February 23, 2023 “Aligning to a North Star of Health Equity.” Five Things to Know About Texas’ St. David’s Foundation February 23, 2023/ Mike Scutari This Central Texas foundation is a prime example of a regional health funder doubling down on equity as it serves booming Austin and several rural communities. Here are a few noteworthy steps it’s taking.Read More
February 14, 2023 With the Help of Local Donors, a Children’s Health Campaign is Edging Closer to a Big Goal February 14, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen For some donors, supporting Intermountain Health’s campaign to enhance care for kids throughout the region is highly personal. For others, it’s become something to rally community around in the wake of the pandemic.Read More
January 26, 2023 What’s New With Barbra Streisand’s Philanthropy? January 26, 2023/ Ade Adeniji Barbra Streisand has always been active in social issues, and launched a foundation back in the 1980s. She’s made a couple of interesting philanthropic moves in recent years, including racial justice gifts.Read More
November 01, 2022 Six Questions for Dr. Laura Gerald of Reynolds Trust, as it Reckons With its Past and Plans for the Future November 01, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen North Carolina’s Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust announced it is divesting from tobacco — and taking a frank look at its history and the source of its wealth. Dr. Laura Gerald unpacks the process and the result.Read More
June 17, 2022 Six Things to Know About How a Foundation Involved Nurses in “Reimagining” Their Profession June 17, 2022/ Liz Longley Facing down a national shortage of nursing professionals, the American Nurses Foundation is funding a range of pilot projects developed and led by nurses, and meant to spark innovation in the field.Read More
June 15, 2022 For Packard, a Family Legacy Fuels Cutting Edge-Care for Mothers and Babies June 15, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen The David and Lucile Packard Foundation will provide $100 million to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford to modernize and enhance care for mothers and infants — and carry on Lucile Packard’s legacy.Read More
June 29, 2021 Seven Rounds, $100 Million. How a Global Foundation Responded During the Pandemic Year June 29, 2021/ Liz Longley The Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s $100 million response to the pandemic played out in more than 200 grants that backed communities around the globe. We take a close look at where the money went and why.Read More
June 17, 2021 How a Quiet Family of Southern California Donors Is Helping Transform Cancer Care in the Region June 17, 2021/ Paul Karon For more than 25 years, the Chao family have been among the largest health benefactors in Orange County, California. The family’s recent $20 million gift to UC Irvine Health will create a new cancer care treatment center.Read More
April 07, 2021 As Maternal Mortality Spikes in the U.S., Who is Stepping Up for Mothers? April 07, 2021/ Liz Longley The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries. Funders ranging from a supermodel to a multinational corporation are tackling the deep inequalities behind this upsetting reality.Read More
March 02, 2021 How One Foundation Is Fueling Hope and Feeding Healthcare Workers in Colorado March 02, 2021/ Connie Matthiessen For a year, healthcare workers have risked their lives going to work every day. Here’s how a family foundation, a local restaurant group and a healthcare network teamed up to provide meals for Colorado hospital workers and their families.Read More
December 01, 2020 Backed by a Billionaire, a New York Hospital Takes on Health Disparities December 01, 2020/ Connie Matthiessen Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio is giving $50 million to a New York hospital to tackle racial health disparities. The unique gift will fund the institution’s work to address inequities inside and outside the healthcare system.Read More
November 19, 2020 Home Depot Founder Arthur Blank Talks Big New Gifts and His Philanthropic Legacy November 19, 2020/ Ade Adeniji Blank recently made two multimillion-dollar gifts in the healthcare space, building on years of giving. In a conversation with IP, he reflects on his latest donations, his new book, and where he sees his philanthropy heading next.Read More
July 14, 2020 How a Private Foundation Backed Trusted Partners When Crisis Struck its Home Region July 14, 2020/ Ade Adeniji When COVID-19 hit the U.S., the New Jersey-based Russell Berrie Foundation rushed to support longstanding partners. Foundation leaders and grantees explain how such relationships take shape, and how they pay off during a crisis.Read More
July 13, 2020 With Donor Backing, Hard-Hit Bronx Becomes a Center for COVID-19 Research July 13, 2020/ Paul Karon Hedge-funder Michael F. Price made a million-dollar challenge grant to jump start COVID-19 research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. The borough has been a pandemic epicenter, and a critical site for research.Read More
June 03, 2020 A Silicon Valley Donor Looks to Jumpstart a Push to Find a COVID-19 Medicine June 03, 2020/ Paul Karon Steve Kirsch is giving big to study existing antiviral drugs for early treatment of COVID-19 and working to enlist other donors. Such a treatment could render the disease far less destructive. So why aren’t more funders getting onboard?Read More
May 13, 2020 In Harm’s Way: How Philanthropy is Supporting Frontline Health Workers During COVID-19 May 13, 2020/ Liz Longley From protective equipment shortages to the long-term toll on families, healthcare workers are shouldering some of the heaviest burdens of the pandemic. Here’s how corporate and private funders are responding.Read More
April 07, 2020 What is the Top U.S. Health Philanthropy Doing in Response to COVID-19? April 07, 2020/ Paul Karon For the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the pandemic only makes the role of inequity in America's health that much clearer, and the need to address it at the state and federal level that much more urgent.Read More
March 10, 2020 Doctors Without Debt: The Billionaire Who Built Silicon Valley Joins a Growing Movement March 10, 2020/ Mike Scutari A $55 million gift to Stanford is the latest example of a donor funding a debt-free medical education at an affluent private school. We dig into donors’ surging support around this idea and why it will likely spread to public universities, as well.Read More
January 09, 2020 Giving Big to Build a 21st-Century Nurse January 09, 2020/ Paul Karon The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has been a rare philanthropic champion of nursing education. Now it's shifting focus and funds to empower the profession's leaders to reshape the role of nurses in a changing health landscape. Read More
September 17, 2019 Why These Health Funders Focus on Care, Rather than Cures, for People with Serious Illness September 17, 2019/ Paul Karon Most health philanthropy consists of chasing breakthrough cures and treatments. But what many ill people want is improved quality of life—which is why two funders recently launched a campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of palliative care.Read More