Philanthropy news
Philanthropy News Digest publishes daily abstracts of original articles, press releases, and grantmaker communications about grants, initiatives, reports, and personnel changes.
Community Foundation Update (7/05/14)
July 5, 2014News and staff announcements from community foundations around the country....
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Receives $8 Million Gift
July 4, 2014The gift from Peter Letz will establish an endowed fund to promote animal welfare and protect the environment and wildlife in New London County....
Kellogg Foundation Awards $1 Million for 'Michigan's Untold Stories'
July 4, 2014The grant will help fund efforts to improve exhibits and programming at the Michigan Historical Museum....
Boston Marathon Runners Raised $38.4 Million for Charity
July 4, 2014Runners for more than three hundred charities, including those created for the victims of last year's bombings, raised nearly double the $20 million raised in 2013....
Nonprofits Respond to Surge of Children, Families Crossing Border
July 4, 2014With government facilities overwhelmed by the influx of immigrants, nonprofits are coordinating everything from shelter to legal aid....
Case Western, University Hospitals Receive Gifts for Cancer Center
July 3, 2014The gifts from Chuck and Char Fowler and an anonymous donor will support the Angie Fowler Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Institute....
Knight Foundation Awards $1.4 Million to Enhance DocumentCloud
July 3, 2014The grant will be used to improve access to the free, open-source tool used by newsrooms to upload, analyze, and publish documents....
Walmart Foundation Awards $15 Million for Healthy Eating Initiative
July 3, 2014The grants to six nonprofits are part a summer-long initiative to provide meals and nutrition education to children and families....
Nearly Half of Sandy Hook Donations Remain Unspent, Report Finds
July 3, 2014Families of victims of the December 2012 mass shooting have received nearly $15 million from seventy-seven organizations....
Coca-Cola, Partners Commit $21 Million to Expand 'Last Mile' Project
July 2, 2014The partnership applies the company's expertise in a variety of domains to help African governments provide critical medical supplies to remote communities....
University of North Dakota Receives $5 Million for Energy Complex
July 2, 2014The funds will support a new energy center in the College of Engineering and Mines....
Gates Foundation CEO Hopes to Broaden Impact, Simply and Effectively
July 2, 2014Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the first physician and research scientist to lead the foundation, aims to bring to it an outsider's perspective....
New York State Wins $25 Million Settlement in Veterans Charity Fraud
July 2, 2014The settlement with the Disabled Veterans National Foundation and two direct-mail vendors will result in nearly $10 million being directed to veterans programs....
Morgan Stanley Launches Healthy Cities Program in Newark
July 1, 2014The program aims to provide low-income families with the wellness and nutrition resources children need for a healthy start in life....
Florida State University Receives $4.4 Million From Gates Foundation
July 1, 2014The grant will support a collaborative effort to dramatically reduce the cost of a popular HIV/AIDS drug....
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Release New Strategic Plan
July 1, 2014The largest private funder of the arts and humanities in the U.S. may be about to broaden its grantmaking priorities....
University of Louisville Receives $10 Million From Law School Alumnus
July 1, 2014The gift from local businessman J.D. Nichols will support the university's highest priorities as determined by UofL president James Ramsey....
Red Cross Cites 'Trade Secrets' to Redact Details of Sandy Donations
June 30, 2014The Red Cross is fighting a public records request filed by ProPublica to release information provided to the New York State Attorney General's Office, which is investigating the charity....
Foreign NGOs in China Under Scrutiny
June 30, 2014Some Western NGOs with offices in China as well as local nonprofits have been asked to answer questions about personnel and funding sources....
Malaria Drug Procurement Framework to Save Global Fund $100 Million
June 30, 2014The Global Fund and its partners have agreed to two-year contracts with suppliers of artemisinin-based combination therapy....
Parsons Foundation Awards $3 Million for Affordable Housing in Phoenix
June 30, 2014The grant is in addition to $9.4 million in financing awarded to the housing organization by the Arizona Department of Housing....
Gates Foundation Awards $1.25 Million for Dual Action Malaria Vaccine
June 29, 2014A dual action immune-activating synthetic vaccine could help an infected person's immune system fight the parasite in the early stages....
Inaugural Winners of Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics Announced
June 29, 2014Launched last December by Mark Zuckerberg and Yuri Milner, the prize was awarded to five mathematicians who will each receive $3 million....
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards $20 Million in Grants
June 29, 2014Thirty-nine grants were awarded through the foundation's International, National, and Special Opportunities programs....
People in the News (6/29/14): Appointments and Promotions
June 29, 2014The latest appointments and promotions in the philanthropic sector....
