Wisconsin's Special Ed System: High Stress, Sparse State Funding
Foundation: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
This piece was produced for the NEW News Lab, a local news collaboration in Northeast Wisconsin. Microsoft is providing financial support to the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and Community...more

Women, Minorities Manage Only 17% Of Major Foundations' Assets
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Casey Family Programs, Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation
Less than 20% of the assets held by major foundations is invested by outside firms run by women or people of color, according to a report released Thursday. The report found that 30 of the largest...more

Prisoner-built Home Arrives In Muscatine To Increase Affordable Housing
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine
The last week of September saw the first prisoner-built home arrive at Muscatine County. Homes for Iowa is a program in which Iowa State Penitentiary prisoners in Newton learn to build homes and...more

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Has Deployed $780,000 in Small Business Loans Since May
Foundation: Greater Milwaukee Foundation
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has provided small business loans to 17 Milwaukee-based businesses, primarily located in three neighborhoods on the north side. The foundation's ThriveOn program...more

CREEED Mentorship Program Helps New El Paso Teachers Thrive
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation
The Council on Regional Economic Expansion and Educational Development, (CREEED), and El Paso Community Foundation(EPCF) have announced that more than 80 teachers will participate in the innovative...more

Grants from Minneapolis Awarded for Artist-Led Community Healing And Well-Being
Foundation: Kresge Foundation
The City of Minneapolis Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy has approved funding for 15 artists-led teams to support projects that offer creative healing and support for Minneapolis...more

Reset Jefferson County - Prosecution Diversion Program for Youth Offenders
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr announced a new program that allows young suspects to avoid prosecution in certain cases. Reset Jefferson County is a diversionary program that helps...more

Grants Available for African American Communities in Appalachia
Foundation: Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio and the African American Community Fund invite nonprofit and government organizations to submit grants for a program or project serving African American...more

Community Foundation of Jackson County Giving Increased in 2020
Foundation: Community Foundation of Jackson County
According to Giving USA 2021: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2020, individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $471.44 billion to U.S. The report,...more

Grants from Maine Community Foundation to Address COVID-19 Impact
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation
The Cumberland County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $113,174 in grants to 16 nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program, including two grants to ameliorate the...more