Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:
Microsoft
$250 million to address affordable housing and homelessness in the Seattle area. This adds to a $500 million fund the software company established last year to make loans and grants to organizations near its headquarters, including $50 million to the Evergreen Impact Housing Fund, a public-private partnership to develop affordable housing.
Lilly Endowment
$54.7 million to 13 Indianapolis youth organizations to develop financial-sustainability plans for the long term. Among the grants are $7.5 million each to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana and the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.
LEGO Foundation
$24 million to five partnerships to offer professional development for primary-school teachers in Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and Vietnam and promote the use of play in learning. The program’s international partners are the Aga Khan Foundation, BRAC, Right to Play, Unicef, and VVOB; they will each receive grants worth $4 million over four years. In addition, RTI International will receive $4 million over five years to evaluate the outcomes of the program.
Arnold Ventures
$4.2 million to the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia for a pilot program to support students who are seeking associate degrees at West Virginia University Parkersburg and Blue Ridge Community and Technical College.
Carnegie Corporation
$4 million to Neo Philanthropy for the Four Freedoms Fund, which aims to help immigrants become active participants in civic affairs at the state level.
PepsiCo
$2.5 million to the International Youth Foundation to offer a new digital life-skills training course designed to help young women succeed in the workplace.
Kohl’s
$2 million to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation for a campaign to help families learn how to cook low-cost and nutritious meals at home.
Ascend Fund
New American Leaders and Vote Run Lead will each receive $1.5 million over three years to help get more women elected to office.
Read more about the Ascend Fund in a Chronicle article.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
$1 million to the New Orleans Museum of Art to plan and hire staff for a new conservation program to protect artworks, particularly outdoor sculpture and photography.
New Grant Opportunity
The Morgridge Family Foundation is accepting applications for the new Morgridge Acceleration Program Fellowship, which will connect promising leaders with mentoring nonprofit groups. Six fellows will be selected, given a $5,000 professional-development stipend, and paired with a mentor at one of six charities nationwide: Brink Literacy Project, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Global Conservation Corps, Impact100, MIT Solve, and the TGR Foundation, created by professional golfer Tiger Woods. Applications are due February 14.
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