Following are grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on May 31, 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
5/31/2012 Baton Rouge Area Foundation La. Environment and health $3,700,000 To evaluate environmental-health risks to seafood and Gulf Coast communities: $3,700,000 to Tulane U. School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, to support the work of Maureen Lichtveld (New Orleans, La.).
5/31/2012 Kohl's Wis. Arts education $600,000 For art-education programs: $600,000 to the Milwaukee Art Museum (Milwaukee, Wis.).
5/31/2012 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wash. Community foundations $5,070,000 To reduce poverty: $1,000,000 to the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation (Tacoma, Wash.), $700,000 each to the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington (Vancouver, Wash.), Spokane County United Way (Spokane, Wash.), and United Way of the Columbia-Willamette (Portland, Ore.), $440,000 each to United Way of Central Washington (Yakima, Wash.), and the Yakima Valley Community Foundation (Yakima, Wash.), $400,000 to the Potlatch Fund (Seattle, Wash.), $350,000 to the Inland Northwest Community Foundation (Spokane, Wash.), and $340,000 to the Whatcom Community Foundation (Bellingham, Wash.).
5/31/2012 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Md. Science education $50,000,000 To create more engaging science classes, bring real-world research experiences to students, and increase the diversity of students who study science: approximately $50,000,000 to be divided among 47 small colleges and universities nationwide.
5/31/2012 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wash. Health $1,600,000 For global health and development reporting: $1,600,000 over two years to Public Radio International (Minneapolis, Minn.).
5/31/2012 Edward P. Evans Foundation Va. Health $5,000,000 To study a deadly blood and bone-marrow disease often caused by chemotherapy or radiation treatments: $5,000,000 over five years to the U. of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center (Lexington, Ky.).
5/31/2012 Sandler Foundation Calif. Medical research $20,000,000 For new neurosciences facilities and research: $20,000,000 challenge grant to the U. of California at San Francisco Foundation (San Francisco, Calif.).
5/31/2012 Sandler Foundation Calif. Conservation and the environment $2,500,000 For a multiyear land-conservation program in northwestern Mexico in collaboration with other foundations: $2,500,000 to the Resources Legacy Fund (Sacramento, Calif.).
5/31/2012 Sandler Foundation Calif. Journalism $1,500,000 For investigative journalism in the public interest: $1,500,000 to ProPublica (New York, N.Y.).
5/31/2012 Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust N.Y. Health $6,300,000 For neurosurgery research: $6,300,000 to the U. of Louisville (Louisville, Ky.).
5/31/2012 Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Ill. Arts and culture $400,000 For publications, exhibitions, films, new-media projects, public programs, and research: approximately $400,000 to be divided among 55 architects, scholars, writers, artists, designers, curators, and others.
5/31/2012 UniHealth Foundation Calif. Health insurance $100,000 To provide low-cost medical and dental insurance for children: $100,000 to CaliforniaKids Healthcare Foundation (North Hollywood, Calif.).
5/31/2012 UniHealth Foundation Calif. Health $175,000 To implement best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of all illnesses: $175,000 to Methodist Hospital of Southern California (Arcadia, Calif.).
5/31/2012 UniHealth Foundation Calif. Health $149,896 To help safety-net clinics in Los Angeles County provide safe prescription medications to their patients: $149,896 over two years to the U. of Southern California School of Pharmacy (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/31/2012 UniHealth Foundation Calif. Health $100,000 To improve the health and well-being of homeless individuals and families: $100,000 to People Assisting the Homeless (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/31/2012 Elton John AIDS Foundation N.Y. HIV/AIDS $700,000 To help needy people access and benefit from HIV treatment and care: $700,000 to AIDS United (Washington, D.C.).
5/31/2012 Elton John AIDS Foundation N.Y. HIV/AIDS $100,000 To help display the AIDS Memorial Quilt at over 50 venuesin Washington, D.C., during the 19th International AIDS Conference: $100,000 to the Names Project (Atlanta, Ga.).
5/31/2012 Ford Foundation N.Y. Elections and voting $2,000,000 For a national effort created by 17 civil-society organizations to advance democracy, peace, and civic engagement in Kenya and the broader region: $2,000,000 to the Tuvuke Initiative for Peaceful and Fair Electoral Process in Kenya (Nairobi, Kenya).
5/31/2012 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Urban affairs $950,000 To examine how city governments can adjust to the currentglobal economy, relieve constraints, and plan for more adaptive, sustainable growth: $950,000 over three years to the U. of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, Ill.).
5/31/2012 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Ill. Arts education $40,000 To provide visual-arts education for students with limited or no art access in school: $40,000 to Marwen (Chicago, Ill.).
5/31/2012 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Ill. Leadership $200,000 To train aspiring principals to lead Chicago's public schools: $200,000 over two years to New Leaders (New York, N.Y.).
5/31/2012 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Ill. Education $80,000 To prepare high-school juniors and seniors at Chicago's public schools for college: $80,000 over two years to Urban Students Empowered (Chicago, Ill.).
5/31/2012 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Ill. Health care and hospitals $200,000 To provide comprehensive and coordinated care for patients with heart disease and diabetes : $200,000 over two years to Sinai Health System (Chicago, Ill.).
