A Global “Hunger Pandemic” is Coming. Who’s Giving to Keep People Alive?

A Global “Hunger Pandemic” is Coming. Who’s Giving to Keep People Alive?

With a quarter of a billion people facing food insecurity as a result of COVID-19, global anti-hunger networks have been mobilizing and pleading for funding. So far, it’s mainly corporate philanthropies that have responded.

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Alarms Are Sounding on Food Insecurity in the U.S. Who’s Answering the Call?

Alarms Are Sounding on Food Insecurity in the U.S. Who’s Answering the Call?

Millions of Americans faced food insecurity even before the pandemic hit. Now, with schools out and unemployment rising, the situation is growing dire for many. How are foundations, corporations and individual donors stepping up?

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Banks Started Giving Early on in Response to COVID-19—and the Pledges Keep Coming

Banks Started Giving Early on in Response to COVID-19—and the Pledges Keep Coming

Corporate foundations have moved swifty in response to the coronavirus. Here, we look at tens of millions of dollars in recent commitments, both locally and globally, made by banks and other financial service firms.

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In the Wake of Racial Violence, Funding is Still Flowing to Promote Tolerance

In the Wake of Racial Violence, Funding is Still Flowing to Promote Tolerance

Last year’s violence in Charlottesville, VA triggered some major donations at the time. More recently, Bank of America gave $1 million to UVA’s education school to promote tolerance in youth. Other donors have also stepped forward.

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With Support From a Major Bank, a City Takes on Inequality

With Support From a Major Bank, a City Takes on Inequality

Charlotte, North Carolina, has some of the lowest rates of upward mobility in the U.S. Now, Bank of America is footing the bill as a coalition of local leaders looks for ways to expand opportunity.

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A Bank Looks to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing

A Bank Looks to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing

Along with other financial firms, Bank of America is a steady under-the-radar funder for housing at a time of growing innovation in this space. Where's the money going, and what's it financing?

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What a Big Bank is Doing to Light Up Poor Countries

What a Big Bank is Doing to Light Up Poor Countries

Bank of America's foundation is a surprisingly robust environmental funder, with an eye on clean energy in developing countries. Who knew?

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