Bloomberg Philanthropies
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| 2024 | Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $1 billion to make medical school free for most students and increase financial aid for nursing, public health, and other graduate programs. |
| August 2024 | Committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools: Howard University College of Medicine ($175 million), Meharry Medical College ($175 million), Morehouse School of Medicine ($175 million), and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science ($75 million). |
| February 2024 | Announced plans to invest in Kyiv's digital services, focusing on addressing urgent mental health needs of residents in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| April 2023 | Pledged $50 million to support 'The New York Climate Exchange' on Governors Island, a $700 million international center for climate solutions set to open in 2028. |
| 2022 | Bloomberg Family Foundation provided $387.9 million in development finance, distributed across NGOs, civil society, multilateral organizations, universities, research institutes, and think tanks. |
| September 2022 | Launched Beyond Petrochemicals campaign, pledging $85 million to halt permits and construction of plastics and petrochemical plants in Louisiana, Texas, and Appalachia. |
| June 2022 | Joined eight other foundations in a $1 billion commitment to support ocean conservation and marine protection. |
| May 2022 | Bloomberg launched a $50 million national program called the Local Infrastructure Hub to help cities and towns access federal infrastructure funding. |
| May 2022 | Announced a $242 million expansion of clean energy transition efforts in 10 countries, focusing on delivering research, public awareness, and policy implementation. |
| April 2022 | Bloomberg Philanthropies announced three grants totalling $200 million in support of public charter schools, including grants to Harlem Children's Zone's Promise Academy and Success Academy. |
| 2021 | America's Pledge and We Are Still In joined forces to become America is All In after President Biden announced plans to rejoin the climate agreement. |
| 2020 | Bloomberg Philanthropies announced an additional $240 million to fight road traffic deaths worldwide through 2025, focusing on speed management, infrastructure design, and vehicle safety. |
| 2020 | The Beyond Coal campaign marked the closure of the last coal-burning power plant in Austria. |
| September 2020 | Launched Korea Beyond Coal campaign in Asia, marking the continuation of the Beyond Coal initiative's global expansion. |
| January 2019 | Bloomberg Philanthropies announced five winners of the Public Art Challenge: Anchorage, AK, Camden, NJ, Coral Springs, FL, Jackson, MS, and Tulsa, OK. |
| 2018 | Announced a $1.8 billion donation to Johns Hopkins University to make admissions need-blind for perpetuity, the largest private donation in modern times to higher education. |
| 2018 | Nine U.S. cities were announced as winners of the Mayors Challenge, with projects addressing homelessness, climate change, and the opioid crisis. |
| 2018 | Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled a new round of the Public Art Challenge. |
| January 2018 | Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $53 million to the Vibrant Oceans Initiative over five years to reform fisheries and increase sustainable populations. |
| 2017 | Beyond Coal campaign expanded into Europe with a goal of phasing out coal use by 2030. |
| July 2017 | Fifty cities were participating in the Partnership for Health Cities program. |
| June 2017 | After President Trump announced plans to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched America's Pledge to honor the nation's climate commitment through a network of governors, mayors, and businesses. |
| May 2017 | Michael Bloomberg announced the creation of the Partnership for Health Cities initiative at the United States Conference of Mayors, offering cities technical support to improve resident health. |
| November 2016 | São Paulo, Brazil won the $5 million grand prize in the Latin American and Caribbean Mayors Challenge for a project helping farmers connect to urban markets. Four other cities received $1 million each. |
| October 18 2016 | Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $50 million to the Museum of Science in Boston, marking the largest gift in the museum's 186-year history. |
| October 4 2016 | Marriott International opened its first hotel in Rwanda, employing 27 women trained by Bloomberg Philanthropies' partner organizations (Relationship Coffee Institute and Women for Women International) in hospitality positions and procuring their local artisanal products. |
| September 23 2016 | During the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $10 million grant to the Relationship Coffee Institute to support women's economic development initiatives in Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, aiming to provide business training and international market connections for 20,000 women. |
| July 16 2016 | Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs hosted Current: LA Water, a citywide public art biennial supported by a $1 million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge grant, featuring local artists creating public art pieces across 16 locations to highlight the city's relationship with water. |
| June 21 2016 | Announced official launch of health partnerships with 18 participant countries including China, India, Sri Lanka, and others. |
| June 21 2016 | Bloomberg Philanthropies officially launched health partnerships with the first 18 participant countries, including nations from Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Pacific. |
| 2015 | Bloomberg Philanthropies was ranked as the 10th largest foundation in the United States according to the Foundation Center. |
| June 23 2015 | Bloomberg Philanthropies announced four winning projects from 237 nationwide submissions for the Public Art Challenge, with each winning proposal receiving $1 million to support public art installations over two years. |
| April 2015 | Bloomberg Philanthropies launched What Works Cities, a $42 million national initiative to help 100 mid-sized American cities better use data and evidence to improve government effectiveness. |
| April 8 2015 | Bloomberg Philanthropies increased support for the Beyond Coal campaign with a $30 million pledge to accelerate closing and replacing half of U.S. coal power plants with clean energy by 2017. |
| March 23 2015 | Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the four-year, $100 million Data for Health initiative in partnership with the Australian government to improve public health data collection in 20 low and middle-income countries. |
| October 2014 | Bloomberg Philanthropies launched a $10 million program to help top-performing students from low- and middle-income families apply to and graduate from the nation's top colleges. |
| October 2014 | Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the Public Art Challenge, a competition inviting local leaders and arts organizations to collaborate on temporary public art projects to celebrate creativity and drive economic development. |
| September 2014 | Barcelona was announced as the winner of the European Mayors Challenge, receiving €5 million to improve quality of life for elderly residents. Four other European cities received €1 million each. |
| January 2014 | Health advocates successfully lobbied for an 8% tax on high-calorie snacks in Mexico, working in tandem with the previous soda tax. |
| June 2013 | Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $15 million grant to five cultural institutions (Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York Botanical Garden, and Guggenheim Museum) to develop mobile applications for visitors. |
| March 2013 | Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Providence, R.I. as the winner of the Mayors Challenge, awarding $5 million for a plan to address language skills deficit in low-income children. Four other U.S. cities received $1 million each. |
| March 2013 | Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $100 million to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help eradicate polio worldwide. |
| January 2013 | Made the largest single gift in Johns Hopkins University's history at the time, donating $350 million. |
| January 2013 | Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded a $16.2 million grant to five cities to establish Financial Empowerment Centers, providing free financial counseling for low-income individuals. |
| 2012 | Bloomberg Philanthropies pledged $16.5 million toward the Obesity Prevention Program in Mexico, a three-year effort to reduce obesity. |
| 2011 | Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $32 million to funding arts organizations and initiatives throughout New York City, inviting 250 small and midsize arts organizations to apply for funding. |
| 2011 | Bloomberg completes his consecutive years of being listed in the top 10 American philanthropists by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, spanning from 2004 to 2011. |
| September 2011 | Bloomberg Philanthropies joined several foundations to contribute $11.5 million to ArtPlace, a nationwide art funding initiative led by the National Endowment for the Arts to support economic development through arts. |
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