Foundation Grants
Community Vital Signs
About Us
Collaborative Granting $161 Million For Social Change
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Some $161 million is going toward gender equality and health initiatives in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
That's up from the original goal of $500 million, and is backed by some of the world's richest donors, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, Jeff Skoll, and others, per the Washington Post.
The money will be doled out through a new organization called Co-Impact, which was launched last year with the goal of "delivering large-scale, sustainable change to underserved populations across the Global South," per a release.
Some $95 million will go toward the Foundational Fund, which Co-Impact says will support "long-term change initiatives" like a literacy campaign in Brazil and environmental initiatives in India.
$66 million will go to the Gender Fund to support reproductive rights and healthcare for women in Ghana, as well as legal education efforts for women in Mexico.
About $1.6 million will go toward women's leadership and gender equality.
"These amounts, while falling well short of the $14 billion donated to do by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, are but the latest instance of wealthy donors making sizable donations to support charitable and social change projects," per the Post.
Read the Entire Article
Selected Foundation News
A customized collection of news from foundations from around the Web.
Atleti will take part in The Soccer Tour (TST) 2025, the prestigious winner-takes-all 7-a-side tournament.The Soccer Tournament will include international clubs such as Villarreal CF, AFC...more
The Technique looks back at what made this year at the Institute worth remembering.The Institute is working to reshape its STEM-only reputation, cultivating an interdisciplinary environment that...more
Verizon Disaster Resilience supports game-changing climate tech solutions.Discover how Verizon is empowering communities to foster disaster resilience through innovative technology.Verizon, in...more
Michael Hwang is director of sustainability go-to-market strategy at Microsoft.Hwang returned to ASU to pursue an Executive Master of Sustainability Leadership in 2021.Toppan Merrill's primary...more
CFR President Michael Froman and Senior Fellow Rush Doshi discuss takeaways from the Endless Frontiers retreat.Froman: Maintaining the United States' edge will demand a new era of innovation and...more
ABC News Groups' programming will feature a variety of impactful stories, features and content beginning on Monday, April 21."Good Morning America" and "GMA3" will spotlight the sustainable homes of...more
Karen Bailey, assistant professor of Environmental Studies, can discuss the importance of including the perspectives of the most impacted and marginalized communities when designing strategies for...more
New York Climate Exchange CEO Stephen Hammer joined "The Rush Hour" on Friday to talk about the impact of climate change on city infrastructure.Earth Week events are underway in the city, with many...more
Global Shipping Moves Toward Net-Zero Under New IMO Rules - Environment+Energy Leader IMO Approves First-Ever Net-zero Framework for Shipping.New draft regulations could transform the global shipping...more
School administrators questioned why PHEAA pressed ahead with its software upgrades.The agency used both the old and new systems, moving data back and forth between them.The new FAFSA wasn't ready...more
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Beyond the Four Walls are Empowered Rural Nepalese Women
Social entrepreneur, Stefan Wolf , founded the Beyond the Four Walls, which builds cyber “resource centers” (aka Internet cafes) in rural areas for young women to run.