The gift from Kenneth and Andréa Frazier will support a partnership between the two universities and their health systems aimed at addressing social determinants of health and racial/ethnic disparities that lead to increased risk of stroke among residents of North Philadelphia…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Grants were awarded to four organizations working to prevent the spread and combat the long-term effects of COVID-19 in vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities in five low-income countries…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The bank’s new community plan reflects increased investments in small businesses, with an emphasis on those owned by minorities, women, and veterans; affordable housing and home ownership; and community lending and investment across its seven-state footprint…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The Louisville-based foundation will provide an additional $10 million in grants and zero-interest loans to nonprofits working in its focus areas — education and workforce, community and economic prosperity, and quality of life…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

A survey by the Pew Research Center found that 54 percent of respondents viewed the public’s confidence in news organizations as “not too much” (43 percent) or “none at all” (11 percent), while smaller percentages said they had little (33 percent) or no (19 percent) confidence that journalists act in the public interest…. Philanthropy News…

The grants include nearly $4.6 million to strengthen and expand safety-net services for New Yorkers impacted by COVID-related job loss, food insecurity, economic hardship, and mental health challenges and $2.1 million in support of Jewish day schools…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Established earlier this summer, the Black Economic Development Fund will make investments designed to improve economic opportunity for African Americans, including deposits in Black-owned banks and financing for minority businesses, charter schools, affordable housing projects, and athletic facilities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

With funding from the Simons Foundation and National Science Foundation, the five-year effort seeks to develop a better theoretical understanding of deep learning, a widely used AI approach for teaching computers that is gaining traction in industry, commerce, science, and society…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The year-long program aims to empower emerging leaders with a proven commitment to service with the tools needed to make their efforts more effective upon their return home…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Grants were awarded support of studies to better define the biology and experience of Parkinson’s; measure disease risk, onset, and progression; treat the underlying disease and its symptoms; and develop tools and resources that enable progress across the field…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Launched in 2015, the program provides early-career scientists with funding of $495,000 over three years to help them transition from a mentored training position to an independent career in autism research…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift from Rachel Segal supports construction of a 29,000-square-foot facility that will include an eight-lane, 25-yard competition pool for the school’s swimming and diving teams and water polo program; a four-lane warmup/teaching pool; a climate-controlled gallery with seating for two hundred and fifty guests; and space for injury rehabilitation and water-based trainings…. Philanthropy News…

The commitment from the owners of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, the WNBA’s New York Liberty, and the Barclays Center arena will support social justice and economic mobility initiatives designed to benefit Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, with a priority focus on Brooklyn…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The multiyear effort will include donated testing services, education programs, partnerships, and financial support aimed at closing gaps in COVID-19 testing availability, addressing key social determinants of health, and raising awareness about the importance of appropriate diagnostic testing for health and wellness…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Led by Ibram X. Kendi, a leading scholar of racism and best-selling author of How To Be an Antiracist, the center was launched in early June to advance racial research, research-based policy innovation, data-driven educational and advocacy campaigns, and narrative-change initiatives…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

In recognition of the gift, the new library will be named the Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, in honor of Bloomberg’s parents…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gifts from the Perenchio Foundation include $500,000 to the Good Samaritan Fund to help students in need during the 2020-21 academic year and $5 million to establish the Perenchio Family Endowed Scholarship Fund for Fresno State students from all backgrounds and majors…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

After pausing its fundraising during the early months of the pandemic to avoid siphoning off support for immediate basic needs, the foundation is re-engaging donors in support of the fight for racial justice…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The awards include seventeen grants totaling $6.6 million in support of efforts to strengthen behavioral health services and twenty grants totaling $7.3 million to address food insecurity and expand access to healthy lifestyles in underserved communities in the state…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift from the Haslam family will support faculty hiring and enhanced research, initiatives designed to increase student diversity, expansion of undergraduate honors programs, and an increase in graduate student fellowships…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>