Women’s Opportunity Center

Women’s Opportunity Center is sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies. A program providing women with training and education in key vocational tracks to expand opportunities for economic independence.

All Programs | Bloomberg Philanthropies Scroll to see how the work we’re supporting is improving lives around the world. Empowering Cities and Improving Lives Bloomberg Philanthropies’ work with cities includes our Government Innovation program and Bloomberg Associates, our philanthropic consultancy. Through this work, we are helping local governments strengthen their ambitions and abilities.

We have worked with Bogotá through several programs, helping the city test bold new ideas, improve data use, and transform its downtown. Photo Credit: Getty Images Bloomberg Philanthropies’ work with cities includes our Government Innovation program and Bloomberg Associates, our philanthropic consultancy. Through this work, we are helping local governments strengthen their ambitions and abilities.

Top photo: We have worked with Bogotá through several programs, helping the city test bold new ideas, improve data use, and transform its downtown. Replicating Proven Solutions Across Cities Cities face shared challenges — yet often lack the support or incentives to test ambitious new approaches.

Bloomberg Philanthropies helps city leaders aim higher, experiment with bold solutions, and then share what proves effective, so others can build on that progress. In 2013, we launched the Mayors Challenge, a competition that invites cities to develop bold solutions and helps spread them around the world. And in 2024, we launched the Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange, a global platform to further accelerate the spread of promising ideas.

2025 Mayors Challenge Winners In February 2026, we announced the 24 winning cities of the 2025 Global Mayors Challenge, our largest-ever round of the competition. The winners will receive technical assistance and $1 million each in funding to implement and evaluate their ideas. Strengthening City Leadership Ten years ago, there were few opportunities for mayors to access leadership development programs.

Today, through our city leadership programs, mayors around the world have access to hands-on training, trusted peer networks, and practical tools to help them govern more effectively. Our work began in 2017 with the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.

We have since expanded our successful model to serve mayors in Israel, Africa, and most recently, Europe, where we launched our latest mayoral leadership program in partnership with the London School of Economics and the Hertie School in Berlin in 2025. The ninth class of mayors in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative heard from experts in New York City in July 2025.

programs launched to train mayors across the U.S., Israel, Africa, and Europe mayors provided with executive leadership training Using Data to Improve Residents’ Lives Bloomberg Philanthropies helps cities harness the next generation of data and artificial intelligence tools to solve problems, improve efficiency, and deliver tangible results for residents.

As part of this work, we launched the City Data Alliance in 2022 with Johns Hopkins University. To date, we have helped 80 cities from 12 countries build the skills needed to incorporate data-driven insights into decision-making, while providing intensive support to test and scale responsible uses of AI that improve services and operational efficiency.

Bringing Creativity to City Halls Bloomberg Philanthropies continues to support small, multidisciplinary innovation teams (i-teams) embedded in city halls. Since 2011, we have supported 115 i-teams in 1,067 cities around the world who have provided expertise in data analysis, design, and project management to help cities better understand and address their biggest priorities.

In 2025, we supported 53 i-teams to help test new ideas and deliver stronger results for residents – including new i-teams in 18 cities across Europe. We also partnered with the national government of the Dominican Republic to address two key priorities: growing the economy and reducing bureaucracy.

Through a special engagement inspired by the work of our i-teams, we partnered with the government of the Dominican Republic to launch República de Ideas, a national competition to draw innovative proposals from citizens across the country.

The Kyiv i-team digitized social benefits delivery, reducing processing times by 87 percent and clearing a 40,000-case backlog — making aid faster and safer for veterans, elders, and displaced residents. The Oakland i-team led the launch of the mayor’s “Keep the Town Clean” initiative, which has removed more than 145 tons of illegal garbage citywide through community-led clean ups and a new zero-waste strategy.

Building Bonds Between City Residents and City Halls In 2024, we launched the Youth Climate Action Fund to bring city halls and young people together to address pressing, local climate change challenges.

The initiative provides funding and technical assistance to help cities support small-scale, youth-led projects that fight climate change, reshaping how young residents view local institutions — participants report a 21 percent increase in their trust of city government. In 2025, we announced a new investment that will enable three times more cities to engage youth in local climate action.

In Córdoba, Argentina, youth created specialized electric bicycles to collect food scraps from restaurants and increase composting. youth-led climate projects supported Young people built and operated electric bicycles to collect organic waste from restaurants, diverting one ton of compost each month from landfills while helping café staff improve waste separation.

