Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:
Lilly Endowment
$104 million to 91 organizations through its Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative to foster the spiritual growth of children within Christian congregations across a range of denominations.
The grants range from $126,845 to $1.25 million each.
The Lilly Endowment is a financial supporter of the Chronicle.
Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy
$100 million commitment to the Indigenous Power and Light Fund for Energy Sovereignty, which is seeking to raise money to advance clean energy projects led by Native American tribes and Alaska Native communities.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Lemelson Foundation, and other donors have pledged more than $30 million toward the total to date.
The MacArthur and Hewlett Foundations are financial supporters of the Chronicle.
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
$70.3 million to 260 researchers at academic and medical institutions in 15 countries to advance a wide range of breast-cancer research, from preventative vaccines through treatment of aggressive, metastatic disease.
James Irvine Foundation
$12 million commitment to the Movement Innovation Collaborative, which leads efforts to strengthen organizations that are advancing economic and social change for communities and low-income individuals across California.
Elisabeth C. Deluca Foundation
$10.2 million to Futuro Health to provide tuition-free job training in allied and behavioral health for 2,000 students from Connecticut and Florida’s Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
$10.2 million to 39 cultural groups and artists in the Philadelphia area.
The total includes $3.5 million to strengthen the operations at nine institutions and help them plan for the future, and $1 million in unrestricted fellowships to 12 local artists.
Geisler-Penquite Foundation
$9 million to Central College for a scholarship fund.
The grant was one of the last from the foundation, which was established in 1969 and has now spent down its assets.
Conrad Prebys Foundation
$5.9 million to 24 organizations that create career opportunities for young people in California’s San Diego County.
Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, NFL Foundation, and the David and Nicole Tepper Foundation
$5 million pledge toward immediate and long-term disaster relief for areas hit by Hurricane Helene.
The Tepper Foundation and the Carolina Panthers have jointly committed $3 million for recovery efforts in North and South Carolina. The NFL Foundation and the professional football team in Houston have each pledged $1 million. The recipients have not yet been announced.
Grainger Foundation
$5 million to the Joffrey Ballet to endow and name the Grainger Academy of the Joffrey Ballet, which will offer financial support for students of ballet from all backgrounds.
Citi Foundation
$4.5 million to nine community organizations as the winners of the 2024 Global Innovation Challenge to test or expand projects that address homelessness at the local level in the regions of Chicago, New York, Northern California, Southern California, south Florida, and Washington, D.C.
Each grantee has received $500,000.
Postcode Lottery Group
$1.6 million to National Geographic Pristine Seas to establish marine protected areas worldwide.
The grant was awarded to its founder, Enric Sala, during the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting.
Sonic Foundation
$1.25 million challenge grant to DonorsChoose to match all donations on October 3 to fulfill teacher requests of books for their classrooms.
Curebound
$1 million to four research partnerships through its Equity Grants program to address disparities in cancer research and treatment in marginalized communities in Southern California.
The recipients include teams of researchers at the University of California at San Diego, Family Health Center of San Diego, Rady Children’s Hospital, and San Diego State University.
New Grant Opportunity
The Pillars Fund is accepting proposals for rapid-response grants through its Catalyze Fund to amplify social change led by American Muslims. Nonprofit organizations in the United States can apply for one-year grants worth between $10,000 and $20,000 to advance campus and youth activism, boost civic participation, and seek racial justice for Palestinians and Muslim migrants. Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the funding is exhausted.
Chronicle of Philanthropy subscribers also have full access to GrantStation’s searchable database of grant opportunities. For more information, visit our grants page.
