RBC gives $500,000 to Tides Canada

Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation awarded $1.5M to UCLA School of Law to establish Pete Kameron Endowed Chair in Public Interest Law.

Henry Schein Cares Back to School program, Melville, N.Y., donated 1,500 outfits, 700 backpacks to underprivileged children in North America.

Aurora Organic Dairy's Stratford, Texas, farm donated 920 pounds of beef to Meals on Wheels, Dumas, Texas.

Coca-Cola Foundation awarded $1M to Ocean Conservancy, Washington, D.C., to support International Coastal Cleanup volunteer program.

Texas Access to Justice awarded total of over $24M to 40 Texas nonprofits to provide legal aid to the poor.

NRG Energy, Princeton, N.J., awarded $100,000 to Special Needs Activity Center for Kids, New York City, for afterschool, weekend programs.

Eleanor Foundation awarded $1M in grants to promote economic security among working female heads-of-household in Chicago.

ERA Franchise Systems, Parsippany, N.J., awarded $1.1M to Muscular Dystrophy Association for research.

Carolyn and Jeffery Leonard Charitable Fund awarded $1M each to Washington Monthly and WPFW Radio, both of Washington, D.C., to support independent media.

Qwest Foundation awarded total of $10,000 to Colorado Boys and Girls Clubs in Ft. Collins, Boulder, Denver for Qwest Rocky Mountain Showdown prizes.

Bayer USA Foundation awarded $100,000 to The Wellness Community, Washington, D.C., to support Cancer Survivorship Research and Training Institute.

Aetna relaxed policy requirements for members in path of Hurricane Gustav to facilitate efficient healthcare; information online.

Target donated over $300,000 in relief packages in partnership with Red Cross for victims of Hurricane Gustav.

American Lung Association of California awarded $816,000 to researchers for research on lung cancer and asthma.

Western Union Foundation awarded funds to nearly 70 charities worldwide to support education.