California

The Community Land Trust Association of West Marin has closed on a deal to purchase an eight-unit apartment complex that will be converted into affordable housing, the Point Reyes Light reports. The deal includes a $1.35 million loan and $500,000 grant from the Marin Community Foundation, and loans and funding from the county government totaling $1 million.

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has announced a partnership with San Jose Public Libraries to restore the library accounts of more than four thousand young people and replace nine thousand lost items. During the spring, SVCF approached the city about working together to ensure that more youth and teens did not lose their library privileges. From those discussions, SVCF raised more than $153,000 for a designated San Jose Library Book Replacement Fund, which will be used to replace lost books and clear the fines on delinquent accounts. The library system also launched a "golden ticket" program that eliminated accrued late fees for an additional forty-three hundred patrons who signed up for the library's Summer Reading Challenge.

Illinois

The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln in Springfield has announced that it is accepting grant requests for its Future Fund, an endowed fund administered by the Young Philanthropists giving circle. Established in 2006, the fund will award a single grant of up to $10,000 in support of child development and education in Sangamon County. Special consideration will be given to programs that address the recommendations outlined in the Sangamon Success report and that serve less-advantaged children in the county.

Massachusetts

The Boston Foundation has announced quarterly grants totaling nearly $1.7 million, including nine grants in support of the arts and culture, eight grants for jobs and economic development, three grants in support of health and wellness, two grants for education reform, and one grant in support of nonprofit effectiveness. Recipients include the National Council on Teacher Quality, Dance Complex, Newmarket Community Partners, and the Urban Food Initiative.

New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has announced that the Farnum Center, a program of Easter Seals New Hampshire, has been named the 2016 recipient of its Excellence in Nonprofit Management Award and will receive a $5,000 grant.

New Jersey

The Community Foundation of New Jersey, the Victoria Foundation, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and Newark Public Schools have announced the creation of the Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund, a $1 million dollar endowment established with the goal of ensuring that all school children in Newark have an opportunity to participate in field trips for years to come. The program is open to all public, charter, and non-profit private schools in the city, and schools may apply for funding to cover the transportation cost of field trips that enable kids to engage with the arts, culture, history, nature, science, and the college experience.

Ohio

The Cleveland Indians baseball team has announced the creation of the Larry Doby Youth Fund at the Cleveland Foundation to provide assistance to underserved youth in the city. Established with a $1 million donation from the team, the fund will be administered by the foundation and will work with youth-focused organizations to provide educational assistance and resources to nonprofit organizations working to curb youth violence. The fund is named after longtime Indians player and Hall of Famer Larry Doby, the first African American to play in the American League, the second (after Jackie Robinson) to play in the major leagues in the modern era, and the second ever to manage a Major League Baseball team.

Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh Foundation has announced that a fund established nearly thirty years ago to honor former mayor Richard Caliguiri will support a $2 million research project at the University of Pittsburgh focused on finding a cure for amyloidosis, the disease that led to Caliguiri's death from heart failure while in office. Under the plan for this year, $460,000 from the Caliguiri Fund will be combined with a $275,000 grant from the Simeon M. and Katherine Reed Jones Fund at the foundation to begin building a research program devised by Dr. Mark Gladwin, chair of the university's Department of Medicine. The program's annual grantmaking budget of $70,000 to $80,000 will go to Pitt until the total reaches $1 million, at which point the university will contribute another $1 million to complete funding for an endowed chair named in honor of Caliguiri.

Washington, D.C.

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region has announced that in an effort to connect more residents of the District of Columbia with educational options that lead to a secondary education credential and career pathway, it is partnering with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to launch BackonTrackDC.org, a website that directs D.C. residents to a range of alternative and adult-serving education programs. Developed by OSSE's ReEngagement Center, in partnership with Raise DC, Next Step Public Charter School and the foundation, the site gives users access to up-to-date, reliable information on more than twenty education programs in the district as well as program information, eligibility criteria, and and contact information.