The funding, which follows $1.2 million Buffett’s foundation awarded in April for the demolition phase of the Johns Hill neighborhood revitalization project, will support the infrastructure-rebuilding phase…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The report from the National League of Cities found that 87 percent of city financial officers surveyed said their cities would be less able to meet their fiscal obligations in FY21 than in FY19 — the highest percentage registered by the annual survey since the Great Recession…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The final distributions in a $10 million civic participation commitment announced in June were made with funds intentionally held back so the foundation could be responsive to evolving needs as election season draws closer…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The foundation’s new priorities include economic mobility and childhood mental health in the greater Baltimore region…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Commitments of $2 million each from Harris Philanthropies and the Pew Charitable Trusts will help fifty nonprofits participate in Bridgespan’s Leading for Impact program and another fifty enroll in its Leadership Accelerator programs…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The commitment will fund initiatives to address health disparities, increase clinical trial diversity, grow the company’s spend with diverse suppliers, and expand Black/African American and Latinx representation at all levels of the company…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Commitments to help the State of California hire and train a culturally and linguistically competent contact tracing workforce include $63 million from Kaiser Permanente and $18.8 million from a coalition of foundations…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

An analysis by the Aspen Institute finds that between 29 percent and 43 percent of the nearly 43.7 million renter households nationwide could be at risk of eviction by year-end…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Launched in collaboration with the Longwood Fund, a biotech-focused venture capital firm, the initiative is aimed at accelerating CF drug discovery and development in select Longwood-backed companies….  Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift from an anonymous donor to the College of Education will create an endowed fund to provide expanded financial support to teacher candidates from diverse backgrounds, support recruitment and retention efforts, and fund professional development and supports…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

General operating support grants were awarded to organizations working to address impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and advance racial equity and justice in the national capital region…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift from Twitter co-founder Evan Williams and his wife, Sara, will support the district’s efforts to provide students with computers and Internet access,  as well as technology training and support for teachers, students, and families…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda Gates, has announced a $10 million commitment from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation in support of the Equality Can’t Wait Challenge.The commitment brings the total to be awarded through the Equality Can’t Wait Challenge to $40 million, including three grants of at least $10 million…. Philanthropy News…

A survey by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Gallup found that while 84 percent of respondents said the news media was “critical” or “very important” to U.S. democracy, 86 percent said they saw “a great deal” or “fair amount” of bias in news reporting…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Twenty community leaders working to end anti-Black racism in the United States and South Africa will receive space to reflect and engage with new thinking, access to a transnational network of leaders in the racial equity field, coaching, and up to $20,000 in support of their efforts…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Grants totaling $8.5 million were awarded through the Ken Griffin Alpha-Synuclein Imaging Competition to teams from AC Immune, Mass General Brigham, and Merck working to develop an imaging tracer that can help clinicians visualize the protein in the living brain…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Made in honor of clinical professor emeritus John L. Ward, the gift from the Tanoto Foundation will rename the Center for Family Enterprises at the Kellogg School of Management the John L. Ward Center for Family Enterprises…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The largest gift in Xavier’s 95-year-history will enable the university to expand scholarships, endow new faculty positions, and make much-needed investments in sustaining its mission as the nation’s only Catholic and historically black university…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The grant, which builds on a five-year, $25 million partnership launched in 2016, will fund efforts to enhance care and support programs, provide educational materials to the financial services firm’s clients and associates, and advance critical research…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Launched in March, the fund was administered by the New York Community Trust, which managed more than $73 million in grant funding, with the Nonprofit Finance Fund issuing and managing another $37 million in no-interest loans…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>