We’ve gathered Chronicle coverage of notable grants, major gifts, and requests for proposals in a convenient collection to keep you up to date on the latest philanthropic responses to the pandemic.
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Coronavirus Grant Opportunities
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (May 12)
A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, food insecurity, the arts, transgender people, African American communities, and more. -
Coronavirus Grant Opportunities
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 27)
A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, economic recovery, housing, arts, older people, women, and more. -
Coronavirus Grants
New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief (April 28)
Some of the grants recently announced to address health, education, contact tracing, food insecurity, artists, and direct cash assistance in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. -
Coronavirus Grants
New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief (April 22)
Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, food insecurity, the arts, vulnerable communities, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. -
Grant Seeking
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 20)
A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, economic recovery, housing, arts, older people, women, and more. -
Gifts Roundup
Michael Bloomberg Gives $6 Million to World Central Kitchen (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Palm Beach County Food Bank receives $1 million to feed needy kids, and a Central California charity receives $1.3 million to help farmworkers, undocumented immigrants, and other vulnerable people. -
Grants Roundup
Microsoft Dedicates $55 Million Relief Package for Pandemic Response Charities (Grants Roundup)
The cloud-computing company Okta is also offering $10 million in technology upgrades for nonprofit groups, and Eat the Change Impact will make $1 million in grants to promote plant-based foods. -
Coronavirus Funding
Rapid-Response Grant Opportunities for Pandemic Crisis
Requests for proposals for groups focused on health care, low-income youths and families, people of color, and more. -
Gifts Roundup
Leon and Debra Black Give $20 Million to Help Employees at New York Hospitals Hit Hard by the Pandemic (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Union College receives $51 million to recruit women engineering and computer-science students, and five other nonprofits received Covid-19-related gifts. -
Grants Roundup
Pfizer Promises $40 Million for Covid-19 Relief Efforts (Grants Roundup)
Also, Lyda Hill Philanthropies has created the $10 million Lone Star Prize to recognize one nonprofit group in Texas, and Borealis Philanthropy is giving $2.3 million to 16 news organizations through its Racial Equity in Journalism Fund. -
News
Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Pledges $1 Billion to Covid-19 Relief and More
He says he will distribute the money through Start Small, a limited-liability company he started in 2015. -
Coronavirus Roundup
Foundations Invite Proposals for Rapid-Response Grants (Coronavirus Roundup)
A compilation of new grant opportunities for nonprofit groups to apply for immediate funding during the Covid-19 pandemic. -
Gifts Roundup
Susan and Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos Make Big Commitments to Coronavirus; Dolly Parton Gives to Research (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Angelina Jolie gave $1 million to help low-income children in need of food assistance during school closures, and Oprah, the founder of SurveyMonkey, and others donated to Covid-response relief -
Individual Giving
Jeff Bezos Gives $100 Million to Feeding America’s Covid-19 Response Fund
In making the largest gift the food bank says it has ever received, the billionaire also urged others to do more to help those who need aid because of lost jobs and other problems caused by the pandemic. -
Coronavirus Grants
More U.S. Companies and Foundations Mobilize for Covid-19 Relief Efforts (Coronavirus Grants Roundup)
Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, and new grant opportunities to apply for immediate funding. -
Gifts Roundup
Musician James Taylor and Wife Give $1 Million to Fight Pandemic (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, four other nonprofits receive $1 million or more to fight the coronavirus pandemic and help those affected by it. -
Grants Roundup
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Creates $120 Million Scientist Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, Amazon Web Services pledged $20 million for infectious-disease diagnostic research, and the Gates Foundation is giving $10 million to address a locust infestation in eastern Africa. -
Gifts Roundup
Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Sheryl Sandberg, and Others Give to Help During Pandemic (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, two universities and a symphony orchestra received big gifts.