Editing Michael Bloomberg (section)

== Philanthropy ==
{{Main|Bloomberg Philanthropies}}
{{See also|Everytown for Gun Safety}}

In August 2010, Bloomberg signed [[The Giving Pledge]], whereby the wealthy pledge to give away at least half of their wealth. In his lifetime, he has given away $17.4 billion overall including $3 billion in 2023, when he was America's highest giving philanthropist, according to Chronicle of Philanthropy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Di Mento |first1=Maria |last2=Rendon |first2=Jim |date=5 March 2024 |title=Michael Bloomberg Tops the List of America's Biggest Donors in 2023 |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/michael-bloomberg-tops-the-list-of-americas-biggest-donors-in-2023 |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy}}</ref> He has been in the top ten on the publication's list of America's biggest donors since 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Di Mento|first1=Maria|last2=Rendon|first2=Jim|date=February 11, 2020|title=Michael Bloomberg Tops Philanthropy 50 as Records for Billion-Dollar Giving Are Set|work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy|url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Michael-Bloomberg-Tops/248009|access-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704017904575409713589040490 |title=Mayor Pledges Wealth |last=Banjo |first=Shelly |date=August 5, 2010 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=April 22, 2017 |issn=0099-9660 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Di Mento |first=Maria |date=5 March 2024 |title=Philanthropy 50 |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/the-philanthropy-50/?sra=true#id=details_335_2023 |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

His [[Bloomberg Philanthropies]] foundation focuses on public health, the arts, government innovation, the environment, and education.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sridhar |last=Pappu |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1769004/whats-next-michael-bloomberg |title=What's Next For Michael Bloomberg |work=[[Fast Company]] |date=August 8, 2011 |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Conservative Billionaire Richard Scaife Tops List of 50 Biggest Donors |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Conservative-Billionaire/235234 |first1=Maria |last1=Di Mento |first2=Drew |last2=Lindsay |website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |access-date=February 11, 2016 |date=February 9, 2016}}</ref> Through the foundation, he donated or pledged $767&nbsp;million in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Annual Report {{!}} Bloomberg Philanthropies|url=https://annualreport.bloomberg.org/|access-date=July 24, 2020|website=2019 Annual Report|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web |first=Maria |last=Di Mento |url=http://philanthropy.com/article/No-5-Michael-R-Bloomberg/130550 |title=No. 5: Michael R. Bloomberg |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |date=February 6, 2012 }}</ref> and more than $1 billion in 2019.<ref>Maria Di Mento & Jim Rendon, [https://www.philanthropy.com/article/in-a-year-of-record-breaking-giving-bloomberg-tops-philanthropy-50-rankings/ In a Year of Record-Breaking Giving, Bloomberg Tops Philanthropy 50 Rankings], ''Chronicle of Philanthropy'' (February 11, 2020).</ref>

In 2011, recipients included the [[Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids]]; [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]; [[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]]; [[World Lung Foundation]] and the [[World Health Organization]]. According to ''The New York Times'', Bloomberg was an "anonymous donor" to the [[Carnegie Corporation]] from 2001 to 2010, with gifts ranging from $5&nbsp;million to $20&nbsp;million each year.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/nyregion/19bloomberg.html |title=Bloomberg Is Quietly Ending a Charitable Program |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 18, 2010 |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}</ref> The [[Carnegie Corporation]] distributed these contributions to hundreds of New York City organizations ranging from the [[Dance Theatre of Harlem]] to [[Gilda's Club]], a non-profit organization that provides support to people and families living with cancer. He continues to support the arts through his foundation.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kate |last=Taylor |url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/bloomberg-family-foundation-to-support-arts |title=Bloomberg Family Foundation to Support Arts |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 15, 2011 |access-date=February 18, 2020 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

Bloomberg gave $254&nbsp;million in 2009 to almost 1,400 nonprofit organizations,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lisberg |first1=Adam |title=Mayor Bloomberg rivals Gates for charity gifts: Donated $254M in 2009 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mayor-bloomberg-rivals-gates-charity-gifts-donated-254m-2009-article-1.196111 |work=Daily News |date=February 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327002648/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mayor-bloomberg-rivals-gates-charity-gifts-donated-254m-2009-article-1.196111 |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |location=New York City Hall |oclc=9541172 | issn=2692-1251}}</ref> saying, "I am a big believer in giving it all away and have always said that the best financial planning ends with bouncing the check to the undertaker."<ref>{{cite web |title=Micahel Bloomberg Wall Street data pioneer and x-NYC Mayor |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/04/29/25-michael-bloomberg.html |website=CNBC25 Rebels, Icons and Leaders |date=April 29, 2014 |publisher=NBCUniversal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122064839/https://www.cnbc.com/2014/04/29/25-michael-bloomberg.html |archive-date=November 22, 2015 |format=Slide show}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-17/broad-commits-75-of-wealth-to-charity-takes-buffett-up-on-giving-pledge.html |work=Bloomberg |title=Broad, Bloomberg Back Buffett Call for Billionaire Donations |first=Dakin |last=Campbell |date=June 17, 2010}}</ref>

=== COVID-19 response ===
During the 2020 [[COVID-19]] pandemic and its aftermath, Bloomberg through his foundation committed to a wide range of urgent causes including researching treatments and vaccines, leading contact tracing to root out the virus, supporting the World Health Organization, and funding global efforts to fight the spread of the disease and protect vulnerable populations. Action included:

