Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation and Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation
$100 million commitment to the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta for a partnership with the City of Atlanta to improve access to low-cost housing for communities with a higher risk for displacement.
Of the total commitment, $75 million came from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation and $25 million from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation.
Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation
$40 million to the University of Texas at Dallas to create new programs and scholarships for students, faculty, and the Dallas community at its School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology.
The university will rename the school after Harry Bass Jr., who died in 1998. He was co-owner of H.W. Bass and Sons, an oil company in Dallas, and an early investor in the Colorado ski resorts of Aspen, Vail, and Beaver Creek.
Walton Family Foundation
$34 million to Opera in the Ozarks to build a new theater in Eureka Springs, Ark.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
$18.7 million to Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medicines for All Institute for efforts to make low-cost medicines that treat tuberculosis, malaria, HIV, and neglected tropical diseases in poorer countries.
The foundation also gave $10 million to Vir Biotechnology to develop a novel T-cell vaccine for the prevention of HIV and conduct a clinical trial.
Getty Foundation
$17 million for Pacific Standard Time ART, a festival that will feature more than 50 cross-disciplinary exhibitions at the intersection of art and science from museums and cultural institutions in Southern California.
The event is planned for the fall of 2024 and then will occur every five years.
Wells Fargo Foundation
$7.5 million to Habitat for Humanity International to build and repair more than 360 homes across the United States, with an emphasis on improving accessibility for low-income older adults and people with disabilities.
CHC: Creating Healthier Communities
$7 million over three years, in partnership with the Elevance Health Foundation, for the Black Birthing Initiative, its program that aims to reduce high rates of preterm births among Black women.
Grants in this round supported eight community-based organizations in Atlanta, Cleveland, and Detroit.
TD Charitable Foundation
$7 million through its annual Housing for Everyone grant program. This year, 37 nonprofit groups received grants ranging from $150,000 to $250,000 each to bolster programs in rental assistance, renovations of rental housing, and operations to reach more residents in their communities.
Arnall Community Funds
$5 million to the Homeless Alliance to back operations of a new low-barrier night shelter in Oklahoma City.
Another grant of $1.1 million went to the Education and Employment Ministry to expand access to community support, education, job training, legal assistance, case-management services, and job placement for people involved in the criminal-justice system.
Rockefeller Foundation
$2.8 million to the Global FoodBanking Network to strengthen food banks, address hunger and food insecurity, and reduce food waste in 10 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Rite Aid Healthy Futures
$1.3 million to six mental-health organizations that expand access to mental-health treatment for young people, particularly youths from historically marginalized communities.
The recipients are Active Minds, the Trevor Project, the Steve Fund, the JED Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and McLean Hospital of Boston.
Ruth Foundation for the Arts
$1.25 million in unrestricted grants to 56 arts and cultural institutions across the United States.
The grants were made through the foundation’s Artist Choice program, which solicits nominations from artists.
New Grant Opportunity
The Truist Foundation and MIT Solve are accepting proposals through its Inspire Awards Challenge, which will award grants to nonprofit organizations that are aiding entrepreneurs from historically marginalized communities. The prizes include $250,000 for first place, $150,000 for second place, and additional grants worth $10,000 to $25,000 each to 13 runners-up will support technology-based projects that boost resiliency and sustainability for small businesses. Proposals are due August 4.
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