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From: Philanthropy Today
Subject: The Hidden Patterns Shaping Giving in the U.S.
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A nonprofit provider of housing for homeless people in Los Angeles has received a $10 million federal grant to support tenant-advocacy groups, even as an organizer in one of its buildings accuses it of stymying efforts to start a tenants union there. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which has faced lawsuits and complaints over conditions in several Los Angeles buildings it owns, plans to distribute the funds to residents of buildings it does not own. The award highlights the conflict “between the foundation’s attempts to serve both as tenant advocates and Skid Row landlords.” A spokesperson for the Housing and Urban Development Department did not answer questions about vetting for grants, and a spokesperson for the foundation noted it had been “an esteemed federal grantee at the global, national and local level for 35 years.” (Los Angeles Times)
Presiding over his family foundation’s annual summit in New York City, former President Bill Clinton told the gathering that philanthropic commitments that improve people’s lives are key to strengthening faith in democratic institutions worldwide. The Clinton Foundation unveiled 175 new commitments throughout the summit, including more than $466 million from the Department of Agriculture, working with nongovernmental organizations to bolster food security in 16 other countries. “The reality is if you have people who are well fed, you’re going to have less strife,” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said. (Associated Press)
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