Following are grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on January 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3/2013 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Wash. | Health | $5,000,000 | To promote the effective use of oral cholera vaccine around the world: $5,000,000 over four years to the Johns Hopkins U., Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baltimore, Md.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Fran and Warren Rupp Foundation | Minn. | Philanthropy | $23,500,000 | To create a donor-advised fund: $23,500,000 to the Richland County Foundation (Mansfield, Ohio). |
| 1/2/2013 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Md. | Science education | $1,000,000 | For science and math programs at 49 middle and high schools: $1,000,000 to Project Lead the Way (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/2/2013 | John S. and James L. Knight Foundation | Fla. | Community development | $6,000,000 | To revitalize the University Park neighborhood: $6,000,000 to the University Park Alliance (Akron, Ohio). |
| 1/3/2013 | James Graham Brown Foundation | Ky. | Higher education | $500,000 | To improve residence halls: $500,000 to Georgetown College (Georgetown, Ky.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust | N.Y. | Medical research | $3,304,400 | For nanomedicine research: $3,304,400 over three years to Tel Aviv U. (Tel Aviv, Israel). |
| 1/3/2013 | Verizon Foundation | N.J. | Museums | $150,000 | For a yearlong series of events and programs celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation: $150,000 to the Foundation for the National Archives (Washington, D.C.). |
| 1/3/2013 | New York Life Foundation | N.Y. | Employment and training | $350,000 | For its Chicago and Puget Sound, Wash., sites, to train young adults ages 18 to 24 for jobs: $350,000 over two years to Year Up (Boston, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Ford Foundation | N.Y. | Disaster relief | $469,000 | To rebuild communities affected by Hurricane Sandy: $469,000 to be divided among 23 organizations in the New York metropolitan area. |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Disaster relief | $5,000,000 | For recovery efforts following Superstorm Sandy: $5,000,000 to United Way Worldwide (Alexandria, Va.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Ford Foundation | N.Y. | Civil society | $3,000,000 | To help civil-society organizations in developing countries that work to promote greater government transparency and accountability: $3,000,000 to the World Bank (Washington, D.C.). |
| 1/3/2013 | W.M. Keck Foundation | Calif. | Medical research | $1,000,000 | For biomedical research using electron microscopy: $1,000,000 to Oregon Health and Science U. (Portland, Ore.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Wash. | Health | $2,000,000 | To prove sanitation in Africa: $2,000,000 to the African Ministers Council on Water (Abuja, Nigeria). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Community development | $3,837,500 | For general operating support: $1,230,000 to the Indiana Association of United Ways (Indianapolis, Ind.), $1,147,500 to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art (Indianapolis, Ind.), $500,000 to the Atlas Economic Research Foundation (Washington, D.C.), $300,000 to Heartland Truly Moving Pictures (Indianapolis, Ind.), $260,000 to the Coalition for Homeless Intervention and Prevention (Indianapolis, Ind.), $225,000 to the Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Ind.), and $175,000 to the Indiana Association for Community Economic Development (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Community development | $600,000 | For a partnership with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian: $600,000 to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Community development | $50,000 | For organizational strengthening: $50,000 to Exodus Refugee Immigration (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Community development | $500,000 | For its Animal Welfare Center: $500,000 to the Humane Society of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Community development | $2,000,000 | To renovate its theater and for marketing, public relations, and fundraising: $2,000,000 to the Indiana Symphony Society (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Community development | $6,300,000 | For general support: $6,300,000 to the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Community development | $10,000,000 | For capital projects and programs: $10,000,000 to the Indianapolis Parks Foundation (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Community development | $10,000,000 | For a capital projects fund: $10,000,000 to United Way of Central Indiana (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Community development | $2,000,000 | For disaster relief: $1,000,000 each to the American Red Cross (Washington, D.C.) and the Salvation Army (Alexandria, Va.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Education | $17,000,000 | For a community scholarship program in 2014: $17,000,000 to Independent Colleges of Indiana (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Education | $600,000 | For youth and education programs: $600,000 to Indiana Black Expo (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Education | $140,000 | For the Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana: $140,000 to the Indiana Grantmakers Alliance Foundation (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Education | $50,000 | For sexual-health education programs for youths: $50,000 to Planned Parenthood of Indiana (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Education | $1,000,000 | To strengthen early-childhood programs: $1,000,000 to the YMCA of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $997,904 | For a continuing partnership with the Indianapolis Center for Congregations and to explore future business models: $997,904 to the Alban Institute (Herndon, Va.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $249,741 | To reduce student indebtedness: $249,741 to Asbury Theological Seminary (Wilmore, Ky.). |
