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Top COVID-19 news stories: Scientists track BA2 - Omicron new variant; Record confirmed cases in Russia, Turkey, Ukraine; US government orders more at-home tests.

/PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker, Inc., through the Foot Locker Foundation, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) have announced grant funding for...

NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker, Inc., through the Foot Locker Foundation, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC...

Picture this: a bundled-up elementary school kid selling garden seeds in the middle of a snowstorm. ...

Also, Lululemon Athletica pledged $75 million to make grants for health and well-being through exercise, mindfulness, and advocacy, and Bloomberg Philanthropies gave $43 million to create the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University.

An exchange-traded fund tied to the cryptocurrency is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange, a milestone for the industry.

Research shows Black and Brown-led nonprofits receive less funding than their white counterparts. But now, a new program by the United Way of Metro Chicago is working to address this disparity.

Print Clara Benson, founder of a nascent South Carolina nonprofit that connects Black residents with health and wellness resources, got an intriguing call last September. The caller told Benson to check her email. Her organization, Community Resources for Enduring Wellness, was receiving a grant. The new Southern Power Fund was giving money to Black-led, grassroots groups like Benson’s. The nonprofit didn’t have to apply. The fund already knew about the organization’s work and its potenti...

Led by Stockton Rev. Trena Turner, Faith in the Valley is using extra money and momentum amid a national reckoning to continue its work.

Faith in the Valley has been focused on racial justice in that area for many years, which allowed it to move quickly to expand programs as additional money came in 2020.