The Joyce Foundation
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Announcing the 2025 Creative Impact Awardees
Sixty artists and 57 organizations are recognized for their contributions to the Great Lakes region
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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. 🎉 ⬇️
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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.
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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. 🎉 ⬇️
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Announcing the 2025 Creative Impact Awardees
Sixty artists and 57 organizations are recognized for their contributions to the Great Lakes region
www.joycefdn.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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...
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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
Community colleges change lives every day. Today, we celebrate the top 200 colleges eligible for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, recognizing high achievement and student success. Learn more: as.pn/prize
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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.
October 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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...
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. ⬇️
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Opinion: Bold action needed to reform school districts
Public education is at a crossroads. We must rise above our differences, confront hard truths with curiosity and act with courage.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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. ⬇️
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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
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Statement on the Fundamental Freedom of Speech
“Acts of political violence — from the recent murder of Charlie Kirk to the murder of Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman of Minnesota — have…
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September 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
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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
#Education #EducationPolicy #StudentSuccess
September 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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
#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
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Program Officer, Education & Economic Mobility: Post Secondary Success
FOUNDATION OVERVIEW
The Joyce Foundation is a private, nonpartisan philanthropy that invests in public policies and strategies to advance racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation in...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
📢 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
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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
A Model State Policy for Requiring Law Enforcement Use of Crime Gun…
The Joyce Foundation builds on last year’s Optimizing Crime Gun Intelligence report with a new resource designed for policymakers and advocates: Model…
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August 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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. ⬇️
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August 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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. ⬇️
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📣 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
July 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📣 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
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The State of Education in Minnesota: A Policy Roadmap for Student Success - EdAllies
A deep dive into Minnesota’s education system—examining key data, persistent disparities, and bold policy solutions to help every student thrive.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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
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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.
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Program Director, GVPJR
FOUNDATION OVERVIEW
The Joyce Foundation is a private, nonpartisan philanthropy that invests in public policies and strategies to advance racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation in...
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July 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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.
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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
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#Environment #Ohio
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Ohio’s New Energy Bill Marks a New Chapter
Ohio’s new clean energy legislation signals an important shift and new momentum for affordability, reliability and independence, and facilitates…
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July 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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
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#Environment #Ohio
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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.
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Can individuals really slow climate change? 'Every little bit helps.'
Ride a bike. Rent a shared scooter. Use public transit. Plant a tree. Eat more vegetables. Shop with a reusable bag. Those are just a few ways area residents can help reduce the increasingly seve...
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July 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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.
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Congratulations to our Board Member @chandasbaker.bsky.social! #Leadership
Chanda Smith Baker Will Lead Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
The veteran nonprofit leader says she'll promote community-led solutions through Minnesota's largest community foundation.
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July 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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
Press Forward invests $22.7 million in local news infrastructure
Press Forward is announcing investments of $22.7 million in 22 projects that will strengthen the infrastructure of the field. Today’s local newsrooms are much smaller than 25 years ago – doing more wi...
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July 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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
July 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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
We invest in solutions
The Great Lakes Local News Fellowship supports journalists in rebuilding local news in the region
Meet our inaugural fellows, Elizabeth Jensen and Irene Romulo
Supported by Song Foundation and @joycefdn.bsky.social
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The Great Lakes Local News Fellowship supports journalists in rebuilding local news in the region
Meet our inaugural fellows, Elizabeth Jensen and Irene Romulo
Supported by Song Foundation and @joycefdn.bsky.social
https://loom.ly/JhzW46Y
July 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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.
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Data Center Development in the Great Lakes: Emerging Trends & Insights
The Joyce Foundation and Fresh Coast Climate Solutions explored the rapid growth of data centers in the Great Lakes region, highlighting emerging trends…
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July 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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.
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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. ⬇️
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June 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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. ⬇️
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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.
A ‘Game-Changing’ Gift for Gun Violence Prevention
The Blank Foundation’s investment in the Fund for a Safer Future will allow the donor collaborative to double its efforts to tackle gun violence.
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June 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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
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In Remembrance of Melissa Hortman: Transformational Policy Leader
In mourning the tragic loss of Rep. Melissa Hortman, we honor her leadership on climate and gun violence prevention work. A longtime partner of Joyce and…
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June 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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
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Statement from The Joyce Foundation on the horrific gun violence attacks in Minnesota.
June 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Statement from The Joyce Foundation on the horrific gun violence attacks in Minnesota.