Home
Focus Areas
About Us
"What would you do with $2.5 million dollars to advance racial equity?" That's the question community members in Marin County, Calif., were asked as part of a pilot project to invest in equity-centered projects, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
From Oct.
26 to Dec.
29, 3,700 ballots were submitted from 104 applications.
The top vote-getters were allowed to vote in person or online for their top seven choices.
The top 16 projects received the full amount they requested.
Twenty-four projects received grants ranging from $10,000 to $250,000.Extra Food, which dispatches volunteers to distribute leftover food from local businesses and schools to agencies serving hungry people, was the top vote-getter with 1,442 votes, but it received a $75,000 grant.
Canal Alliance's Community Health House project received a $250,000 grant despite finishing 15th in the voting with 635 votes.
The program will deploy Spanish-speaking outreach workers to offer COVID-19 testing, health information, insurance assistance, behavioral health referrals, and community-based education.
According to Marin County public health officials, only 8.7% of Marin's Latino population is up to date with its COVID-19, compared to 12.3% of the county's African-American population and 32.7% of the white population
Selected Grant News Headlines
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Tenaris is a leading global supplier of steel tubes and related services for the world's energy industry and certain other industrial applications.Enjoy a 7-Day Free Trial Thru Nov 30, 2024! ✨...more
The VIP Volunteers: Ed and Leanne Barnett Dedicate Nearly 40 years to Volunteering USEA.Ed has ridden in four USEA American Eventing Championships.Leanne is a national examiner and a chief horse...more
Foundation: Quad Cities Community Foundation
Nearly 100 non-profit professionals and volunteers will participate in the programs.Registration for "Putting Principals into Practice: Strong Board Governance" will open in December 2024.Get the...more
Foundation: MetLife Foundation
MetLife Korea published its first sustainability report, showcasing its commitment to responsible business practices, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and support for its communities.Since...more
More than 330,000 clean energy jobs have been created since the passage of the clean energy plan.Majority of those jobs are in districts and states represented by Republican members.71% of likely...more
Washington voters overwhelmingly rejected an initiative that sought to repeal the state's landmark climate law.So far, the climate act has funded projects targeted toward overburdened communities,...more
Volunteer Recognition Committee reviewed all the many nominations submitted in order to select this year's extraordinary volunteers.These volunteers will be recognized at the 2024 Volunteer...more
Ohio Women's Suffrage Monument Commission to hold program Thursday.Free community activities centered around the 19th Amendment, women in leadership, and the power of voting.Events are in support of...more
Barnfonden joins forces to tackle environmental degradation and climate change.Grow the Future aims to change the world by giving children and youth the tools to adapt.Children are among the most...more
Civic Engagement News from...
Quad Cities Community Foundation
MetLife Foundation
Arkansas Community Foundation
Rose Community Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Latino Community Foundation
Collaboratory
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Berrien Community Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?
Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.
