On this date 84 years ago, more than 120,000 people of Japanese descent were incarcerated during World War II, including the parents of our President and CEO Julie Morita. Julie's op-ed in today's @chicagotribune.com reminds us to choose discourse & actions that unite rather than divide us. ⬇️

The Joyce Foundation mourns the passing of Board Member Emeritus, @depauwuniversity.bsky.social President Emeritus & @depauwprindle.bsky.social founding director Robert G. Bottoms. He will be missed. Read our full remembrance ⬇️ www.joycefdn.org/news/in-reme...

We note with sadness the passing of former Joyce Foundation President & Board Member Emerita Charles U. Daly. Chuck passed away January 21. He was 98. He was Foundation president from 1978-1986 & Board member until 2019. Read more in our remembrance linked here. ⬇️ www.joycefdn.org/news/in-reme...

Today @weldoncoopercenter.bsky.social released the first-ever comprehensive report on data centers in the #GreatLakes region, illuminating the rapid growth, and environmental & economic impact of these facilities. We're pleased to support this research. ⬇️ tinyurl.com/bdzm5c2b

The Joyce Foundation is proud to be a founding funder of this promising initiative designed to strengthen @chipubschools.bsky.social policies & help advance the best conditions for student success. chicago.suntimes.com/2026/01/09/c...

Join our Thursday, 1/8 webinar at Noon CST discussing new research exploring the relationship between law enforcement and community cooperation in homicide investigations, and how that impacts homicide clearance rates. Registration link below. joycefdn-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Chicago's 10-year low in violent crime rebuts a challenging national narrative. Learn more in this month's @crainschicago.bsky.social Forum, including an op-ed from our Senior Program Officers Louisa Aviles & Quintin Williams. www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum...

New @crainsdetroit.bsky.social Forum. Features op-eds from Joyce Education & Economic Mobility Program Officer Chibuzo Ezeigbo and our board member Russ Kavalhuna, president of Western Michigan University. #HigherEducation #StudentSuccess www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum...

Congratulations to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers on launching a new multi-year initiative to strengthen the region’s water management institutions by “future proofing” the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Water Resources Compact and Agreement. ⬇️ gsgp.org/projects/wat...

We are pleased to welcome Courtney Lundquist as our new Program Officer in the Education & Economic Mobility Program, overseeing the Foundation's Post-Secondary Success portfolio. She will join the Foundation in January. #HigherEducation #StudentSuccess

This year our Environment team kicked off a Data Center Initiative which includes a webinar series to better understand maximizing economic benefits while minimizing harm to communities. Our latest webinar explores trends on community response to emerging data center development. ⬇️

Congratulations to Rob Wilcox and the Fund for a Safer Future! His appointment as the organization's first CEO and President is a major milestone in its history. Joyce is proud to be a founding funder of FSF, the nation's only donor collaborative focused on reducing gun violence in America.

Our Fall newsletter includes a reflective & uplifting message from our President & CEO Julie Morita, along with details about the 114 grants totaling more than $23 million we awarded in our latest round of funding, and other key program notes. ⬇️ tinyurl.com/92pw9pev

New policing series from @wttw.bsky.social examines Chicago Police progress implementing the 2019 consent decree that mandates broad police reform. We're proud to support this project-an intersection of 2 of our core programs: #Journalism & #Justice Reform. 👇 #Chicago news.wttw.com/policing

We're excited to announce Soledad Adrianzén McGrath as our new Program Director for the Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform Program. Soledad was most recently executive director of Northwestern's Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science (CORNERS). She starts in January.

We're thrilled to announce the 2025 Creative Impact Awards! $900K in unrestricted funding awarded to 60 artists & 57 organizations, celebrating their contributions to the #GreatLakes region. Administered by @unitedstatesartists.org & supported by Joyce. 🎉 ⬇️ www.joycefdn.org/news/announc...

Exciting news: the 2027 #AspenPrize Top 200 community colleges were announced today! Joyce is proud to be a founding funder of the Aspen Prize. Join us in celebrating their commitment to driving higher student success and outcomes. ⬇️ #HigherEd #StudentSuccess

Congratulations to our President and CEO Dr. Julie Morita on her formal induction into @nam.edu. Elected in 2024, Julie was noted as one of the nation's most respected public health leaders. Congratulations to all of the 2024 inductees and the Class of 2025, announced this week.

Join us October 7 at Noon Central for the final installment of our CDC-funded webinar series on firearms research. We'll be exploring new research on the risk and impact of firearm suicide on service members and veterans. Register ➡️: joycefdn-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The new @crainsdetroit.bsky.social focuses on historic changes and challenges facing urban school districts in Chicago, Cleveland & Detroit. It also features an op-ed from our Stephanie Banchero calling for bold action by public school districts to solidify needed reforms. ⬇️ tinyurl.com/5bdaf3ty

Joyce condemns political violence & attempts to destabilize democracy. We reject baseless efforts to weaponize political violence to target or impede charitable giving. We choose unity & categorically reject divisiveness. #UniteInAdvance #FreedomToGive medium.com/@uniteinadva...

