Tag: philanthropy
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Allen Philanthropies awards $7 million to boost Seattle arts landscape
The eight grants will bolster programs at the Seattle Center, the city’s public arts and culture campus, to empower the next generation of local artists and audiences…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Funders commit $30 million to bring AP content to local newsrooms
The funding includes a lead gift of $25 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as well as support from the Lilly Endowment and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Ballmer Group commits $72 million for behavioral health
The commitment to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors aims to increase access to Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Illinois, Kansas, and Michigan…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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November 2025 Updates
Every month we send an email newsletter to our supporters sharing recent updates from our work. We publish selected portions of the newsletter on our blog to make this news more accessible to people who visit our website. For key updates from the latest installment, please see below! If you’d like to receive the complete…
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Help Us Respond to an Uncertain Future for Global Health
It has been a tumultuous year for global health. In early 2025, the US government cut billions of dollars in foreign aid, affecting millions of people around the world and creating substantial uncertainty that continues to ripple through health and development programs around the world. Drawing on almost two decades of cost-effectiveness research and analysis,…
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Templeton awards $4.5 million to Constructive Dialogue Institute
The grant will help CDI equip 1.75 million college students with the mindset and skillset to communicate and collaborate across their differences…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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People in the News (11/23/2025): appointments, promotions, obituaries
This week’s roundup includes news from the Ford, Humana, Bloom Again, Joyce, and Television Academy foundations, as well as Americans for the Arts…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Community Foundation Update (11/22/2025)
News and staff announcements from community foundations in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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MacKenzie Scott awards $428 million in unrestricted grants to 10 HBCUs
The awards—to schools such as Clark Atlanta, Norfolk State, and Xavier universities—are in addition to a run of grants beginning in October that now totals $739 million directed to 16 historically Black colleges and universities… Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Podcast Episode 17: Bridging an Uncertain Time for a Lifesaving Program
Despite significant progress over the past several decades, malaria remains a leading cause of death globally for children under five. This year’s cuts to foreign aid funding disrupted highly effective programs to prevent malaria, such as seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC). SMC provides antimalarial medication to children under the age of five during the rainy season…
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MacArthur awards $100 million to pandemic prevention project
The grant to the Sentinel project was awarded through the foundation’s 100&Change global competition, which aims to address problems and support solutions that are radically different in scale, scope, and complexity…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Philadelphia funders award $8.35 million for workforce development
The funding from Comcast, Future Standard, M&T Bank, and the William Penn, Connelly, and Philadelphia foundations is part of a previously announced $20 million public-private investment to improve employment and economic mobility in the region…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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ASU receives $35 million to strengthen supply chain management
The gift from the National Association of State Procurement Officials will support Arizona State University’s efforts to elevate the role of procurement in supply chain management…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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American Rivers receives $10 million for waterway conservation efforts
The grant from the James M. Cox Foundation will help fund projects to remove 400 outdated dams, rehabilitate critical wildlife habitat, and restore 100,000 acres of floodplains…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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University of Cincinnati receives $4 million from alumni couple
The gift from Mohammad H. Qayoumi, who served as Afghanistan’s finance minister from 2018 to 2020, and Najia Karim, a clinical dietitian, will endow chairs and initiatives in engineering and nutritional health…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Funding for climate adaptation, resilience doubles to $870 million
The report from the ClimateWorks Foundation found that while foundation investment in adaptation and resilience is at a historic high—more than double the $404 million tracked in 2021—the need for more capital is still growing…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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University of Maryland receives $16 million gift from faculty member
The gift from Anne Simon allocates $15 million to endow professorships in the department of cell biology and molecular genetics, and $1 million to fund the Sondra Simon Memorial Maryland Promise Scholarship…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>