With the financial crisis increasing pressure on the Washington area’s social safety net, the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region has decided to award $526,000 in emergency grants to shore up charities that provide food, clothing, shelter and other vital services to vulnerable…  Read more...

The Gates Foundation gives $100,000 grants to 104 far-fetched research projects in 22 countries, five of them in Seattle, aimed at solving toughest global health problems.  Read more...