Each of the thirty-two scholars in the fifth class of fellows will receive a grant of up to $200,000 to help underwrite the research and writing costs of a project in the social sciences and humanities leading to the publication of a book or study....

With the goal of creating pathways to financial security for young people between the ages of 15 and 29 who lack access to school, training, or regular jobs, the financial services company will support initiatives and organizations in more than seventy countries....

By taking steps to dismantle the organization, Biden may be hoping to avoid some of the financial and conflict-of-interest questions that dogged Hillary Clinton during her campaign for the presidency in 2016....

The gift will fund programming at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, which supports faculty research, hosts visiting scholars and public lectures, and awards grants to students in support of hands-on learning opportunities....

Grants awarded through the 2018-19 funding cycle include support for artists from eighteen states, Puerto Rico, and seventeen countries, as well as emergency relief grants to artists affected by the wildfires in California and recent hurricanes....

The gift from American Family Insurance will be used to strengthen the university's research capacity in the emerging field of data science....

The commitment will fill a funding shortfall created when the Trump administration — for the second consecutive year — decided not to fully fund commitments made by the previous administration....

According to Independent Sector, the value of a volunteer hour in the United States in 2018 was $25.43, up from $24.69 in 2017....

The gift from Leo and Annette Beus will enable ASU to complete the Beus Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser (CXFEL) Lab and capture molecules in motion using the most powerful X-rays in the world....

Comprising a total of five hundred and fifty works, the gift includes paintings and calligraphy with links to East Asian literary traditions as well as ceramics and a curated group of Meiji and contemporary works....

The Knight Foundation report showcases projects in Philadelphia, Detroit, Memphis, Akron, and Chicago that were implemented as part of an initiative funded by the Knight, JPB, Kresge, and Rockefeller foundations and local partners....

The gift from Orlando Bravo and the Bravo Family Foundation will support the launch of the Orlando Bravo Center for Economic Research as well as the recruitment and retention of world-class economics faculty....

Hailing from nineteen high schools in the Phoenix metro area, this year's cohort will receive scholarships valued at more than $120,000 to attend Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, or the University of Arizona....

Sixty grants were awarded by the foundation for work in the arts, environment, education, and informed communities....

The commitment will support programs at the Bank Street College of Education in New York City, Marian University in Indianapolis, and New York University focused on the recruitment and training of new teachers....

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

The gift will provide continued support for the Rubenstein Scholars Program, which was established in 2010 and awards three-year, full-tuition to twenty law students per class....

The Kansas Community Investment Fund will assist community foundations and other organizations with loans for projects focused on improving the health of communities....

The gift includes $7 million in support of continuing research at the Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research and $3 million to endow a distinguished professorship at the institute....

News and staff announcements from community foundations in California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas....

The Ancient DNA Atlas of Humanity initiative will work to create a DNA database of some ten thousand individuals from around the world spanning the past fifty thousand years....

Ninety-five grants were awarded in support of journalism, civic engagement, and inclusion and access efforts around the globe....

The cities of Chicago, Louisville, Miami, San Diego, and Syracuse will each receive $3 million over three years to pursue innovative, sustainable solutions for addressing their most persistent challenges....

Gifts of $5 million and $2 million from Ballmer Group co-founder Connie Ballmer and the Portland-based Ann and Bill Swindells Charitable Trust will support a project to create public access to the Willamette Falls for the first time in a century....

The gift in support of the outdoor theater's endowment includes $5 million designated specifically for its ongoing educational efforts and mentorship opportunities for youth interested in careers in musical theater....

The philanthropic collaborative awarded grants to eight nonprofits, including the Center for Policing Equity, the Nature Conservancy, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies....

Donors who made new contributions of at least $1 million between January 1 and March 31, 2019, include the W.K. Kellogg, Irving Harris, Colleen & Bradley Bell Charitable, and Schlosstein Hartley foundations, Dropbox CEO Andrew Houston, and Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes....

The gift from the Ellen & Ronald Block Family and Hassenfeld Family foundations will be used to integrate and expand clinical and community services designed to help children and their families recover from the immediate and long-term effects of trauma....