Following are grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on January 24, 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
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $350,000 To work with Peruvian indigenous communities and local governments to improve environmental practices: $350,000 to Instituto del Bien Comun (Lima, Peru).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $350,000 To help indigenous people in the Andes with development policies and projects: $350,000 to the Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $320,000 For research that will strengthen a policy framework for managing valuable fisheries in Loreto, the largest and most intact department in the Peruvian Amazon: $320,000 to the Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $330,000 To gain recognition and title to ancestral lands in Peru: $330,000 to Centro para el Desarrollo del Indigena Amazonico (Lima, Peru).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $306,000 To conduct policy-oriented research on the environmental and social impact of economic investment by China in Latin America: $306,000 to Boston U. (Boston, Mass.).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $300,000 To capture on-the-ground experiences and adaptation challenges to climate change in the Andes: $300,000 to the Democracy Center (Cambridge, Mass.).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $300,000 To implement a community-based approach to fire management as a way to adapt to climate change: $300,000 to Fundacion Amigos de la Naturaleza (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $300,000 To strengthen the regional government's environmental-management capacity and regulatory enforcement in the Madre de Dios watershed: $300,000 to Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (Lima, Peru).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $280,000 To help strengthen environmental and social standards of international lending agencies for development projects in Bolivia and Peru: $280,000 to the Bank Information Center (Washington, D.C.).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $280,000 To expand understanding of the benefits of ecosystems and to promote the use of conservation financing tools: $280,000 to Forest Trends (Washington, D.C.).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $250,000 To promote healthy ecosystems: $250,000 to Servicios Ecosistemicos Peru (Cusco, Peru).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $225,000 To better understand migratory fish populations and build regional capacity for managing aquatic resources in the Peruvian portion of the Madre de Dios River: $225,000 to Amazon Conservation Association (Washington, D.C.).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $300,000 To promote socio-environmental sustainability and regulatory compliance in the Lower Urubamba River: $300,000 to Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Lima, Peru).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $175,000 To conduct legal advocacy for indigenous groups threatened by unsustainable and environmentally harmful development projects: $175,000 to EarthRights International (Washington, D.C.).
1/24/2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Ill. Conservation and the environment $150,000 For its Environment, Culture, and Conservation Program to integrate indigenous values and ecological knowledge in local zoning and land-use plans in Peru: $150,000 to the Field Museum (Chicago, Ill.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Economic development $250,000 To help African immigrants in starting and sustaining successful businesses: $250,000 over two years to the African Development Center (Minneapolis, Minn.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Economic development $50,000 To expand a youth mini-bank and matched savings program in Minnesota, Montana, and Washington: $50,000 to the Native American Community Development Corporation (Blackfeet, Mont.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Economic development $50,000 To offer career and financial resources to low-income families: $50,000 to Northside Achievement Zone (Minneapolis, Minn.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Economic development $75,000 To develop businesses through local food systems, collaborations between rural and urban economies, and training entrepreneurs: $75,000 to the Neighborhood Development Center (St. Paul, Minn.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Economic development $100,000 To improve public policies to reduce poverty and to prepare low-income families for home ownership: $100,000 to Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (Minneapolis, Minn.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Public policy $60,000 For research and analysis on tax and spending policies that affect low-income workers in Minnesota: $60,000 to the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (St. Paul, Minn.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Public policy $100,000 To advocate for stronger relations between immigrant farmers and government: $100,000 to Farmers' Legal Action Group (St. Paul, Minn.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Rural development $75,000 For research and development of a loan fund that will provide low-interest financing for low-cost housing and child-care facilities, with an emphasis on projects in rural North Dakota, to be given to Lutheran Social Services Housing: $75,000 to Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota (Fargo, N.D.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Rural development $100,000 For investigative reporting on predatory lending practices in Minnesota: $100,000 to MinnPost (Minneapolis, Minn.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Entrepreneurship $125,000 To provide financial education and business assistance to low-income Latino entrepreneurs, to be given to the Association of Washington State Hispanic Chambers of Commerce: $125,000 over two years to the Yakima Valley Community Foundation (Yakima, Wash.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Economic development $20,000 To provide small-business training, administrative support, financial education, and access to financing for budding entrepreneurs: $20,000 to the Northside Economic Opportunity Network (Minneapolis, Minn.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Economic development $380,000 To create jobs, strengthen existing businesses, and fill vacant storefronts: $380,000 over three years to the Portland Development Commission (Portland, Ore.).
1/23/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Economic development $222,400 To rebuild its tribal government and economic structure to foster self-governance and sustainable economic development: $222,400 over two years to Three Affiliated Tribes-Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (New Town, N.D.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Economic development $25,000 To provide financial-literacy classes for parents: $25,000 to Way to Grow (Minneapolis, Minn.).
1/24/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. Poverty $75,000 To end poverty in Minnesota by 2020: $75,000 to A Minnesota Without Poverty (St. Paul, Minn.).
