Philanthropy news
Philanthropy News Digest publishes daily abstracts of original articles, press releases, and grantmaker communications about grants, initiatives, reports, and personnel changes.
MacKenzie Scott’s gifts create sustained impact, CEP report finds
February 20, 2025The report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy found that recipients of Scott’s gifts are using the funds to ensure long-term financial stability, and few anticipate heightened challenges as a result of the funding....
Anchorum Health Foundation invests $15.5 million in affordable housing
February 20, 2025Investments include a $10 million loan to Homewise to help finance the infrastructure for a long-planned mixed-use community in southwest Santa Fe….
Mellon Foundation launches $35 million jazz music initiative
February 20, 2025The initiative includes a $15 million Jazz Legacies Fellowship as well as partnerships with archives, clubs, and other institutions critical to preserving and amplifying jazz’s impact on future generations....
Sloan Foundation awards 2025 research fellowships
February 20, 2025Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships provide early-career researchers in the fields of chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics with a prize of $75,000 over two years....
Rockefeller Foundation invests $3.5 million in national food programs
February 19, 2025Part of the foundation’s $100 million commitment to Food is Medicine programs, the grants will advance research while supporting small and midsize U.S. farmers, improving health outcomes for people with chronic disease, and mitigating rising healthcare costs....
UMass Chan Medical School receives $35 million for ALS research
February 19, 2025The gift from the Paul J. DiMare Foundation will support the Worcester, Massachusetts medical school’s neurodegenerative and genetic disease programs and bolster efforts to recruit early-career researchers....
Northwestern University receives $25 million for innovation institute
February 19, 2025The funding from trustee Pin Ni and the Future Wanxiang Foundation will establish the Northwestern Innovation Institute within the Kellogg School of Management, which will examine how innovation occurs across science, technology, and business….
W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1 million for inflammation research
February 19, 2025The grant will support ongoing research with collaborators at UC San Diego, Montana State University, and Clemson University on the role of inflammation in skeletal development by focusing on developmental and evolutionary processes using laboratory mice and jerboas....
Schmidt Sciences awards $10 million for AI safety research
February 18, 2025The projects funded through the organization’s AI safety science program include 27 projects developing the fundamental science critical to understanding the safety properties of AI systems….
Habitat for Humanity of Collier County receives $25 million
February 18, 2025The grant from the Schoen Foundation will support the development of affordable housing for the “next thousand families,” across the Naples, Florida, region....
Donations for Los Angeles wildfire relief top $650 million
February 18, 2025The total donations raised for the LA wildfire relief exceed the amounts accumulated in the wake of the Maui wildfires ($450 million) and hurricanes Milton and Helene ($278 million)….
Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh receives $25 million
February 18, 2025The gift from Daniel and Carole Kamin—an emeritus member of the CMNH advisory board—will support major renovations to the museum’s renamed Hall of Dinosaurs....
KeyBank Foundation awards $1.5 million to Cleveland’s West Side Market
February 17, 2025KeyBank joins the George Gund Foundation, the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and the State of Ohio as strong supporters of indoor-outdoor market space….
DAFgiving360 donors award more than $7.7 billion in 2024
February 17, 2025Through donor-advised funds, more than 1.3 million grants were awarded in support of 151,000 nonprofits, including more than $175 million in disaster relief....
Gates Foundation leads $50 million antimicrobial resistance initiative
February 17, 2025The Gram-Negative Antibiotic Discovery Innovator is the first investment of a $300 million global health research and development partnership launched by the Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Wellcome….
James Irvine Foundation announces 2025 Leadership Awards recipients
February 17, 2025Leadership Awards recipients are awarded a $350,000 grant and additional resources in support of their efforts to improve lives, create opportunity, and contribute to a better California....
Movember Canada awards $3.4 million to address prostate cancer care
February 16, 2025Eighteen grants were awarded to help address health inequities in prostate cancer care, including six to Canadian nonprofits, five in the United Kingdom, three in Australia, three in the United States, and one in Ireland....
University of Dayton receives $1.5 million for Catholic education
February 16, 2025The gift from Peggy and Victor Dubrowski will provide support for the three flagship programs at the university’s Center for Catholic Education....
University of Arkansas Little Rock receives $1.5 million gift
February 16, 2025The donation was made in memory of the late Pat Wilson, an influential figure in shaping Jacksonville, Arkansas’ business landscape….
People in the News (02/16/2025): appointments, promotions, obituaries
February 16, 2025This week's roundup includes news from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Co-Impact, Engineering Tomorrow, the Jewish Federations of North America, the New Orleans Museum of Art, Pathfinder International, and The INNOVATE....
UNH receives $3 million to expand seafood and aquaculture program
February 15, 2025The grant from the Emily Landecker Foundation will help the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems train students from around the world to implement culturally specific aquaculture projects....
Cisco Foundation reintroduces climate impact investing strategy
February 15, 2025The new climate investment program—the Regenerative Future Fund—will continue the foundation’s investment in climate tech companies at the seed and series A stages, while serving as a limited partner with early-stage venture funds advancing climate solutions….
Community Foundation Update (02/15/2025)
February 15, 2025News and staff announcements from community foundations in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin....
Second cohort of responsible tech youth leaders receives $2.4 million
February 15, 2025The second cohort recognized by the Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund will work to develop innovative solutions and perspectives that enhance the future of online safety by advancing efforts across a variety of issues, including tech accountability, youth mental health, responsible AI, and technology-based climate solutions....
Lyda Hill Philanthropies partners with Boston Museum of Science
February 14, 2025The Museum of Science in Boston will receive the IF/THEN Collection—an image and video archive of women in STEM—valued at $20 million, as well as a $1 million grant to support its growth....
