Following are grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on May 10, 2012. New grants are posted every Thursday.

Announcements of grants can be sent to grants.editor@philanthropy.com.

Date Chronicle Announced Grant Maker Grant Maker's Location Subject How Much Was Given Description
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Health and human services $100,000 To reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke: $100,000 to the American Heart Association (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Health and human services $25,000 To eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research, provide and enhance care and support for all those affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health: $25,000 to the Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc. (Chicago, Ill.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Arts and culture $30,000 For education programs: $30,000 to the American Museum of Natural History (New York, N.Y.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Conservation and the environment $62,000 To implement a water quality training program for youths: $62,000 to the Anahuak Youth Soccer Association (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Arts and culture $22,500 To create and present experimental puppet theater, experimental film, and other contemporary art practices centered on ideas of artifice and performing objects: $22,500 to Automata Arts (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Arts and culture $25,000 To educate artists: $25,000 to the California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Arts and culture $50,000 For the documentary "From Hollywood to Nuremberg," which tells the story of Hollywood directors who were in the U.S. Armed Forces and Secret Services and filmed the realities of war and the liberation of Nazi concentration camps: $50,000 to the Center for Independent Documentary (Sharon, Mass.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Civic affairs $150,000 For the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Action Planning Process: $150,000 to the Center for the Study of Social Policy (Washington, D.C.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Social services $500,000 For organizational development: $500,000 matching grant to the Children's Institute (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Education $25,000 For the Coahoma County Junior High and High Schools: $25,000 to the Coahoma County School District (Clarksdale, Miss.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Health and human services $100,000 For the chief of the division of digestive diseases to pay for special needs, projects, and opportunities in order to enhance the research and programs of the school: $100,000 to the U. of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Arts and culture $25,000 For artist stipends to integrate the musical tradition of Delta blues into educational formats for students in Clarksdale, Mississippi: $25,000 to the Delta Blues Foundation (Clarksdale, Miss.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Health and human services $25,000 To provide veterans and their families with a stable, substance-free environment to gather, grow, and enhance their post-service life experience: $25,000 to Dryhootch of America (Milwaukee, Wis.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Health and human services $1,000,000 To create a permanent location for art programs for adultswith developmental, learning, and emotional disabilities and a community space for local artists: $1,000,000 to the Exceptional Children's Foundation (Culver City, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Civic affairs $100,000 For "PBS NewsHour": $100,000 to the Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association (Arlington, Va.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Health and human services $50,000 To improve the quality of life for people with hearing loss and related disorders through scientific research, patient care, and the sharing of knowledge: $50,000 to the House Ear Institute (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Health and human services $25,000 To improve the general welfare of people in the Jonestown, Mississippi area by increasing health and educational opportunities: $25,000 to the Jonestown Family Center for Education and Wellness (Jonestown, Miss.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Arts and culture $1,732,610 To help students become professional dancers and to give them opportunities to perform and train around the world: $1,732,610 to L'Academie Americaine de Danse a Paris (Paris, France).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Civic affairs $125,000 To support the capabilities, resources, and services of the Los Angeles Public Library: $125,000 to the Library Foundation of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Arts and culture $20,000 To perform classical and modern ballets: $20,000 to the Los Angeles Ballet (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Arts and culture $50,000 To perform, present, and promote music: $50,000 to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Civic affairs $500,000 To develop low-cost and environmentally friendly housing in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans: $500,000 to the Make It Right Foundation (New Orleans, La.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Arts and culture $100,000 To collect, conserve, exhibit, and interpret significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and historical periods: $100,000 to Museum Associates (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Arts and culture $75,000 For exhibitions, collections, education, and publications: $75,000 to the Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Annenberg Foundation Calif. Health and human services $20,000 To provide local, national, and international travel vacations and holiday programs for people with mild to moderate developmental disabilities living at Devereux Santa Barbara: $20,000 to New Directions for People with Disabilities (Santa Barbara, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Lumina Foundation Ind. Higher education $1,640,000 To strengthen the knowledge sharing, cultural competency, technical assistance, and communications strategies among thirteen communities looking to increase Latino student success: $1,640,000 to Excelencia in Education (Washington, D.C.).
5/10/2012 Lumina Foundation Ind. Higher education $100,000 For a strategic planning process to improve its organizational performance: $100,000 to the United Negro College Fund (Fairfax, Va.).
5/10/2012 Lumina Foundation Ind. Higher education $30,000 To publish research findings and policy recommendations that produced Consumers Union's "Find the Best Colleges for You" guide: $30,000 to the Education Conservancy (Portland, Ore.).
