Billionaire Dan Gilbert has an outsized role in his home city of Detroit, including far-reaching philanthropy. A new program focuses on BIPOC artists as part of his foundation’s revitalization efforts.
Read MoreThe City of Oakland is partnering with local foundations to combine organizing and arts and culture work in pursuit of racial justice. The latest round backs BIPOC-led business cooperatives and more.
Read MoreWhere 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.
Read MoreAt the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond, the Amandla Fund for Economic and Racial Justice is assisting local Black families on the path toward home ownership. It’s a modest effort, but with bigger things to come.
Read MoreMore than 180,000 young people in California experience homelessness in any given year, and foster youth are especially vulnerable. An L.A. funder used modest grants to access public funding for new housing.
Read MoreThe Bezos Earth Fund gets more press, but the Amazon magnate’s other philanthropy still gives out a hefty chunk of change each year. Here’s a look at its most recent round of support for homeless families, totaling $117.55 million.
Read MoreModeled on NYC’s Robin Hood Foundation, this grantmaker draws support from high-profile California donors as it takes on problems around housing, early childhood, education and employment in the Bay Area.
Read MoreLaunched in 2018, the Fund for an Inclusive California supports community-led housing justice work, with some major backers on board. The collaborative is entering a new phase and targeting overlooked regions of the state.
Read MoreHousing has become a huge philanthropic priority, globally and domestically, and one of the largest charities in the space is Habitat for Humanity. We take a look at its latest global program targeting slums, barrios and favelas.
Read MoreIn a new letter published on MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving site, she announced $2.2 billion in donations to 360 organizations in 2023. Who were the big winners? What were her top priorities? We crunched the numbers.
Read MoreTim Berry oversees government relations, sustainability and philanthropic efforts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. We spoke with Berry about the firm’s advocacy and giving, including big commitments in Detroit and Baltimore.
Read MoreIn 2008, the Omaha Community Foundation launched its first participatory fund, and has since expanded the strategy with four more. Here’s how and why the foundation has committed to the approach.
Read MoreOne of the factors driving the racial wealth gap is a lack of owned commercial property. In an effort to remedy that, a multifaceted initiative is purchasing properties to house local businesses in communities of color.
Read MoreAttending school while experiencing homelessness poses a mountain of obstacles for young people and their families. A handful of funders are backing efforts to help, including a new collaborative effort.
Read MoreA nonprofit intermediary, Hyphen works to bridge the gap between philanthropy and government, aiming to make an ongoing torrent of federal spending more equitable. We connected with senior staff to learn more.
Read MoreIn Philadelphia’s Norris Square neighborhood, the nonprofit Xiente is putting philanthropic dollars to use partly in pursuit of an ambitious goal: tapping well-off newcomers’ social networks to help existing residents rise.
Read MoreDaniel Heimpel believes foundations’ invested assets are a deeply underutilized tool in their efforts to tackle the housing crisis. His path forward? Use grants and investments in tandem to ease the way for affordable housing.
Read MoreThe Cleveland Foundation’s new building is anchoring a developing innovation district in an underserved part of the city. Lililan Kuri, the new president and CEO, explains how it could redefine the role of institutional philanthropy.
Read MoreAmid a housing equity crisis and following a successful pilot program in L.A., guest authors Almas Sayeed and Jessica Melendez make a case for why philanthropy should back community land trusts.
Read MoreThe Burnhams of San Diego have been engaged in local philanthropy for decades. The family’s largest gift to date backs a “think and do tank” that asks community members to guide improvements in the San Diego-Tijuana region.
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