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From: Philanthropy Today
Subject: How a Big Gift to One University Will Fund Research at Others
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Anti-vaccine crusader and presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. has used his connections and his famous name to make tens of millions of dollars over the years from nonprofits, law firms, and private companies, according to a report in the New York Times. Kennedy made his early reputation as an environmental lawyer but eventually came to lead the nonprofit Children’s Health Defense, an organization that has spread vaccine misinformation. Along the way, he has earned salaries, payouts from lawsuits on which he served as counsel, speaking fees, and consulting fees in the six and seven figures, in addition to periodically receiving money from family trusts. (New York Times)
In Los Angeles, the world’s largest AIDS charity runs a network of rundown, last-resort housing and has kicked out scores of tenants over unpaid rent while running high-profile campaigns against evictions. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has $2.2 billion in annual revenues and owns more than a dozen buildings in Los Angeles, where it provides housing to tenants, many of whom have physical and mental disabilities or suffer from addiction. Generally, the nonprofit offers no other services to those in need, and its properties are plagued by violence, power outages, and pest infestations. A lawyer for the foundation said it has helped people who would otherwise still be living on the street and has poured tens of millions of dollars into its properties, without receiving sufficient support from the city. (Los Angeles Times)
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Performing Arts: Shakespeare in American Communities, a theater program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, aims to connect young people across the United States to Shakespeare’s plays. Grants are provided to nonprofit professional theater companies in the U.S. that produce Shakespeare’s works to support performances and workshops in middle and high schools and in juvenile justice facilities. Grants range from $15,000 to $25,000. Intent-to-apply deadline is January 25, 2024.
Education: The Advancing Informal STEM Learning Program seeks to fund research and practice, with a focus on investigating a range of informal STEM learning experiences and environments that make lifelong learning a reality. The current solicitation encourages proposals from institutions and organizations that serve public audiences and specifically focus on public engagement with and understanding of STEM. Application deadline is January 10, 2024.