* Cofounding a $75&nbsp;million fund for nonprofits impacted by COVID-19 in New York City<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cuccinello|first=Hayley C.|title=Michael Bloomberg, Jon Stryker Donate To $75 Million COVID-19 Fund For New York City Nonprofits|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2020/03/20/michael-bloomberg-jon-stryker-donate-to-75-million-covid-19-fund-for-new-york-city-nonprofits/|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>
* Donating $6&nbsp;million to [[World Central Kitchen]] to serve meals to health care workers in New York City<ref>{{Cite web|last=Di Mento|first=Maria|date=April 20, 2020|title=Michael Bloomberg Gives $6 Million to World Central Kitchen|url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Michael-Bloomberg-Gives-6/248563|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=www.philanthropy.com}}</ref>
* Partnering with Johns Hopkins University to train COVID-19 contact tracers through its school of public health and search for a treatment of the virus.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eichensehr|first=Morgan|date=May 13, 2020|title=Johns Hopkins launches free course to train Covid-19 contact tracers worldwide|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2020/05/13/hopkins-launches-free-course-on-conact-tracing.html|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Tiffany|date=March 27, 2020|title=Bloomberg Philanthropies, State of Maryland fund Johns Hopkins Univ. COVID-19 research|url=https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/bloomberg-philanthropies-state-of-maryland-fund-johns-hopkins-univ-covid-19-research|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=WBFF}}</ref>
* Convening mayors through a partnership with Harvard College to learn and discuss their pandemic response, featuring a bipartisan roster of speakers and attendees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Kim|title=Michael Bloomberg's coronavirus pivot|url=https://www.axios.com/michael-bloomberg-coronavirus-fb905125-e16b-42cd-a51b-a5ed9f3c9cea.html|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Axios|date=May 14, 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Toussaint|first=Kristin|date=March 10, 2020|title=Bloomberg, Gates foundations announce initiatives to help coronavirus response|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90475264/bloomberg-gates-foundations-announce-initiatives-to-help-coronavirus-response|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Leading New York's contact tracing effort<ref>{{Cite news|last=Young|first=Shannon|title=Cuomo, Bloomberg detail plan to trace Covid-19 contacts|url=https://politi.co/2xjEOj8|access-date=July 22, 2020|newspaper=Politico|language=en}}</ref>
* Launching an information and action sharing network for cities through the [[National League of Cities]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Kim|title=Bloomberg launches coronavirus response network for mayors|url=https://www.axios.com/bloomberg-coronavirus-response-network-mayors-c4cbc603-81f5-4334-8c45-da4813fbb0c2.html|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Axios|date=March 10, 2020|language=en}}</ref>
* Supporting international efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 and prepare regional leaders through the [[International Rescue Committee]], the [[World Health Organization]], Vital Strategies and other partners<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Bruce Y.|title='One World: Together At Home' Concert: Stars Support COVID-19 Coronavirus Efforts|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/04/19/one-world-together-at-home-concert-stars-support-covid-19-coronavirus-efforts/|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Prest|first=M.J.|date=April 28, 2020|title=New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief|url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/New-Grant-Commitments-for/248647|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=www.philanthropy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bloomberg Philanthropies unveils $40M global initiative for COVID-19 response|url=https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/bloomberg-philanthropies-40m-global-initiative-coronavirus-africa-local-leaders/574289/|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Smart Cities Dive|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Environmental advocacy ===
Bloomberg is an environmentalist and has advocated policy to fight climate change at least since he became the mayor of New York City. In September 2023, the [[New York Times]] called Bloomberg "perhaps the world's single largest funder of climate activism."<ref name="Gelles">{{Cite news |last=Gelles |first=David |date=2023-09-20 |title=Michael Bloomberg Dials Up a War on Plastics |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/climate/michael-blooomberg-climate-petrochemicals.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> At the national level, Bloomberg has consistently pushed for transitioning the United States' energy mix from fossil fuels to clean energy. In July 2011, Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $50 million to [[Sierra Club]]'s [[Beyond Coal]] campaign, allowing the campaign to expand its efforts to shut down [[coal-fired power plant]]s from 15 states to 45 states.<ref>{{cite news |title=N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg gives $50 million to fight coal-fired power plants |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/mayor-bloomberg-gives-50-million-to-fight-coal-fired-power-plants/2011/07/20/gIQAEKKURI_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 20, 2011 |access-date=November 10, 2015 |issn=0190-8286 |first1=Christian |last1=Torres |first2=Juliet |last2=Eilperin}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mayor Bloomberg Donates $50 Million To Sierra Club |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/07/21/138568843/mayor-bloomberg-donates-50-million-to-sierra-club |date=July 21, 2011 |publisher=NPR |access-date=November 10, 2015 |first=Elizabeth |last=Shogren|newspaper=NPR.org }}</ref> In 2015, Bloomberg announced an additional $30 million contribution to the Beyond Coal initiative, matched with another $30&nbsp;million by other donors, to help secure the retirement of half of America's fleet of coal plants by 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Michael Bloomberg's war on coal |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/michael-bloomberg-environment-coal-sierra-club-116793 |work=[[Politico]] |first=Andrew |last=Restuccia |date=April 8, 2015 |access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> In July 2017, Europe Beyond Coal was established to phase out use of coal on the continent by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Toussaint|first=Kristin|date=May 8, 2020|title=Europe is getting off coal even faster than expected|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90502628/europe-is-getting-off-coal-even-faster-than-expected|access-date=August 7, 2020|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}}</ref> Austria closed its final coal-fired plant in April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Frangoul|first=Anmar|date=April 20, 2020|title=Austria's last coal-fired power station closes as the country pushes renewables|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/20/austrias-last-coal-fired-power-station-has-closed-down.html|access-date=August 7, 2020|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> In early June 2019, Bloomberg pledged $500 million to reduce climate impacts and shut remaining coal-fired power plants by 2030 via the new Beyond Carbon initiative.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-bloomberg-to-put-500m-into-closing-all-remaining-coal-plants-by-2030/ |title=Bloomberg to put $500M into closing all remaining coal plants by 2030 |date=June 7, 2019 |website=CBS News |language=en-US |access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fortune.com/2019/06/07/michael-bloomberg-climate-change/ |title=Bloomberg Pledges $500 Million to Coordinated Campaign to Combat Climate Change |last=Bach |first=Natasha |date=June 7, 2019 |website=Fortune |language=en |access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref> In September 2023, Bloomberg committed another $500 million to Beyond Carbon to "finish the job on coal."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prest |first=M.J. |date=2023-09-27 |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $500 Million to Beyond Carbon Campaign |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/bloomberg-philanthropies-commits-500-million-to-beyond-carbon-campaign |access-date=2023-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Volcovici |first=Valerie |last2= |first2= |date=2023-09-20 |title=Michael Bloomberg pumps $500 million into bid to close all US coal plants |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/michael-bloomberg-pumps-500-million-into-bid-close-all-us-coal-plants-2023-09-20/ |access-date=2023-11-08}}</ref>

Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded a $6 million grant to the [[Environmental Defense Fund]] in support of strict regulations on [[fracking]] in the 14 states with the heaviest natural gas production.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bloomberg Backs Fracking, With Rules to Protect the Environment |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/nyregion/bloomberg-backs-gas-drilling-with-rules-to-protect-the-environment.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 24, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |issn=0362-4331 |first=Mireya |last=Navarro |url-access=limited}}</ref>

