Philanthropy News

JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and BankPlus will attend a ceremonial ribbon cutting for Noel Place, an affordable housing project, at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 27, 2025. BankPlus and FHLB Dallas awarded Gulf Coast Housing Partnership a $499,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant toward the construction of 27 affordable apartments, 60 percent of which are specifically set aside for special-needs residents, including...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Whistle Express, a leading brand in the rapidly evolving car wash industry, is leveling up National Car Wash Day, expanding the celebrations to a full, National Car Wash Weekend – a first in the industry. To kick off the celebration, Whistle Express, in partnership with National Carwash Solutions, will donate $10,000 to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN) on March 28 to continue its ongoing commitment to giving back to the local communities it serves. Fo...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fairview Capital's 2024 Market Review of Woman and Minority-Owned Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms Marks A Major Milestone....

LEONARDTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast today announced it connected the first residents in Leonardtown, MD to Xfinity and Comcast Business services. These are the first of 5,800 homes and businesses that Comcast is connecting to reliable, high-speed, symmetrical, Internet in the Leonardtown area. This expansion in Leonardtown deepens Comcast’s investment in St. Mary’s County, MD – where the company is undergoing a broader network expansion – ultimately connecting more than 30,000 residents...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--REAL Canadian Breast Cancer Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mita Manna as the new Chair of the organization. Dr. Manna, a highly respected Hematologist and Medical Oncologist at the Saskatchewan Cancer Centre and soon-to-be Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Oncology (effective April 2025), brings a wealth of experience in breast cancer research, patient advocacy, and clinical leadership to this pivotal role. Fo...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced that the HCA Healthcare Foundation, through its Healthier Tomorrow Fund, will give $1.84 million to Mile High United Way to launch United for Healthy Starts, a national collaboration between four United Ways to help increase access to social, economic and educational support services for families. The effort is led by Mile High United Way in Denver and includes U...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sincere Foundation (www.sincere.com) today announced that it has awarded $175,000 in new grants to fourteen nonprofit organizations that address basic needs in Massachusetts. This most recent round of funding brings the Foundation to a total of $560,000 awarded to 33 organizations in less than two years of operation. “Sincere Foundation is excited to reach this milestone and recognize the Massachusetts nonprofits that received our first half a million dollars...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consumers Credit Union selects Spiral to empower personalized savings and community giving through everyday banking....

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SOLVE FSHD, a venture philanthropy organization dedicated to accelerating treatments for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with Transcripta Bio, a cutting-edge AI-driven drug discovery company. This collaboration will focus on leveraging Transcripta Bio’s advanced drug screening platform to identify and develop promising therapeutic candidates for FSHD, a debilitating muscular disorder af...

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The WHO Foundation and the L’Oréal Groupe, spearheaded by its Dermatological Beauty Division, are set to launch a four-year partnership to expand access to the treatment of skin conditions worldwide. With a focus on low- and middle-income settings, the partnership will accelerate the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) efforts to support countries to address skin conditions such as those caused by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), those exacerbated by climate change a...