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Community Foundation Update (01/25/2025)

Community Foundation Update (01/25/2025)

January 25, 2025

News and staff announcements from community foundations in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin....

Jacksonville Symphony receives $3 million to support endowment

Jacksonville Symphony receives $3 million to support endowment

January 24, 2025

Longtime supporter Ann Hicks provided $2 million to honor the 10th anniversary season of music director and conductor Courtney Lewis, and Michael Ward and Jennifer Glock awarded $1 million in support of the Jennifer Glock Endowed Clarinet Chair....

A scan of a brain resting on a laptop with a doctors stethoscope on top.

MJFF awards $1.5 million to C2N Diagnostics for neurological research

January 24, 2025

The grant will enable researchers to better understand the connections among neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease and neuronal a-synuclein disease—which encompasses Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and REM behavior disorder….

Global Fund launches $50 million climate and health initiative

Global Fund launches $50 million climate and health initiative

January 23, 2025

Established with a $40 million match agreement from the Gates Foundation and $10 million from Sanofi′s Foundation S, the Climate and Health Catalytic Fund aims to leverage philanthropic capital to help countries and vulnerable communities tackle the health impacts of climate change....

A hillside cornfield with a valley and mountains stretching to the horizon—Guatemala.

F.M. Kirby Foundation awarded $16.8 million in 2024 grants

January 21, 2025

The annual funding to 266 organizations represents an increase of more than 9 percent year-over-year for the Morristown, New Jersey-based foundation, which provided more than half its grants for general operating support....

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University of Maryland receives $9 million for University Archives

January 21, 2025

The bequest from Sterling Byrd will be used to advance in-depth exploration and analysis of critical issues associated with the university archives and further the mission of the University Libraries to preserve the knowledge and history of the university....