Philanthropy news
Philanthropy News Digest publishes daily abstracts of original articles, press releases, and grantmaker communications about grants, initiatives, reports, and personnel changes.
IU School of Medicine receives $1.1 million for diabetes screening
January 26, 2025The grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust will support the Finding Immune Nascent Diabetes project, which aims to advance screening strategies for the early detection of Type 1 diabetes....
Bush Foundation backs development of Minnesota’s Indigenous curriculum
January 26, 2025The $7.7 million grant to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the White Earth Nation will help create tribally endorsed educational materials for use across the state....
People in the News (01/26/2025): appointments, promotions, obituaries
January 26, 2025This week's roundup includes news from Arnold Ventures, the Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Comic Relief US, NDN Collective, the Carolina Museum of Art, and the SCAN Foundation....
UC San Diego receives $3 million for Jacobs School of Engineering
January 25, 2025The gift from Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) and his wife, DongDong Li (Doreen), will provide support to the school’s ongoing efforts to empower researchers to translate their innovations to the marketplace....
Community Foundation Update (01/25/2025)
January 25, 2025News and staff announcements from community foundations in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin....
MD Anderson launches $10 million community health initiative
January 25, 2025The launch of the Be Well Beaumont cancer prevention program is supported by a $10 million grant from ExxonMobil….
MathWorks commits $1 million to Arbor Day Foundation
January 25, 2025The funds will support the foundation’s pledge to distribute and plant 10 million trees in six states impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton….
Jewish Federation of Cleveland receives $90 million for day schools
January 24, 2025The $90 million gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation will serve as matching funds for the $180 million Jewish Day School Transformation initiative being launched in Cleveland....
Jacksonville Symphony receives $3 million to support endowment
January 24, 2025Longtime 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....
MJFF awards $1.5 million to C2N Diagnostics for neurological research
January 24, 2025The 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….
Otto Bremer Trust awards grants, PRIs totaling $15 million
January 24, 2025Grants and program-related investments totaling more than $15 million were awarded in support of organizations across Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin….
McGill University Health Centre launches palliative care campaign
January 23, 2025The three-year campaign will support research, expand specialized training for healthcare providers, and enhance programs that bring comfort and dignity to patients and their loved ones….
Howley Foundation awards $5.2 million to Waldron Mercy Academy
January 23, 2025The funding will enable the private K-8 school in Merion, Pennsylvania, to complete capital upgrades and support student scholarships for the next 10 years....
Global Fund launches $50 million climate and health initiative
January 23, 2025Established 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....
Shein Foundation awards $5.3 million for textile recycling in Kenya
January 23, 2025The grant to the Africa Collect Textiles Foundation from the newly launched philanthropic arm of the China-based fast fashion retailer will help expand used textile collection and recycling across Africa....
Vancouver Art Gallery receives art collection worth $6 million
January 22, 2025Valued at C$10 million ($6 million), the gift of 122 works from collectors Brigitte and Henning Freybe includes pieces by important European and North American artists working in the last 50 years….
West Virginia University receives $5 million from Steve Ballmer
January 22, 2025The gift from Ballmer, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, was made in honor of late NBA legend and WVU alumnus Jerry West….
Truist Foundation, CDP award $20 million for North Carolina recovery
January 22, 2025In partnership with the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, $20 million in grants—part of Truist’s three-year, $725 million commitment to the region—will support disaster recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene....
Osteopathic Heritage Foundation awards $70 million to Ohio University
January 22, 2025The gift to the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine includes $45 million for research and up to $25 million in support of scholarships, upon raising $25 million in matching funds….
As wildfires continue, donations surge for California relief aid
January 21, 2025While containment efforts of the largest wildfires still active in Los Angeles County continued last week, philanthropic and charitable contributions in support of disaster relief efforts increased....
Collaboration, trust remain core to systems-change work, study finds
January 21, 2025The report, Collaborating to BUILD Transformational Change, consolidates findings from a series of panel discussions that are part of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ Shifting Systems Initiative….
F.M. Kirby Foundation awarded $16.8 million in 2024 grants
January 21, 2025The 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....
University of Maryland receives $9 million for University Archives
January 21, 2025The 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....
Bay Area education nonprofit receives anonymous $20 million commitment
January 20, 2025The BASIC Fund, a need-based program that provides scholarships for PK-8 students, has enabled nearly 30,000 children to attend the school that best fits their family’s situation….
Americans feel a decline in compassion, empathy, report finds
January 20, 2025According to an inaugural Compassion Report from the Muhammad Ali Center, 61 percent of Americans said they have sensed a decrease in compassion over the last four years....
