Philanthropy News

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, will convene breast cancer survivors, those living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and supporters at the 2025 Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure. This impactful event unites our community and raises money for the mission of Komen, supporting those affected by breast cancer. Komen aims to raise over $300,000 at the Detroit Race for the Cure, generating critical funds that allow Komen to continue...

BRIGHTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Denise McQuaide has stepped into the role of Chief of Middle Market Innovation at 2Life Communities, a leading affordable senior housing developer, owner, operator, and advocate in the Greater Boston area. A 40-year veteran of healthcare, senior living operations, and community health services industries, McQuaide has served 2Life as a strategic advisor for four years, guiding its healthcare and housing integration approach. In this newly formed role, she will...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Steadfast LA, the nonprofit founded by civic leader and businessman Rick Caruso to accelerate the rebuilding of Los Angeles with private-sector solutions, announced today a Small Business Initiative launched with a $1 million donation from Banc of California’s Wildfire Relief & Recovery Fund. The initiative will support retailers, restaurants, and other independent businesses in Altadena, Malibu, and the Pacific Palisades impacted by the devastating Eaton and P...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has received a $10 million gift from the Wyss Foundation to support timely, lifesaving orthopedic care provided by experts in the Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center. The investment builds upon the Wyss Foundation’s past philanthropy, which established the Hansjörg Wyss Orthopedic Trauma Initiative at CHLA in 2020. The initiative allowed the hospital—the only freestanding Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in Los Angeles Coun...

ROANOKE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Melrose Plaza, a first-of-its-kind community resource center, officially opened its doors with a grand opening celebration. This milestone comes with many firsts for the Roanoke community and the Commonwealth of Virginia. More than a neighborhood milestone, Melrose Plaza represents a new model for addressing the social determinants of health in historically underserved communities. What began as a resident-led food access initiative has become a $30 million anchor...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Alliance Bank has teamed with Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) to deliver a $1.25 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) Nevada Targeted Fund grant to the Blind Center of Nevada to create 100 units of supportive housing in downtown Las Vegas. Western Alliance Bank successfully supported the Blind Center of Nevada’s Visions Park project in securing the maximum grant funding available from FHLBank San Francisco’s 2025 AHP Nevada T...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2025 Business Generosity Report by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO reveals a critical misalignment that directly impacts productivity and consistently influences employee decisions to stay or leave. While employees may not be leaving now, our report reveals key employees are quietly looking for companies that offer what they value. In today’s economic uncertainty, this report gives leaders strategic insights to build loyalty and engagement today, so when the hiring...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Caesars Palace Times Square, in partnership with award-winning actor and producer Wendell Pierce, announced a $10 million investment to launch and sustain the New York Coalition of Legacy Theatres of Color Fund, a 501(c)3, to support theaters and ensembles focused on telling the stories of New York’s communities of color while combatting the longstanding funding inequities they face. Pierce recently earned a Tony nomination for his portrayal of “Willy Loman” in the Br...

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Baltimore Sun, WBFF, and WJLA launch an investigation into how taxpayer dollars are allocated to and used by nonprofits across Maryland....

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lysoway Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule modulators of lysosomal ion channels, today announced that it has received a research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). Support comes from MJFF’s Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program, which focuses on candidates with strong potential to slow or halt disease progression or alleviate burdensome symptoms for those living with Park...