Youth launched five small businesses that turn waste into charcoal briquettes, a clean energy source — reducing reliance on traditional fuels, lowering emissions, and creating jobs for even more young people. Youth created a rainwater harvesting system that became essential in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, delivering clean water to communities cut off from regular supply.

Partnering Across Baltimore Bloomberg Philanthropies has worked in Baltimore for decades, taking a holistic approach to strengthening the community and uplifting its businesses, youth, and local nonprofit organizations.

In addition to many of our initiatives that are active in Baltimore, we supported over 100 nonprofit organizations in 2025, and helped to bring Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses to Baltimore, which has provided 785 local business owners with education, coaching, and technical assistance.

In October 2025, Mike met students who received new glasses through our Vision Initiative, which is expanding access to free vision screenings and eyeglasses for students across Baltimore.

individuals placed in jobs homes upgraded for seniors Founded in 2014, Bloomberg Associates is our philanthropic consultancy that advises cities around the world, using proven best practices and deep experience in municipal government to make them stronger, safer, and more efficient. Since its inception, Bloomberg Associates has helped garner $2.

8 billion in city and private investments across 25 cities, collaborating on more than 1,000 projects that improve resident outcomes and bring leaders’ visions to life. in city and private investments secured across 25 cities projects launched that improve resident outcomes Over the past several years, we have helped Newark accomplish several priorities.

Most recently, we helped the city establish its first-ever Office of Film and Television to expand film production across the city. As a result, Lionsgate and Great Point Studios invested $125 million in a 270,000-square-foot production complex. We also helped the city secure a $750,000 grant to launch a training program that will create new career pathways into the film industry for residents.

Newark secured federal funding to launch a new tree-planting campaign in 2025 with Bloomberg Associates‘ support. Our team helped to create a design guide to inform sustainable, responsive development along the Rio Salado, which runs through Phoenix. We are supporting the city of Phoenix to transform a former department store building into a state-of-the-art workforce training and education center.

The center will expand local access to quality jobs and training in industries spanning bioscience, healthcare, and information technology, and serve as a catalyst for investment in one of Phoenix’s most underserved corridors. Our team is also addressing the growing threat of extreme heat in Phoenix, helping to guide efforts to plant 27,000 trees and create 500 shade structures.

Bloomberg Associates has long worked with London to accomplish a number of priorities, from strengthening the city’s digital services and data infrastructure, to building a comprehensive plan to address homelessness, to connecting 100,000 young Londoners to high-quality mentorship opportunities.

In 2025, we helped develop a long-term plan to make Oxford Street – one of London’s busiest and most iconic corridors – more pedestrian friendly, as part of efforts to drive economic growth while reducing harmful air pollution from vehicles. Bloomberg Associates helped London plan a one-day pilot that closed Oxford Street to vehicle traffic in September 2025.

Westminster, United Kingdom Bloomberg Associates has worked with Westminster City Council to launch a network of primary, nursery, and special schools that now serve over 3,000 students each year. In addition to our continued support to revitalize a key retail corridor on Harrow Road, in 2025 we helped to develop a new data-driven plan to ensure Westminster’s markets are among the most vibrant and well-managed in the city.

Guadalajara is Bloomberg Associates’ newest client city. We are engaged in its Care Communities initiative, which aims to launch one-stop neighborhood centers that connect residents to health, social, and employment services. We are also guiding the city’s first-ever full count of its homeless population, helping officials collect data to guide effective interventions.

And in preparation for Guadalajara hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, we are leading work to revitalize major spaces to enhance safety, accessibility, and visitor experience. We helped Bratislava organize the third annual Mulchfest, which engaged residents to recycle yard waste into garden mulch for city parks. Bloomberg Associates is working with Lisbon to support shop owners in the city’s historic center.

In 2025, Bloomberg Associates supported the city in developing its long-term economic development strategy, which focuses on creating vibrant commercial districts, strengthening local businesses, and building new partnerships. We also helped create the Lisbon Economic Dashboard, a new public platform that centralizes city-level information on business activity, employment, real estate, tourism, and more.

Since 2024, Bloomberg Associates has worked with Ottawa on several projects, including helping to design and launch its new Street Seats program, which transformed underused curbside areas into lively public spaces along a major commercial corridor. Three spaces opened in summer 2025, drawing over 2,500 residents across 166 events, from live music to fitness classes.

The city plans to expand the initiative to more locations in 2026 with our guidance. We helped Ottawa open three new vibrant public spaces in summer 2025 as part of efforts to revitalize its downtown.

Credit: Capital Content for the Centretown BIA As part of our work with Milan to improve pedestrian safety and urban livability, we supported the launch of Play Places, which temporarily transforms streets near schools into safe play spaces for families.

Our engagement in Milan concluded in 2025, after working to complete 78 projects since 2018 focused on driving economic growth, sustainability, and quality of life, and assisting with the goal of ensuring all residents live within a 15-minute walk or bike ride to essential daily services.

In preparation for the 2026 Winter Olympics, we helped the city revitalize public spaces and promote active mobility, building on its Piazza Aperte program, which has converted over 100,000 square feet of city streets into vibrant, pedestrian-friendly plazas. Newark secured federal funding to launch a new tree-planting campaign in 2025 with Bloomberg Associates‘ support.

Over the past several years, we have helped Newark accomplish several priorities. Most recently, we helped the city establish its first-ever Office of Film and Television to expand film production across the city. As a result, Lionsgate and Great Point Studios invested $125 million in a 270,000-square-foot production complex.

We also helped the city secure a $750,000 grant to launch a training program that will create new career pathways into the film industry for residents. Our team helped to create a design guide to inform sustainable, responsive development along the Rio Salado, which runs through Phoenix. We are supporting the city of Phoenix to transform a former department store building into a state-of-the-art workforce training and education center.

The center will expand local access to quality jobs and training in industries spanning bioscience, healthcare, and information technology, and serve as a catalyst for investment in one of Phoenix’s most underserved corridors. Our team is also addressing the growing threat of extreme heat in Phoenix, helping to guide efforts to plant 27,000 trees and create 500 shade structures.

Bloomberg Associates helped London plan a one-day pilot that closed Oxford Street to vehicle traffic in September 2025. Bloomberg Associates has long worked with London to accomplish a number of priorities, from strengthening the city’s digital services and data infrastructure, to building a comprehensive plan to address homelessness, to connecting 100,000 young Londoners to high-quality mentorship opportunities.

In 2025, we helped develop a long-term plan to make Oxford Street – one of London’s busiest and most iconic corridors – more pedestrian friendly, as part of efforts to drive economic growth while reducing harmful air pollution from vehicles. Westminster, United Kingdom Bloomberg Associates has worked with Westminster City Council to launch a network of primary, nursery, and special schools that now serve over 3,000 students each year.

In addition to our continued support to revitalize a key retail corridor on Harrow Road, in 2025 we helped to develop a new data-driven plan to ensure Westminster’s markets are among the most vibrant and well-managed in the city. Guadalajara is Bloomberg Associates’ newest client city.

We are engaged in its Care Communities initiative, which aims to launch one-stop neighborhood centers that connect residents to health, social, and employment services. We are also guiding the city’s first-ever full count of its homeless population, helping officials collect data to guide effective interventions.

And in preparation for Guadalajara hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, we are leading work to revitalize major spaces to enhance safety, accessibility, and visitor experience. We helped Bratislava organize the third annual Mulchfest, which engaged residents to recycle yard waste into garden mulch for city parks. Bloomberg Associates is working with Lisbon to support shop owners in the city’s historic center.

In 2025, Bloomberg Associates supported the city in developing its long-term economic development strategy, which focuses on creating vibrant commercial districts, strengthening local businesses, and building new partnerships. We also helped create the Lisbon Economic Dashboard, a new public platform that centralizes city-level information on business activity, employment, real estate, tourism, and more.

We helped Ottawa open three new vibrant public spaces in summer 2025 as part of efforts to revitalize its downtown. Since 2024, Bloomberg Associates has worked with Ottawa on several projects, including helping to design and launch its new Street Seats program, which transformed underused curbside areas into lively public spaces along a major commercial corridor.

Three spaces opened in summer 2025, drawing over 2,500 residents across 166 events, from live music to fitness classes. The city plans to expand the initiative to more locations in 2026 with our guidance. As part of our work with Milan to improve pedestrian safety and urban livability, we supported the launch of Play Places, which temporarily transforms streets near schools into safe play spaces for families.

Our engagement in Milan concluded in 2025, after working to complete 78 projects since 2018 focused on driving economic growth, sustainability, and quality of life, and assisting with the goal of ensuring all residents live within a 15-minute walk or bike ride to essential daily services.

