The Wyss Foundation is excited to announce a $300,000 grant to Pro Mujer, a social enterprise that works to advance gender equality in Latin America.
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BOSTON (October 10, 2024)—The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), announced today a $25 million gift from the Wyss Foundation that enables the MFA to re-envision its presentation of modern art for the first time in a generation.
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Nations have just finalized the most ambitious strategy to protect the planet’s biodiversity in recent history, ratifying a plan to safeguard at least 30 percent of the Earth’s surface, on land and at sea, by 2030 (30x30). This historic news comes more than four years after philanthropist and lifelong conservationist, Hansjörg Wyss, catalyzed a global campaign by launching the Wyss Campaign for Nature.
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“In the past, I’ve called on fellow philanthropists to step up and confront the biodiversity crisis head on, and many have met the moment. Now, governments must do the same.”
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On Wednesday, a coalition of nine foundations said they would collectively spend $5 billion by 2030 to protect at least 30% of the planet’s land and sea, known as 30x30.
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The Wyss Foundation and eight other philanthropic organizations pledged Wednesday to give $5 billion by 2030 to protect biodiversity around the planet, the largest-ever private gift for conservation.
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A coalition of nine charitable groups announced today that they will jointly commit $5 billion toward an aggressive pledge that aims to conserve 30% of the world’s lands and waters by 2030.
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A $52 million philanthropic collaboration among 18 foundations formally kicked off today with the aim of helping developing countries transition to energy efficient, climate-friendly, and affordable cooling solutions.
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Today, Forbes Magazine released its annual list of and ranked Hansjörg Wyss at #9 for individuals who gave the most to charity in 2015. To compile its ranking, Forbes looked at the amount of charitable funds that make it to recipients through both individual’s foundations and personal giving.
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The Wyss Foundation today joined a group of leading philanthropic organizations and donors in the creation of a new fund to help expand energy efficiency efforts in developing countries.
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