The program, funded by a seven-figure gift from computer science pioneer Henrik Neilsen, will provide scholarship and financial assistance to 10 undergraduate and four graduate Afghan women enrolled in the university’s five academic colleges/schools….

The gift from alumni Steven and Beth Ballentine will help establish a dedicated field with lights for club sports and an endowed fund in support of club sports programs and participants who might need assistance with fees, equipment, and travel expenses….

Half the grants were awarded to programs benefiting Native American communities….

This week's roundup includes news from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Engineering Tomorrow, League of American Orchestras, National Park Foundation, Pivot Fund, Yosemite Conservancy, and 1% for the Planet....

News and staff announcements from community foundations in Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin....

One half of the gift will support Georgetown Entrepreneurship, and the other will fund new pediatric spaces at the recently opened Verstandig Pavilion at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital….

The gift from Jerre and Mary Joy Stead aims to support neurosurgery clinical and research innovation and entrepreneurship at the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC....

The gift from Carole Pickup and her children and their spouses will establish the CareMar Recovery Center, a multi-level facility, which will deliver wraparound services for people seeking recovery as well as their families....

The gift from the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation will establish the UTRGV Diabetes Center of Excellence, which aims to address diabetes in the region and support limb preservation....

The funding will bolster programs and organizations that enable New Yorkers to meet basic needs and help move families beyond the poverty threshold....

The gift to Indiana University Health from Sarah and John Lechleiter—former head of Eli Lilly and Company—will help expand programs in cardiovascular care, research, and innovation....

The gift from alumnus Michael Klump will endow positions in CU Boulder’s real estate center as well as support student wellness….

The grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help transform arts management, conservation, and education in West Africa....

The bequest from Giving Pledger Julian Robertson, Jr., who died in 2022, will support community improvement efforts in Salisbury, North Carolina, where he was raised....

The largest gift for undergraduate housing in the college’s history will support construction of an apartment-style residence hall for juniors and seniors....

The announcement includes $52 million to the Golisano Foundation, which will boost its total assets to $120 million, enabling the foundation to increase its giving to more than $5 million annually....

The gift for pancreatic cancer research from A. Emmet Stephenson Jr. and his daughter, Tessa Stephenson Brand, was made in honor of their wife and mother, Toni Stephenson, who, after surviving lymphoma, passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2020....

According to the Gates Foundation’s 2024 Goalkeepers Report, new modeling predicts that 40 million additional children will suffer from the most severe and irreversible forms of chronic and acute malnutrition by 2050 due to climate change....

Awards from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation include $23.8 million in support of water quality improvement and habitat restoration in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and $2 million to improve the health and resilience of coral reefs in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands....

The final report from the Generosity Commission, a project of The Giving Institute and Giving USA Foundation, calls for an improved understanding of how people define and express generosity—leveraging the leadership role of community foundations and businesses—and changes to tax policies....

The Atlanta-based venture capital fund agreed to end an already shuttered program after declining to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and avoiding a broader ruling that could have been detrimental to minority-based programs nationally....

Grants include $13 million to middle schools and high schools across the country and $10 million to nonprofits in the United States, France, and Australia to support education and AI literacy....

Funds were awarded to nine recipients across three categories for a total of $1.5 million… 

The gifts include a $5 million endowment gift to Juilliard Jazz and $15 million for the school's Creative Enterprise programming….

Fellows will receive stipends ranging from $110,000 to $150,000 over 12 to 18 months....