5/10/2012 Lumina Foundation Ind. Higher education $2,197,500 To assist states in adopting, sustaining, or enhancing efforts to cost-effectively graduate more students with high-quality degrees and credentials: $2,197,500 to HCM Strategists (Washington, D.C.).
5/10/2012 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wash. Agriculture $4,500,000 To increase the quantity and quality of agricultural investment in support of small farmers who are female in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda: $4,500,000 over three years to ActionAid (Washington, D.C.).
5/10/2012 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wash. Law and society $2,000,000 For organizational development: $2,000,000 over four years to the Justice at Stake Campaign (Washington, D.C.).
5/10/2012 Eisner Foundation Calif. Education $1,000,000 To create the Jane B. Eisner School, a high-performing new charter middle school for low-income students in Los Angeles: $1,000,000 to Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Molina Healthcare Calif. Children and youths $1,000,000 To help young people develop and implement new health and wellness programs in their communities: $1,000,000 to the National 4-H Council (Chevy Chase, Md.).
5/10/2012 New York Life Foundation N.Y. Children and youths $1,000,000 To expand its services to reach thousands of grieving children at free camps across the United States and Canada: $1,000,000 to the Moyer Foundation (Philadelphia, Pa.).
5/10/2012 Starr Foundation N.Y. Medical research $10,000,000 For research in its Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute: $10,000,000 to the U. of Miami Miller School of Medicine (Miami, Fla.).
5/10/2012 Bloomberg Philanthropies N.Y. Medical research $5,000,000 For research: $5,000,000 to the National Marfan Foundation (Port Washington, N.Y.).
5/10/2012 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Mich. Philanthropy $50,000 To build an online hub for grant maker learning: $50,000 to the Council on Foundations (Arlington, Va.).
5/10/2012 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Mich. Nonprofit organizations and philanthropy $100,000 To teach American nonprofits how to build civic capacity by partnering with the communities they serve and in which they work: $100,000 to Demos (New York, N.Y.).
5/10/2012 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Mich. Nonprofit organizations and philanthropy $150,000 To promote community-led development approaches, elevate its members' work on local philanthropy, build linkages between government and its members, and strengthen its institutional capacity: $150,000 over two years to the Eastern Cape NGO Coalition (East London, South Africa).
5/10/2012 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Mich. Education $150,000 To develop community schools: $150,000 over two years to Step by Step Moldova (Chisinau, Moldova).
5/10/2012 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Mich. Education $200,000 To improve the quality, expand access, and increase the demand for summer learning programs across the country: $200,000 over two years to the National Summer Learning Association (Baltimore, Md.).
5/10/2012 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wash. Agriculture $7,000,000 To raise awareness among over two million small farmers on effective and profitable commercial products : $7,000,000 to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (Ibadan, Nigeria).
5/10/2012 Rockefeller Foundation N.Y. Sustainable development $25,000 For "Win a Date with History," a global contest for youths to submit short videos on sustainable development and the future for presentation to global leaders at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro: $25,000 to the Global Campaign for Climate Action (Montreal, Canada).
5/10/2012 Rockefeller Foundation N.Y. Africa $100,000 To research policy barriers and to enable impact investing in Africa to create positive benefits for poor communities: $100,000 to the African Venture Capital Association (London, England).
5/10/2012 Rockefeller Foundation N.Y. Agriculture $100,000 To design, test, and implement pilot projects in order to develop a business model for expanding youth participation in agricultural systems in Kenya: $100,000 to the Farm Concern International Development Trust (Nairobi, Kenya).
5/10/2012 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Calif. Museums $1,800,000 To create a technology-enabled platform for improving visitor experience through data collection and analytics that will inform exhibit design and extension: $1,800,000 over two years to the Tech Museum (San Jose, Calif.).
5/10/2012 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Calif. Conservation and the environment $981,200 To protect wild salmon in British Columbia: $981,200 over 32 months to the Tides Canada Foundation (Vancouver, Canada).
5/10/2012 American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals N.Y. Animals and wildlife $5,000,000 For efforts to save more animals, including adoption events; scholarships for animal-welfare professionals to attend training and workshops; disaster response programs; and rescuing animals in cases of cruelty: $5,000,000 to be divided among 392 animal-welfare organizations in 45 states nationwide.
5/10/2012 Ford Foundation N.Y. Higher education $1,000,000 To create a nonprofit to help increase the number of American university students who spend some portion of their academic years in China: $1,000,000 to the U.S. Department of State (Washington, D.C.).
5/10/2012 Northrop Grumman Corporation Calif. Science education $1,000,000 For the Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching and Achievement: $1,000,000 over four years to George Mason U. (Fairfax, Va.).