Philanthropy news
Philanthropy News Digest publishes daily abstracts of original articles, press releases, and grantmaker communications about grants, initiatives, reports, and personnel changes.
University of Nebraska at Omaha receives $1 million for endowed chair
July 28, 2024Awarded through the University of Nebraska Foundation, the gift will establish the Michael Bruce Jones, MD, Chair in the School of the Arts....
Northern Trust directs $70 million in sale of Visa stock to foundation
July 28, 2024The donation, the proceeds of the sale of Visa, Inc. holdings earlier this year, will fund foundation efforts focused on health care, housing, education, and food security for Chicago’s youths and young adults....
People in the News (07/28/2024): appointments, promotions, obituaries
July 28, 2024This week's roundup includes news from the Colorado Health and Joyce foundations as well as Arnold Ventures, Lilly Endowment, amfAR, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Jewish Museum, and Mosaic....
Ford Foundation grants scrutinized by Kenyan officials amidst protests
July 28, 2024The Kenyan government demanded the foundation submit reports detailing the distribution of $5.78 million in grants to 15 civil society organizations it claims have participated in anti-government protests….
Norton Children’s Hospital receives $15 million from Boes family
July 27, 2024The gift will dedicate the Norton Children’s Congenital Heart Center in honor of Sarah Michelle and Ben Boes’ daughter, Meadow….
Union Benevolent Association shifts to place-based grantmaking
July 27, 2024The new strategy focusing on strengthening specific Philadelphia neighborhoods with sustained, multi-year funding includes a multifaceted approach, beginning with southwest Philadelphia in fall of 2024....
PBS’s American Experience receives $1 million from Gardiner Foundation
July 27, 2024The grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation will support the Public Broadcasting System’s historical documentary series, bolstering online streaming made available to classrooms across the country....
Community Foundation Update (07/27/2024)
July 27, 2024News and staff announcements from community foundations in Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin....
Lowe’s Foundation awards nearly $8 million for skills training
July 26, 2024The grants are part of the foundation’s Gable Grants program, a five-year, $50 million commitment launched in 2023 to prepare 50,000 people for careers in fields such as appliance repair, carpentry, construction, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing....
Templeton Foundation awards $2.5 million for liberalism research
July 26, 2024The three-year grant will support a University at Buffalo philosopher-led project aiming to demonstrate how diversity, disagreement, and dynamism are crucial resources for fueling an open society....
Brennan Center receives $30 million for Supreme Court reform
July 26, 2024The gift from Jim Kohlberg will establish the Kohlberg Center on the U.S. Supreme Court and support research, public education, and policy advocacy for Supreme Court reform....
College Board awards $2.3 million in student scholarships
July 26, 2024The nonprofit—best known for its SAT college entrance exam—awarded more than $2.3 million in scholarships as part of its program encouraging students to prepare for life after high school....
Byron Trott commits $150 million to recruit rural students for college
July 25, 2024The donation builds on Trott’s previous gift of $20 million, which established the STARS Program, an initiative of 16 schools dedicated to creating opportunity for students from America’s small towns and rural communities....
Press Forward Minnesota raises $6 million from local foundations
July 25, 2024The five-year, statewide movement aims to re-center local journalism as a force for community cohesion, civic participation, and government accountability, while focusing on racial equity….
Michael J. Fox Foundation awards $6 million to Lario Therapeutics
July 25, 2024In collaboration with the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre, a preclinical program will investigate selective CaV2.3 calcium channel inhibition as a novel and disease-modifying approach for treatment of Parkinson’s disease....
Pew awards grants for senior housing, mental health, legal services
July 25, 2024Multiyear grants totaling $4 million to three Philadelphia nonprofits will focus on services to chronically homeless older community members, particularly those with mental health and substance use disorder challenges....
Parker Institute commits $125 million to expand cancer research
July 24, 2024The largest commitment in PICI’s history comes on the heels of the organization establishing research centers at Gladstone Institutes, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Weill Cornell Medicine over the past two years….
Gilead, Elton John AIDS Foundation extend partnership with $25 million
July 24, 2024The five-year extension of the RADIAN partnership will continue work in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where the HIV epidemic is growing….
UC Irvine receives $50 million gift for public health school
July 24, 2024The gift from the family of Joe C. Wen includes $42.5 million to address priority needs of the newly created School of Population and Public Health….
Cherng family commits $5 million to University of Missouri
July 24, 2024The pledge by Mizzou alumni and Panda Express founders Andrew and Peggy Cherng nearly doubles their giving to their alma mater to more than $10 million in support of scholarships and programming at the university’s Honors College....
Howard Hughes Medical Institute invests $300 million in investigators
July 23, 2024The latest cohort of HHMI Investigators includes 26 researchers from 19 U.S. institutions working in fields ranging from neuroscience to immunology to structural biology....
Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation awarded $1 million
July 23, 2024In conjunction with its gift, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority has been named as a national partner in the foundation’s $75 million fundraising effort….
Ford Foundation president Darren Walker to step down in 2025
July 23, 2024Since 2013, Walker has presided over a “fundamental transformation” of the 90-year-old institution, reframing its mission to address global inequality while distributing $7 billion in grants....
Green Climate Fund announces commitments totaling nearly $1 billion
July 23, 2024The United Nations-sponsored fund’s grant and loan commitments will support 17 climate mitigation, adaptation, and resiliency projects across the developing world, including efforts in Latin America, the Horn of Africa, and India....
Bainum Family Foundation commits $100 million to early education
July 22, 2024The largest investment in the history of the foundation will expand its geographic reach beyond Florida and Washington D.C....