1/24/2013 Google.org Calif. Government $2,100,000 To make government more transparent and accountable, particularly at the local level: $2,100,000 to the Sunlight Foundation (Washington, D.C.).
1/24/2013 Google.org Calif. Civic affairs $1,600,000 To build a global platform to equip developers with tools and resources to start new civic apps and services more easily and quickly: $1,600,000 to MySociety (London, England).
1/24/2013 Kresge Foundation Mich. Higher education $3,800,000 To bolster fundraising: $3,800,000 to be divided among eight universities in South Africa.
1/24/2013 Knight Foundation Ore. Entrepreneurship $2,000,000 To connect entrepreneurs in Miami to its global network of volunteer mentors and advisers who can help scale their ventures: $2,000,000 to Endeavor (New York, N.Y.).
1/24/2013 W.M. Keck Foundation Calif. Science $1,000,000 For research aimed at reshaping and improving how images and large data sets are collected and analyzed in science, engineering, medicine, and other fields: $1,000,000 to the U. of California at Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
1/24/2013 John Templeton Foundation Pa. Philosophy $3,600,000 To study how people's minds grasp the world around them: $3,600,000 to Fordham U., to support the work of Stephen Grimm (New York, N.Y.).
1/24/2013 Danville Regional Foundation Va. Children and youths $2,300,000 To expand out-of-school opportunities for youths ages 5 to 18: $2,300,000 over four years to the NoBell Coalition (Danville, Va.).
1/24/2013 Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust N.Y. Medical research $42,000,000 To establish the Helmsley Center for Genomic Medicine, a research center dedicated to decoding the common genetic factors underlying many complex chronic human diseases: $42,000,000 to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, Calif.).
1/24/2013 Dyson Foundation N.Y. Higher education $2,500,000 To develop its new Center for Global Learning: $2,500,000 to Washington and Lee U. (Lexington, Va.).
1/24/2013 New York Women's Foundation N.Y. Disaster relief $250,000 For immediate and long-term recovery in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: $250,000 to be divided among 15 organizations in New York.
1/24/2013 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wash. Child health $40,000,000 To improve newborn health and survival in many of the poorest countries in the world: $40,000,000 over five years to Save the Children (Westport, Conn.).
1/24/2013 Cricket Island Foundation N.Y. Social justice $420,000 For general operating support: $420,000 to be divided among seven social-justice organizations in New York led by young people.
1/24/2013 3M Company Minn. Science education $400,000 To improve science-based environmental and conservation education for youths: about $400,000 to be divided among nine environmental organizations across the United States.
1/24/2013 California Endowment Calif. Health $225,000,000 To implement the Affordable Care Act in California: $225,000,000 over four years to recipients to be announced later.
1/24/2013 Rockefeller Foundation N.Y. Urban affairs $3,000,000 To help cities across the country finance and build resilient and integrated urban storm-water infrastructure systems: up to $3,000,000 to recipients to be announced later.
1/24/2013 VNA Foundation Ill. Homelessness $50,000 For a health and nutrition program for homeless youths: $50,000 to Teen Living Programs (Chicago, Ill.).
1/24/2013 VNA Foundation Ill. Health $30,000 To help low-income patients with chronic health conditions who are at risk of hospital readmission: $30,000 to Swedish Covenant Hospital (Chicago, Ill.).
1/24/2013 VNA Foundation Ill. Child abuse $30,000 To counsel sexually abused children and adults: $30,000 to Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center (Gurnee, Ill.).
1/24/2013 VNA Foundation Ill. Teenage pregnancy $25,000 To offer home-based prenatal education and support services for young women: $25,000 to Teen Parent Connection (Glen Ellyn, Ill.).
1/24/2013 Bank of America Charitable Foundation N.C. Social services $220,000 To help needy people: about $22,0000 to over 1,000 nonprofit organizations across the nation.
1/24/2013 Ovarian Cancer Research Fund N.Y. Cancer $5,900,000 For ovarian cancer research: $5,900,000 to be divided among 16 scientists across the nation.
1/24/2013 Newman's Own Foundation Conn. Social entrepreneurship $900,000 For a global fellowship program for social entrepreneurs: $900,000 over two years to Echoing Green (New York, N.Y.).
1/24/2013 Sierra Health Foundation Calif. Substance abuse $100,000 To construct a treatment center for substance abuse: $100,000 to Community Recovery Resources (Grass Valley, Calif.).
1/24/2013 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Employment and training $1,474,520 To increase employment readiness, access to good jobs, and economic security for low-income people: $1,474,520 over three years to Goodwill Industries of Central Michigan's Heartland (Battle Creek, Mich.).
1/24/2013 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Education $30,000 To increase school retention for low-income, indigenous middle- and high-school students in Campeche, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Mexico: $30,000 to Fundacion Televisa (Mexico City, Mexico).