5/31/2012 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Mass. Obesity $3,000,000 To expand promising campaigns that promote healthier environments and lifestyles for young people: $1,500,000 to Tufts U., Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (Boston, Mass.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Community development $1,198,000 To create and sustain healthy communities by and for residents of low-income minority communities in Michigan, Mississippi, and New Mexico: $1,198,000 over 35 months to Community Catalyst (Boston, Mass.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Nonprofit organizations and philanthropy $1,950,000 To equip nonprofits in Michigan with the skills and tools to foster civically engaged communities: $1,950,000 over four years to the Michigan Nonprofit Association (Lansing, Mich.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Conservation and the environment $650,000 For general operating support: $650,000 over 35 months to West Harlem Environmental Action (New York, N.Y.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Health $540,000 To construct a maternity wing at St. Boniface Hospital in Fond des Blanc, Haiti: $540,000 over 18 months to St. Boniface Haiti Foundation (Randolph, Mass.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Education $500,000 To improve children's early literacy by integrating family engagement and community-based after-school programs into reading teachers' professional-development training: $500,000 over 35 months to Literacy Inc. (New York, N.Y.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Nonprofit organizations and philanthropy $100,000 To strengthen governance, stabilize financial support, and bolster leadership skills at nonprofits in New Orleans: $100,000 to the Greater New Orleans Foundation (New Orleans, La.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Nonprofit organizations and philanthropy $600,000 For general operating support: $600,000 to the Tides Network (San Francisco, Calif.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Nonprofit organizations and philanthropy $200,000 To develop the leadership and advocacy skills of low-income Latino families in Farmington and Las Cruces/Columbus, N.M.: $200,000 to Families in Schools (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Environment and health $75,000 To reduce children's exposure to environmental hazards: $75,000 to the Children's Environmental Health Network (Washington, D.C.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Education $60,000 To empower immigrant high-school students through social media and news literacy training, and an internship that will promote their roles as student writers: $60,000 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, N.Y.).
5/31/2012 Rockefeller Foundation N.Y. Economics $700,000 For the costs of a campaign to place economic inequality at the center of debate and to develop a clear and comprehensive policy agenda for focusing on income and wealth inequality in America: $700,000 to the Center for American Progress (Washington, D.C.).
5/31/2012 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Calif. Education $507,000 To increase and improve financing for quality education in developing countries: $507,000 to the Global Campaign for Education (Johannesburg, South Africa).
5/31/2012 Rockefeller Foundation N.Y. India $120,000 For the San-Kalpa Student Challenge, a two-year national campaign to document the perceptions of Indian youths on the challenges of urbanization and encourage emerging leaders to engage in solutions to these challenges through social entrepreneurial ventures and/or public-private partnerships: $120,000 over two years to the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (New Delhi, India).
5/31/2012 Rockefeller Foundation N.Y. Employment and training $400,000 To develop a policy framework at the local, state, and federal levels to ensure the consideration of labor standards in the development of green-jobs programs and in the most rapidly growing sectors of the American economy: $400,000 to the National Employment Law Project (New York, N.Y.).
5/31/2012 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation N.J. Health $149,969 To slow health-care spending and improve value: $149,969 to the Brookings Institution (Washington, D.C.).
5/31/2012 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation N.J. Health $149,576 To provide state attorneys general with fellowships in public-health law and to involve other attorney generals in field activities: $149,576 to the National Association of Attorneys General (Washington, D.C.).
5/31/2012 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation N.J. Health $999,998 To assess what coverage options small businesses intend to pursue under the Affordable Care Act: $999,998 to Mathematica Policy Research (Washington, D.C.).
5/31/2012 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Calif. Conservation and the environment $1,994,781 To conserve wild salmon and wild-salmon habitats in Kamchatka, Russia: $1,994,781 over three years to the World Wildlife Fund (Washington, D.C.).
5/31/2012 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Calif. Conservation and the environment $2,090,650 To consolidate the National Forest and Carbon Monitoring System: $2,090,650 over 20 months to Instituto de Hidrologia, Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales (Bogota, Colombia).
5/31/2012 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Calif. Science $908,000 For three-year post-doctoral fellowships for five top researchers in biological science disciplines: $908,000 over 40 months to the Life Sciences Research Foundation (Baltimore, Md.).
5/31/2012 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Calif. Science $1,292,289 To understand the ecological significance of microorganisms with plant-like and animal-like nutritional styles in marine ecosystems: $1,292,289 over 55 months to the U. of Southern California, Department of Biological Sciences (Los Angeles, Calif.).
5/31/2012 Headwaters Foundation for Justice Minn. Social justice $217,400 For efforts to advance economic, social, environmental, and racial justice: $217,400 to be divided among 23 nonprofits in Minnesota.
5/31/2012 Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina S.C. Poverty $580,000 To focus on the root causes of poverty in South Carolina: $580,000 to be divided among eight nonprofit organizations.
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Homelessness $250,000 For core operating support: $250,000 over 23 months to the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (Washington, D.C.).
5/31/2012 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Employment and training $900,000 To provide training, grants, and technical assistance to community-based organizations' youth-employment programs: $900,000 to the Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
5/31/2012 Newman's Own Foundation Conn. Women and girls $250,000 To combat gender inequality and extreme poverty in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, by providing tuition free schools for girls: $250,000 partial challenge grant to Shining Hope for Communities.