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Jackie Robinson Foundation, Museum receive $20 million gift
The two-year award from the Dodgers’ principal owner Mark Walter and Thomas Tull, his co-chair at TWG Global, will support college scholarships and fund the Jackie Robinson Museum, celebrating the life of the baseball great…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Aliko Dangote Foundation pledges $688 million for education in Nigeria
The Lagos-based foundation aims to focus on students in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math) and well as on teacher training and the education of girls…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Boston Children’s Hospital receives $100 million gift
The gift from Rob and Karen Hale—the largest in the health system’s history—will support behavioral health initiatives and fund a new building at its Franciscan Children’s hospital in Brighton…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Kansas Health Foundation awards $3.5 million for contamination testing
Grants were awarded to organizations in the Wichita area to ensure residents of Sedgwick County impacted by decades of groundwater contamination have access to free health testing…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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ODU receives $15 million for medical and nutrition education
The award from Joan Brock to Virginia’s Old Dominion University will establish an institute that will serve as a multidisciplinary hub to integrate nutritional health science and lifestyle medicine with traditional medical school training…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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TCU receives $3 million from Bezos Family Foundation
The gift to Texas Christian University will help expand the college’s research initiatives, fueling the science of learning while bolstering faculty-led research and community-engaged projects that address critical education issues…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Kavli Instrumentation for Astrophysics program awards $4.8 million
The funding from the Kavli Foundation, WoodNext Foundation, and philanthropist Kevin Wells will support university-led projects to develop tools for the Lick and McDonald Observatories to deepen humanity’s understanding of how planets and stars form…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Pepperdine University receives $4.8 million to launch nursing school
The gift from HCA Healthcare will support development of the university’s 30,000-square-foot facility on Pepperdine’s Calabasas campus, which includes clinical simulation labs, high-fidelity patient manikins, and immersive learning environments designed to prepare students in lifelike scenarios…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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SMU receives $60 million for interdisciplinary energy-sector program
The award from the Dallas-based O’Donnell Foundation will help launch Southern Methodist University’s Energy Science, Innovation, and Enterprise program designed to fuel the current energy boom across the North Texas region…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Borealis Philanthropy awards $4.3 million to BIPOC newsrooms
Awarded to 56 organizations through the organization’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund, the grants are aimed at building and nourishing the capacity and sustainability of news organizations and journalism ecosystem partners…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Tow Foundation awards $10 million for youth mental health care
Awarded through its Innovation Fund, the grants serve youth in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New York, or Pennsylvania…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Sergey Brin donates more than $1.1 billion worth of Alphabet shares
The gift of more than 3.5 million shares of Alphabet stock is worth more than $1.1 billion, with a majority directed to Catalyst4, which Brin co-founded in 2021…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Federal funding cuts threaten New York City nonprofits, report finds
The report from the Center for an Urban Future found that many groups already have experienced significant financial impacts and have had to scale back or eliminate programs, lay off staff, and reduce services for clients…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Wellcome awards $13.2 million to boost African genomics, health equity
The £10 million investment will launch GEN-IMPACT, an Africa-led initiative that aims to advance African genomics and health equity…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Lilly Endowment awards $460 million to Marion County K-12 schools
Thirty-four grants totaling more than $460 million will support efforts to help local schools strengthen students’ academic achievement and post-secondary success…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Tom Golisano awards $25 million to Mary Cariola Foundation
The commitment will enable the Mary Cariola Center to expand and modernize its services and build a new facility in Rochester, New York, to address the needs of its nearly 450 students with intellectual and developmental disabilities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Central Michigan University receives $80 million for medical school
Covenant HealthCare and MyMichigan Health each pledged $40 million to support the development of a new medical education building in Saginaw, Michigan…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Lilly Endowment awards $649 million to Christian seminaries, groups
The Indianapolis-based endowment awarded $416.1 million to 45 theological schools in the United States and Canada to boost the ordination of pastoral leaders and $232.6 million to 48 faith-based organizations to promote stories that illuminate the vitality of Christian faith and life…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Gund Foundation awards $16.9 million to Cleveland area nonprofits
Grants were awarded to 135 service and education organizations, including College Now Greater Cleveland, the Rails to Trails Conservancy, and HFLA of Northeast Ohio…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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The Florida Orchestra receives anonymous $10 million donation
The largest gift in the St. Petersburg orchestra’s 58-year history will provide year-over-year support to the organization, which performs more than 100 concerts each season…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