| 1/3/2012 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $1,724,157 | For the Initiative to Address Economic Challenges Facing Future Ministers project: $250,000 each to the Catholic Theological Union at Chicago (Chicago, Ill.), the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (South Hamilton, Mass.), Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond, Va.), Virginia Union U. (Richmond, Va.), and Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington, D.C.), $249,251 to Mercer U. (Macon, Ga.), and $224,906 to Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Austin, Tex.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $205,000 | For "The Pilgrims," a documentary on how religion helped shape American democracy: $205,000 to the Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association (Arlington, Va.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $475,000 | For organizational restructuring and strengthening: $475,000 to the Indiana Network for Higher Education Ministries (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $875,000 | To continue the Young Scholars in American Religion program: $875,000 to the Indiana U. Foundation (Bloomington, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $8,000,000 | For operating support: $8,000,000 to the Indianapolis Center for Congregations (Indianapolis, Ind.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $1,000,000 | For an early-career pastoral leadership-development program: $500,000 each to the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research (Collegeville, Minn.) and Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington, D.C.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $600,000 | To expand leadership programs to develop young Christian leaders in interfaith engagement: $600,000 to Interfaith Youth Core (Chicago, Ill.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $248,150 | For the Managing Student Debt for Vitality in Life and Ministry project: $248,150 to Lancaster Theological Seminary (Lancaster, Pa.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Lilly Endowment | Ind. | Religion | $500,000 | For its "Faith in Wartime" exhibition: $500,000 to National World War II Museum (New Orleans, La.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Cleveland Foundation | Ohio | Economic development | $250,000 | To start an offshore wind industry: $250,000 to LEEDCo (Cleveland, Ohio). |
| 1/3/2013 | Cleveland Foundation | Ohio | Education | $195,000 | To ensure the physical and emotional safety and stability of student: $195,000 to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (Cleveland, Ohio). |
| 1/3/2013 | Cleveland Foundation | Ohio | Homelessness | $85,000 | To provide services to homeless families: $85,000 to West Side Catholic Center (Cleveland, Ohio). |
| 1/3/2013 | Cleveland Foundation | Ohio | Economic development | $75,000 | To strengthen the local food industry: $75,000 to Ohio State U. Extension Cuyahoga County (Cleveland, Ohio). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Health | $250,000 | To spark policy changes that improve community health and wellness: $250,000 over two years to the New England Healthcare Institute (Cambridge, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Entrepreneurship | $100,000 | For this nonprofit, community-based retail store offering healthy, low-cost prepared foods and jobs for local residents: $100,000 to the Urban Food Initiative (Boston, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Entrepreneurship | $100,000 | To provide financial literacy and business-skills training for women looking to start and grow businesses and strengthen the local economy: $100,000 over two years to the Center for Women and Enterprise (Boston, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Entrepreneurship | $50,000 | To expand its scale and impact for hundreds of early start-up businesses and entrepreneurs: $50,000 to MassChallenge (Boston, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Entrepreneurship | $150,000 | For its work-force development efforts: $150,000 over two years to the Asian American Civic Association (Boston, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Arts and culture | $460,000 | To provide arts and cultural opportunities for young people: $230,000 over three years each to Discover Roxbury (Boston, Mass.) and the Urbano Project (Boston, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Arts and culture | $100,000 | For research into greater sustainability for arts and cultural organizations in the Boston metropolitan area and the nation: $100,000 over three years to Harvard U., Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations (Cambridge, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Housing and homelessness | $225,000 | To shift from a focus on emergency shelter to a stronger emphasis on permanent supportive housing: $225,000 over three years to Pine Street Inn (Boston, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Education | $75,000 | To increase the college graduation rate for low-income, minority, and first-generation college students from public schools in Boston: $75,000 to Posse Foundation Boston (Boston, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Violence prevention | $30,000 | For the Violence Intervention Advocate Program: $30,000 to Boston Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Nonprofit organizations and philanthropy | $40,000 | For this nonprofit consulting organization, which brings together charities and businesses: $40,000 to CLF Ventures (Boston, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Race relations | $75,000 | For the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice: $75,000 to Harvard Law School (Cambridge, Mass.). |
| 1/3/2013 | Boston Foundation | Mass. | Libraries | $75,000 | For general operating support: $75,000 to the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation (Boston, Mass.). |
