The largest endowment gift in the foundation's history will establish the James W. and Anne H.S. Nethercott Fund, income from which will benefit organizations across the Cincinnati region and in Canada....

A joint effort of the foundation's Arts & Culture and Human Services programs and the Boys and Men of Color Working Group, the Culture of Justice initiative supports organizations working to use the arts to spark innovative approaches to community justice....

Announced at the inaugural Inclusive Growth Summit in Washington, D.C., the commitments include a $26 million investment from Mastercard in an Aspen Institute initiative aimed at addressing income and information inequality through the lens of inclusive growth....

The Atlanta-based organization will use the grant to develop a knowledge-sharing platform where members of the Purpose Built network can talk about issues related to neighborhood revitalization and share best practices....

The gift from Tadataka and Leslie D. Yamada will help accelerate efforts across U-M’s schools, colleges, institutes, and campuses to address inequities in health in the poorest nations and among disadvantaged populations in middle-income countries....

A report from the National Center for Family Philanthropy found that family foundations in the United States  are awarding fewer but larger grants, boosting their impact investments, focusing their grantmaking on issues, and working to increase the diversity and inclusiveness of their boards....

The total includes more than $1.7 million awarded through the Detroit Arts Support Program, a grant of $600,000 to the Detroit Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and $100,000 to New Detroit, a coalition of metro Detroit leaders focused on supporting efforts to achieve and maintain positive race relations....

Made in recognition of the fund's eightieth anniversary, the grant will support the organization's efforts to strengthen democracy, eliminate racial disparities, and promote racial justice while building a more inclusive society....

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....

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....

The unrestricted gift from the estate of Bill Swindells will support a number of the foundation's priorities, including narrowing the opportunity gap for children of color and those born into poverty....

The gift from the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund will support efforts to increase the diversity of the student body and create a more welcoming and inclusive campus for all....

Seventeen emerging and established activists and leaders will receive stipends ranging between $57,500 and $127,500 in support of full-time projects lasting twelve to eighteen months....

Each of the eighteen fellows selected for this year's cohort will receive $100,000 over eighteen months as well as leadership training, networking opportunities, and additional professional development support....

Grants were awarded in support of teacher training programs, leadership development initiatives, and strategies designed to advance diversity in the teaching ranks....

A new website and report developed by Native Americans in Philanthropy and Candid  finds that large U.S. foundations allocated just 0.4 percent of their total annual grantmaking to Native American communities and causes between 2002 and 2016....