing $30 million in cash and loans to create a nonprofit pharmaceutical company to produce generic drugs to help drive down prices.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Wells Fargo Pledges $20 Million for Affordable Housing in N.C.
Also, the H.D. Smith Foundation gives $20 million for the football program at the University of Illinois, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution receives $1 million to buy an acoustic telescope for underwater sounds.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Corporate Cash Giving Rises 5%, Exclusive Chronicle Survey Shows
Total giving, including products, grew 8 percent, driven mainly by overseas donations of drugs by large pharmaceutical companies.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips and Megan O’Neil
Corporate and Charity Leaders Exchange Advice
Nonprofits and companies have much to gain from getting to know each other better. The Chronicle asked leaders experienced in corporate-nonprofit partnerships for advice on how best to support each other.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Foxconn Commits $100 Million for Engineering Research
Also, Emory University collects $25 million for Alzheimer’s research, and L.L. Bean gives $3 million to sponsor the National Park Foundation’s Find Your Park campaign.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Greek National Fire Service Gets $29 Million to Fight Wildfires
Also, a drug company gives $100 million to Ronald McDonald House Charities, and the Scripps Howard Foundation grants $6 million for investigative reporting at two journalism schools.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions