Community Solutions will use the $100 million grant to implement and scale Built for Zero, a data-driven, public health-focused model for ending chronic or veterans homelessness, in seventy-five communities across the United States….

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To help transform an economic paradigm that has led to a 90-percent racial wealth gap between white and Black Americans, the NinetyToZero initiative will provide a roadmap for companies and organizations looking to recruit, hire, develop, and support Black talent and improve access to capital and investment in Black-owned and -led businesses….

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The Connect Up initiative will leverage philanthropic capital, public/private partnerships, and employee volunteerism to advance equitable opportunities in STEM education, career development, and community well-being, with a focus on communities of color….

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The grants include a total of $5.4 million in support of the inaugural cohort of the foundation’s Vibrant & Equitable Communities program, which provides support to partners committed to achieving more equitable outcomes with and for Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities in the state….

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Grants were awarded in support of three initiatives focused on working Californians….

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The total includes $48 million in grants to nonprofits in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as select national organizations, and $16.8 million in scholarships….

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Awarded through the Enhancing Opportunity in Indianapolis initiative, grants ranging from $180,000 to more than $8 million will enable organizations to implement new or expand existing strategies, programs, and services focused on helping residents of Indianapolis meet their basic needs and build better lives for themselves and their families….

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With the goal of assisting four thousand African-American and Latinx students over five years, the program will provide financial support as well as mentoring and leadership training from PepsiCo employees, and will give students the opportunity to apply for internships and jobs at the company….

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The gift will support the ongoing development of a $1 billion, 190,000-square-foot comprehensive cancer campus in Irvine, California….

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Awarded through the Soros Economic Development Fund, the investment in Univercells, a Belgian biotech company, will support efforts to remove manufacturing bottlenecks in the production of COVID-19 vaccines and help develop distributed manufacturing capacity in middle-income countries globally….

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The family foundation of Quicken Loans founder and Rocket Companies chair Dan Gilbert and his wife, Jennifer, has pledged $350 million to the effort, while the companies’ philanthropic arm will contribute $150 million in support of neighborhood revitalization and economic opportunity….

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Funding was awarded to nearly two hundred organizations across Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, and Wisconsin….

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PepsiCo will invest $3 million over three years in Agua Para el Planeta, a program it operates in collaboration with the Nature Conservancy in Latin America, while the PepsiCo Foundation will invest $2.4 million in support of new drinking water access programs in the region….

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The gift will fund tuition for the 2021-22 academic year for the entire class of sixty students….

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Awarded through Balance the Equation: A Grand Challenge for Algebra 1, the foundation’s first ever U.S. education Grand Challenge, the Phase 1 grants will support projects designed to transform Algebra I from a “gatekeeper” into a “gateway” to success….

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The foundation’s first round of competitive grants will support projects in the areas of arts and culture, conservation, education, health care, medical research, and youth development in the San Diego region….

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The gift will support efforts to improve access to affordable, high-quality health care in the rural Midwest, including a significant expansion of graduate medical education, an investment in community health and wellness, and a planned virtual hospital….

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With the goal of improving health outcomes and the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in lower- and middle-income countries, GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and USAID will jointly offer a training program designed to increase supply chain efficiency for medicines and healthcare supplies….

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The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector….

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The grant from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation will enable the Soar Higher program to provide low-income and first-generation middle and high school students from the Windward O’ahu community with developmentally appropriate support to aid them in graduating from high school and enrolling in and completing college….

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