In preparation for the 2026 Winter Olympics, we helped the city revitalize public spaces and promote active mobility, building on its Piazza Aperte program, which has converted over 100,000 square feet of city streets into vibrant, pedestrian-friendly plazas. Inspiring Communities Through Arts and Culture The arts have the power to inspire, uplift, and improve lives.

Investing in them is essential to creating strong, flourishing communities. Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Arts program invests in artists, cultural institutions, and audience experiences to strengthen the creative landscape and quality of life in cities around the world.

As a winner of our Public Art Challenge, Salt Lake City is creating installations that call attention to the rapid drying of the Great Salt Lake, including one by Olafur Eliasson. Photo Credit: Studio Olafur Eliasson The arts have the power to inspire, uplift, and improve lives. Investing in them is essential to creating strong, flourishing communities.

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Arts program invests in artists, cultural institutions, and audience experiences to strengthen the creative landscape and quality of life in cities around the world. Top photo: As a winner of our Public Art Challenge, Salt Lake City is creating installations that call attention to the rapid drying of the Great Salt Lake, including one by Olafur Eliasson.

Connecting Audiences to Cultural Organizations Beginning with audio guides in the 1990s, we have helped cultural organizations use technology to better engage audiences. In 2019, we advanced this work with the launch of Bloomberg Connects, a free mobile app that provides digital guides and in-depth content from museums, historical sites, botanical gardens, and other cultural monuments around the world.

Today, Bloomberg Connects has grown to offer over 1,400 guides in 57 languages to cultural organizations in 47 countries — reaching millions of people with world-class content. Bloomberg Connects featured guides to Frieze Sculpture 2025, a free outdoor art display at The Regent’s Park in London.

Credit: Frieze Sculpture 2025, London/Photo by Alistair Veryard cultural institutions with free guides on Bloomberg Connects Helping Arts Organizations Harness the Power of Technology Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Accelerator Program brings together our support for the arts and our belief in the power of technology to strengthen arts and cultural organizations.

Developed in response to the pandemic to help arts and cultural institutions improve their digital infrastructure, the program supports organizations in using technology to grow revenue, deliver dynamic programming, and strengthen operations to reach new audiences and engage new artists and partners. To date, we’ve expanded our support to nearly 350 organizations.

Through our Digital Accelerator Program, Colonial Williamsburg created a centralized digital archive of historic papers and research reports, expanding public access and driving a 90% increase in visits to the website.

Credit: Courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Expanding Opportunities in the Arts The Bloomberg Arts Internship provides public high school and college students with summer and year-round paid internships at cultural organizations — helping them build valuable skills for college and careers while gaining exposure to the arts industry. To date, the program has placed over 2,300 interns at over 430 cultural nonprofits.

Among high school students who participate, 81 percent report enrolling in college or technical school — nearly 20 percentage points above the national average — and over half go on to work in the arts industry. In August 2025, interns came together to celebrate and share their experiences working at cultural organizations in New York City.

Sparking Collaboration through Public Art Art has the ability to unite people and call attention to critical issues. Our Public Art Challenge leverages that power, bringing together mayors, artists, and community members to develop public art projects that focus on local challenges and work to address them. There have been 17 winning cities across three rounds of competition.

In 2025, the eight winning cities from the latest round all launched new projects, engaging 336 artists and 24 million residents to date. 2025 Public Art Challenge Winners Addressing disparities in healthcare through performances, murals, events, and festivals. Improving public safety with installations that use light to increase visibility and revitalize the Station North Arts District.

Wahi Pana (Storied Places) Bringing to life Indigenous history through 11 installations and murals in popular tourist spots throughout the island of O’ahu. Artist: Rocky Ka‘iouliokahihikolo‘Ehu Jensen Artists: Outspoken Bean and Chris Robinson Changing perceptions of homelessness through murals in the Midtown Business District, a film, and employment and social service support.

Raising awareness about food insecurity and promoting healthy eating through murals, sculptures, and events including cooking classes and gardening workshops. Helping communities heal from gun violence through art installations, poetry workshops, and a new crisis hotline. Addressing extreme heat through nine sculptures in public parks that provide shade and cooling effects.

Raising awareness about the impacts of the rapid drying of the Great Salt Lake through 13 sculptures, performances, and murals. 2025 Public Art Challenge Winners Addressing disparities in healthcare through performances, murals, events, and festivals. Improving public safety with installations that use light to increase visibility and revitalize the Station North Arts District.

