Blog

RKMF commits $100 million to University of Pittsburgh BioForge

RKMF commits $100 million to University of Pittsburgh BioForge
University of Pittsburgh, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Transformative Gift, Partnership to Make Pittsburgh Region a National Leader in Life Sciences Manufacturing November 17, 2021 The University of Pittsburgh and Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced a $100 million gift that will advance the region’s burgeoning life sciences economy by creating an anchor bioresearch and…
Read more

New York Life’s Impact Investment Initiative commits $50 million to Enterprise Community Loan Fund.

New York Life’s Impact Investment Initiative commits $50 million to Enterprise Community Loan Fund.
New York Life’s Impact Investment Initiative commits $50 million to Enterprise Community Loan Fund. November 10, 2021 New York Life, America’s largest1 and most admired2 mutual life insurer, today announced a $50 million investment in Enterprise Community Loan Fund (ECLF), Enterprise Community Partners’ U.S. Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). ECLF provides flexibly designed loans to improve…
Read more

Legal Aid Justice Center receives $10 million from Sonjia Smith

Legal Aid Justice Center receives $10 million from Sonjia Smith
Legal Aid Justice Center receives $10 million from Sonjia Smith November 17, 2021 The Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) today announced that a long-time donor to the organization, Philanthropist Sonjia Smith, has given LAJC a one-time gift of $10,000,000. This historic show of support for LAJC’s efforts towards social, racial, and economic justice is especially…
Read more

Salk Institute Announces Historic $100m Challenge Gift From Irwin And Joan Jacobs

Salk Institute Announces Historic $100m Challenge Gift From Irwin And Joan Jacobs
Salk Institute Announces Historic $100m Challenge Gift From Irwin And Joan Jacobs November 12, 2021 The Salk Institute announced today that Irwin and Joan Jacobs, longtime supporters of the renowned scientific research organization, have pledged $100M to launch Salk’s five-year, $500M philanthropic and scientific Campaign for the Future. The gift is structured as a challenge match,…
Read more