May 19, 2023 With Its First Major Grant, a New Foundation Tackles Rural Healthcare Access May 19, 2023/ Martha Ramirez After selling her company and starting the Barr-Campbell Family Foundation, a UC Berkeley alum awarded the university $10 million to launch an ambitious master’s degree program focused on rural healthcare.Read More
May 17, 2023 “This is How We're Supposed to Care for Each Other.” Direct Giving Initiative Tackles Poverty in Flint May 17, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is supporting a plan to provide direct cash payments to expectant mothers and their newborns in Flint, Michigan. Organizers are asking other funders to step up and back the program.Read More
May 12, 2023 Patience and Trust: Lessons from a 13-Year Grantmaker-Grantee Relationship May 12, 2023/ Shira Shavit and Scott Moyer, Guest Contributors The Langeloth Foundation has been backing the Transitions Clinic Network for over a decade with sustained, flexible funding. In this guest piece, the leaders of both organizations discuss a relationship that extends “beyond dollars.”Read More
May 09, 2023 New Frontier: Philanthropy’s Role in Digital Mental Health May 09, 2023/ Anna Bobb, Guest Contributor App-based digital mental healthcare saw a renaissance during the pandemic. As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, guest author Anna Bobb offers some ways philanthropy can further catalyze that promising field.Read More
April 21, 2023 Seven Questions for Dr. Hanh Cao Yu, Chief Learning Officer at The California Endowment April 21, 2023/ Martha Ramirez We caught up with Dr. Hanh Cao Yu to talk about how her experiences as a refugee of the war in Vietnam shaped her, what led to her career in philanthropy, her current work, and more.Read More
April 14, 2023 "The Need Is Here.” How One Regional Funder Is Stepping Up for Public Health April 14, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen Woody and Gayle Hunt have deep ties in El Paso and the surrounding region. Through their family foundation, they’re boosting education in public health, one of many under-resourced healthcare priorities in the area.Read More
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