In 2013, Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the Risky Business initiative with former Treasury Secretary [[Hank Paulson]] and hedge-fund billionaire [[Tom Steyer]]. The joint effort worked to convince the business community of the need for more sustainable energy and development policies, by quantifying and publicizing the economic risks the United States faces from the [[impact of climate change]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Risky Business' Report Aims to Frame Climate Change as Economic Issue |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/risky-business-report-aims-to-frame-climate-change-as-economic-issue-1403578637 |date=June 23, 2014 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=November 11, 2015 |issn=0099-9660 |first=Alicia |last=Mundy |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In January 2015, Bloomberg led Bloomberg Philanthropies in a $48-million partnership with the Heising-Simons family to launch the Clean Energy Initiative. The initiative supports state-based solutions aimed at ensuring America has a clean, reliable, and affordable energy system.<ref>{{cite web |title=States Get $48M Boost From Bloomberg Charity To Help Meet Obama Climate Change Agenda |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/states-get-48m-boost-bloomberg-charity-help-meet-obama-climate-change-agenda-1789946 |website=International Business Times |access-date=November 11, 2015 |date=January 21, 2015}}</ref>

Since 2010, Bloomberg has taken an increasingly global role on environmental issues. From 2010 to 2013, he served as the chairman of the [[C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group]], a network of the world's biggest cities working together to reduce [[carbon emissions]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.c40.org/history |title=History of the C40 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |website=C40 Cities |publisher=c40.org}}</ref> During his tenure, Bloomberg worked with President Bill Clinton to merge C40 with the [[Clinton Climate Initiative]], with the goal of amplifying their efforts in the global fight against climate change worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bloomberg and Bill Clinton to Merge Climate Groups |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/nyregion/14bloomberg.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 13, 2011 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |issn=0362-4331 |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |url-access=limited}}</ref> He serves as the president of the board of C40 Cities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cities-today.com/interview-michael-bloomberg-outgoing-chair-and-current-president-c40-cities |title=Interview: Michael Bloomberg, Outgoing Chair and Current President C40 Cities. |date=February 18, 2014 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |website=Cities Today |last=Andrews |first=Jonathan}}</ref> In January 2014, Bloomberg began a five-year commitment totaling $53&nbsp;million through Bloomberg Philanthropies to the Vibrant Oceans Initiative. The initiative partners Bloomberg Philanthropies with [[Oceana (non-profit group)|Oceana]], [[Rare (conservation organization)|Rare]], and Encourage Capital to help reform fisheries and increase sustainable populations worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bloomberg-philanthropies-commits-53-million-675418 |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $53 Million to Save the Oceans |date=January 29, 2014 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In 2018, Bloomberg joined [[Ray Dalio]] in announcing a commitment of $185&nbsp;million towards protecting the oceans.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2018/10/29/ray-dalio-and-michael-bloomberg-commit-185-million-to-protect-the-oceans/ |date=October 29, 2018 |title=Ray Dalio and Michael Bloomberg Commit $185 Million To Protect The Oceans |last=Chaykowski |first=Kathleen |website=Forbes |language=en |access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref>

In 2014, [[United Nations Secretary General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] appointed Bloomberg as his first Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change to help the United Nations work with cities to prevent climate change.<ref>{{cite news |title=U.N. appoints former NYC Mayor Bloomberg cities, climate change envoy |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-un-bloomberg/u-n-appoints-former-nyc-mayor-bloomberg-cities-climate-change-envoy-idUSBREA0U02Q20140131 |first=Michelle |last=Nichols |work=Reuters |date=January 31, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> In September 2014, Bloomberg convened with Ban and global leaders at the UN Climate Summit to announce definite action to fight climate change in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=U.N. climate summit is high-profile, but some of world's most important leaders will skip it |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/09/22/u-n-climate-summit-is-high-profile-but-some-of-worlds-most-important-leaders-will-skip-it |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 22, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2015 |issn=0190-8286 |first=Adam |last=Taylor}}</ref> In 2018, Ban's successor [[António Guterres]] appointed Bloomberg as UN envoy for climate action.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2018/sga1791.doc.htm |title=Secretary-General Appoints Michael R. Bloomberg of United States Special Envoy for Climate Action |website=www.un.org |language=en |access-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2018/03/05/mike-bloomberg-to-lead-uns-climate-change-initiative/ |title=Mike Bloomberg to lead UN's climate change initiative |date=March 6, 2018 |work=New York Post |access-date=May 10, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> He resigned in November 2019, in the run-up to his presidential campaign.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Edith M. |last=Lederer |url=https://apnews.com/635749720def4d4ab7f140f5c40716a0|title=Bloomberg, now Democratic candidate, resigns UN climate post|date=November 25, 2019|work=Associated Press}}</ref> On 5 February 2021, however, he was re-appointed by Guterres as his Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions in the lead-up to the climate conference in [[Scotland]] scheduled for November 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nichols|first=Michelle|date=2021-02-05|title=U.N. chief names Michael Bloomberg climate envoy to rally action|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-climate-bloomberg-idUSKBN2A516B|access-date=2021-07-17}}</ref>

