The foundation's new Community Foundations Initiative supports philanthropic resources in regions of California that have been traditionally underserved by organized philanthropy, particularly inland regions....

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....

The Gardner Award was established in 1985 to honor an outstanding American who exemplifies the leadership and ideals of John W. Gardner, the founding chairperson of Independent Sector....

Just shy of 90, Rockefeller has given away more than half a billion dollars in his lifetime....

According to a report from the Commonfund Institute, respondents from private, community, and public foundations reported an average total return of 11.4 percent, compared with 17 percent the previous year....

More than thirty health, education, economic, environmental, and social service organizations that were identified by local staff and advisers in the affected countries have received funding for mid- and long-term rebuilding needs....

Following a two-year investigation, the committee has issued a report that raises questions about a range of financial practices at the environmental group and recommends regulatory changes that would affect many of the nation's nonprofits....

The gift from James Martin will provide the university with approximately $5 million per year in perpetuity and will fund the new James Martin 21st Century School at Oxford....

The grant will be used to create fellowships for twenty-three graduate students and twenty juniors and seniors....

Nonprofit employment increased by more than 5 percent between 2000 and 2003, while for-profit employment in the state decreased by almost 6 percent and government employment increased by nearly 3 percent....

With more than $3 billion in assets and a mission to expand health care in underserved communities, the endowment has made more than 6,000 grants totaling $1.3 billion in the decade since it was created....

The new center will contain instructional and performance spaces, including a 1,200-seat auditorium, 450-seat theater, 350-seat recital hall, and 250-seat "black box" theater — enhanced by a multi-story, glass-enclosed lobby....

In an era when mega-millionaires are made — and unmade — faster than ever, cultural groups have grown more cautious of whose money they are taking....

The $1 million award, which is administered by the Global Health Council, recognizes extraordinary achievement in improving health in the developing world, and is the world's largest prize for international health....

Rip Rapson, who has served as president of the Minneapolis-based foundation since 1999, will stay on as a senior fellow, working both locally and nationally on a series of projects focused on the changing nature of metropolitan and rural communities....

The gift from Lois McClure will support the creation of affordable homes in Vermont's Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties....

The grants will support nonprofit agencies providing a broad range of services throughout San Mateo and northern Santa Clara counties....

The funds will enable the San Francisco-based organization to focus on expanding its geographic coverage to a total of thirty states encompassing 90 percent of the nation's population of K-12 students....

The author, lecturer, and professor of philosophy, religion, and African-American studies at Princeton will receive $350,000....

The gift from PeopleSoft founder Dave Duffield and his wife, Cheryl, builds on an earlier $200 million gift from the couple....

Through its WorldwideKids initiative, Sesame Workshop will provide multi-media educational tools and resources to educators, caregivers, and parents to help them equip three- to six-year-olds with essential life skills....

Grameen establishes partnerships with local financial institutions, which in turn make micro-finance loans to help the world's poorest people start their own income-producing ventures....

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....

The annual Pew Fellowships in the Arts program awards $50,000 stipends to allow artists to focus on their art....

Under John E. Marshall III's leadership, the foundation launched several national initiatives, including its Science Initiative, which has provided $50 million to date to purchase and endow scientific equipment, primarily at educational institutions....