Bloomberg Philanthropies focuses on five key areas for creating lasting change: public health, environment, education, government innovation, and arts & culture. These five areas encompass the issues Mike Bloomberg and his team are most passionate about, and where they believe the greatest good can be achieved.
While Bloomberg Philanthropies works on a wide range of issues within each focus area, we apply a distinctive approach to all of our undertakings.
But the next hurricane season is only about five months away, and to make sure the island is better prepared, the St. John Community Foundation has a plan to address the concerns about the future...more
Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities program is designed to teach civic leaders in small and mid-sized metros–cities with a population between 100,000 and 1 million–how to use data...more
NVF reported $56 million, including grants of $23 million, toward youth development and education, according to its 2015 Form 990. Jeff Bezos' parents, Mike and Jackie Bezos, are also among the early...more
The growing prominence of women in philanthropy is an ongoing trend that continued in 2017, e.g. with Priscilla Chan at the helm of CZI, the most important new philanthropic entity to emerge in...more
Meanwhile, through a century of modern philanthropy, there's been wide agreement within the field that private money should mainly go to support those ... And we've written innumerable articles about...more
Large fortunes beget large gifts, and more than ever, prominent philanthropists and foundations are anteing up $25 million-plus to help tackle problems of poverty, disease, substandard education and...more
An expert on homelessness, she is also a MacArthur Fellow, Ashoka Senior Fellow, Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur and recipient of the National Design Award and Jane Jacobs Award. Arianna...more
When you think of philanthropic efforts to lower the mortality rate of mothers and infants, you probably think of grants to developing countries...more
Akron receives $20K planning grant for Kenmore financial empowerment ... "The fiscal health of our citizens directly affects the financial health of...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.