The commitment to Global Partnerships, a Seattle-based impact investor, will support investments in social enterprises working to deliver impactful and inclusive solutions to poverty....

The report from the Oregon Community Foundation found that Oregonians gave 2.22 percent of their income to charity in 2016, compared with 2.31 percent nationally....

According to a survey conducted by Classy, one out of two Americans planned to give more to charity in 2018, while only 10 percent said they planned to give less....

The gift from the Portland-based Harold Alfond Foundation will support a $50 million initiative to strengthen the garden's research capacity and programs for visitors....

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

Now in its sixth year, the annual prize program recognizes organizations in Minnesota and the Dakotas that work inclusively and in partnership with others to make their communities better for all....

The grant from the Grover Hermann Foundation will support the renovation of the university's '60s-era library into a state-of-the-art learning center....

The foundation's final grants of 2018 include $4 million over three years to the Fund for Our Economic Future, a funder collaborative working to improve the economic competitiveness of the region, with a focus on racial inequities and the barriers to opportunity they create....

The gift from Greg Parker will establish the Parker Business Scholars Program, Parker Business Scholarship Fund, and Parker Faculty Support Fund at the newly renamed Gregory M. Parker College of Business....

The grant to Two Pore Guys will support the development of sensitive, low-cost molecular diagnostic tests for tuberculosis....

News and staff announcements from community foundations in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee....

Grants were awarded to nonprofits in the United States and Canada, with a focus on STEM education and public safety....

The grants include $50,000 to the River Counties Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond....

According to an analysis of IRS data, 95 percent of Wyoming residents who made more than $500,000 in 2016 and itemized their returns claimed charitable deductions averaging $223,438.62.... 

In recognition of the gift, the museum will rename its film center after the couple....

The grants will fund intergenerational work aimed at improving the health and lives of millions of individuals by removing barriers and addressing social issues that affect their ability to lead their healthiest lives....

The grant will fund a study of the potential long-term neurologic health consequences of concussions and sub-concussive injuries, as well as potential treatments and therapeutic prevention strategies....

Grants were awarded to twenty-four nonprofits working to provide emergency and safe short-term shelter for vulnerable families, access to permanent housing, and wraparound support services....

A report from the University of Maryland’s Do Good Institute finds that the national volunteer rate fell from 28.8 percent in 2005 to a fifteen-year low of 24.9 percent in 2015....

The joint investment from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Gates Foundation, and the Ballmer Group will help officials from ten American cities use data and data-based evidence to boost economic mobility in their communities....

One of the largest-ever gifts to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America will support the organization's nonpartisan advocacy work, research, and direct-support programs....

The gifts from Cox Enterprises and the James M. Cox Foundation will establish a program for the study and treatment of early declines in memory....

Launched in 2016, the fellowship program recognizes early-career innovators at U.S. universities with the potential to accelerate progress in scientific research, environmental conservation, and patient care....

The sixth round of funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund will support efforts to remedy harm and reduce the risk of future harm to natural resources that were affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill....

The grants include $30 million to Communities In Schools, $10 million to City Year, and $15 million to the University of Chicago Education Lab....

The gift from alumnus Toshizo "Tom" Watanabe will provide scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students from Japan who have studied or currently are studying at a top-tier Japanese university with which Brandeis has a relationship....

The annual prize from Independent Sector recognizes an emerging leader who has demonstrated collaborative leadership to achieve significant impact in addressing a critical societal need....

The Metro Denver Impact Facility will support ULC's real estate acquisition plan to create and preserve the affordability of housing, facilities for nonprofits, schools, and community-serving spaces across the region....