Nonprofit News 2-7-22

Nonprofit News 2-7-22

News about grants, gifts The UMass Chan Medical School received a US$ 15 million donation from alumni Dan and Diane Casey Riccio. The gift includes US$ 10 million for what will be named the Riccio ALS Accelerator Initiative and US$ 5 million to expand and endow the...
A More Just Food System

A More Just Food System

Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Heather Bridges Turn into what looks like the parking lot of an apartment building in Sherwood Park, a neighborhood north of downtown Richmond, Virginia, and the pavement soon turns to gravel and greenery. Workers weave between...
Nonprofit News 1-31-22

Nonprofit News 1-31-22

News about grants, gifts The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation donated US$ 25 million to Michigan State University to expand public health in Flint, Michigan. The grant will bolster MSU’s public health program in Flint, adding 18 tenure-track faculty members, along with...
Nonprofit News 1-24-22

Nonprofit News 1-24-22

News about grants, gifts The Government of Iceland contributed US$ 1.7 million to the United Nations World Food Programme to scale up school feeding in the Malawi district of Mangochi from 2022 to 2024. The contribution will sustain and increase access to education...