Arizona

The Arizona Community Foundation has announced that during the third quarter of its fiscal year (from October 1 to December 31, 2021) it awarded grants and scholarships totaling more than $62.3 million from its funds and those of its six statewide affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma. More than $12.4 million of the total was dedicated to supporting 621 small businesses and nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and funded through ACF’s ongoing partnerships with Maricopa County and several municipalities. A total of $15.9 million was awarded to 926 organizations and programs in the areas of health, health care, medical research, and human services; $2.6 million was awarded to 225 programs in the category of community improvement, which includes housing, community and neighborhood development, financial literacy training, legal assistance, and crime prevention programs; and $2.2 million was awarded to 195 organizations and programs in the areas of environmental education, renewable resources, conservation, and animal welfare.

The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona in Tucson has announced the promotion of Michael Wiley to data and systems manager. He joined the foundation in 2017 as a finance associate. CFSA also promoted Natalia Gabrielsen to finance associate. She joined the foundation in 2020 as a grants and gifts finance associate and previously worked as grants and services manager at the Arts Foundation of Tucson.

California

San Francisco mayor London N. Breed, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Main Street Launch, and the San Francisco Foundation have announced an investment of $2.3 million in the African American Revolving Loan Fund (AARLF) to provide loan forgiveness for 51 businesses in the city. The mayor established the fund in June 2020 to address the disproportionate impacts of the pandemic on many Black-owned and Black-serving San Francisco businesses. The businesses were able to put the loan funds toward rent, payroll, equipment and machinery, inventory, furniture and fixtures, tenant improvements, and COVID-related expenses including marketing and improving online presence and reopening costs. The loan forgiveness program will support a range of business types—including 25 women-owned businesses and 29 long-standing businesses—and an estimated 116 jobs.

Colorado

The Community Foundation Boulder County has announced that it has allocated or distributed a total of $8.165 million of the more than $30 million donated to the Boulder County Wildfire Fund from more than 66,000 donors. As of February 17, $5.5 million had been awarded in direct financial assistance to those whose homes were damaged or destroyed—both renters and homeowners, citizens and undocumented residents—and $1.5 million to workers who lost wages or livelihood equipment, excluding computers.

Georgia

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has announced that Campbell & Brannon, a residential real estate law firm serving the region since 1998, has launched the Campbell & Brannon Philanthropy Fund. Throughout the year, the firm allocates a portion of revenue from every closing toward charitable endeavors. For its initial grants, the firm intends to award $100,000 to nonprofits working in the Thomasville Heights neighborhood, where there is an immediate need to help residents of Forest Cove.

Iowa

Ted and Polly Hoff have awarded an annual gift of $25,000 to the Southwest Iowa Nature Trails in support of the Wabash Trace Nature Trail, the Daily Nonpareil reports. The gift comes from the Hoff Family Fund, which the family established in 2013 at the Pottawattamie County Community Foundation as a donor-advised fund that aims to financially support area nonprofit organizations in a long-term capacity. Stretching from Council Bluffs to the Missouri state line, the Wabash Trace is a converted railroad right-of-way that covers 63 miles, with more than 70 bridges along the route.

Massachusetts

The Cambridge Community Foundation has announced that for a second consecutive year, the Cambridge Youth Council (CYC) and CRLS Black Student Union (BSU) organized a fundraiser for nonprofits that support unhoused neighbors. Between Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Valentine’s Day, the youth groups raised nearly $16,350, far exceeding their $10,000 goal. The first $5,000 raised was matched by the foundation through its Teaching Philanthropy Fund, which was established by former executive director Bob Hurlbut to educate and empower the city’s youth to take part in giving. Recipients include Youth on Fire, On the Rise, Food for Free, and CEOC.

Michigan

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in Detroit has announced that Richard (Ric) L. DeVore will become the next president of the foundation, effective April 1. DeVore has 40 years of financial services experience and was most recently executive vice president and regional president of PNC Bank in Detroit and Southeast Michigan. He succeeds Mariam Noland, the foundation’s first and only president, who will retire March 31 after 36 years.

Ohio

The City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Foundation have announced a partnership that will place a cohort of the foundation’s 2022-23 Public Service Fellows at City Hall to assist with Mayor Justin M. Bibb’s administration. Established in 2016, the fellowship immerses talented, emerging leaders from across the country in the day-to-day workings of the city’s government while providing them with an opportunity to develop their skills, enhance their networks, and jump-start a career in public service. The fellowships are 12-month, full-time paid placements that include a $40,000 salary with health benefits. To be eligible, candidates must be college graduates who earned their undergraduate degrees between spring 2019 and spring 2022. A wide range of degrees and areas of study are welcomed.

The Columbus Foundation has announced that the Paul G. Duke Foundation has appointed Rayce T. Robinson as its fourth president, succeeding Linda A. Daniel. In 2017, Robinson joined the board of the Duke Foundation, which was established and led by his great-grandfather, Paul G. Duke, and his grandmother, Patricia Duke Robinson.

Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Foundation has announced $105,000 in grants in support of nonprofits serving the state’s Black community through its Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund, which was established in 2007. Recipients include the Rhode Island Slave History Medallions, the YMCA of Pawtucket, the John Hope Settlement House, and New Urban Arts.

Texas

Communities Foundation of Texas has announced the addition of John J. Stephens and Thear Suzuki to its board of trustees. Stephens is a retired senior executive vice president and chief financial officer from AT&T. Suzuki is a global client service partner at EY.