The posthumous gift of C$140 million from entrepreneur Paul Durocher is one of the largest ever made in Quebec and was a surprise for the four recipients..... 

This week's roundup includes news from the Ewing Marion Kauffman, Hudson-Webber, and Kresge foundations as well as the News Literacy Project....

Half the gift, a bequest from the late Miriam Bergen, will support the hospital’s new emergency department, while the other half will bolster the cardiac sciences program.....

The climate-focused philanthropic arm of London-based quant hedge fund Quadrature Capital will invest in nonprofit efforts to reflect solar radiation and help offset human-caused global warming and promote greater oversight....

Awarded to farms and ranches across 14 states through the Conservation Partners Program, the grants from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will leverage more than $4.9 million in matching contributions for a total impact of $15.1 million….

News and staff announcements from community foundations in California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and West Virginia....

Through the fund, the foundation will support projects led by Latinx-serving nonprofit organizations in San Diego County to empower local Latinx leaders and strengthen economic mobility and generational wealth-building....

The gift will be used to expand Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s WellSpace initiative into area elementary schools, featuring biophilic and trauma-informed design where students can connect with health and wellness resources....

The Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification recognized 25 U.S. colleges and universities with the elective designation, which honors institutions that have committed to campus-wide efforts to advance leadership in pursuit of public goods....

The commitment from Joe and Linda Chlapaty will support the hospital’s recently launched Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research....

Part of the Texas foundation’s 20-year commitment to invest $1 billion in learning opportunities for children statewide, the 32 grant recipients are the first of two cohorts to be awarded in 2024....

The gift from Orange County biotech entrepreneur Charlie Dunlop will create an endowed fund in support of the UC Irvine School of Biological Sciences....

The funding will advance preclinical studies for two gene-therapy candidates that could be used in treating blindness caused by retinal degenerative diseases....

The multiyear grant will support a pilot program to integrate doula support into the group’s home visiting services nationwide....

The two-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will support the creation of new artwork for the group’s sixth triennial, Prospect.6, which opens in November....

The funds will establish the Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center….

Investments include $25 million to scale and commercialize carbon dioxide removal technology, new contracts to maintain a 100 percent renewable energy commitment, and $3.9 million in grants to provide equitable access to affordable clean energy....

Grants totaling $2.6 million were awarded to the University of Delaware, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Santa Clara University, and Washington University in St. Louis to expand research-practice in collaboration with public agencies or nonprofit organizations to reduce inequality in youth outcomes....

The largest capital gift in university history will help fund the expansion of the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering....

Grants to 54 organizations from the Poetry Foundation were awarded through an arts-and-culture community-based proposal review process....

Following the survey, the Learning Engineering Virtual Institute’s AI Lab launched five online educational tools designed to address critical issues in education….

The commitment is part of the foundation’s long-term effort to reduce its carbon footprint….

Led by the General Relief Society Presidency, the church’s organization for women, grants will support eight organizations in efforts to improve the health and well-being of women and children around the world....

According to its latest Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, Candid found that despite many foundations anticipating a decrease in giving, overall funding increased by 1.7 percent, and more than half of respondents report their giving will remain the same in 2024....

The grant to the International Union for Conservation of Nature will mitigate plastic waste and transform plastic value chains across seven African islands through the IslandPlas project….