Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:
Audacious Project
More than $1 billion to 10 organizations that are working on critical social issues.
The largest grant in this round was $150 million to the World Resources Institute to back its Restore Local project, which aims to work with local leaders to restore habitats in three African regions: the Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin area of the Republic of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of Rwanda; the Cocoa Belt of Ghana; and Greater Rift Valley of Kenya.
The Audacious Project committed $100 million over four years, and the Bezos Earth Fund will give $50 million to support the project, which aims to raise an additional $350 million.
Among the other Audacious Project grants announced at the TED2023 conference this week was $75 million to the Clean Slate Initiative to pass laws in 15 states over the next six years that will clear low-level arrest and conviction records for up to 14 million people who have been involved in the criminal-justice system. An additional $60 million went to Canopy, which will continue its work to develop low-carbon supply chains at consumer brands like H&M Group, Zara, Penguin Random House, and LVMH.
Read more in the Chronicle about the Audacious Project’s giving announced at TED2023.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Up to $15.5 million to Anagram Therapeutics to conduct early-stage clinical trials of a novel enzyme-replacement therapy that will help people with cystic fibrosis more easily digest food.
Methodist Healthcare Ministries
$11 million to the American Cancer Society to build a new facility in San Antonio where people with cancer and their caregivers will receive free temporary housing while seeking treatment at medical centers in south Texas.
Home Depot Foundation
$10 million pledge to back community-service projects this year, with a focus on volunteer-driven projects that serve veterans, respond to natural disasters, and address critical needs within neighborhoods.
Zoetis Foundation
$5.3 million to 21 organizations in 15 countries that strengthen economic development, education, and well-being for livestock farmers and veterinary professionals.
The total also includes $100,000 to the American Red Cross for its relief efforts for people affected by the February earthquake in Turkey.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
$5 million over five years to the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to survey public support for prevention policies and programs to reduce incidents of gun violence.
The grant also aims to conduct policy analysis and evaluation that is more racially equitable and diversify the pipeline of researchers in gun-violence prevention.
GitLab Foundation
$2.9 million to Jobs for the Future in collaboration with the Burning Glass Institute to build software that aims to help job seekers and employers more easily access education and skills-training programs.
Lilly Endowment
$1.3 million over five years to Belmont University’s College of Theology and Christian Ministry for a project to promote intergenerational worship in church communities.
The Lilly Endowment is a financial supporter of the Chronicle.
Public Wise
$1.3 million to grassroots organizations that are working to expand civic participation and eliminate barriers to voting for Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latino, and other communities of color, particularly in Arizona and Wisconsin ahead of the 2024 election.
Google.org
$1.1 million to OutcomesX to create a marketplace where impact investors, companies, and philanthropists can purchase social-impact credits from nonprofit groups and social enterprises.
The new effort has also received $300,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
New Grant Opportunity
Chick-fil-A is accepting nominations for its annual True Inspiration Awards, which recognize nonprofit groups that are working in its four priority areas of caring for people, caring through food, caring for communities, or caring for the planet. This year, the restaurant group will award $5 million to 46 charities in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Canada. Grants range from $30,000 to $350,000 each. Applications are due June 1.
Send grant announcements to grants.editor@philanthropy.com.
Chronicle of Philanthropy subscribers also have full access to GrantStation’s searchable database of grant opportunities. For more information, visit our grants page.
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