The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 14, 2024

Prest Weingart Foundation Joanna Jackson will remain as president and CEO of the Weingart Foundation. Plus, Sandy Ho will be the next executive director of the Disability and Philanthropy Forum, and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation has named a new leader.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 27, 2024

surrounded by friends and board members of the Roy Cockrum Foundation. The foundation was the play’s major funder. By George Anders Photo by Cynthia Moxley Roy Cockrum (seated, front) at the 2022 opening night of “Knoxville” in Sarasota, Fla.,

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JULY 2, 2024

Giving through donor-advised funds is growing rapidly, which could impact foundation giving. Here's what your organization needs to know.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Foundation Source announced the launch of Impactfully Select. The SAAS solution allows foundations and their financial, tax, and legal advisors to manage every aspect of their philanthropic efforts.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 3, 2024

Prest National Fish and Wildlife Foundation A longleaf pine forest near Charleston, S.C., shows the savannah-like understory, common to these Southern forests, which feature high levels of biodiversity.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 13, 2024

Prest Also, Cancer Grand Challenges has awarded $125 million to five international research teams, and the OneOhio Recovery Foundation will deliver $51 million to efforts to prevent and treat opioid addiction in Ohio.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 7, 2024

The Oak Foundation, Sobrato Philanthropies, and the Dell Foundation are funding tiny home villages as homelessness spikes.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 31, 2024

Prest Courtesy of the Mozilla Foundation Nabiha Syed, a media lawyer and CEO of the Markup, joins the Mozilla Foundation as executive director. Also, a new vice president of programs will join the Houston Endowment in July, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute has named its next leader.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Prest Alcoa Foundation Caroline Rossignol has been named president of the Alcoa Foundation, which makes grants for conservation, education, and job skills.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 22, 2024

Prest Kim Leeson for The Dallas Foundation Diaz previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the foundation. Also, the Jewish Community Foundation San Diego has promoted its chief financial officer to CEO, and the effective-altruism charity The Life You Can Save has named two co-CEOs.

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Foundations 249

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 26, 2024

Endowments are a key tool for nonprofit longevity, but few foundations provide funding for this form of sustainability. By Alex Daniels Endowments are a key tool for nonprofit longevity, but few foundations provide funding for this form of sustainability.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Gateway Foundation announced that $2 million in funds from the sale of the Beacon House are now available to provide grants.

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Foundations 191

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 15, 2024

Prest Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Yvonne Owens Ferguson, left, Gloria Jackson-Leathers, and Allison Greenwood Bajracharya, are assuming new roles at the Marion Kauffman Foundation. Also, the Center for Nonprofit Management has installed a new CEO, and the Open Society Foundations promoted its new president from within.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 9, 2024

Grant makers at the National Council on Foundations annual meeting consider how to find the common ground to build broader coalitions for efforts in education, the environment, health, and more. By Drew Lindsay Chicago Council on Foundations Wendy Feliz, left, with the Arthur M.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 26, 2024

Also, the Nomis Foundation committed $20 million to the Salk Institute for neuroimmunology research, and Coca-Cola Foundation gave $10 million to clean up plastic waste and reduce water pollution on seven African islands. Prest Cleveland Museum of Art The Ames Family Atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Foundations 242

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 24, 2024

Prest Gates Archive/Brandon Hill June Yoshinari Davis will become the new chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Also, Junior Achievement USA has tapped its next leader, and Mike Geiger will step down this year as CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

20 foundations are speeding grants to protect voting and elections. By Alex Daniels Matt McClain, The Washington Post, Getty Images 20 foundations are speeding grants to protect voting and elections. Meanwhile, House GOP members are asking whether philanthropy is stepping into partisan politics.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 25, 2024

Dozens of community foundations have new presidents, who are turning their well-capitalized philanthropies into key players in progressive policy battles. By Alex Daniels Dozens of community foundations have new presidents.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Forecasting tools can help foundations prepare for climate and demographic change, emerging technologies, and threats to democracy. By Eden Stiffman Forecasting tools can help foundations prepare for climate and demographic change, emerging technologies, and threats to democracy.

