Philanthropy Today

Major corporate sponsors have been pulling their support from New York City’s Pride festivities, exacerbating the financial woes of the celebration’s nonprofit organizer. A spokesman for Heritage of Pride said most of the fleeing sponsors cited economic uncertainty and retrenchment in their decisions. Executives at other LGBTQ service groups, however, said they, too, are losing sponsors, who are afraid to run afoul of the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The exodus of donors leaves Heritage of Pride with a $750,000 shortfall, on top of recent annual losses. The group is launching a grassroots fundraising appeal. (New York Times)

The Bezos Earth Fund has chosen 24 projects to boost under its $100 million challenge to incorporate artificial intelligence into climate and conservation work. The grantees will each receive an initial $50,000 and be matched with AI and tech experts for collaboration. They include teams working on sustainable proteins; bird, forest, and coral reef conservation; and faster weather forecasting in Africa “to help with climate and farming resilience.” After a first-phase “innovation sprint,” up to 15 of the projects will each be awarded $2 million later this year to implement their ideas over two years. (Axios)

• Background from the Chronicle: Bezos Earth Fund Grant Gets Climate Change on Local Weather Forecasts

Cuts and Layoffs

• ‘Perfect Storm’ of Funding Issues at CT Nonprofits Has Many Worried (CT Insider)
• Laurene Powell Jobs Lays Off 10 percent of Emerson Collective’s Staff (New York Times)
  
  • Background from the Chronicle: The Climate Foundation Funded by Laurene Powell Jobs Has More Than $3 Billion to Spend — and a Deadline
• Federal Cuts Become ‘All Consuming’ at Harvard’s Public Health School (New York Times)
• The Trump Administration Has Cancelled $85.6 Million in Federal Grants to Santa Clara County, Calif. — All of It Related to Public Health (Mercury News)
• Federal Cuts to Nashville AmeriCorps Program Reduce Capacity at Nashville Nonprofits (Nashville Banner)
  
  • Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits and the Trump Agenda

More News

• What We Know About the Deadly Shooting Outside the Jewish Museum in D.C. (New York Times)
• After WHO Loses Its Top Donor in US, Novo Nordisk Foundation and China Step Up With Large Contributions (Reuters)
• Abraham Lincoln Artifacts to Be Auctioned to Pay Off Foundation’s Debt (Washington Post)
• Philanthropy CEO: Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Who Think They Can Cure Poverty Are a Red Flag (Fortune— subscription)
• Clinical Trial Diversity Nonprofit Launches With FDA, Big Pharma Vets on Its Board (Fierce Biotech)

Housing and Homelessness

• Failure of Nonprofit Landlord in L.A.’s Skid Row Is ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’ for Other Homeless Housing in City, Report Says (Los Angeles Times)
• A Church Wants a Homeless Shelter. The Mayor Wants Space for Pickleball. (New York Times)
  
  • Background from the Chronicle: Groups That Serve the Homeless Could Help More if They Measured Success Differently

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