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Founded by civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill, the 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy at the Howard University School of Law is the first institution devoted to the amendment that guarantees equal protection, due process, and birthright citizens

Public data are part of the invisible infrastructure that nonprofits, researchers, and philanthropy rely on. As datasets are altered and data infrastructure weakens, philanthropy has a critical role to play in protecting the information that grantees and

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today the recipients of the 2026 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. This year's class features 20 early-career scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, who will each receive $985,834 in unr

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Climate Resilient Communities, a Packard Foundation grantee partner, works with residents across San Mateo and Santa Clara counties to design community-led climate resilience solutions, from rain gardens to home repairs and air purification, that help fam

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is committing $5 million to the new South America Fire Fund (SAFF), a three-year effort aiming to raise $100 million to test what works to reduce destructive fire across critical landscapes in South America. Led by

civic space and climate progress Jamaica Maxwell and Nigel Sizer spend a lot of time thinking about what it takes for progress to take root and endure. Jamaica leads our Civil Society and Leadership initiative, which invests in civil society, the sector o

Fòs Feminista, a long-standing Packard Foundation grantee, leads a global alliance of local organizations that delivers comprehensive reproductive health care and ensures access to contraceptives for women and young people across Latin America, the Caribb

Every September, I join colleagues in New York, where the UN General Assembly and Climate Week run on two parallel tracks. Too often, so do the conversations. In one room: global cooperation, financing for development, economic growth, humanitarian relief

In 2023, the Packard Foundation joined a global coalition of donors and international development institutions in endorsing a commitment to direct more resources to local organizations. As part of that effort, we pledged that at least 25% of our funds spe