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MAY 10, 2024

Prest Middleton Place Foundation Dana Hand Evans, incoming CEO of the Middleton Place Foundation, which raises money to support the Middleton Place National Historic Landmark. Plus, Legal Services NYC has named its next executive director, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools will install a new leader in August.

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Foundations 261

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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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Foundations 299

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 23, 2024

Prest Mitch Tobias Shelley Trott will become the first executive director of the Kenneth Rainin Foundation. Also, Vital Strategies has chosen a Merck executive as its next CEO, and the basketball star LeBron James appointed a new leader for his More Than a Vote nonprofit group.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 12, 2024

will receive $750,000 from the Cummings Foundation to provide adult immigrants and refugees with free, intensive English language programs that emphasize work-force development and digital literacy so they can become successful workers, parents, and community members.

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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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Foundations Philanthropy 263

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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 226

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

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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Foundations 348

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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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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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Foundations Philanthropy 278

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 317

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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Foundations Law Education Education 286

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 264

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

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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Foundations Nonprofits 316

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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AUGUST 15, 2024

The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation opened grant applications for its fall grant cycle to nonprofits in its service areas.

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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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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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Foundations Health Education Education 264

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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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 277

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Barr Foundation thought it had a perfect plan to modernize Boston’s bus system — until it faced unanticipated roadblocks. The Barr Foundation thought it had a perfect plan to modernize Boston’s bus system — until it faced unanticipated roadblocks. By Lisa Jacobson BostonBRT A redecorated and redesigned bus stop in Everett, Mass.

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Foundations 147

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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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Energy Foundations 242

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.

Foundations 262

Foundations Philanthropy Medical 262

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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 279

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Plus, the Bezos Earth Fund granted $30 million to establish its third Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein, and the Hamon Charitable Foundation gave $25 million for a new pediatric hospital in Dallas.

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Foundations Technology 130

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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Foundations Philanthropy 323

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 299

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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Foundations Governance 277

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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Foundations 289

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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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Foundations 237

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 347

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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Foundations Health 263

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

AGCO Agriculture Foundation announced the launch of its refined Call for Applications for Grant 2023 for the advancement of quality education, research, and innovation in agriculture. The Foundation invites nonprofits and institutions registered as charitable or nonprofit organizations to apply for grant funding.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Newman's Own Foundation opened applications for the inaugural Food Justice for Kids Prize to support organizations fighting food injustice.

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Food Foundations 238

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 10, 2024

Prest Courtesy of the Maine Community College System An automotive technology program instructor at Washington County Community College works with a student on an electric vehicle as part of the school’s work-force development programs, which the Harold Alfond Foundation supports.

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Foundations Homelessness Philanthropy Technology 223

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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