10 Universities Receive $50 Million for Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Institutes
Also, the Johnson & Johnson and Skoll foundations are jointly giving $25 million to hire more community-health workers in up to 10 African countries, and Gilead Sciences will give $5 million through its Global Monkeypox Outbreak Emergency Fund to its existing LGBTQ and human-rights grantees.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
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
Contributor
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
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
Contributor
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
Contributor
Also, UnitedHealth Group will give $25 million to create inclusive mixed-use developments near public transportation in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
By M.J. Prest
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Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $54 million for human services and Christian theological schools, and Apple has given $10 million to improve cybersecurity at nonprofits that study, expose, and prevent mercenary spyware threats.
By M.J. Prest
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Also, the James Irvine Foundation gave $15 million to the Tides Center to strengthen workers’ rights across California.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
With the Fall of ‘Roe,’ Abortion Rights Groups and Grant Makers Should Look Overseas for Inspiration
Recent wins for reproductive-justice movements in Latin American and Mexico offer lessons for U.S. activists about what to do next. But foundations need to first knock down funding barriers that have prevented collaboration across borders.
By Anu Kumar
Contributor
JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Also, the Amgen Foundation gave a $30 million boost to LabXchange’s free science-education resources, and the Cummings Foundation awarded $25 million to nonprofit groups in the Boston metropolitan area.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
The Loss of NoVo’s Unrestricted Funds Was Especially Damaging for My Domestic-Violence Nonprofit
The end of Buffetts’ funding for women and girls had a substantial impact on one nonprofit leader’s ability to use grant money in ways she knows will help her community most.
United Health Foundation Directs $100 Million to Diversify Health-Care Professional Pipeline
Also, Google.org commits $50 million to advance digital skills for women and young people in Latin America, and the Lilly Endowment is giving $35 million to the University of Notre Dame for a research center dedicated to environmental and public health.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Financial Concerns Mount for Nonprofits as Inflation and Other Economic Woes Prove Stubborn
The big question remains unanswered: When do these trends become entrenched enough to cause donors to curtail giving?
By dan.parks
Contributor
Two $100 Million Gifts: to a Children’s Hospital and to the Entrepreneur Equity Fund
Also, the Anthem Foundation is committing $30 million to equity in mental health, and the Windgate Foundation donated $15 million to create an endowment for a group for ceramic arts.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Deep Disparities Persist in Finances of Nonprofits Led by White People and People of Color
Foundations made advancements in equity amid the pandemic and racial-justice protests, but BIPOC-led nonprofits still trail their white-led peers in many measures of financial health and sustainability, according to the results of a new survey.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Bayer Commits $160 Million to the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge
Also, the Wallace Foundation will make $100 million in grants over five years to advance equity in the arts, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation gave $50 million to 12 grantees.
By M.J. Prest
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