Food companies have a history of using funding research that minimizes the health risks of their products. They're still doing it—in developing countries where obesity is rising fast.
Read MoreAmid intense uncertainty around healthcare policy, a California-based funder is backing a new journalistic effort to explore health inequities across underserved communities.
Read MoreBehind sexual harassment and abuse lies a deep and toxic patriarchy, according to A Call To Men, a group that works with boys and men to change their attitudes—with strong support from key funders.
Read MoreThe number of Americans over 65 will double by 2050, with profound effects on U.S. society, but giving on aging is a backwater of U.S. philanthropy. How are those funders in the field trying to drum up more interest?
Read MoreWe talk to Scott Kriens, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has bankrolled a new "multiversity" to teach people how to lead more integrated, meaningful lives. That's not a cause you'll see techies embracing very often.
Read MoreWith its latest round of grants, a Bay Area funder doubled down on its commitment to bringing together players from different sectors to tackle complicated and deep-rooted problems.
Read MorePhilanthropy's response to the deadly opioid epidemic has been lackluster. But in some hard-hit regions, funders have taken action. A grantmaker engaged in the fight in Southeastern Pennsylvania shares its lessons.
Read MoreNearly half of kids in the U.S. have experienced some form of trauma, which makes them more susceptible to obesity, heart disease and cancer later on. We dive into RWJF's new work in this emerging area.
Read MoreWhile you might think that a lot of major health funders would be focused on diabetes, that's not really the case. On the upside, some of the foundations that are paying attention have very deep pockets.
Read MoreLast year, the CVS Health Foundation made reducing tobacco use one of its top priorities, launching a campaign to create the country’s first tobacco-free generation. Here's where the money is going.
Read MoreThe U.S. is one of the few wealthy countries where the rate of women who die from childbirth complications is going up—with women of color more likely to die. The Groundswell Fund wants to do something about that.
Read MoreSocial isolation has been on the rise, and it can be as deadly as risk factors like obesity, high blood pressure and smoking. RWJF is now making grants in this area, along with a handful of other funders.
Read MoreThe growing resources and sophistication of local health foundations is one of the most important stories in institutional philanthropy right now. Here's a good case study from the Lone Star State.
Read MoreThe latest grocery funder that we’ve gotten to know is the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, which is based in Phoenix. One of its priorities is educating kids about food.
Read MoreIn another sign of the spread of grantmaking focused on the social determinants of health, Aetna's philanthropic arm is backing things like bike share programs and fitness trails in low-income neighborhoods.
Read MoreAging might be inevitable, but there's a lot philanthropy can do to make it better. As America gets older, Grantmakers In Aging wants a more positive take on a natural process that affects us all.
Read MoreA national movement called OpenNotes is trying to make it easier for patients and caregivers to access clinical notes written by healthcare providers. NYSHealth is the first state health funder to back it.
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Many Americans are facing old age with almost no savings, putting at risk the big gains against elderly poverty of the past half-century. Few grantmakers are paying attention to the coming storm. Here's one that is.
Read MoreUntil health consumers have better information, it will be hard to improve an inefficient U.S. healthcare system. Can Yelp be part of the solution? A California funder hopes so.
Read MoreIntuit founder Scott Cook and his wife Signe Ostby recently made a big investment in a nonprofit pushing group-based healthcare for new and expecting parents. What's the thinking, here?
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