In late 2014, Bloomberg, Ban Ki-moon, and global city networks [[ICLEI]]-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), [[C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group]] (C40) and [[United Cities and Local Governments]] (UCLG), with support from UN-Habitat, launched the [[Compact of Mayors]], a global coalition of mayors and city officials pledging to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions, enhance [[climate resilience]], and track their progress transparently.<ref>{{cite web |title=C40: About the Compact of Mayors |url=http://www.c40.org/compact_of_mayors |website=c40.org |access-date=November 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102041301/http://www.c40.org/compact_of_mayors |archive-date=November 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> To date, over 250 cities representing more than 300&nbsp;million people worldwide and 4.1 percent of the total global population, have committed to the Compact of Mayors,<ref>{{cite web |title=News Archives – Compact of Mayors |url=http://www.compactofmayors.org/news/category/news |website=Compact of Mayors |access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> which was merged with the [[Covenant of Mayors]] in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/22/compact-of-mayors-and-eu-covenant-of-mayors-launch-largest-global-coalition-of-cities-committed-to-fighting-climate-change |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623164802/http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/22/compact-of-mayors-and-eu-covenant-of-mayors-launch-largest-global-coalition-of-cities-committed-to-fighting-climate-change/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 23, 2016 |title=Compact of Mayors and EU Covenant of Mayors launch largest global coalition of cities committed to fighting climate change |date=June 22, 2016 |website=National Geographic Society (blogs) |publisher=nationalgeographic.com |access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecowatch.com/7-100-cities-from-119-countries-join-together-in-historic-collaboratio-1891181666.html |title=7,100 Cities From 119 Countries Join Together in Historic Collaboration to Accelerate Climate Action |website=EcoWatch |access-date=July 21, 2016 |date=June 23, 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, Bloomberg and [[mayor of Paris|Paris mayor]] [[Anne Hidalgo]] created the Climate Summit for Local Leaders.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local-governments day announced for Paris climate summit |url=http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/07/local-governments-day-announced-paris-climate-summit |website=citiscope.org |access-date=November 10, 2015 |first=Greg |last=Scruggs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211161252/http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/07/local-governments-day-announced-paris-climate-summit |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which convened assembled hundreds of city leaders from around the world at [[Paris City Hall]] to discuss fighting climate change.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7b1fc3b0-9a92-11e5-be4f-0abd1978acaa.html#axzz43Ac4ZQjU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210211256/https://www.ft.com/content/7b1fc3b0-9a92-11e5-be4f-0abd1978acaa#axzz43Ac4ZQjU |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |title=Mayors call for more powers to fight climate change |last=Stothard |first=Michael |date=December 4, 2015 |newspaper=Financial Times |issn=0307-1766 |access-date=March 17, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52731#.Vuq9IvkrJ2R |title=COP21 in Paris, mayors and celebrities join UN launch of report on boosting investment towards climate smart cities |last=Section |first=United Nations News Service |date=December 4, 2015 |website=UN News Service Section |access-date=March 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/12/extending-local-level-climate-action-beyond-30-ring-circus-cop-21 |title=Extending local-level climate action beyond '30-ring circus' of COP 21 |website=citiscope.org |access-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323212639/http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/12/extending-local-level-climate-action-beyond-30-ring-circus-cop-21 |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Summit concluded with the presentation of the Paris Declaration, a pledge by leaders from assembled global cities to cut carbon emissions by 3.7 gigatons annually by 2030.<ref>{{cite web |first=Greg |last=Scruggs |date=December 5, 2015 |url=http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/12/paris-city-hall-declaration-world-mayors-throw-down-gauntlet-climate |title=With Paris City Hall Declaration, world mayors throw down gauntlet on climate |website=citiscope.org |access-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323195413/http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/12/paris-city-hall-declaration-world-mayors-throw-down-gauntlet-climate |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference|2015 UN Climate Change Conference]] in Paris, [[Mark Carney]], [[Governor of the Bank of England]] and chair of the [[Financial Stability Board]], announced that Bloomberg would lead a new global task force designed to help industry and financial markets understand the growing [[risks of climate change]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/04/mark-carney-unveils-global-taskforce-to-educate-business-on-climate-change |title=Michael Bloomberg to head global taskforce on climate change |last=Elliott |first=Larry |date=December 4, 2015|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

Following President [[Donald Trump]]'s announcement that the [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|U.S. government would withdraw from the Paris climate accord]], Bloomberg outlined a coalition of cities, states, universities and businesses that had come together to honor America's commitment under the agreement through 'America's Pledge'.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climate-paris-idUSKBN18W2DQ |title=Bloomberg delivers U.S. pledge to continue Paris climate goals to U.N. |date=June 5, 2017 |work=Reuters |access-date=August 18, 2017}}</ref> Bloomberg offered up to $15&nbsp;million to the [[UNFCCC]], the UN body that assists countries with climate change efforts.<ref>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Chappell |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/02/531238185/bloomberg-promises-15-million-to-help-make-up-for-u-s-withdrawal-from-climate-de |title=Bloomberg Promises $15 Million To Help Make Up For U.S. Withdrawal From Climate Deal |publisher=NPR|access-date=August 18, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/climate/american-cities-climate-standards.html |title=Bucking Trump, These Cities, States and Companies Commit to Paris Accord |last1=Tabuchi |first1=Hiroko |author-link=Hiroko Tabuchi |date=June 1, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 18, 2017 |last2=Fountain |first2=Henry |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}</ref> About a month later, Bloomberg and California Governor [[Jerry Brown]] announced that the America's Pledge coalition would work to "quantify the actions taken by U.S. states, cities and business to drive down greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.americaspledgeonclimate.com/ |title=America's Pledge on Climate Change |website=Americas Pledge On Climate |language=en-US |access-date=August 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/denizcam/2017/07/12/michael-bloomberg-and-california-governor-jerry-brown-pledge-to-fight-climate-change/#6359665d8ab2 |title=Michael Bloomberg and California Governor Jerry Brown Pledge To Fight Climate Change |last=Cam |first=Deniz |work=Forbes |access-date=August 18, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> In announcing the initiative, Bloomberg said "the American government may have pulled out of the Paris agreement, but American society remains committed to it."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/americas-pledge-jerry-brown-michael-bloomberg-climate-change-2017-7 |first=Madeleine Sheehan |last=Perkins |date=July 12, 2017 |title=The governor of California and Michael Bloomberg launched a new plan to fight climate change – with or without Trump |work=Business Insider |access-date=August 18, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Two [[think tank]]s, [[World Resources Institute|World Resource Institute]] and the [[Rocky Mountain Institute]], will work with America's Pledge to analyze the work cities, states and businesses do to meet the U.S. commitment to the Paris agreement.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/climate/cities-states-businesses-emissions-climate-pact.html |title=U.S. Cities, States and Businesses Pledge to Measure Emissions |last1=Tabuchi |first1=Hiroko |date=July 11, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 18, 2017 |last2=Friedman |first2=Lisa |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

In May 2019, Bloomberg announced a 2020 Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit in [[Washington University in St. Louis]] with the aim to bring together leaders from Midwestern universities, local government and the private sector to reduce climate impacts in the region.<ref name="midwestern collegiate">{{cite press release |url=https://www.bloomberg.org/press/releases/michael-bloomberg-announces-midwestern-collegiate-climate-summit/ |first1=Lee |last1=Cochran |first2=Erika |last2=Ebsworth-Goold |title=Michael Bloomberg Announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit |website=Bloomberg Philanthropies |language=en-US |date=May 16, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/wash-u-becomes-hub-midwest-summit-fight-climate-change |date=May 16, 2019 |title=Wash U Becomes Hub Of Midwest Summit To Fight Climate Change |last=Chen |first=Eli|publisher=KWMU|language=en |access-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/5e9ba538d48842dbbdc24ee9ea8aea39 |title=Michael Bloomberg announces St. Louis climate conference |date=May 17, 2019 |work=Associated Press|access-date=July 22, 2019}}</ref>

