Editing Michael Bloomberg (section)

=== 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>