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Foundations Technology 297

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 24, 2024

Prest Monterey Bay Aquarium A leopard shark swims in the Kelp Forest exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a recipient of grant funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

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JUNE 20, 2024

The Duke Energy Foundation is accepting grant applications to help support natural disaster resiliency in North Carolina communities.

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JULY 2, 2024

MetLife Foundation announced another request for proposal opportunity for its Community Impact Grant Program.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 16, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press Open Society Foundations made its first new commitment after a years-long internal reorganization, pledging $400 million over eight years to support green economic development. Above, Binaifer Nowrojee, the organization’s president.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Foundation Source released the "2023 Report on Private Philanthropy: Giving and Investment Trends Within Private Foundations." It found that in the face of economic instability, foundations gave $111 million more in charitable aid in 2022, totaling $865 million compared to $754 million in 2021.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 6, 2024

In a new model of crisis response, permanent funds allow foundations to issue grants quickly in response to natural disasters. Above, House of Hope CEO Rob Ranieri Establishing permanent funds allows foundations to issue grants quickly in response to natural disasters.

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Disaster Relief Foundations Food Associations 202

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 5, 2024

Prest Plus, ​​two community foundations have named new leaders, and the California philanthropist Betty Moore has died at age 95.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The Parkinson's Foundation has announced it is accepting applications for $1 million in community grant funding. The 2024 community grants cycle will support health, wellness and educational programs that address unmet needs in local Parkinson's disease (PD) communities.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 15, 2024

Prest Getty Images A commitment by Kataly Foundation and Bank of America is supporting the Inclusiv Impact Deposits Fund to enable $100 million in lending through community-development credit unions.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Foundation Source released its 2024 client survey to offer a glimpse into how private foundations are approaching charitable giving this year.

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Foundations 268

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The new president of the JPB foundation will increase grant making to $510 million this year to support nonprofits focused on multiracial democracy and worker power. By Alex Daniels The JPB Foundation Deepak Bhargava is a longtime progressive movement organizer who plans to give big to democracy-strengthening efforts.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 21, 2024

Prest Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Olatunji Ajani was recently named executive director for 1 Million Cups and Kauffman FastTrac at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Emerson Foundation has appointed its next president. Also, GivingTuesday has named two new executives, and the Fred L.

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Entrepreneurship Foundations 138

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Prest Wells Fargo Darlene Goins is set to lead the Wells Fargo Foundation. Also, Common Cause will install its next leader in February, and the Tiny News Collective has named its first executive director.

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Foundations 278

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 5, 2023

His compensation beats that of the leaders of the Gates, Ford, and Mellon foundations. By Marc Gunther Gabriella Demczuk, The New York Times, Redux Rajiv Shah’s management style has sewn discontent among some, but he also has many admirers. His management style has sown discontent among some, but he also has admirers.

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Foundations Management 341

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Marguerite Casey Foundation launched its “Public Dollars for Public Goods” initiative. The Foundation is investing more than $5M to support organizations that leverage community organizing to shift power by helping underserved communities access federal and local funding and control how those funds are spent.

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Foundations 278

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 19, 2024

Prest The Joyce Foundation Julie Morita will be the next president and CEO of the Joyce Foundation. Plus, the former longtime CEO of the Weingart Foundation will now lead Covenant House California, and LISC has named its new executive vice president of programs.

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Foundations 146

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press AP Photo/Francois Mori, File George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, now led by his son Alex, is being restructured.

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Foundations Associations 243

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 12, 2023

To appeal to a new generation of donors, the Brooklyn Community Foundation is renaming itself Brooklyn Org. By Alex Daniels To appeal to a new generation of donors, the Brooklyn Community Foundation is renaming itself Brooklyn Org.

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