Expanding on the work of Beyond Coal and Beyond Carbon, Bloomberg launched Beyond Petrochemicals in September 2022. The campaign takes aim at the rapid expansion of U.S. petrochemicals and [[plastic pollution]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Volcovici |first=Valerie |last2= |first2= |date=2022-09-21 |title=Bloomberg to spend $85 million against U.S. plastic, petrochem buildout |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bloomberg-spend-85-million-against-us-plastic-petrochem-buildout-2022-09-21/ |access-date=2023-11-08}}</ref> The $85 million campaign aims to block the construction of 120 proposed petrochemical projects in Louisiana, Texas and the [[Ohio River Valley]].<ref name="Gelles"/>

Bloomberg serves as global adviser to the winners of the [[Earthshot Prize]]. His foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies is a founding partner of the Prize which awards {{GBP}}1,000,000 to each of five winners each year whose work will achieve ambitious climate and sustainability goals by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Alliance |url=https://earthshotprize.org/people-partners/global-alliance/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=The Earthshot Prize |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Tony |date=2023-09-19 |title=Prince of Wales hails 'inspiration and optimism' of Earthshot Prize finalists |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/mike-bloomberg-new-york-prince-of-wales-dpd-prince-b2414564.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> The 2023 finalists were announced at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit in September 2023 in New York, and the five winners were announced in November 2023 in Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Oscar Holland, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max |date=2023-11-07 |title=Prince William's 2023 Earthshot Prize winners announced |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/07/climate/prince-william-earthshot-prize-2023-winners-climate-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wroe |first=Amber |date=2023-09-11 |title=The Earthshot Prize and Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce Speakers for The Second Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit |url=https://earthshotprize.org/the-earthshot-prize-and-bloomberg-philanthropies-announce-speakers-for-the-second-earthshot-prize-innovation-summit/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=The Earthshot Prize |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Johns Hopkins University philanthropy ===
As of 2024, Bloomberg has given more than $4.55&nbsp;billion to [[Johns Hopkins University]], his alma mater,<ref name="wapo-JHUmed-free" /><ref name=":5">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/bloomberg-gives-johns-hopkins-a-record-18-billion-for-student-financial-aid/2018/11/18/8db256cc-eb4e-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html |last1=Anderson |first1=Nick |title=Bloomberg gives Johns Hopkins a record $1.8 billion for student financial aid |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 18, 2018 |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> making him "the most generous living donor to any education institution in the United States."<ref name=NYTUnivDonors>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/nyregion/at-1-1-billion-bloomberg-is-top-university-donor-in-us.html |title=$1.1 Billion in Thanks From Bloomberg to Johns Hopkins |date=January 27, 2013 |work=The New York Times |url-access=limited}}</ref> His first contribution, in 1965, had been $5.<ref name=NYTUnivDonors /> He made his first $1&nbsp;million commitment to JHU in 1984, and subsequently became the first individual to exceed $1&nbsp;billion in lifetime donations to a single U.S. institution of higher education.<ref name=350JHU>{{cite press release|title=Michael R. Bloomberg Commits $350 Million to Johns Hopkins for Transformational Academic Initiative 2013 |url=https://releases.jhu.edu/2013/01/26/michael-r-bloomberg-commits-350-million-to-johns-hopkins/ |first1=Dennis |last1=O'Shea |first2=Tracey |last2=Reeves |date=January 26, 2013}}</ref>

Bloomberg's contributions to Johns Hopkins "fueled major improvements in the university's reputation and rankings, its competitiveness for faculty and students, and the appearance of its campus,"<ref name=NYTUnivDonors /> and included construction of a [[Johns Hopkins Children's Center|children's hospital]] (the [[Johns Hopkins Children's Center|Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center Building]], named after Bloomberg's mother); a [[physics]] building, a school of public health (the [[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]]), libraries, and biomedical research facilities,<ref name=NYTUnivDonors /> including the Institute for Cell Engineering, a [[stem-cell research]] institute within the [[Johns Hopkins School of Medicine|School of Medicine]], and the Malaria Research Institute within the School of Public Health.<ref name=NYTUnivDonors /><ref name=350JHU /> In 2013, Bloomberg committed $350&nbsp;million to Johns Hopkins, five-sevenths of which were allocated to the [[Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships]].<ref name=350JHU /> In 2016, Bloomberg Philanthropies contributed $300&nbsp;million to establish the Bloomberg American Health Initiative.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ron |last=Winslow |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-bloomberg-gives-300-million-to-johns-hopkins-for-public-health-effort-1473951780 |title=Michael Bloomberg Gives $300 Million to Johns Hopkins for Public-Health Effort |date=September 15, 2016 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Bloomberg also funded the launch of the [[Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center|Bloomberg–Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy]] within the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in East Baltimore, with a $50&nbsp;million gift; an additional $50&nbsp;million was given by philanthropist [[Sidney Kimmel]], and $25&nbsp;million by other donors.<ref name="fortune.com">{{cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2016/03/29/john-hopkins-cancer-center-bloomberg/ |first=Laura |last=Lorenzetti |title=Bloomberg and Kimmel Help Launch Johns Hopkins Cancer Center With Major Donations |website=Fortune|date=March 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/4001500/mike-bloomberg-and-others-donate-125-million-for-breakthrough-cancer-research-2 |first=Marcus |last=Baram |title=Mike Bloomberg and others donate $125 million for breakthrough cancer research |website=FastCo News |language=en-US |access-date=April 15, 2016 |date=March 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-cancer-johnshopkins-idUSKCN0WV2IK |first=Ian |last=Simpson |title=Bloomberg, others give $125 million for immunotherapy cancer research |date=March 29, 2016 |newspaper=Reuters |access-date=April 15, 2016}}</ref> It will support cancer therapy research, technology and infrastructure development, and private sector partnerships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/03/29/cancer-immunotherapy-center-bloomberg-kimmel/ |title=Johns Hopkins launches cancer research center with $125 million from Bloomberg, Kimmel, others |website=The Hub |access-date=April 15, 2016 |date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Bloomberg joined [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]] for the institute's formal launch, embracing Biden's "[[Cancer Breakthroughs 2020|Cancer Moonshot]]" initiative, which seeks to find a cure for cancer through national coordination of government and private sector resources.<ref name="fortune.com" /> In 2018, Bloomberg contributed a further gift of $1.8&nbsp;billion to Johns Hopkins, allowing the university to practice [[need-blind admission]] and meet the full financial need of admitted students.<ref name=":5" />

