January 22, 2024 A Health Foundation’s “More Equitable Approach” to Substance Use Disorder January 22, 2024/ Connie Matthiessen The Elevance Health Foundation is tackling substance use by focusing in on overlooked populations. It’s one of a relatively small number of philanthropies addressing the escalating opioid crisis in any significant way.Read More
January 03, 2024 MacKenzie Scott Backs Community Health Centers as Another Path to Advancing Equity January 03, 2024/ Connie Matthiessen In 2023, MacKenzie Scott once again stood out in the philanthrosphere with hundreds of large, unrestricted gifts. This time, health equity was a theme with major support for small centers that serve many low-income patients. Read More
December 06, 2023 Suicide Is at Epidemic Levels in the U.S. Philanthropy's Response Has Been Underwhelming December 06, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe Despite the scope of the problem — someone in the U.S. dies from suicide every 11 minutes — national philanthropies’ willingness to directly confront it hasn’t measured up. Read More
December 01, 2023 A Quiet Exodus: Funders Exit HIV Giving Even as Equity Gaps Grow December 01, 2023/ Athena Cross, Carl Baloney, and Jesse Milan Jr., Guest Contributors For World AIDS Day, guest authors Athena Cross, Carl Baloney and Jesse Milan Jr. call attention to diminishing HIV-related philanthropic support, despite prevailing racial equity gaps in diagnoses and treatment.Read More
October 24, 2023 How Three Funders Are Linking Up Public Health and Community Leaders to Tackle Inequities October 24, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen The Kresge, de Beaumont and Robert Wood Johnson foundations teamed up on an initiative to strengthen our ailing public health system and address inequities by connecting public health leaders and community groups.Read More
September 28, 2023 The Opioid Crisis Demands More Innovative Solutions. Funders Will Take Note September 28, 2023/ Scott Strode and Evan Feinberg, Guest Contributors Guest authors Scott Strode and Evan Feinberg take the nonprofit sector to task for failing to slow down the opioid crisis. They argue that philanthropic interest is there, and that if more effective programs are built, funders will come.Read More
August 31, 2023 As the Opioid Crisis Rips Across America, Where Is Philanthropy? August 31, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen Some of the country’s largest health philanthropies have shifted their focus away, and only a handful of others have stepped up. Why isn’t philanthropy doing more about this national health emergency?Read More
August 23, 2023 Address Youth Homelessness or Youth Mental Health? Philanthropy Can Solve Both August 23, 2023/ Tricia Raikes, Guest Contributor In this guest article, philanthropist Tricia Raikes shines a light on the interrelated crises of youth homelessness and mental health, and tells us how her foundation has been addressing that nexus in Washington State.Read More
August 03, 2023 A Billionaire Couple Takes Aim at the Medical Debt Weighing Down American Families August 03, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen Medical debt forces families to choose between buying groceries and paying bills, and prevents them from seeking further care. The Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation gave a boost to an effort to wipe out such debt.Read More
June 27, 2023 Joint Philanthropic Initiative Looks to Mend an Ailing U.S. Public Health System June 27, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen Three health foundations are backing a new effort to promote public health leadership, strengthen our weakened systems, and build stronger connections in communities.Read More
May 19, 2023 With Its First Major Grant, a New Foundation Tackles Rural Healthcare Access May 19, 2023/ Martha Ramirez After selling her company and starting the Barr-Campbell Family Foundation, a UC Berkeley alum awarded the university $10 million to launch an ambitious master’s degree program focused on rural healthcare.Read More
April 14, 2023 "The Need Is Here.” How One Regional Funder Is Stepping Up for Public Health April 14, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen Woody and Gayle Hunt have deep ties in El Paso and the surrounding region. Through their family foundation, they’re boosting education in public health, one of many under-resourced healthcare priorities in the area.Read More
August 05, 2022 Success Against a Resilient Foe: Philanthropy’s Long Fight to Eradicate Polio August 05, 2022/ Liz Longley Philanthropic funding has played a major role in a highly successful international effort to combat a disease that was once widespread across the globe. But the fight isn’t over yet.Read More
June 15, 2022 For Packard, a Family Legacy Fuels Cutting Edge-Care for Mothers and Babies June 15, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen The David and Lucile Packard Foundation will provide $100 million to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford to modernize and enhance care for mothers and infants — and carry on Lucile Packard’s legacy.Read More
June 02, 2022 “Avenues for Hope” in Gun Violence Prevention — and a Major Role for Philanthropy June 02, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen The Fund for a Safer Future is working to end the epidemic of gun violence in the U.S., and has grown significantly since it started a decade ago. FSF’s David Brotherton says there’s reason for hope outside of Congress.Read More
December 08, 2021 The Global “Infodemic” Poses Serious Health Risks. Can Philanthropy Help Find a Cure? December 08, 2021/ Connie Matthiessen Health misinformation is on the rise, and it’s hampering efforts to stop the pandemic. Leading health funders are backing a project that will fund research on misinformation, how it spreads, and what we can do about it.Read More
September 21, 2021 What Grantseekers Should Know about the Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation September 21, 2021/ Alyssa Ochs Lots of states have Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Foundations, and South Carolina is one of them. Here are a few guidelines for local grantseekers as they approach the BCBS South Carolina Foundation. Read More
December 19, 2013 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces $38.3 Million Give December 19, 2013/ IP Staff That’s a record. Last week, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced its approval of $38.3 million in new grants—its biggest give ever. Making the most difference with the money: that’s a common tune across all areas of philanthropy. Let’s take a look at what this give covers.Read More