Oakland, California

20 private foundations help support state census process in the state of California

According to reports out of Oakland, they have awarded grants to more than 125 community organizations that have strong connections to people the U.S. Census Bureau has had difficulty counting in the past

$9,000,000

Santa Paula, California

Thomas Aquinas College received a grant from Dan Murphy Foundation in honor of the college’s late president and is a led gift in the new capital campaign

$2,000,000

Flint, Michigan

An estate gift from of Earl Riopelle and his wife Lanice is one of the largest ever received Kettering University

$1,200,000

Manoa, Hawaii

The University of Hawaii Mānoa’s School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene received this gift from four of Hawaii’s healthcare companies:

Hawai‘i Medical Service Association (HMSA) Foundation $500,000;

Hawai‘i Pacific Health $250,000;

Kaiser Permanente Hawai‘i $50,000;

and the Queen’s Medical Center $250,000

to the Hawai‘i Nursing Simulation Center Fund

$1,050,000

Macon County, Georgia

The Community Foundation of Decatur/Macon County announced $1 million from the Charles D. and Patricia A. Perkinson Endowment Fund

The $1 million gift qualifies for a matching gift of $1 million from the Grand Victoria Foundation in Chicago

$1,000,000

Watertown, Massachusetts

St. James Armenian Church naming ceremony for the St. James’ Charles Mosesian Cultural and Youth Center in appreciation of the gift from Charles Mosesian a long time parishioner

$1,000,000

Bloomington, Indiana

The Lilly Endowment made a grant to The Nature Conservancy in Indiana for its headquarters building

$1,000,000

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

A gift from Gregg Wadley and his wife, Dr. Betsy Brackett to Northeastern State University, School of Education, will be used for a clinic to help students overcome reading deficiencies.

This is the largest gift in the university’s history

$1,000,000

Manhattan, Kansas

The Keatings, a local couple in Manhattan, donated this gift and named The Good Shepherd Hospice, a 12 bed facility 

$500,000

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County, got this gift from Lockheed Martin just about the time that Revolutionary War re-enactment volunteers were crossing the Delaware River

$400,000

Portland, Oregon

Pacific University’s College of Arts and Sciences has been admitted to the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust’s College Science Research Program which means that it will receive a grant spread over a three-years

$325,000

Detroit, Michigan

DTE Employees raise money for needy, see list below:

Salvation Army, multiple locations $56,321

Coalition on Temporary Shelter, Detroit $36,074

Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Detroit $32,651

Gleaners Community Food Bank, multiple locations, $27,738

St. Martin Lutheran Church, Port Huron $11,120

Forgotten Harvest, Inc., Oak Park $10,070

Macomb Food Program, Clinton Township $5,570

Mel Trotter Ministries, Grand Rapids $3,545

Family Counseling and Shelter Services of Monroe County, Monroe $2,945

$300,000

Charlotte, North Carolina

Leon Levine Foundation to double its pledge to United Family Services to expand the women’s shelter

$250,000

Washington, D.C.

A grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to The Huffington Post Investigative Fund

The Knight Foundation joins the Schumann Center for Media and Democracy, Atlantic Philanthropies, the Markle Foundation as key supporters

$200,000

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra received a $150,000 challenge grant from the Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Trustees of the B.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation just one week after it received the mega gift of $75 million from Louise Nippert

$150,000

New Haven, Connecticut

The Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut received a grant from The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven to fund the research, development and implementation of a certified nurse’s aide training program

$135,000

Tri-Cities, Washington

The Arc (American Red Cross ) of Tri-Cities on Tuesday announced a donation from Washington River Protection Solutions toward its new building

$100,000

Fremont, Ohio

Employee owned Meyer Company donated this gift to Terra Community College

$50,000

Chelsea, Michigan

The Purple Rose Theatre Company got a grant from the Chelsea Community Foundation

$17,000

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CIGNA has signed on as the presenting sponsor of  The Philadelphia Orchestra's Free concert for 20th year.

The free concert honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  on January 18, 2010

Corporate Sponsor
20^th consecutive year

                                                     International

Jerusalem, Israel

The Israel Museum announced a gift from Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel through the Mandel Supporting Foundations that capped off the $100 million campaign for its 20 acre campus

$12 million