NFL Foundation Awards $45 Million for Youth Football
Posted March 26, 2014
The grant will help fund the expansion of Heads Up Football, a national initiative aimed at making football safer for young players....
Gates Foundation Awards $3.4 Million for TB Drug Research
Posted March 26, 2014
Awarded through the TB Drug Accelerator, the grant to the Infectious Disease Research Institute will support research targeting early-stage TB drug discovery....
Rockefeller Foundation Awards $3.8 Million for IT Jobs in Ghana
Posted March 26, 2014
The grant will help fund an ICT park in Accra that is expected to attract tech companies and generate thousands of jobs for disadvantaged youth....
Charitable Contributions Continued to Climb in 2013, Survey Finds
Posted March 26, 2014
The survey found that 62 percent of respondents reported a year-over-year increase in charitable receipts, the highest percentage since 2007....
Winners of 'Reinvent the Toilet Challenge: India' Announced
Posted March 25, 2014
Six organizations were awarded grants totaling $2 million to develop "next-generation" toilets that can deliver safe, sustainable sanitation solutions in India....
Too Small to Fail to Launch First Local Effort in Tulsa
Posted March 25, 2014
The Talking Is Teaching campaign is designed to help parents and caregivers prepare young children for success in school and beyond....
University of Washington Receives $30 Million Grant
Posted March 25, 2014
The grant from the Washington Research Foundation will be used to attract and retain elite faculty and postdoctoral researchers....
Foundation Assets at Highest Levels Since Downturn, Survey Finds
Posted March 25, 2014
The survey by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that the combined assets of eighty-three grantmakers have increased 7.5 percent since 2012....
Hilton Foundation Awards $3 Million for Ghana Water Project
Posted March 24, 2014
The grant to the International Water and Sanitation Centre will support efforts to provide access to clean water in rural Ghana....
University of Montana Receives $11 Million Pledge
Posted March 24, 2014
The pledge from the estate of Tom Cotter will provide support for academic scholarships for students from Montana....
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Receives $10 Million Gift
Posted March 24, 2014
The gift will cover half the anticipated costs of a twelve-bed Center for Palliative and Hospice Care....
MacArthur Foundation Awards $3 Million for Nuclear Security
Posted March 24, 2014
The foundation awarded ten grants in support of efforts to to prevent nuclear terrorism and strengthen global nuclear security....
Partnership Launched to Help End Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault
Posted March 23, 2014
The Avon Foundation for Women and corporations have pledged millions of dollars to the No More initiative to help end domestic violence....
Pope Francis Boosts Giving by U.S. Catholics, Survey Finds
Posted March 23, 2014
According to the survey, 77 percent of U.S. Catholics who gave more in 2013 than in 2012 said the pope had inspired their giving....
People in the News (3/23/14): Appointments and Promotions
Posted March 23, 2014
The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....
Museums Working to Cultivate Younger Donors, Board Members
Posted March 23, 2014
Across the country, museums large and small are preparing for the eventual passing of the baton by the baby boom generation....
Community Foundation Update (3/22/14)
Posted March 22, 2014
News and staff announcements from community foundations around the country....
Logan Foundation Awards Photographic Book Collection to UC Berkeley
Posted March 22, 2014
The gifts include the Logan Photographic Book Collection, a collection of some 3,000 photography books, and $3.1 million in endowment funds....
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Receives $8.5 Million Pledge
Posted March 22, 2014
The gift will support construction of a state-of-the-art pediatric inpatient rehabilitation center....
DoE Releases Year-Three Progress Reports on Race to the Top Reforms
Posted March 22, 2014
A series of new reports show that several states participating in the Race to the Top program have made progress toward their goals....
Schultz Family Foundation Pledges $30 Million for Veterans
Posted March 21, 2014
The gift from the Schultz Family Foundation will support efforts to help veterans transition to the workforce and fund research on brain injuries....
Boys & Girls Clubs Receives $5.35 Million From Wallace Foundation
Posted March 21, 2014
The grant will support the launch of the Youth Arts Initiative, which aims to inspire creativity and stimulate learning among underserved youth....
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Awards $1 Million to Urban Teacher Center
Posted March 21, 2014
The grant will support UTC's efforts over the next two years to expand its presence in Baltimore and Washington, D.C....
Keurig Green Mountain Commits $11 Million to Water Initiatives
Posted March 21, 2014
Grant recipients include charity: water, the Global Water Initiative, Raise the River, and American Rivers....
Mandel Foundation to Fund Archaeology Library in Jerusalem
Posted March 20, 2014
The gift will be used to establish the Mandel National Library for the Archaeology of Israel and Mandel National Archaeological Archives....
Accenture Awards $1.7 Million to Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Posted March 20, 2014
The grant will provide women business owners in Rwanda with the entrepreneurial skills they need to be successful....
Hartford Foundation Awards Nearly $2.3 Million in Grants
Posted March 20, 2014
Grants of $2 million and $275,000 were awarded to the Center to Advance Palliative Care and Grantmakers In Aging....
Duke Endowment Awards $2.75 Million to Greenwood Genetic Center
Posted March 20, 2014
The grant will enable the center to expand its clinical services and strengthen the infrastructure of its treatment program....
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