January 31, 2023 “Small Can Be Effective.” Five Things to Know About Richmond Memorial Health Foundation January 31, 2023/ Mike Scutari The Richmond Memorial Health Foundation is committed to fostering an equitable and healthy Richmond region. We check in with President Mark Constantine to explore its strategic framework, upcoming initiatives and more.Read More
December 07, 2022 To Advance Health Equity, a Big Hospital Gift Targets the Earliest Childhood Experiences December 07, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen Real estate investor John Schreiber and his wife Kathleen are long-time Chicago philanthropists. A recent $25 million gift underscores a more recent priority for the couple: early childhood, including conditions before birth.Read More
November 22, 2022 A Restaurant Giant Steps Up for Students — One Classroom at a Time November 22, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen Andrew and Peggy Cherng, the college sweethearts who started Panda Express, have directed millions toward education and healthcare for low-income children and youth through the company’s foundation, Panda Cares.Read More
November 17, 2022 Why a California Health Foundation is Backing Graduate Education Loans for Dreamers November 17, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen For young adults brought to the U.S. when they were children, paying for college can be prohibitively expensive. That’s especially true for graduate school, so Cal Wellness is backing a unique fund that provides financial aid.Read More
September 14, 2022 Inside Jonas Philanthropies: An Evolving Family Funder Backs Nursing, Climate and More September 14, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen Jonas Philanthropies remains devoted to underfunded areas like nursing, along with newer focus areas like green giving. We talked to foundation leaders about its direction since the recent passing of its founder and namesake.Read More
September 09, 2022 New Funding Aims to Accelerate Treatments for Lupus, an Autoimmune Disease with Many Faces September 09, 2022/ Paul Karon Often missed or misdiagnosed, lupus disproportionately affects women of color in the U.S. Here’s how a leading lupus research funder is speeding along the development of much-needed treatments.Read More
August 30, 2022 Funders Send a Message to Biden on Hunger and Health: Take Bold Action on Root Causes August 30, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen In advance of a national conference — the first of its kind in 50 years — major funders are pushing the Biden administration to tackle the roots of hunger and health disparities in the United States.Read More
July 07, 2022 With Roe v. Wade Overturned, Who Is Funding the Fight for Abortion Rights and Access? July 07, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen After the reversal of Roe v. Wade, there is more need than ever for philanthropy to step up for reproductive justice. Here’s a list of funders who are supporting abortion rights — including a couple of hopefuls.Read More
June 30, 2022 How Public Health Funders Are Taking on the Epidemic of Gun Violence June 30, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen As gun violence in the U.S. grows worse, health funders are adopting a range of strategies to address it as a public health crisis. Can they make a difference?Read More
June 09, 2022 A New York Health Funder Looks to Small and Urban Farms as a Solution to Hunger June 09, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is supporting an NYU project to identify and overcome barriers to food production and access in New York, with a focus on small and urban farmers. Read More
May 04, 2022 What's Going on with Philanthropy for Global Health? May 04, 2022/ IP Staff Philanthropy 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 More
April 19, 2022 How a Colorado Health Foundation Is Tackling Underinvestment in Native Communities April 19, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen Philanthropy has vastly underfunded Native causes. The Colorado Health Foundation is investing in health equity for Native Americans — and encouraging other funders in the state to step up their support.Read More
March 25, 2022 How the Gross Family Foundation Gives Locally in Boston March 25, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs The Gross Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Boston, Massachusetts. Here are a few things to know about this low-key foundation and how it awards grants throughout the city.Read More
March 25, 2022 This Funder You’ve Never Heard of Is Giving Away Millions in SoCal March 25, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs The Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Family Foundation maintains a low public profile, doesn’t have a website and quietly gives to local causes. Here are a few things Los Angeles grantseekers should know.Read More
March 15, 2022 To Address Sharp Disparities in Maternal Health, a Foundation Turns to Local Groups for Solutions March 15, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen The Anthem Foundation is supporting efforts to reverse high rates of maternal mortality, particularly for women of color. The funder is backing several local programs and one national nonprofit to advance scalable solutions.Read More
November 18, 2021 How Philanthropy Helped Launch a New Approach to Dental Care in Alaska—and Beyond November 18, 2021/ Connie Matthiessen Dental therapy was virtually unknown in the U.S. until Alaskan tribal leaders—with the help of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and other funders—introduced it to provide dental care to remote and low-income communities.Read More
November 04, 2021 To Stop Sexual Violence Against Children, This Funder Hopes to Raise Awareness—and Resources November 04, 2021/ Connie Matthiessen The Oak Foundation, working with Together for Girls, is amplifying the voices of survivors to end childhood sexual violence. But other funders will need to step up in the face of an ugly problem that COVID has exacerbated.Read More
September 21, 2021 What Grantseekers Should Know about the Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation September 21, 2021/ Alyssa Ochs Lots of states have Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Foundations, and South Carolina is one of them. Here are a few guidelines for local grantseekers as they approach the BCBS South Carolina Foundation. Read More
September 21, 2021 Funder Spotlight: Now Over 90 Years Old, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Focuses on Children First September 21, 2021/ Connie Matthiessen In our latest Funder Spotlight, we look at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, among the nation’s oldest. Built on the fortune of a “cereal king,” the foundation supports children, families and communities.Read More
August 02, 2021 Band-Aids Aren’t Enough: How One Foundation Is Embracing a Broader Definition of Healthcare August 02, 2021/ Connie Matthiessen Health funders are increasingly making grants that speak to broader social determinants of health. At the Blue Shield of California Foundation, Carolyn Wang Kong wants to push the field to go even further.Read More