Artist: Rocky Ka‘iouliokahihikolo‘Ehu Jensen Wahi Pana (Storied Places) Bringing to life Indigenous history through 11 installations and murals in popular tourist spots throughout the island of O’ahu. Artists: Outspoken Bean and Chris Robinson Changing perceptions of homelessness through murals in the Midtown Business District, a film, and employment and social service support.

Raising awareness about food insecurity and promoting healthy eating through murals, sculptures, and events including cooking classes and gardening workshops. Helping communities heal from gun violence through art installations, poetry workshops, and a new crisis hotline. Addressing extreme heat through nine sculptures in public parks that provide shade and cooling effects.

Raising awareness about the impacts of the rapid drying of the Great Salt Lake through 13 sculptures, performances, and murals. At the Crossroads of Art and Safety Our Asphalt Art Initiative has supported 100 projects in cities across North America and Europe, helping them use arts-driven roadway redesigns to improve street safety, revitalize public spaces, and engage communities.

Evaluations have shown strong results, including declines in crashes and speeding, and increases in vehicles yielding to pedestrians. Inspired by our initiative, an additional 200 projects have been implemented — and in 2025, we increased the size of our grants for 10 new projects across North America.

Asphalt Art Initiative Detroit Before After Comparisons With our support, Detroit installed a mural at the busy Lahser Triangle, creating 1,700 square feet of new public space and adding two new crosswalks. Partnering with Cultural Institutions Bloomberg Philanthropies is one of the world’s largest philanthropic funders of the arts.

Each year, we support more than 1,800 cultural institutions globally, in addition to partnerships with dozens of artists and major art gatherings. We work with arts and cultural institutions to strengthen their operations, present new programming, and reach wider audiences — helping them build long-term sustainability and connecting more people to the arts in cities around the world. Brooklyn Museum, New York City, New York.

Monet and Venice . Credit: Matthew Carasella Photography Tai Kwun, Hong Kong. Memoir in Neon by YARD Architecture Studio.

Credit: Courtesy of Tai kwun and YARD Architecture Studio Serpentine, London, United Kingdom. Credit: Iwan Baan (Courtesy of Serpentine) 25 Years of Leadership at the World Trade Center Site As mayor of New York City, Mike led its post-9/11 recovery. Today, he serves as board chair for two institutions that proved pivotal in helping to revitalize Lower Manhattan.

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum honors the memories of those killed and invites visitors to learn about the history and aftermath of the attacks. The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) is a spectacular work of public architecture and the capstone of the Bloomberg administration’s vision for rebuilding the World Trade Center and surrounding neighborhood.

Standing where the Twin Towers once stood in Lower Manhattan, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum make up one of the most visited sites in New York City.

Expanding Opportunities in the Classroom Driven by the belief that every student deserves the chance to get a high-quality education, no matter where they live or how much their family makes, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Education program works to expand access to educational opportunities, from kindergarten through high school, to college and career training, and beyond.

Together with partners, we have created over 158,900 new high-quality charter school seats since 2022, including in Texas.

Driven by the belief that every student deserves the chance to get a high-quality education, no matter where they live or how much their family makes, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Education program works to expand access to educational opportunities, from kindergarten through high school, to college and career training, and beyond.

Top photo: Together with partners, we have created over 158,900 new high-quality charter school seats since 2022, including in Texas. Bloomberg Philanthropies works with partners to promote a stronger model of public education — one based on evidence, centered on students, and governed by accountability and high standards.

In 2021, we deepened our commitment to this work by launching an ambitious effort to expand access to high-quality public charter schools across the country, with the goal of adding 150,000 new seats by the end of 2026. In 2025, we surpassed this goal. To date, we have helped create over 158,900 charter school seats, with more on the way.

Students at Mundo Verde, a bilingual charter school in Washington, D. C. , practicing their math and reading skills.

Expanding Summer Learning Opportunities Originally designed to address pandemic-related learning loss, our Summer Boost program helps ensure that rising first- to ninth-graders continue to make academic progress in math and English while providing engaging enrichment opportunities during the summer. In 2025, the program served over 39,000 students in 450 charter schools in seven U.S. cities.

