Bill Gates’ ultra-gift of $20 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reaffirms his place as a titan of modern philanthropy. It also signals more of the same to come from the foundation — for better or worse.
Read MoreThe Greece-based Stavros Niarchos Foundation is expanding a major global health grantmaking initiative with commitments to three longtime partners based in New York City. Mental health is one focus area.
Read MoreOpen Philanthropy and GiveWell are bringing their close-knit effective altruist partnership to bear on the problem of unsafe water. Here’s how they’re helping provide community chlorine dispensers to several African countries.
Read MoreA collaboration of Open Society Foundations, the Clinton Health Access Initiative and other global health organizations and companies aims to augment vaccination efforts with the use of COVID antiviral medicines.
Read MoreNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs) remain a stubborn problem in some parts of the world, but there is momentum to eliminate them. Here’s how a big new commitment from the Helmsley Charitable Trust fits in.
Read MoreAs the U.S. backslides on abortion rights, much of the rest of the world is moving in the other direction. Here’s one abortion care organization that’s been leading that charge, even as support from U.S. philanthropy remains lackluster.
Read MorePhilanthropy represents only a fraction of global health spending, and large foundations dominate U.S. giving for global health. Still, COVID-19 has led to an uptick, both from established funding leaders and others.
Read MoreEven as COVID recedes in some places, many countries remain overwhelmingly unvaccinated. In its latest big move for vaccine equity, Open Society Foundations committed $100 million to help nations purchase vaccines.
Read MoreRockefeller's largest-ever food investment moves beyond a focus on production and nutrition to consider the full impact of systems. It’s the latest sign of larger shifts in philanthropy toward equity, sustainability and climate action.
Read MoreAt long last, our two-time winner for Philanthropist of the Year has dropped another Medium post—this time with the names of grantees included. Here are some key takeaways.
Read MoreObstetric fistula is a devastating condition that impacts millions of women, but it’s not a high priority in global health funding. CEO Kate Grant tells us how she grew the largest private funder supporting the cause.
Read MoreA Gates Foundation program is funding the development of local laboratory sites throughout the Global South to improve our understanding and response to new COVID variants and other epidemic threats.
Read MoreThe Stavros Niarchos Foundation recently made a $15 million grant to get a youth mental health program off the ground in Greece. We take a closer look at this global funder’s longstanding commitment to an overlooked issue.
Read MoreUK-based Wellcome has played a key role in the global response to COVID by organizing international partnerships, funding research and working for equity—with more support on the way.
Read MoreGuest contributor Lauren Baker argues that when it comes to complex challenges like transforming food systems, rethinking predominant assumptions about evidence should be a priority for funders.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has raised the profile of global health issues, but fundraisers still report familiar challenges. We check in with four nonprofits in the field to find out how they’ve adapted and what’s on the horizon.
Read MoreElon Musk donated $5.7 billion last year, leaving no indication of where it went. Rather than guess, we thought we’d pose a more interesting question—what would it look like if Musk actually became a good philanthropist?
Read MoreWellcome Trust granted $335 million in new funding for its separate research spinoff, Wellcome Leap, to disrupt health research and speed breakthroughs. Leap’s CEO explains why this approach was taken and how it works.
Read MoreGiveWell rates charities based on the evidence-based principles of effective altruism, periodically recommending grants for causes with high potential. The latest example: reducing children’s exposure to lead toxicity.
Read MoreIt’s finally happened. The Gates Foundation has four new trustees, three of whom are newcomers. Here’s a bit about each of them, and what this new arrangement may tell us about the world’s largest foundation.
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