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.
Train cars carrying oil, gas, and chemicals crisscross our country every two days, and disasters like the one in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this year are bound to happen again and again.
"I...more
"Air pollution threatens our health and that of our planet," says the Brussels minister for the environment.
"It is our duty to do everything we can so that the people of Brussels can breathe...more
Bloomberg Philanthropies has committed nearly $1.6 billion to anti-tobacco efforts since 2005.$140 million will aim to curb the use of e-cigarettes among teenagers in the United States.$50 million to...more
Jocelynne Rainey, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, says the foundation's Invest in Youth initiative is making long-term investments in Brooklyn's youth.
"These long-term...more
There's a lot of finger-pointing to be done before a global agreement on climate change is reached at the end of this week, but one person who's not happy about the lack of progress is Bill...more
There's a lot of finger-pointing to be done before a global agreement on climate change is reached at the end of this week, but one person who's not happy about it is Bill Gates.
"A lot of these...more