The total includes grants of $375,000 to Breaking Ground and the YMCA of Greater New York to address the impact of COVID-19 on the homeless in New York City, $1.25 million in support of food banks in communities where MetLife has a significant presence, and $2 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation in support of minority- and women-owned businesses....

The largest gift in the university's history will provide fellowship assistance for graduate students in the speech-language-hearing sciences department in the Loyola College of Arts and Sciences....

The largest non-estate gift in the school's history includes $10 million in support of student scholarships....

Grants will support projects dedicated to beach and dune restoration, the recovery of shorebird and seabird populations, and the enhancement of recreational fish data collection methods....

The grants were awarded through the trust's Annual Funding Opportunity, which supports investments aimed at addressing racial, health, and economic inequities through local and statewide policy reform and systems change efforts....

The funding will support the efforts of Purpose Built Communities' network of local organizations neighborhood-based revitalization efforts, with a focus on housing, education, and health and wellness....

The Expanding Equity program provides tools, knowledge, and human-centered approaches for transforming corporate workplaces into equitable places of opportunity that attract, develop, retain, and promote diverse talent....

As part of a five-year, $100 million commitment, the company has launched a social media challenge to help raise awareness and funds for the charity, which provides families with critically ill or injured children undergoing medical care away from home with lodging and other resources....

The gift from the Rosalie and Harold Brown Charitable Foundation will support clinical research programs focused on immunotherapy and precision genomic medicine....

Thirty community development financial institutions will each receive $500,000 in unrestricted funding to provide small businesses with the resources they need to sustain their operations and support vulnerable households impacted by COVID-19....

A survey commissioned by the nonpartisan think tank d|part and the Open Society European Policy Institute found that at least a third of respondents in nine countries, including at least half in the Czech Republic (67 percent), Poland (55 percent), and the U.S. (50 percent), believed that "scientists are roughly equally divided on whether climate change is man-made or not"....

The commitment includes support for the launch of Enterprise Holdings ROAD Forward, a five-year, $55 million initiative aimed at increasing respect, opportunity, achievement, and diversity (ROAD) for and among youth and families in communities where the company operates....

The grants will support research on the impact of dietary interventions in preventing and treating Crohn's disease....

The gift will endow a chief of pediatric hematology/oncology position at Oklahoma Children's Hospital Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Children....

Awards include $3 million to organizations providing legal assistance with housing-related issues, $1 million to organizations advancing racial equity, $1 million in support of community health facilities, and $500,000 for workforce development programs....

The COVID Collaborative, a group of leading experts in public health, education, and the economy, is working to raise $50 million in support of a public education campaign aimed at promoting COVID-19 vaccination....

Grants made through the CDP COVID-19 Response Fund include five awards totaling $900,000 to U.S. organizations and nine grants totaling $1.1 million to international organizations in support of recovery efforts in communities around the globe....

The funding will support efforts to scale the organization's group care model for pregnant women, young children, and families.... 

A total of twenty-one historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), including four previously announced schools, will receive grants of $1 million to develop or enhance programs that address specific skill gaps in their communities and create higher-paying, family-sustaining jobs....

The endowment gift from the family of Anne and Brutus Kenan will help secure the financial sustainability of the not-for-profit multi-service agency for children and adults with autism, intellectual disabilities, brain injuries, and other neurological and genetic diagnoses....

The grant will support the production and dissemination of the Berggruen Governance Index, which evaluates countries based on the quality of their political and administrative governance....

The grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation will enable the district to purchase six hundred iPads, twelve hundred Chromebooks, and fourteen hundred mobile Wi-Fi hot spots and expand access to educational, afterschool, community, and health and wellness resources for students and their families....

The five-year grant to Teaching Matters will support the creation of a Network for School Improvement cluster in New York City focused on ensuring that all students finish eighth grade prepared for success in high school and beyond, with a focus on proficiency in literacy....

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

The record-breaking bequest from a lifelong supporter who wished to remain anonymous will be used to grow the college's endowment....

The estate gift will support professional newsroom operations at the Missouri School of Journalism and initiatives at the Mizzou Botanic Garden, including the Legacy Oaks project....

The funding will support research on children's mental health, with a focus on vulnerable communities that traditionally lack access to care, the efficacy of telehealth treatment, and the impact of COVID-19 and digital technology on the mental health of Latinx youth....

News and staff announcements from community foundations in Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, and New York....