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New president brings energy, international perspective to Jacksonville's duPont Fund
Foundation: GlobalGiving, Jessie Ball duPont Fund
“Mari's energy, vision and experience in innovative philanthropy were the essential attributes we desired in the fund's next president,” said...more

Jessie Ball duPont Fund Awards $1.3 Million in Grants
Foundation: Jessie Ball duPont Fund, River Counties Community Foundation
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund in Jacksonville, Florida, has announced grants totaling $1.3 million, including support for organizations working...more

New leader named for Jacksonville's duPont Fund philanthropy, assumes new role in January
Foundation: GlobalGiving, Jessie Ball duPont Fund
New leader named for Jacksonville's duPont Fund philanthropy, assumes new role in .... of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, a Jacksonville-based philanthropy. ... and developing a leadership role in the...more

CalBio and Land O'Lakes partner on farmer waste-to-energy projects
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Kellogg Foundation
“Impact investing at its best”… Land O'Lakes' Matt Carstens said the initiative exemplifies effective impact investing by “eliminating barriers to...more

Charting the impact investing narrative, blockchain ethics, alt-credit, Incofin's India fund
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Kellogg Foundation
The Belgian impact investment firm will invest in food and agriculture startups and financial services firms like Veritas Finance. The India...more

Why blockchain needs ethics
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Rockefeller Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
To help integrate ethics into blockchain applications, the Beeck Center, a center for social-innovation at Georgetown University, has...more

For donor-advised funds, investible options climb with demand
Foundation: Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Smaller players like the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation are using donor advised funds as a tool to spur local lending. Returnable grants...more

Goldman Sachs commits $500 million to women-led businesses
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Philanthropic roots… Goldman's philanthropic arm has backed the 10,000 Women program to train women entrepreneurs. With the...more

Jessie Ball duPont Fund makes $3 million affordable housing loan to LISC
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund
(Jessie Ball duPont was herself a school teacher.) The foundation engages in philanthropic activities nationally. Philanthropic investment...more

Call Box: Transformation of quirky library into nonprofit center a mix of old and new
Foundation: Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Along came Sherry Magill, retiring president of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, a private foundation that awards grants to organizations across the United States. Magill had been looking for a building...more