Post-WeWork, the Neumanns Are Still Billionaires. Whatever Happened to Their Philanthropy?

Post-WeWork, the Neumanns Are Still Billionaires. Whatever Happened to Their Philanthropy?

Before being forced out of the company, Adam and Rebekah Neumann signaled some big philanthropic aspirations. They’re still very wealthy; did they continue giving?

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A Public-Private Cancer Funder Backs Team Science and Targets Inequities in Care and Outcomes

A Public-Private Cancer Funder Backs Team Science and Targets Inequities in Care and Outcomes

Cancer Grand Challenges has announced $125 million across five new grants to take on key questions in cancer research and to better understand causes of poorer health outcomes for certain patient populations.

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Melinda French Gates Backs a Funding Challenge to Help Teens Navigate a Tech-Driven World

Melinda French Gates Backs a Funding Challenge to Help Teens Navigate a Tech-Driven World

Pivotal Ventures has teamed up with the Susan Crown Exchange and The Goodness Web to support Young Futures, a new nonprofit hosting funding challenges focused on digital wellbeing for youth. The first is already in progress.

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On/Go: Healthcare Entrepreneur Ron Gutman on Championing Humanitarian Causes

On/Go: Healthcare Entrepreneur Ron Gutman on Championing Humanitarian Causes

Through a giving initiative at the company he cofounded, Intrivo Diagnostics, the serial entrepreneur has channeled aid to Ukraine and during the Israel-Gaza conflict. He says a family foundation is also on its way.

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A Huge Gift to Cut Medical School Tuition Looks to Make a Dent in a Deep Systemic Problem

A Huge Gift to Cut Medical School Tuition Looks to Make a Dent in a Deep Systemic Problem

Crushing medical school debt has been contributing to a shortage of physicians and steering doctors away from needed but lower-paid specialties. A $1 billion gift will make tuition free at a New York med school.

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“Going All In.” The California Endowment Will Shift All of its Assets Toward Impact Investing

“Going All In.” The California Endowment Will Shift All of its Assets Toward Impact Investing

After ramping up its impact investing for years, this major healthcare funder announced it will align its entire $4 billion endowment with its mission and values.

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A Foundation’s Long Quest to Take on Huntington’s Disease Picks Up Speed

A Foundation’s Long Quest to Take on Huntington’s Disease Picks Up Speed

The neurodegenerative disease gets less funder attention than other more common conditions, which is why a set of new $1 million research grants from the Hereditary Disease Foundation could really move the needle.

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Groundswell’s Leaders on Funding Challenges for the Intersectional Reproductive Justice Movement

Groundswell’s Leaders on Funding Challenges for the Intersectional Reproductive Justice Movement

The staunch social justice funder is in a strong position, having raised $83 million toward a goal to move $100 million to reproductive rights work by 2025. But for the field, formidable funding challenges still stand in the way.

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A Foundation-Backed Initiative Looks to Boost Public Health, One City at a Time

A Foundation-Backed Initiative Looks to Boost Public Health, One City at a Time

Where you live has major impacts on your health. Since 2016, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has backed a National League of Cities initiative helping mayors consider urban problems through a health and wellness lens.

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How This Accessible Chicago-Based Funder Targets Entrepreneurship, Health and Disabilities

How This Accessible Chicago-Based Funder Targets Entrepreneurship, Health and Disabilities

Established in 1951, the Coleman Foundation focuses on entrepreneurship, health and rehabilitation, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. We take a closer look at this accessible place-based funder.

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Backed By Sergey Brin, the Newest Force in Parkinson's Research Looks to Speed Cures

Backed By Sergey Brin, the Newest Force in Parkinson's Research Looks to Speed Cures

Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, established by the Google cofounder, wants to diversify genetic research into the neurodegenerative disease. Its latest big grant will expand the geographic scope of a key international study.

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This Higher Ed Funder Recognized the Growing Crisis of Student Mental Health Over Ten Years Ago

This Higher Ed Funder Recognized the Growing Crisis of Student Mental Health Over Ten Years Ago

The Duke Endowment started working with four colleges back in 2013 to support students’ emotional wellbeing. With mental health concerns on the rise among youth, those efforts could serve as a model for other grantmakers.

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Five Questions for Alice Pomponio, Head of the American Cancer Society's Impact Investing Arm

Five Questions for Alice Pomponio, Head of the American Cancer Society's Impact Investing Arm

The ACS is the largest nongovernment, nonprofit funder of cancer research in the U.S. We spoke with the head of BrightEdge, its venture capital team, which uses a for-profit model to advance the mission.

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L.A. Foundations Back Renovation of a Historic Facility Serving Children with Visual Impairments

L.A. Foundations Back Renovation of a Historic Facility Serving Children with Visual Impairments

An early education center for children with visual impairments has a long history in Los Angeles and deep philanthropic roots. Now, it is getting a much-needed upgrade, thanks to a new public-private partnership.

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This Foundation Is Highlighting the Link Between Opioids and Maternal and Infant Health Risks

This Foundation Is Highlighting the Link Between Opioids and Maternal and Infant Health Risks

The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) is supporting work to remove barriers to recovery and healthcare for pregnant women and new mothers with substance use disorder.

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How CZI’s Tech Team Builds New Tools to Unlock Advances in Biomedical Research

How CZI’s Tech Team Builds New Tools to Unlock Advances in Biomedical Research

One unique feature of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is that it not only funds biomedical research, it employs a team of specialists to build new technology that can accelerate that research. Here’s how it works.

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Eight Questions for Ryan Easterly of WITH Foundation and the Disability & Philanthropy Forum

Eight Questions for Ryan Easterly of WITH Foundation and the Disability & Philanthropy Forum

In this in-depth conversation, Ryan Easterly discusses his foundation’s work backing healthcare for adults with developmental disabilities, and his efforts to expand overall philanthropic support for disability rights.

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Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce

Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce

To address a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers, Bloomberg Philanthropies is plowing $250 million into an initiative to underwrite public high schools that’ll pair regular academics with specialized job training.

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A Health Foundation’s “More Equitable Approach” to Substance Use Disorder

A Health Foundation’s “More Equitable Approach” to Substance Use Disorder

The Elevance Health Foundation is tackling substance use by focusing in on overlooked populations. It’s one of a relatively small number of philanthropies addressing the escalating opioid crisis in any significant way.

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Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott Pitch in for Student Health

Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott Pitch in for Student Health

School-based health centers have been shown to boost student health and improve academic outcomes, but there are far too few to meet the need. Two of the most prominent women in philanthropy are working to change that.

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