Independent evaluations continue to show the initiative’s success: The percentage of students meeting proficiency in math nearly doubled at the end of the program, and more than doubled in English. Students at Central Queens Academy in New York City improved their math and English proficiency through our Summer Boost program.

new U.S. charter school seats invested in since 2022 summer education students supported in 2025 2025 Summer Boost Assessment Results The percentage of students meeting standards nearly doubled in math and more than doubled in English 18. 9 percentage point increase in math proficiency 17. 2 percentage point increase in English proficiency 18.

9 percentage point increase in math proficiency 17. 2 percentage point increase in English proficiency Preparing Students for 21st-Century Success Today, millions of well-paying jobs are available that require specific training, but not necessarily a four-year college degree.

In 2024, we announced a major first-of-its-kind initiative to create specialized high schools across the U.S. that prepare students for high-demand jobs in the healthcare industry. Offering a healthcare-focused curriculum and work-based learning alongside traditional academic classes, ten schools have opened, with two more set to open in fall 2026. At full capacity, all 12 schools will serve over 7,300 students annually.

Students at HEAL High School, Houston, Texas — a specialized healthcare high school we helped to create — participated in a clinical training as part of their curriculum in June 2025. Located in Queens, the Northwell School of Health Sciences opened in fall 2025 with an initial class of 213 freshmen.

Partnering with Northwell Health, the school offers four specialized career pathways in pre-nursing, medical assisting, behavioral and mental health, and healthcare management to prepare students for in-demand jobs after graduation.

Our support helped the school build state-of-the-art facilities and simulation labs, allowing students to gain real-world experience alongside paid work opportunities and more traditional high school activities, like sports teams and after-school clubs. High school students do classwork together at the Northwell School of Health Sciences in Queens, New York.

Located in Queens, the Northwell School of Health Sciences opened in fall 2025 with an initial class of 213 freshmen. Partnering with Northwell Health, the school offers four specialized career pathways in pre-nursing, medical assisting, behavioral and mental health, and healthcare management to prepare students for in-demand jobs after graduation.

Our support helped the school build state-of-the-art facilities and simulation labs, allowing students to gain real-world experience alongside paid work opportunities and more traditional high school activities, like sports teams and after-school clubs. High school students participated in an anatomy lab at the Northwell School of Health Sciences in Queens, New York.

Opening Doors to the Nation’s Top Colleges Bloomberg Philanthropies works to ensure that high-achieving students from lower-income backgrounds are able to enroll in the top U.S. colleges and universities they are qualified to attend. One way we do this is through the American Talent Initiative.

Launched in 2015, the coalition now has 137 members who have collectively enrolled record-breaking numbers of students from lower-income backgrounds. In August 2025, we brought together the latest class of fellows in The Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellowship at NYU for a reception in New York City.

Student-Centered University Partnerships As part of our work to expand access to college, we partner with select universities to offer strategic support for students. The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity provides mentorship, support, and programming for first-generation and lower-income students, and served more than 1,000 students in 2025.

The Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows Program has provided 45 students interested in public service with full-tuition scholarships for master’s degrees. Kessler Scholars Collaborative First launched by the Fred and Judy Wilpon Family Foundation, this initiative provides support services for first-generation, lower-income students and has expanded from six to 16 schools with our support.

We invest in wraparound services for students who are the first in their families to attend college or from lower-income families. In the 2024-2025 school year, our support helped lead to a 98 percent retention rate for students from these backgrounds. In addition to our historic $1.

8 billion commitment to the university in 2018, which made undergraduate admissions need-blind, we announced an additional $1 billion in 2024 for financial aid for graduate students, including medical students.

Ensuring Safer, Longer, Healthier Lives Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Health program focuses on the world’s leading causes of death from noncommunicable diseases and injuries, partnering with governments, communities, and other organizations to help effective, evidence-based policies take root and spread.

Through our Data for Health initiative, we supported government efforts to strengthen cause-of-death data, which revealed rising mortality from noncommunicable diseases and informed national screening programs for high blood pressure and other risk factors.

Photo Credit: Juan Arredondo/Vital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Health program focuses on the world’s leading causes of death from noncommunicable diseases and injuries, partnering with governments, communities, and other organizations to help effective, evidence-based policies take root and spread.

Top photo: Through our Data for Health initiative, we supported government efforts to strengthen cause-of-death data, which revealed rising mortality from noncommunicable diseases and informed national screening programs for high blood pressure and other risk factors. Saving Lives from Global Tobacco Use Since 2007, Bloomberg Philanthropies has championed global efforts to reduce tobacco