In 2024, Bloomberg announced a $1 billion gift to Johns Hopkins University to make tuition free for all medical school students whose families make under $300,000 a year, beginning in the fall of 2024.<ref name="wapo-JHUmed-free">{{cite news |last1=Svrluga |first1=Susan |title=$1 billion gift to make Johns Hopkins medical school free for most |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/07/08/mike-bloomberg-johns-hopkins-free-medical-school/ |access-date=8 July 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=8 July 2024}}</ref> The donation also increases financial aid for students enrolled in nursing, public health and other graduate programs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chapman |first=Michelle |date=2024-07-08 |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies gifting $1 billion to medical school, others at Johns Hopkins University |url=https://apnews.com/article/bloomberg-philanthropy-john-hopkins-university-53ed82c14c4d4b07cb2675a9ca1829f9 |access-date=2024-07-09 |work=The Associated Press}}</ref>

=== Other educational and research philanthropy ===
In 1996, Bloomberg endowed the William Henry Bloomberg Professorship at [[Harvard University]] with a $3&nbsp;million gift in honor of his father, who died in 1963, saying, "throughout his life, he recognized the importance of reaching out to the nonprofit sector to help better the welfare of the entire community."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/1996/09.19/BloombergEndows.html |url-status=dead |title=Bloomberg Endows Professorship for Five Faculties |work=The Harvard University Gazette |date=September 19, 1996 |access-date=August 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526152422/http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/1996/09.19/BloombergEndows.html |archive-date=May 26, 2013 }}</ref>

In 2015, Bloomberg donated $100&nbsp;million to [[Cornell Tech]], the applied sciences graduate school of [[Cornell University]] on the school's Roosevelt Island campus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/nyregion/bloomberg-philanthropies-gives-100-million-to-cornell-tech.html|title=Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives $100 Million to Cornell Tech|date=June 16, 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|last1=Harris|first1=Elizabeth A.|url-access=limited}}</ref> Through Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bloomberg established the American Talent Initiative in 2016 which is committed to increasing the number of lower-income high-achieving students attending elite colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seltzer|first=Rick|date=December 13, 2016|title=Effort launches to boost low-income enrollment at top colleges|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/12/13/effort-launches-boost-low-income-enrollment-top-colleges|access-date=August 7, 2020|website=www.insidehighered.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=June 5, 2018|title=What's the Biggest Challenge for Colleges and Universities?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/education/learning/biggest-challenge-for-colleges-and-universities.html|access-date=August 7, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Bloomberg Philanthropies also supports CollegePoint which has provided advising to lower- and moderate-income high school students since 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Anderson|first=Nick|date=March 27, 2018|title=Invisible no more: How advising programs are finding new talent for top colleges|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/invisible-no-more-how-advising-programs-are-finding-new-talent-for-top-colleges/2018/03/27/4f5ec1a8-1b10-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> In 2016, the [[Museum of Science, Boston]] announced a $50&nbsp;million gift from Bloomberg.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/arts/michael-bloomberg-gives-50-million-to-museum-of-science-boston.html |title=Michael Bloomberg Gives $50 Million to Museum of Science, Boston |last=Barone |first=Joshua |date=October 18, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=November 4, 2016 |url-access=limited}}</ref> Bloomberg credited the museum with sparking his intellectual curiosity as a patron and student during his youth in [[Medford, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Penny |last=Schwartz |date=October 19, 2016 |url=https://forward.com/news/breaking-news/352254/michael-bloomberg-donates-50m-to-boston-museum-of-science/ |title=Michael Bloomberg Donates $50M to Boston Museum of Science |newspaper=The Forward |access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref> It is the largest donation in the museum's 186-year history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/10/17/museum-science-changed-michael-bloomberg-life-gives-back-with-million-gift/SFj5KnsTQfma3v0VWcLIqO/story.html |date=October 18, 2016 |first=Shirley |last=Leung |title=Museum of Science changed Michael Bloomberg's life. He gives back with a $50 million gift |newspaper=BostonGlobe.com |access-date=October 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mos.org/Bloomberg|title=Thank you, Michael Bloomberg|publisher=Museum of Science, Boston}}</ref>

Bloomberg donated $100 million to America's four Historically Black Medical Schools in 2020 as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Greenwood Initiative, which tackles the racial wealth gap and addresses decades of underinvestment in Black communities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schumaker |first=Erin |date=6 September 2020 |title=Mike Bloomberg wants to solve America's Black doctor shortage |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/mike-bloomberg-solve-americas-black-doctor-shortage/story?id=72798886 |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Contreras |first=Russell |date=18 September 2022 |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies unveils racial wealth gap database |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/09/18/bloomberg-philanthropies-racial-wealth-gap |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=Axios}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roush |first=Ty |title=Michael Bloomberg Donates Record $600 Million To Four Historically Black Medical Schools |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/08/06/michael-bloomberg-donates-record-600-million-to-four-historically-black-medical-schools/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The gift to [[Meharry Medical College]], [[Howard University College of Medicine]], [[Morehouse School of Medicine]] and [[Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science]] provided grants to reduce debt for students, meaning many medical students enrolled at the time and for the four years to follow would graduate free of debt.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 September 2020 |title=Bloomberg Awards Meharry Medical College $34 Million for Student Debt, Largest Gift in College's History |url=https://tntribune.com/bloomberg-awards-meharry-medical-college-34-million-for-student-debt-largest-gift-in-colleges-history/ |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=The Tennessee Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Merced |first1=Michael J. de la |last2=Sorkin |first2=Andrew Ross |date=2020-09-03 |title=Michael Bloomberg to Give $100 Million to Historically Black Medical Schools |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/business/dealbook/bloomberg-black-medical-schools-donation.html |access-date=2024-08-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2024, Bloomberg again made a donation to the nation's Historically Black Medical Schools — this time gifting $600 million to the four schools to support their endowments.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last1=Price |first1=Todd A. |last2=Cuevas |first2=Eduardo |date=6 August 2024 |title=HBCU medical programs get massive cash infusion from Bloomberg Philanthropies |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/08/06/bloomberg-philanthropies-hbcu-donation/74685074007/ |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=USA Today}}</ref> These endowments are 'significantly underfunded' due to entrenched discrimination.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Hartocollis |first1=Anemona |last2=Blinder |first2=Alan |date=2024-08-06 |title=Historically Black Medical Schools Land a $600 Million Donation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/us/donation-historically-black-medical-schools-bloomberg.html |access-date=2024-08-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> For three of the schools, the gift will more than double the size of their endowments.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Beaty |first=Thalia |date=6 August 2024 |title=Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools' endowments |url=https://apnews.com/article/mike-bloomberg-hbcu-medical-schools-morehouse-meharry-howard-charles-drew-d997c100e4161dffd03e282d8df31c70 |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> The donation also includes $5 million to help [[Xavier University of Louisiana|Xavier University]] to establish a new medical school.<ref name=":10" /> Despite underfunding, the four Historically Black Medical Schools graduate nearly half of the nation's Black doctors.<ref name=":9" />

