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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Bonterra, along with leaders across military, healthcare, technology, and nonprofit sectors announced the launch of HEADS UP VET, a national coalition led by Veterans Collaborative, a first-of-its-kind public-private-community partnership aimed at addressing the impact of undiagnosed head injuries and reducing suicide risk among U.S. veterans. Research has found that veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury face a 56% higher risk of suicide compared...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iA Financial Group has announced a significant $1 million donation to SickKids Foundation, demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing artificial intelligence (AI) in pediatric health care. This contribution, distributed over the next ten years, will support the SickKids AI (SKAI) program—an initiative aimed at transforming care, research, education and operations through the implementation of responsible AI practices. iA Financial Group’s partnership with SickKids...

WASHINGTON & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, American Forests and partners Speak for the Trees, Boston and PowerCorpsBOS of the City of Boston announced receipt of a $1.5 million, three-year implementation grant from Liberty Mutual Insurance to advance the Boston Green Jobs Solutions Map, a collaborative initiative connecting residents to green jobs while strengthening urban forestry and climate resilience efforts. The funding comes from Liberty Mutual Foundation’s Impact Driven Collaboration p...

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The landmark environmental program Tree City USA celebrates its 50th anniversary. Founded by the Arbor Day Foundation in 1976, Tree City USA has helped shape how American communities care for their trees and includes cities and towns ranging in population from just 20 people in Sibley, North Dakota to 8.8 million in New York City, New York. “While a lot has changed over the last five decades, trees have remained a constant and crucial part of improving the health...

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In America, where refillable water bottles are common, more than 2 million people still lack clean running water at home. To help close that gap, Nalgene Outdoor, maker of reusable water bottles, is expanding its commitment to domestic water access after surpassing $1.2 million in funding and in-kind support since launching the Nalgene Water Fund in 2019. The Fund is committing $50,000 to DigDeep, a national nonprofit advancing equitable water access, matching...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, the world’s leading tech hub for the blue economy, today announced the appointment of businessman and philanthropist Jon Sutton Day to its Board of Trustees, effective March 31. A lifelong Angeleno, Day currently serves on the Board of Directors of the W.M. Keck Foundation, one of the nation’s largest philanthropic foundations supporting medical research, science and engineering, and educational programs. He is on the Foundation’...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today launched a nationwide challenge to uncover scalable, innovative housing solutions designed to help more people find homes across the country. Managed by Enterprise Community Partners, a leading national housing nonprofit, the 2026 Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge will award $10 million in grants across five organizations, along with technical assistance, one‑on‑one industry mentorship, and participation in n...

STOW, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The CarsonStrong® Foundation invites the community to a memorable evening of generosity, community, and impact at the Night of Hope Gala on Friday, April 17, 2026. This annual event will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland/Twinsburg, bringing together supporters to raise critical funds for families affected by cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Proceeds from the gala directly support the Gift of Time Together™, the foundation’s signature program. Th...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, announced that the Milliman Giving Fund renewed a three-year, $600,000 commitment to The Actuarial Foundation’s Math Motivators Tutoring Program. The award expands access to high-quality, free math tutoring for students in under-resourced communities in the United States. The Milliman Giving Fund has invested nearly $1.5 million over seven years of support for the tutoring initiative. With this new commitm...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Foundation for the Development of Western Syria (the “Foundation”) will host a bipartisan congressional briefing this afternoon on Capitol Hill to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the March 2025 massacre that devastated Alawite and Christian communities across Latakia and Syria’s coastal region. The briefing will bring together Members of Congress from both political parties, alongside representatives of Syria’s diverse communities – including Alawite, Ch...