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.
A small Canadian town is getting $50,000 to help its youth fight climate change, the CBC reports.
"We are super excited about this, because we are one out of 100 municipalities in the world that...more
"Climate change is an all-hands-on-deck challenge, and it's critical that young peoplewho have the most at stakehelp lead the way," says Michael Bloomberg, UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and...more
When Detroit's historic North End was being ravaged by blight, Patrick Bouchain and Jean Louis Farges decided to turn a abandoned warehouse into a community library.
But instead of accepting a...more
Black households spend 43% more of their income on energy costs than non-Hispanic white households, and energy costs in communities of color are disproportionately high, according toEsther Thomas,...more
"Tackling climate change and building stronger and more equitable cities go hand in hand," Michael Bloomberg says.
"Mayors have bold ideas for how to take on both challenges at once, and we're...more
The arrival of e-cigarettes fractured opponents of smoking, especially after startup company JUUL marketed its vapes with high nicotine levels to young people."I can't think of any other field of...more
Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is a nonprofit created and entirely funded by Philip Morris International, one of the worlda€™s largest tobacco companies.Douglas sees his new job as the...more
Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is a nonprofit created and entirely funded by Philip Morris International, one of the worlda€™s largest tobacco companies.Douglas sees his new job as the...more
Want to make your city more efficient and liveable? Try breaking away from the old ways of doing things.
That's the upshot of a new study out of the University of New South Wales that looks at...more
Empowerment Plan is a nonprofit aimed at helping countless homeless people find jobs. To combat the country’s homeless crisis, the Plan hires homeless people and teaches them how to make coats for the homeless suffering on the streets.