=== Urban innovation philanthropy ===
In July 2011, Bloomberg launched a $24&nbsp;million initiative to fund "Innovation Delivery Teams" in five cities. The teams are one of Bloomberg Philanthropies' key goals: advancing government innovation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jan/06/mayors-team-to-funnel-funding |title=Mayor's Innovation Delivery Team to funnel grant for inner-city revival |work=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, TN |date=January 6, 2012 }}</ref> In December 2011, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched a partnership with online ticket search engine [[SeatGeek]] to connect artists with new audiences. Called the Discover New York Arts Project, the project includes organizations HERE, [[New York Theatre Workshop]], and the [[Kaufman Center]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/12/08/seatgeek-and-bloomberg-to-support-30-treasured-arts-groups-in-nyc/ |title=SeatGeek and Bloomberg to support 30 treasured arts groups in NYC |work=The Next Web |date=December 8, 2011 |first=Harrison |last=Weber |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}</ref>

In 2013, Bloomberg announced the Mayors Challenge competition to drive innovation in American cities. The program was later expanded to competitions in Latin America and Europe.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Paul|date=April 25, 2014|title=Private Citizen Bloomberg on Philanthropy|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/your-money/private-citizen-bloombergs-philosophy-on-philanthropy.html|access-date=August 7, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shueh|first=Jason|date=January 20, 2016|title=Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $9 Million Mayors Challenge in Latin America, Caribbean|url=https://www.govtech.com/Bloomberg-Philanthropies-Launches-9Million-Mayors-Challenge-in-Latin-America-Caribbean.html|access-date=August 7, 2020|website=www.govtech.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 2016, Bloomberg gave Harvard $32&nbsp;million to create the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative within [[Harvard Kennedy School]]'s [[Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation]]; the initiative provides training to mayors and their aides on innovative municipal leadership and challenges facing cities.<ref>{{cite news|author=Nick Anderson|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/08/25/bloomberg-gives-harvard-32-million-to-teach-mayors-and-aides/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 25, 2016|title=Bloomberg gives Harvard $32 million to teach mayors and aides}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Harvard University|title=About the Initiative: Harvard + Bloomberg + 240 Cities|url=https://www.cityleadership.harvard.edu/about}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/bloomberg-harvard-city-leadership-initiative.aspx |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard University Launch Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative |website=[[Harvard Business School]] |access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/0825/32-million-Bloomberg-Harvard-mayor-school-supports-leaders-changing-role |title=$32 million Bloomberg-Harvard 'mayor school' supports leaders' changing role |last=Beck |first=Christina |date=August 25, 2016 |newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729 |access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> Since its founding, 275 mayors and more than 400 top city aides have gone through the program, prompting Time Magazine to call Bloomberg 'the nation's mayoral tutor.'<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-07-17 |title=Mike Bloomberg's Organization Is Guiding Hundreds of Mayors |url=https://time.com/6295185/mike-bloomberg-philanthropies-mayors-training/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2021, Bloomberg gave Harvard $150&nbsp;million to create the ''Bloomberg Center for Cities'' to support mayors.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies & Harvard create new Bloomberg Center for Cities |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/03/bloomberg-philanthropies-harvard-create-new-bloomberg-center-for-cities/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=[[The Harvard Gazette]] |date=2 March 2021}}</ref>

=== Tobacco, gun control and public health ===
[[File:Michael Bloomberg (48603887536).jpg|thumb|Bloomberg speaking at an Everytown for Gun Safety event in August 2019]]

Bloomberg has been a longtime donor to global [[tobacco control]] efforts.<ref name=Begley>{{cite news |first=Sharon|last=Begley |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tobacco-bloomberg-idUSBRE82L08E20120322 |title=Bloomberg charity adds $220 million to anti-smoking effort|work=Reuters |date=March 22, 2012 |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=ChaTobacco>{{cite web |author=Ariana Eunjung Cha |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/12/05/michael-bloomberg-may-be-big-tobaccos-biggest-enemy/ |title=Michael Bloomberg may be Big Tobacco's biggest enemy |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 5, 2016 |access-date=December 6, 2016}}</ref> Bloomberg has donated close to $1&nbsp;billion to the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) to promote anti-smoking efforts, including $125&nbsp;million in 2006, $250&nbsp;million in 2008, and $360&nbsp;million, making Bloomberg Philanthropies the [[developing world]]'s biggest funder of tobacco-control initiatives.<ref name=ChaTobacco /> In 2013, it was reported that Bloomberg had donated $109.24&nbsp;million in 556 grants and 61 countries to campaigns against tobacco.<ref name="FMB">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/michael-bloomberg|title=Michael Bloomberg|date=September 2016|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref> Bloomberg's contributions are aimed at "getting countries to monitor tobacco use, introduce strong tobacco-control laws, and create mass media campaigns to educate the public about the [[dangers of tobacco use]]."<ref name=ChaTobacco /> Bloomberg Philanthropies and the [[Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids]] jointly launched a $160 million, three-year campaign against youth [[Usage of electronic cigarettes|use of electronic cigarettes]] (vaping).<ref>Marc Gunther, [https://www.philanthropy.com/article/bloombergs-millions-funded-an-effective-campaign-against-vaping-could-it-do-more-harm-than-good Bloomberg's Millions Funded an Effective Campaign Against Vaping. Could It Do More Harm Than Good?], ''Journal of Philanthropy'' (March 23, 2021).</ref>

