Jennifer Rainin is CEO of the Bay Area-based Rainin Foundation, a funder to watch that supports early ed, arts and medical research. We talked to the artist and former teacher about her foundation and career in philanthropy.
Read MoreWith a net worth of $6.5 billion, Giving Pledge signatory Judith Faulkner is ramping up her philanthropy through her Roots and Wings Foundation. We check in with Shana Dall’Osto, foundation executive director.
Read MoreBack in 2016, Detroit’s historic Marygrove College was close to shutting its doors. Here’s how the Kresge Foundation mustered local support to reimagine the institution as an innovative education hub.
Read MoreThe Educare Learning Network, a public-private partnership between governments and foundations, is working to close the opportunity gap—and pursue transformative change in our troubled early education system.
Read MoreIn this guest post, Carla Thompson Payton of the Kellogg Foundation looks back on a five-year funding initiative that introduced young children to local food production. Payton cites cascading economic and educational benefits.
Read MoreJumpstart, an early childhood education nonprofit, is helping create a pipeline of skilled educators, with a mix of federal, foundation and corporate support. We talked to its CEO about this critical issue and current funding trends.
Read MoreCOVID has shone a light on how far the U.S. lags when it comes to child care. Backing five state-level coalitions, Child Care NEXT seeks to solve a thorny problem: how to implement comprehensive, quality early childhood education.
Read MoreMacKenzie Scott’s global giving has ebbed and flowed, with initial commitments abroad followed by a U.S.-focused round in December. Her latest round promises continued global giving, especially to support women and girls.
Read MoreThe Early Childhood Investment Collaborative is supporting six programs that aim to improve early educator preparation and pay. It’s part of larger push by some major philanthropic players to make early education the norm.
Read MoreCity leaders and philanthropists are throwing support behind an effort to tackle poverty, unemployment and health disparities in Milwaukee’s Black communities. We take a look at how it took shape and who’s behind it.
Read MoreThe Kenneth Rainin Foundation has spent the past seven years supporting a program to foster early literacy for low-income kids and kids of color. Results, so far, have been impressive.
Read MorePhilanthropic leaders who’ve worked for years to eliminate child poverty see the Biden administration’s policies and proposals as a partial victory and a long-awaited opportunity for progress.
Read MoreSince it formally began making grants in 2009, the Rainin Foundation has been steadily increasing its giving in the arts, health and education. We take a closer look at its progression, including a new fellowship program for working artists.
Read MoreThe Pritzker Children’s Initiative is doubling down on its support for at-risk babies and toddlers. These community-based grants reflect PCI’s hopes that more funders will prioritize this crucial stage in children’s development.
Read MoreThe tech giant’s foundation is betting big on the workforce of the future, helping students that are traditionally shut of the computer sciences. We unpack Google.org’s expanding partnership with the popular learning program Scratch.
Read MoreDavid and Laura Merage raked in major cash after selling a well-known food brand to Nestle for billions. Since then, their family has engaged in an expanding range of philanthropic initiatives, including a push to back early education.
Read MoreEarly childhood programs can foster upward mobility and serve as critical lifelines for working parents. But they have long scrambled for funding and many may not survive the pandemic. Here’s what philanthropy is doing to help.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has marooned 54 million students at home—many without internet access. But even as emergency funding flows for other priorities, leading foundations are giving little for education. Why is that?
Read MoreBefore COVID-19 confined millions of students to their homes, online learning and education technology—along with the funders who championed it—faced a backlash. Now, a frantic scramble is underway to bridge the digital divide.
Read MoreThe LEGO Foundation believes that the power of play helps children become creative, engaged, lifelong learners. It recently put up $24 million to advance these ideas in five countries. How’s this grantmaking going to play out?
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