$30.1 million effort to address malnutrition in Ethiopia launched November 2, 2021 The UK-based Power of Nutrition has announced a partnership with the Eleanor Crook Foundation, the END Fund, and Rotary International to fund a five-year, $30.1 million nutrition program in Ethiopia. According to the Power of Nutrition, 5.9 million Ethiopian children under the age of 5 — about 40 percent,…
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The Rockefeller Foundation Invests USD150 Million to Prevent Future Pandemics and Calls for Greater Collaboration to Build a Global Early Warning System
The Rockefeller Foundation Invests USD150 Million to Prevent Future Pandemics and Calls for Greater Collaboration to Build a Global Early Warning System October 26, 2021 Berlin | October 25, 2021 – The Rockefeller Foundation will provide up to USD150 million in funding to the Pandemic Prevention Institute (PPI), a collaborative organization with a global network of partners…
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Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s initiative awards $132 million
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's initiative awards $132 million October 28, 2021 The Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative has announced grants totaling $132 million over three years in support of collaborative research to better understand the underlying causes of Parkinson's disease. Launched in 2019 as a joint project of the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy and the Sergey Brin…
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Sarasota Memorial receives $10 million for behavioral health facility
Sarasota Memorial receives $10 million for behavioral health facility October 23, 2021 The Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation has announced a $10 million gift from Brian Cornell, the chair and CEO of Target Corp., and his wife, Martha, in support of a new behavioral health facility. To be named the Cornell Family Behavioral Health Pavilion in recognition of…
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