The gift will fund a five-thousand-patient biomarker study aimed at defining patient groups based on the molecular causes of disease rather than its symptoms....

Awarded through the foundation's Networks for School Improvement initiative, the grant will support teacher-led instructional improvements that enhance supports for African-American, Latinx, and low-income students in the district....

A study commissioned by Sesame Workshop finds that parents and educators rarely discuss aspects of identity with children, even though a positive sense of identity is critical for healthy development and life outcomes....

The gift to the Foundation for Excellence, a public-private partnership designed to address systemic challenges to Kalamazoo's prosperity, will enable the city to fund property tax reductions and shore up the municipal budget through 2022....

The lead gift in a $130 million capital campaign will boost the school's endowment and fund its honors scholarship program....

Convened by the Ford, Hewlett, and New America foundations, the network awarded twenty-seven grants to twenty-one partner colleges and universities in support of the development of new public interest technology initiatives....

The Local Partner Self-Assessment Tool (LPSAT) will gather data from a network of more than a hundred local collaboratives and use it to assess their capacity to address veterans' needs....

The gift from Lynn and Mike Garvey will establish an institute focused on the development of treatments for brain disorders such as depression, post-traumatic stress, addiction, and Alzheimer's....

The funds provided by Sentara Healthcare and LISC will support efforts to address social determinants of health in underserved Virginia communities....

The gift from the Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund will fund creation of a first-of-its-kind digital gallery and performance space and help secure the Chicago institution's future....

Awarded through the foundation's On Nigeria program, the grants will support investigative and data-driven journalism initiatives and strengthen the role played by independent media in documenting and fighting corruption....

Awarded through the All Learning Counts initiative, the grants will assist nine organizations working to ensure that knowledge, skills, and abilities gained outside formal higher education can be applied toward programs that lead to credentials of value....

A total of $1.75 million was awarded to nonprofits focused on creating impact at the local level and improving access to fresh food access and nutrition education in Native American communities....

A grant of $1.5 million from Strada will support efforts by the American Council of Education to research, develop, and pilot a Learner Success Lab that provides opportunities for postsecondary institutions to strategize and implement effective policies and practices designed to help students meet the demands of today's workforce.... 

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

Many in the museum world are worried that increasing scrutiny of the sources of donors' wealth may have a chilling effect on cultural philanthropy....

Launched in 2017 in partnership with five regional community foundations, the initiative works to strengthen the arts and creativity in Massachusetts....

News and staff announcements from community foundations in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Texas, Vermont....

If met, the Give Together Scholarship Challenge will generate $20 million to grow and strengthen the Morehead-Cain program, which provides a fully funded four-year education, summer enrichment experiences, and networking opportunities to talented, high-achieving students....

The gift from Paychex founder and philanthropist Tom Golisano will establish a center for special needs at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital....

Commitments of $10 million from the XQ Institute, which is funded by Laurene Powell Jobs, and $6 million from Robin Hood, will be used to restructure or open new public schools in the city....

A grant to the American Library Association will support efforts to scale development of entrepreneurship centers at ten libraries and help libraries across the country develop new offerings for small business owners....

A new report from the Women's Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy found that in 2016 U.S. charities dedicated to serving primarily women and girls accounted for 3.3 percent of U.S. nonprofits and received 1.6 percent of total contributions....

The gift from Jane P. Batten to the Curry School of Education and Human Development will create three professorships and two graduate fellowships in early childhood education....

A commitment of $50 million over ten years and matching public-sector investments will support programs and research at a new Center for Networked Intelligent Components and Environments in the Grainger College of Engineering....

Twenty-seven billionaires out of four hundred received the highest score of 5, which was based on an estimate of total lifetime giving, excluding pledges or announced gifts that have yet to be paid out....

To be channeled through Melinda Gates's investment company, Pivotal Ventures, the ten-year commitment will support efforts to dismantle barriers to women's professional advancement, fast-track women in sectors with outsized impact on society, and mobilize external pressure on companies and organizations in need of reform....

The Independent Women's Forum, Philanthropy Roundtable, and People United for Privacy Foundation have filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging a California donor disclosure requirement....