Funder Spotlight: How the Koret Foundation Supports the Bay Area and Jewish Causes

Funder Spotlight: How the Koret Foundation Supports the Bay Area and Jewish Causes

In our latest Funder Spotlight, we look at the Koret Foundation. The San Francisco-based funder supports colleges, K-12 and cultural organizations in the Bay Area as well as Jewish causes locally, nationally and worldwide.

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Lifeline: A Major Bay Area Funder Redoubles Support for the Region’s Beleaguered Universities

Lifeline: A Major Bay Area Funder Redoubles Support for the Region’s Beleaguered Universities

A $50 million commitment from the Koret Foundation aims to shore up the Bay Area’s reeling higher ed institutions. We dig into the commitment and how the pandemic has scrambled universities’ strategic priorities.

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American Jews Still Give Big for Israel, But Donors Are Charting New Paths

Supporting Israel has been one of the great projects of American postwar philanthropy. But this giving landscape is changing and has become more fraught, according to leaders in Jewish philanthropy and a review of grantmaking data.

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In an Era of Rising Antisemitism, Giving for Holocaust Education is in Flux

In an Era of Rising Antisemitism, Giving for Holocaust Education is in Flux

Holocaust education has long been a top priority for Jewish donors and foundations. But with younger donors assuming positions of leadership in the Jewish funding world and often embracing different priorities, is that about to change?

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A Record Gift to Help Navigate an "Unprecedented Crossroads of Jewish History"

A Record Gift to Help Navigate an "Unprecedented Crossroads of Jewish History"

American Judaism is going through turbulent times, buffeted by generational change and other trends. Which is why two top Jewish foundations are pledging $20 million to scale up an organization known for engaging “hard questions.”

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The Unlikely Funder Behind a Hefty Big Data Grant

The Unlikely Funder Behind a Hefty Big Data Grant

Data science is a draw for funders looking to unlock new research tools or just to give a school a boost in a hot topic. The latest gift brings together schools from the Bay Area and Israel, from a funder backing both regions.

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From Legal Trouble to Arts Revival: A Bay Area Funder Bounces Back

From Legal Trouble to Arts Revival: A Bay Area Funder Bounces Back

Big changes are afoot at the Koret Foundation, and Bay Area and Jewish organizations will want to pay attention. Take a look at Koret's new arts and culture initiative. 

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