Bloomberg is the co-founder of [[Everytown for Gun Safety]] (formerly Mayors Against Illegal Guns), a [[gun control]] advocacy group.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Scherer|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/michael-bloombergs-gun-safety-group-announces-60-million-spending-plan-for-2020-elections/2020/01/27/fcedb218-412c-11ea-aa6a-083d01b3ed18_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 27, 2020|title=Gun-control group co-founded by Bloomberg announces $60 million spending plan for 2020 elections}}</ref>

In 2016, the [[World Health Organization]] appointed Bloomberg as its Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases.<ref>{{cite press release |date=August 17, 2016 |url=https://www.who.int/en/news-room/detail/17-08-2016-michael-r-bloomberg-becomes-who-global-ambassador-for-noncommunicable-diseases |first=Christian |last=Lindmeier |title=Michael R. Bloomberg Becomes WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases |website=World Health Organization |language=en-GB |access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Michael-Bloomberg-Joins-UN/237496 |title=Michael Bloomberg Joins U.N. Agency as Health Ambassador |date=August 18, 2016|work=Chronicle of Philanthropy}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-who-bloomberg-idUSKCN10S22T |title=WHO appoints former NY mayor Bloomberg as global health ambassador |access-date=February 20, 2020 |first=Kate |last=Kelland |date=August 17, 2016 |work=[[Reuters]] }}</ref>

=== Other philanthropy ===
Through Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bloomberg supported the Fresh Air Fund's creation of 'Open Spaces in the City' in summer 2020 to provide socially-distant areas for kids to play during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as jobs for local teens.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A $1.2 million grant helped turn outdoor areas in NYC into play spaces for kids|url=https://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/news/a-1-2-million-grant-helped-turn-outdoor-areas-in-nyc-into-play-spaces-for-kids-072820|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=Time Out New York Kids|date=July 28, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Summer Spaces to Provide Free and Safe Outdoor Programming to NYC Kids|url=https://www.nymetroparents.com/article/summer-spaces-program-to-provide-outdoor-play-spaces-and-employment|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=www.nymetroparents.com|date=September 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He donated $3 million to the construction of a new public library in his hometown of Medford<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Bloomberg donates $3M toward new library in his Mass. hometown |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/08/18/michael-bloomberg-medford-library|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US}}</ref> and $75&nbsp;million for [[The Shed (arts center)|The Shed]], a new arts and [[cultural center]] in [[Hudson Yards (development)|Hudson Yards]], Manhattan.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 25, 2017 |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170525/ARTS/170529914/bloomberg-era-officials-reunite-at-hudson-yards-the-shed-tour |title=The Shed at Hudson Yards event is like a Bloomberg-era reunion |last=Kim |first=Jeanhee |work=Crain's New York Business |access-date=August 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/michael-r-bloomberg-donates-75-million-to-new-nyc-arts-center-the-shed |title=Michael R. Bloomberg Donates $75 Million to New NYC Arts Center, The Shed |website=Playbill |language=en |access-date=August 9, 2017 |date=May 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/arts/design/michael-bloomberg-gives-75-million-to-shed-arts-center.html |title=Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=May 24, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 9, 2017 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331|url-access=limited}}</ref>

In September 2023, the [[Perelman Performing Arts Center]] opened with $130 million of support from Bloomberg, who serves as its chair.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=2023-06-07 |title=It's the Perelman Performing Arts Center, But Bloomberg Gave More |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/arts/perelman-performing-arts-center-bloomberg.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The $500 million art center is the final major piece of the redevelopment of the site where the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] once stood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rocca |first=Mo |date=2023-09-10 |title=Michael Bloomberg on reviving lower Manhattan through the arts – CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-bloomberg-on-the-new-perelman-performing-arts-center/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Following the [[Hamas]] attack on Israel in October 2023, Bloomberg committed to matching donations to the Israeli Red Cross, known as [[Magen David Adom]]. By October 19, 2023, Bloomberg had matched $25 million in donations to the ambulance and Medivac service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dolan |first=Kerry A. |title=Billionaire Tracker: Mike Bloomberg, Yuri Milner And The Other Ultra-Wealthy Donors To Israeli Groups Following The Attacks By Hamas |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2023/10/11/billionaire-tracker-mike-bloomberg-yuri-milner-and-the-other-ultra-wealthy-donors-to-israeli-groups-following-the-attacks-by-hamas/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

Bloomberg also endowed his hometown synagogue, Temple Shalom, which was renamed for his parents as the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Jewish Community Center of Medford.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19635589 |title=Bloomberg – America's first Jewish president?|via=NBC News |date=July 6, 2007 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}</ref>

Bloomberg hosted the [[Bloomberg Global Business Forum|Global Business Forum]] in 2017, during the annual meeting of the [[United Nations General Assembly]]; the gathering featured international CEOs, heads of state, and other prominent speakers.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/nyregion/bill-hillary-clinton-global-initiative-mike-bloomberg.html |title=As the Clintons Step Back From Global Stage, Bloomberg Steps Up |last=Goldmacher |first=Shane |date=September 19, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 18, 2017 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/bensmith/president-mike |date=September 19, 2017 |first=Ben |last=Smith |title=The US Government-In-Exile Has A New President |work=BuzzFeed |access-date=October 18, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestreet.com/story/14312612/1/bloomberg-claps-back-at-trump-at-inaugural-business-forum.html |title=Bloomberg Claps Back at Trump at Inaugural Business Forum |last=Stewart |first=Emily |date=September 20, 2017 |work=TheStreet |access-date=October 18, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2009 Bloomberg met with other billionaires such as Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Ted Turner and Oprah Winfrey to address issues ranging from the [[Climate change mitigation|environment]], [[Global Healthcare|health care]] and concerns over [[Overpopulation Debate|population growth]]. Although no formal organization was established, the effort was understood to be designed to help bring various philanthropic projects of the mega-donors into a more unified effort to address various problems on our planet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/billionaire-club-in-bid-to-curb-overpopulation-d2fl22qhl02|title=Billionaire club in bid to curb overpopulation|last1=Angeles|first1=John Harlow}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/may/31/new-york-billionaire-philanthropists|title = They're called the Good Club – and they want to save the world|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = May 30, 2009}}</ref>