Philanthropy
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Dolly Parton's Library Delivers 300 Million Books to Boost Literacy
Since 1995, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has distributed over 300 million free books to children worldwide, fundamentally reshaping early childhood literacy.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library boosts childhood literacy with 300M books
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has just surpassed 300 million books gifted worldwide, mailing over 3 million free books directly to children's homes every single month, according to Dolly Parton's
Dolly Parton's $1M Donation Fuels Moderna Vaccine Research
Dolly Parton, who died at 80 after a cancer diagnosis, quietly funded a $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Morgan Freeman's Blues Album: A Philanthropic Blues Initiative
Morgan Freeman lends his name to 'Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience,' a new 12-song blues album with orchestral arrangements.
Ladies of Charity fashion show blends style with purpose
Behind the glittering runway of the annual Ladies of Charity fashion show, a single event consistently raises enough funds to provide 5,000 meals for the homeless and 20 scholarships for local student
Warhol Foundation awards $5.166M to 78 arts groups
The Andy Warhol Foundation injected $5.
Getty Foundation awards $1.9 million to Black visual arts archives
The South Side Community Art Center's archives alone contain 3 million photographs documenting 133 years of Black lives and news.
Getty Foundation awards $2.6 million to Black visual arts archives
The Getty Foundation has committed $2.
Athena Society Acquires Shonibare Sculpture for Vero Beach Museum
On April 16, a single vote by The Athena Society brought a unique, hand-painted bronze sculpture by renowned artist Yinka Shonibare, CBE, to the Vero Beach Museum of Art, marking their 30th such acqui
Arts writers face funding crisis, grants are crucial for survival.
In 2024, the Mellon Foundation awarded $540 million in grants, a figure that significantly overshadows the National Endowment for the Humanities' (NEH) $78 million budget, according to The Atlantic .