Baorong Guo and Annah Bender receive grant to study SNAP - UMSL Blogs
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
When the organization solicited research proposals for policy innovations to help children and families, Bender and Guo thought it was the...more

Anatomy of An Impact Investment: Comcast's Partnership With Inclusiv
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Comcast is investing $10 million in credit unions led by or serving people of color.Inclusiv is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) intermediary that provides capital,...more

Report: $27B remains unspent in Covid-19 Provider Relief Fund - MedCity News
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
But, as of February, providers had returned $8 billion of the funds they received. Nearly three-quarters of the returned grants were from the...more

Ford, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funds Tenant Influence | Work - Pennsylvania News Today
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
He states that he will not focus. , What philanthropy often did to support ... other philanthropic efforts are underway to ensure the effective use...more

Giving to End Racism; Foundations Give More; Grant Maker Focuses on South
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Colorado Trust, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
... murder of George Floyd into philanthropic efforts designed to end racism: ... a new study by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of...more

Geoff Johnson: Why learning to share in kindergarten might set you up for success in life
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
But can those social and emotional skills be taught and learned? Yes, says Canadian educator, social entrepreneur, child advocate and...more

A Former Obama Policy Adviser Will Lead Alliance for Justice
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Schott Foundation for Public Education, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Kimberlee Cornett is now director of its impact investment strategy, overseeing the $13.2 billion...more

Akron Deputy Mayor James Hardy is leaving the city
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Even Horrigan said previously that Hardy could one day run for office. Not that a stint at Robert Wood Johnson, a well-known philanthropic...more

Major funding partner calls for UNC-Chapel Hill to grant tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
In the last two years alone, the foundation has given more than $9 million in grants to the school for everything from COVID-19 data collection to...more

Subject: $1 Billion for New Asian American Fund, Smoking as Social-Justice Issue, Big Effort to ...
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Marc took a closer look at why the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health, spent $10...more