Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:
Simons Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies
$150 million to establish the New York Climate Exchange, a new international institute led by Stony Brook University. It will be built on New York’s Governors Island with the intent to develop solutions to the climate crisis and create green jobs for residents of New York.
Of the total, the Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International will together contribute $100 million, and Bloomberg Philanthropies will give $50 million.
The Asian American Foundation
$65 million over five years to organizations that support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the foundation’s four program areas of anti-hate and violence, education, narrative change, and resources and representation.
Still Water Foundation
$17 million to St. Stephen’s Episcopal School to build an indoor swimming facility at this private school in Austin, Tex.
Alice L. Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Pilot House Philanthropy
$11 million over five years to the Leadership in Art Museums program, which will make grants to museums to drive racial equity in leadership roles.
Specifically, museums will receive grants to hire curators, conservators, collections managers, community-engagement program staff, educators, and other senior leaders to increase racial diversity throughout arts and culture institutions, the works of art they highlight, and the audiences they attract.
Conrad Prebys Foundation
$10 million over two years through its Strengthening Health Access, Resources, and Excellence Initiative, which will make unrestricted two-year grants of up to $250,000 per year to health clinics that serve historically marginalized communities in San Diego.
Kresge Foundation
$6.1 million to Equitable Food Oriented Development to make grants to organizations with leaders who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color to expand access to healthy food and economic development within marginalized communities.
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
$5.4 million over three years through the Pontiac Funders Collaborative to support nonprofit groups that drive economic and community development in Pontiac, Mich.
Home Depot Foundation
$4.4 million to Convoy of Hope, Habitat for Humanity, ToolBank USA, World Central Kitchen, and other disaster-response charities to strengthen operations on the West Coast and throughout the South.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
$4 million over three years to Howard University to back its Center for Journalism and Democracy’s programs to advance health-equity journalism at historically Black colleges and universities.
Lowe’s
$2 million over two years to Building Homes for Heroes toward construction costs for up to 75 new homes for veterans, police, firefighters, and other emergency workers and their families.
Truist Foundation
$1.5 million commitment to Accion Opportunity Fund to test its Down Payment Assistance Fund, which aims to help more Black, Latino, and women truck drivers in Maryland and Georgia buy equipment and invest in their small businesses.
Walmart Foundation
$1.3 million over two years to the Prison Fellowship to strengthen its First Chance Network, which provides services to children with incarcerated parents.
Plezi Nutrition
$1 million to FoodCorps to back its Nourishing Futures campaign to raise $250 million to provide access to free, nutritious meals in U.S. schools by 2030.
New Grant Opportunity
The Lewis Prize for Music is accepting applications for its Accelerator Awards, which will grant three multiyear prizes of $500,000 each to creative youth-development music organizations. The competition will also award smaller grants of $15,000 to $75,000. Eligible organizations must provide access to learning, creating, and performing experiences for young people that reflect their culture and identity. Applications are due June 2.
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