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| 2025 |
CNN Heroes
The 19th Annual CNN Heroes show is scheduled to premiere later in the year, continuing the network's tradition of honoring everyday people making extraordinary contributions to their communities.
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| 2024 |
Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
J Balvin from Colombia receives the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
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| 2024 | Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $1 billion to make medical school free for most students and increase financial aid for nursing, public health, and other graduate programs at Johns Hopkins University. |
| December 8 2024 |
CNN Heroes
The 18th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute premiered, hosted by Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates. Stephen Knight was selected by viewers as the 2024 CNN Hero of the Year, and Michael J. Fox was honored with the 2nd Annual CNN Heroes Legacy Award for his lifetime commitment to Parkinson's Disease advocacy.
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| August 2024 | Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools: $175 million each to Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine, and $75 million to Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. |
| February 2024 | Bloomberg Philanthropies announced plans to invest in Kyiv's digital services, focusing on addressing mental health needs of residents following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2023 |
Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
Karol G from Colombia receives the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
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| December 10 2023 |
CNN Heroes
The 17th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute premiered live, with Dr. Kwane Stewart selected by viewers as the 2023 CNN Hero of the Year. Former President Jimmy Carter and the late First Lady Rosalynn Carter were awarded the inaugural CNN Heroes Legacy Award for their lifetime commitment to community service.
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| September 2023 | Michael Bloomberg announced an additional $500 million commitment to Beyond Carbon to 'finish the job on coal'. |
| April 2023 | Pledged $50 million to support 'The New York Climate Exchange', a $700 million international center for climate solutions set to open in 2028. |
| 2022 |
Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
Christina Aguilera from the United States receives the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
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| 2022 |
CNN Heroes
CNN Heroes was honored with the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Live News Special for its 2021 15th Annual Show. Director Brett Kelly was nominated for Outstanding Direction, and the segment on Shirley Raines of Beauty 2 The Streetz was nominated for Outstanding Soft Feature Story: Short Form.
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| 2022 | Bloomberg Family Foundation provided $387.9 million in development finance, distributed across NGOs, civil society, multilateral organizations, universities, research institutes, and think tanks. |
| December 11 2022 |
CNN Heroes
The 16th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute premiered live, with Nelly Cheboi selected by viewers as the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year. The event honored 10 heroes and recognized 2 Young Wonders for their exceptional community contributions.
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| September 2022 | Launched Beyond Petrochemicals campaign with an $85 million pledge to halt permits and construction of plastics and petrochemical plants. |
| June 2022 | Bloomberg Philanthropies and eight other foundations announced a $1 billion commitment to support ocean conservation and marine protection. |
| May 2022 | Bloomberg announced the launch of a $50 million national program called the Local Infrastructure Hub to help cities and towns access federal infrastructure funding. |
| May 2022 | Announced a $242 million expansion of clean energy transition efforts to 10 countries during the Sustainable Energy for All forum in Kigali, Rwanda. |
| April 2022 | Announced three grants totaling $200 million in support of public charter schools, with recipients including Harlem Children's Zone's Promise Academy and Success Academy. |
| 2021 | A Racial Equity Index report revealed systemic racism in humanitarian aid, with nearly two-thirds of aid workers experiencing racism and 98% of survey respondents witnessing racist incidents. |
| 2021 |
CNN Heroes
The 15th Annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute was held, honoring the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. Shirley Raines was selected as the CNN Hero of the Year after viewers voted online.
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| November 30 2021 |
GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday raised $2.7 billion in the U.S., continuing its trend of increasing charitable donations.
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| March 2021 | Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $150 million to Harvard University to create the Bloomberg Center for Cities to support mayors. |
| 2020 | Humanitarian air assistance increased by 85% compared to the previous year, highlighting the growing global humanitarian challenges. |
| 2020 | Global humanitarian needs dramatically increased, with 235 million people (1 in 33 individuals worldwide) requiring humanitarian assistance and protection by the end of the year. |
| 2020 | During the Tigray War, the Abiy Ahmed Ali regime of Ethiopia prevented humanitarian relief aid, resulting in unanimous international condemnation for obstructing critical humanitarian assistance. |
| 2020 |
Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
Maluma from Colombia receives the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
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| 2020 |
CNN Heroes
CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute focused on inspirational heroes fighting coronavirus and racial equity. 8 nonprofit organizations were highlighted, each receiving $10,000, with viewers selecting the Most Inspirational Moments instead of the traditional Top 10 and Hero of the Year awards.
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| 2020 |
CNN Heroes
Program director Brett Kelly received the inaugural Outstanding Direction News & Documentary Emmy Award for the 2019 13th Annual Show.
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| 2020 | Bloomberg Philanthropies announced an additional $240 million commitment to fight road traffic deaths worldwide through 2025, focusing on speed management, infrastructure design, and vehicle safety. |
| December 1 2020 |
GivingTuesday
Twelve countries officially participated in the national movement for the first time: Chile, Ghana, Guam, Ireland, Lebanon, Nigeria, Paraguay, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Korea, and Turkey.
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| December 1 2020 |
GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday saw 34.8 million people participating, a 29% increase over 2019, with total giving increasing to $2.47 billion in the United States, representing a 25% increase from the previous year.
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| September 2020 | Expanded Beyond Coal campaign into Asia, launching Korea Beyond Coal, and marked the closure of the last coal-burning power plant in Austria. |
| May 5 2020 |
GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday Now was organized in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with people responding with activity in 145 countries and $503M in online donations contributed in the U.S. alone.
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| March 2020 | Bloomberg Philanthropies led a group of foundations in creating a $75 million Response and Impact fund to support arts and nonprofit organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 216 million individuals across 69 countries required humanitarian aid, prompting significant efforts and reforms in humanitarian assistance. |
| 2019 |
CNN Heroes
Top 10 CNN Heroes each received US$10,000, with the CNN Hero of the Year, Freweini Mebrahtu, receiving an additional US$100,000 for her work with Dignity Period, helping Ethiopian girls stay in school.
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| 2019 |
CNN Heroes
CNN Heroes was nominated for the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding News Special for its 2018 12th Annual show.
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| 2019 | Michael Bloomberg pledged to donate the majority of his wealth, which was estimated at more than $54 billion at the time. |
| 2019 | Launched a program to prevent drowning in Bangladesh, focusing on childcare and monitoring solutions for children. |
| December 3 2019 |
GivingTuesday
Annual GivingTuesday event held, with the GivingTuesday Data Collaborative estimating $511 million in online donations and $1.97 billion in total online and offline donations.
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| December 3 2019 |
GivingTuesday
Facebook announced donation matching of the first $7 million starting at 8 AM EST, ultimately raising $120 million during the event and an additional $20 million in fundraisers during the preceding week.
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| July 2019 |
GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday became an independent nonprofit, spinning off from its former parent organization 92nd Street Y.
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| June 2019 |
GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday split from 92nd Street Y to become an independent organization, with Asha Curran appointed as CEO.
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| January 2019 | Bloomberg Philanthropies announced five new winners of the Public Art Challenge: Anchorage, AK, Camden, NJ, Coral Springs, FL, Jackson, MS, and Tulsa, OK. |
| 2018 |
CNN Heroes
Ricardo Pun-Chong was named the CNN Hero of the Year, recognizing his outstanding humanitarian efforts.
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| 2018 | Bloomberg Philanthropies and OceanX committed $185 million over four years to protect the oceans. |
| 2018 | Bloomberg announced a landmark $1.8 billion donation to Johns Hopkins University, making admissions need-blind for perpetuity, which was the largest private donation in modern times to higher education. |
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