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Grants Roundup
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Commits $250 Million to Establish Chicago Biohub
Also, the Lowe’s Foundation will give $50 million to develop a pipeline of contractors and tradespeople over the next five years, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has received $38 million in grants from companies and foundations. -
Grants Roundup
NeighborWorks America Awards $79 Million for Safe, Low-Cost Housing
Also, the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation gave $78 million for a new center in Delaware to improve clinical care for children with cancer or blood disorders, and 31 grantees will share $17 million from Genentech’s Health Equity and Diversity in STEM Innovation Fund. -
Grants Roundup
Lilly Endowment Will Give $300 Million for Collaborations Between Indiana Colleges and Community Leaders
Also, the Citi Foundation has committed $25 million to improve food security worldwide, and Salesforce gave $1 million in unrestricted grants to 10 nonprofit groups with Black leaders. -
Grants Roundup
Moore Foundation Commits $110 Million for Wildfire Resilience
Also, Ohio State University received $110 million to establish the Center for Software Innovation, and the Open Society Foundations committed $20 million toward the future of social-justice philanthropy in Baltimore even as it plans to close its Open Society Institute-Baltimore affiliate by the end of 2023. -
Grants Roundup
Ikea Foundation Pledges $10.7 Million for Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria
Also, the Ballmer Group committed $165 million to Communities in Schools to expand its integrated student-support model within 1,000 schools with a student population that is predominantly low income, and St. David’s Foundation gave $43 million to local and grassroots organizations that advance health equity in Central Texas. -
Grants Roundup
Bloomberg Philanthropies Pledges Additional $420 Million to Curb Tobacco Use
Also, the Pittsburgh Foundation will make $50 million in unrestricted grants for racial equity and justice in the region, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation committed $23 million to strengthen technology in the arts in Detroit. -
Opinion
The Rule of Law Faces Threats in the U.S. and Abroad. Philanthropy Needs to Pay More Attention.
Addressing myriad societal problems depends on a strong rule of law. Unfortunately, developing, promoting, and enforcing this fundamental component of healthy democracies isn’t on most donor radars. -
Grants Roundup
Ford Foundation Gives MLK50 $2 Million to Strengthen the Memphis Newsroom’s Reporting on Race and Power
Also, the Lilly Endowment will give $30.7 million to enhance Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character, and Kaiser Permanente pledged $25 million to the Center for Gun Violence Research and Education. -
Grants Roundup
PetSmart Charities Commits $100 Million to Expand Access to Veterinary Care
Also, Fidelity Investments is awarding $250 million to efforts to enable students of color to enroll in college, and Wells Fargo pledged $20 million to its Invest Native program for economic development in Indigenous communities. -
Grants Roundup
Open Philanthropy Gives $150 Million for Global Health, Climate, and Education
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $80 million to improve public parks in Indiana, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded $4 million to 35 historic Black churches across the United States.