T. Boone Pickens Foundation Gives Another $120 Million to Oklahoma State U.
Also, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has awarded $26 million to the Obama Foundation for its presidential center and leadership program, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America has received $10 million to better support the mental and emotional well-being of children nationwide.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Mellon Foundation Awards $25 Million to 9 Cities Through Its Monuments Project
Plus, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $50 million over five years to continue the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation will give $3.8 million to protect and preserve 40 historic sites through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Carbon to Sea Initiative Receives $50 Million to Use the Ocean to Remove Atmospheric Carbon
Plus, the Anschutz Foundation gave $50 million to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to improve patient care, and the Open Road Fund will make $50 million in grants to the Black descendants of enslaved Americans.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Chicago Botanic Garden Receives $21 Million to Save Endangered Plants From Extinction
Also, Baylor College of Medicine has received $30 million to name its new Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower, and the Stupski Foundation awarded $15 million to strengthen health clinics across Hawaii.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Write Grant Proposals That Get Results
Mismatches between the narrative and the budget and misjudgments in the project scope are among the common reasons grant proposals fail.
By Barbara Stratton
Contributor
IBM and Google Commit $150 Million for Quantum Computing
Plus, the University of Kentucky has received $100 million for its College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, and Yosemite National Park will use a $17 million grant to restore its most popular trails and make other improvements.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Texas Woman’s U. Receives $15 Million to Recruit and Train More Women Airline Pilots
Also, the bank First Horizon has committed $50 million to make grants to nonprofit groups in the southeastern United States, and the InnerScience Research Fund will give up to $10 million to study how meditation may limit the progression of serious illnesses.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Woodruff and Whitehead Foundations Commit $100 Million for Low-Cost Housing in Atlanta
Also, the Walton Family Foundation gave $34 million to build a new theater for opera in Arkansas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Simons Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies Give $150 Million to Create New York Climate Exchange
Also, the Asian American Foundation has pledged $65 million to strengthen Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and four foundations have pooled $11 million to drive racial equity in leadership roles at museums.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $75 Million for the Mental-Health Center at Columbia U.
Also, the Ballmer Group and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation jointly donated $30 million to help community-college students find good jobs in the Detroit region, and the X Prize Wildfire will award $11 million to teams that develop technology to detect, contain, and extinguish extreme wildfire events.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Walter and Elise Haas Fund Commits $24.5 Million to Close Wealth Gaps in the Bay Area
Also, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation will give up to $15 million over three years to test a new program that will provide direct cash payments to mothers in Flint, Mich., and the Marriott Foundation donated $2.3 million to establish a fellowship program in mental health at Unity Health Care, in Washington.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Audacious Project Commits More Than $1 Billion to Address Pressing Global Issues
Also, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation pledged $5 million for research and programs to reduce incidents of gun violence, and Google.org gave $1.1 million to create a marketplace where impact investors, companies, and philanthropists can purchase social-impact credits from nonprofit groups.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Hess Corporation Commits $50 Million to Bolster Plants’ Role in Mitigating Climate Change
Also, a $40 million grant to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California will support a new partnership in biomedical research, and 31 nonprofit groups with Muslim leaders will share $2 million from the Pillars Catalyze Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
James Irvine Foundation Commits $186.5 Million to Continue Its Fair-Work Program
Also, the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism will spend $25 million on its #StandUpToJewishHate media campaign, and the Hewlett Foundation has granted $20 million to back interdisciplinary cyber-policy programs at two historically Black and two Hispanic-serving institutions.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ballmer Group Commits $43 Million to Train More Early-Childhood Educators of Color
Plus, CalOptima Health has given nearly $30 million to bolster services for chronically homeless people in Southern California, and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network received $25 million for research, early detection, and the development of new treatments for the disease.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Commits $250 Million to Establish Chicago Biohub
Also, the Lowe’s Foundation will give $50 million to develop a pipeline of contractors and tradespeople over the next five years, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has received $38 million in grants from companies and foundations.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions