U.S.-based foundations announcing commitments in recent days in support of COVID-19 relief and response efforts include the Daniels Fund, the Kresge Foundation, and St. David’s Foundation…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

According to Giving USA 2020, charitable giving in 2019 rose 4.2 percent (2.4 percent adjusted for inflation) to an estimated $449.64 billion, the highest level on record, driven largely by giving by individuals…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift will establish the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics and support the institute’s operations, recruitment of investigators, and seminar and symposium programs…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

General operating support grants ranging from $10,000 to $325,000 were awarded to nonprofit theater and dance companies, professional theater training programs, and related service agencies…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

A study commissioned by the Greater New Orleans Foundation found that 67 percent of respondents said they anticipated having cash-flow problems over the coming months, while 57 percent said they had postponed a major fundraising event — resulting in, on average, a 34 percent hit to their annual revenues…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Organized by ABFE, the joint statement outlines a set of “imperatives” for ensuring the well-being of Black communities and guiding the philanthropic community’s response to the COVID-19 crisis…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have announced a joint commitment to increase their grantmaking by $1.725 billion over two years…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

In a letter to employees obtained by Rolling Stone, the co-chairs of the newly created Task Force for Meaningful Change announced a $25 million Change Fund, a list of priorities, and steps being taken to support “the ongoing fight for equality, justice, and inclusion….” Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The company, including all its recorded music and content divisions as well as its music publishing company, will create a fund in support of organizations working to advance equal rights around the world…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The funding will be used by the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) to purchase a million test kits, train and deploy ten thousand community healthcare workers, and support contact tracing efforts…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The planned gift of a hundred works to the college’s Muscarelle Museum of Art from Sybil Shainwald — who devoted her law career to protecting women’s health — includes mostly works that portray women, many of them by female artists….  Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

News and staff announcements from community foundations in Alabama, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

According to a survey of jurisdictions participating in the foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, admissions to detention of youth fell 52 percent between February and April….  Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Grants were awarded to a hundred and thirty nonprofits in Middlesex, Suffolk, and Essex counties, with a focus on organizations working in the areas of social justice, human services, education and health care…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

U.S.-based foundations announcing commitments in recent days in support of COVID-19 relief and response efforts include the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, and the Weingart Foundation…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

U.S.-based corporate funders announcing commitments in support of COVID-19 relief and response efforts include AstraZeneca, Google.org, Verizon, and several professional sports teams….  Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The grants will support the development of open source tools used in bioinformatics, genomics, imaging, single cell biology, and neuroscience…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift from the Laurence H. Dorcy Hawaiian Foundation will establish an endowed chair of Hawaiian studies named for local poet and activist Dana Naone Hall…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The grant from the Right Now Climate Fund will support climate-mitigation and biodiversity efforts through TNC’s Urban Greening program in three German cities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Launched in 2016 by the Knight, JPB, Kresge, and Rockefeller foundations, the Reimagining the Civic Commons initiative is adding five cities — Lexington, Kentucky; Macon, Georgia; Miami; Minneapolis; and San Jose, California — to its network…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>