Big thanks to @arneduncan.bsky.social for joining our President Julie Morita in a "fireside chat" about ed policy & funding challenges resulting from federal policy shifts. Arne also greeted former Posse Foundation scholars, including our staffer, Jada. #Education #EducationPolicy #StudentSuccess

📢 We're Hiring: The Joyce Foundation is seeking a Program Officer to lead the Education and Economic Mobility Program's Post-Secondary Success portfolio. Learn more from the link below & please share with your networks. #Education #Philanthropy joycefoundation.bamboohr.com/careers/31

Our new report shows how law enforcement can implement @atfhq.bsky.social crime gun tracking tools to help solve gun crimes. This builds on our 2024 findings that most law enforcement agencies don't use these effective, accessible tools to solve gun crimes. ⬇️ #GunViolencePrevention #PublicPolicy

We recently awarded 73 grants totaling almost $17 million in our latest round of funding. Learn more about the recipients and their work in our summer newsletter. ⬇️ mailchi.mp/joycefdn/lat...

📣 We're pleased to announce that our President & CEO Dr. Julie Morita is the Closing General Session Speaker at the National Association of Community Health Centers 2025 Community Health Conference & EXPO in Chicago on August 19. #CHIexpo25

We proudly invested in this new report from @edalliesmn.bsky.social, advocating for strong policy and bold action from the K-12 education sector to close longstanding inequities in Minnesota’s education system. ⬇️ #StudentSuccess #Minnesota #GreatLakes #Education edalliesmn.org/research/the...

We’re #hiring for the role of Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform Program Director. Learn more at the link below and please share with your networks. joycefoundation.bamboohr.com/careers/30

Ohio’s House Bill 15 creates affordable, reliable, and cleaner energy statewide -- an important shift in rebuilding trust & strengthened consumer protections. Read more about the measure and how it helps residents, in our latest Policy Watch. ⬇️ #Environment #Ohio www.joycefdn.org/policy-watch...

This month's @crainscleveland.bsky.social Forum tackles the important role citizens play in slowing climate change. Great issue! Check out the op-eds by our #Environment grantees Ohio Environmental Council & Black Environmental Leaders Association. www.crainscleveland.com/crains-forum...

Congratulations to our Board Member @chandasbaker.bsky.social! #Leadership

Congratulations to the 22 projects receiving support from Press Forward's Open Call on Infrastructure. This nearly $23 million investment in tech, safety and overall sustainability will provide critical assistance in helping newsrooms meet today's challenges. #Journalism #LocalNews #PressForward

We’re proud to stand with more than 700 foundations & nonprofits to defend the fundamental American freedom to give—freely and fully. This right fuels our work in the #GreatLakes region, and the work of our peers nationwide and around the world. #UniteInAdvance #Philanthropy

Proud to support this initiative! Congratulations to Elizabeth Jensen of Press Forward Northern Michigan and Cicero Independiente co-founder Irene Romulo. #Journalism #GreatLakes #LocalNews

How can we maximize the economic benefits of data centers while minimizing environmental, social & financial costs? Learn more at the link below from our recent webinar with Fresh Coast Climate Solutions. www.joycefdn.org/webinars/dat...

A new report from Freshwater Society outlines best practices & existing barriers to collaborative groundwater management. We're proud to support Freshwater's work on groundwater governance, which plays a critical role in our region's ecosystem. ⬇️ freshwater.org/reports-arch...

Congrats to the Fund for a Safer Future (FSF), the nation's only donor collaborative solely focused on firearm violence prevention, on securing a $25M investment from Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation! Joyce is a founding FSF funder & our Senior Advisor @timdaly1981.bsky.social serves as Chair.

We were privileged to work with @melissahortman.bsky.social over many years on environmental and gun violence prevention policy issues. Read more about that transformational work in our tribute to her. #MelissaHortman www.joycefdn.org/news/in-reme...

Statement from The Joyce Foundation on the horrific gun violence attacks in Minnesota.

Important legal action in #Wisconsin from two of our #Democracy grantees, @wisconsindem.bsky.social & @lawfwd.bsky.social. #FairElections

Join us on Monday 6/16 at 1PM CST.

We #WearOrange because we know that research, education & policy solutions help reduce gun violence & makes communities safer nationwide. 📸: Joyce Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform team. #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessDay #WearOrangeDay #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth #HadiyaPendleton

Congratulations to our Board member, executive leader and podcast host Chanda Smith Baker, who was named a 2025 @bushfoundation.bsky.social Fellow! Learn more about Chanda and the entire 2025 cohort at the link below. #Leadership www.bushfoundation.org/2025-bush-fe...

We're excited for this week's Alternative Response convening in NYC hosted by @policingproject.bsky.social, CICS at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social & Alternative Mobile Services Association. Learn more about this #publicsafety initiative ⬇️ #ARC2025 #AlternativeResponse www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l_z...

Violence is the leading cause of injury & death among American youth. Join our next webinar exploring new research on reframing youth attitudes about violence following hospital trauma center visits. Register ⬇️ #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth joycefdn-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP) recently released a report, supported by the Joyce Foundation, with recommendations to eliminate barriers to basic needs of college students in Michigan. ⬇️ www.michigan.gov/mileap/highe...

We recently awarded 87 grants totaling more than $17.5 million -- including $6.1 million to education -- in our latest round of funding. Congratulations to all of our grantee partners! Learn more in our Spring newsletter. ⬇️ mailchi.mp/joycefdn/lat...

Our calendar in our heads is off by a day! This webinar is actually TOMORROW, May 15, Noon CST. Still time to register!

We stand with all foundations and the right to give, lawfully and at our discretion, to organizations that are providing vital services to their communities. #UniteInAdvance #FreedomToGive www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Join our next webinar tomorrow examining local government spending & its connection to public safety outcomes with Dr. Aaron Gottlieb from University of Chicago and Cheryl DiMonte of UIC. Register below. joycefdn-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...