The fund will drive more sustainable wealth creation in ten metro areas by increasing the lending capacity of local banks in the areas of homeownership, entrepreneurship, and neighborhood revitalization....

In their latest annual letter, Bill and Melinda Gates reflect on their foundation's response to COVID-19, the inequities highlighted by the pandemic, and the opportunity that exists to work toward "a healthier, more equal future for all" by prioritizing equity and pandemic preparedness....

The organization will focus its investments in four areas — diverse leaders, innovative public schools, learning solutions, and racial equity....

The report from the ClimateWorks Foundation highlights opportunities for intersectional funding in support of efforts to build climate change resilience, advance environmental and economic equity, and improve the lives of people around the globe....

Launched in 2020, the $200 million fund makes equity investments in companies working to deliver solutions in the areas of workforce development, financial capability, physical and social infrastructure, sustainability, and access to capital and economic opportunity....

Through the third annual TD Ready Challenge, the bank awarded grants to six U.S. nonprofits working to develop innovative solutions to inequities exacerbated by the pandemic in communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic....

Commitments announced by the organization include $100 million for new scientific research programs and grants focused on evidence-based solutions to health inequities, and $100 million in support of hyper-local community-led solutions designed to eliminate barriers to health equity....

The commitment includes $100 million in ad inventory awarded through the company's Ad Grants Crisis Relief program and $50 million in support of efforts by public health agencies to reach underserved communities with vaccine-related content and information....

The foundation awarded grants through its Social Justice Program in support of LGBTQ leadership, movements, networks, and coalitions that are creating safer, more inclusive societies, and grants through its Great Apes & Gibbons Program in support of efforts to protect forest habitats....

The gift will support student scholarships, efforts to help students become classroom teachers, and initiatives designed to boost the number of graduates in fields critical to the nation's economic future....

The national initiative awarded grants ranging from $10,000 to $150,000 to a hundred Black-led theater groups....

The grant from the Ford Foundation will support efforts by the university's Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor to broaden and deepen its work....

Ten Puerto Rican leaders between the ages of 18 and 27 will receive $50,000 over eighteen months to work on projects aimed at advancing justice, promoting human rights, and helping underserved communities....

Funded by a $40 million gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, the Marshall-Motley Scholars Program will support the education and training of fifty aspiring civil rights lawyers over the next two decades....

With the goal of advancing racial and social equity in the real estate and healthcare industries, the companies will invest in the Enterprise Community Loan Fund and Primary Care Development Corporation....

With the goal of supporting shared learning around the challenges community college students face in transferring their credits to a four-year program, the Catalyzing Transfer Initiative awarded grants totaling nearly $4.5 million to five nonprofits....

Funding will be awarded in support of innovation and greater diversity in education leadership....