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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits Additional $31 Million to Partnership for Healthy Cities

By  M.J. Prest
August 25, 2021
Old Town in Warsaw, Poland
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The gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies to Partnership for Healthy Cities aims to create safer and healthier urban environments in Warsaw, among other places.

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Bloomberg Philanthropies

$31 million over four years to create safer and healthier urban environments in the following cities: Bucharest, Romania; Cairo, Egypt; Córdoba, Argentina; Dublin, Ireland; Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; and Warsaw, Poland.

To date, the grant maker has made $52 million in grants through its Partnership for Healthy Cities.

Catholic Education Foundation of Louisville

$10 million over five years to the Archdiocese of Louisville to provide tuition assistance to Catholic schools within the Kentucky archdiocese for families in need.

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Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Bloomberg Philanthropies

$31 million over four years to create safer and healthier urban environments in the following cities: Bucharest, Romania; Cairo, Egypt; Córdoba, Argentina; Dublin, Ireland; Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; and Warsaw, Poland.

To date, the grant maker has made $52 million in grants through its Partnership for Healthy Cities.

Catholic Education Foundation of Louisville

$10 million over five years to the Archdiocese of Louisville to provide tuition assistance to Catholic schools within the Kentucky archdiocese for families in need.

Ford, W.K. Kellogg, Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family, and Skillman Foundations

$5.7 million to the Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency to administer the Detroit Residents First Fund, which will back grassroots organizations in Detroit that have leaders who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color.

Oak Foundation

$5.5 million to High Point University for its Center for Community Engagement, which is expected to open this fall.

Summers, Rufolo, and Rodgers

$5 million to the University of Tennessee College of Law to back the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution, the Legal Clinic, the Douglas Blaze Professorship, and scholarships for students interested in pursuing legal careers in advocacy.

Summers, Rufolo, and Rodgers is a law firm in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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O. Wayne Rollins Foundation

$3 million to Emory University to establish an endowed chair in biblical studies at the Candler School of Theology.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

$2.3 million to the Kaiser Family Foundation to expand its Kaiser Health News journalism program and produce more stories on health, race, equity, and poverty in the South.

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation

$1.9 million to 21 arts and culture organizations in Denver as they recover from financial losses during pandemic-related shutdowns.

Truist Foundation

$1.5 million to Grameen America to strengthen its programs to provide loans, financial education, and other business support to Black women entrepreneurs throughout the United States.

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Bank of America

$1 million to the University of Houston College of Medicine to increase access to primary health care in underserved urban and rural communities in Houston and the surrounding area.

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

$1 million to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to endow MetLiveArts in perpetuity, which will offer live, in-person performances in opera, music, and dance as well as works created specifically for digital and hybrid platforms.

New Grant Opportunity

The Daniel and Barbara Chapman Trust is accepting applications for the Chapman Prize, an annual award that recognizes the efforts and achievements of individuals and nonprofit organizations in the United States that make significant contributions to American society. Up to $100,000 is awarded each year; for 2021, the focus area is economic prosperity. Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen or a nonprofit group based in the United States, have been conducting charitable work for at least three years, and be able to show demonstrated success in improving economic development. Applications are due October 1.

Send grant announcements to grants.editor@philanthropy.com.

Chronicle of Philanthropy subscribers also have full access to GrantStation’s searchable database of grant opportunities. For more information, visit our grants page.

We welcome your thoughts and questions about this article. Please email the editors or submit a letter for publication.
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M.J. Prest
M.J. Prest has been writing about major gifts, grant making, and executive moves for the Chronicle since 2004.
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