Philanthropic Impact
The ULI Foundation exists to support the Urban Land Institute's mission, working with partners who believe in transforming cities and improving lives everywhere.
Donations to the ULI Foundation support a wide variety of programs, initiatives, and groups, and among the options, donors may choose to
direct their gifts to their local ULI District Council. Three donors who have made recent substantial contributions to their respective District
Councils—Jack Cohen, Marc Pollack, and Greg West—highlight the impact individuals can have on their local communities. Their gifts, ranging from $15,000 to $100,000, enable their local District Councils to advance ULI’s mission priorities and carry out community outreach, all while helping members build relationships and share educational and other resources in their area.
direct their gifts to their local ULI District Council. Three donors who have made recent substantial contributions to their respective District
Councils—Jack Cohen, Marc Pollack, and Greg West—highlight the impact individuals can have on their local communities. Their gifts, ranging from $15,000 to $100,000, enable their local District Councils to advance ULI’s mission priorities and carry out community outreach, all while helping members build relationships and share educational and other resources in their area.
David R. Nelson, the influential founder and leader of a multidisciplined real estate development company and a longtime ULI member, has passed away at the age of 81.
Whether they are increasing representation of women in the real estate industry, educating students and public officials about development, or helping local communities find solutions to their infrastructure needs, the programs that donors support by contributing to the ULI Foundation have a powerful impact.
The ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing has announced two winners for the 2023 Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award and four winners for the 2023 Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing.
A $1 million gift from Alex J. Rose, executive vice president for Continental Development Corporation, will help the ULI Foundation establish a $7.5 million endowment to provide long-term funding for its advisory services program, which assembles panels of volunteer ULI members to provide expert advice and recommendations to communities facing land use challenges.
For the past 75 years, ULI’s Advisory Services Program has paired the brightest minds in real estate with the most challenging problems facing our cities. We thank all who volunteered their skills, time, and energy to create a more authentic blueprint for change, identified communities facing urban development and land use challenges, and supported panels through philanthropic giving. Your commitment and dedication have delivered the holistic, creative solutions cities need today. Thank you for being a part of this transformative journey. Together, we shape the future of our cities.
The Fall 2023 issue of Urban Land is now available for ULI members. Cover topics include “Global Awards for Excellence Regional Winners,” “A Solution to Homelessness,” and “Generative AI.”
At the 2023 ULI Spring Meeting in Toronto, the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® session, hosted by the Institute’s University Connections program, shed light on younger generation’s perceptions of suburbs and the shifting preferences of students when it comes to choosing where to live and work post-graduation.
Foundations have given over $10 million to bolster the Institute’s efforts to help communities across the United States.
More than 30 internationally-renowned real estate industry leaders have been elected to four-year terms as ULI Global Governing Trustees, while numerous other industry luminaries have been added or reappointed to the Institute’s Global Board of Directors and regional executive committees.
The ULI Young Leaders Group (YLG), district council, and product council teams recently completed another cycle of the Emerging Leaders Product Council Program. This opportunity is designed to help qualified young leaders secure guest spots on product councils at the Spring Meeting and was originally established as a means for YLG members to integrate more deeply into ULI programming.
As leaders in land use, real estate, and commercial development, ULI members can counter homelessness and advance solutions that are cost-effective and rapidly deployable. Indeed, last summer, through the support of members led by Preston and Caroline Butcher, ULI launched its Homeless to Housed (H2H) program.
The Summer 2023 issue of Urban Land is now available for ULI members. The cover topic is “Design for Net Zero: Taking a holistic approach to sustainable development.”
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The Spring 2023 issue of Urban Land is now available for ULI members. The cover topic is “Urban Suburbs: Innovative strategies to solve the global housing shortage.”
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ULI Foundation governor Ron Nahas and his wife, Mary, have donated $1 million to UrbanPlan, an interactive educational program that engages high school students, university students, and public officials in understanding the forces shaping real estate development.
The Winter 2023 issue of
Urban Land is now available for ULI members. The cover topic is “Exacting Standards: Outlook for property and development in 2023.”
Urban Land is now available for ULI members. The cover topic is “Exacting Standards: Outlook for property and development in 2023.”
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A neighborhood at a former naval base in North Charleston, South Carolina will be the study site for the Urban Land Institute’s 21st annual ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition—an educational initiative that challenges graduate students to present a development proposal for an existing site to simulate a real-world planning, design, and development scenario.
ULI is excited to announce the launch of Art in Place, a global cohort of the Institute’s National and District Councils working independently and together to connect artists, developers, and community voices. The program is the next step in ULI’s ongoing commitment to creative placemaking focused on the integration of art, culture, and creativity as levers of community revitalization.
Longtime ULI trustee Connie Moore has been named a ULI Life Trustee by the ULI Global Nominations Committee. Life Trustee nominees are recommended to the Global Board of Directors and approved by the Global Governing Trustees.
Jonathan Greeley, New England economic development lead , for Amazon, admits he didn’t have it all figured out when he graduated from St. Anselm College. Greeley recently shared tips on what he’s learned with Young Leaders from ULI Boston/New England.
The ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing has selected government bodies in San Diego and Washington, D.C. as winners of the 2022 ULI Robert C. Larson Housing Policy Leadership Award.
Two industry leaders discussed how they broke through the glass ceiling, lessons they learned, and how they are helping support a new generation of leaders at the ULI Fall Meeting.
The ULI Foundation has announced the public launch of Our Cities, Our Future: The Campaignfor the Institute, the Foundation’s first capital campaign. This historic effort aims to raise $100 million to further ULI’s global mission of shaping the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide.
The Fall 2022 issue of Urban Land is now available for ULI members. The cover topic is “Changing Locations: Transit-rich Destinations Embrace a Hybrid Future.”
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Bringing promising graduate students into ULI product councils is part of developer Steve Chamberlin’s grand ambition to boost education at all levels.
Vincent Lo, a longtime supporter of ULI in Hong Kong and China, has been named a Life Trustee, the 20th person so honored and the second in the Asia Pacific region.
The latest Reading List from Urban Land, sponsored by RunwayProptech, is now available on ULI’s Knowledge Finder.
Michael F. Kelly, a ULI Trustee, Foundation Governors, and a former president of ULI, passed away at the age of 91 in May. Kelly was chairman of Marquette Partners until his retirement.
Anthony “Tony” E. Mansour Sr., who was best known for developing El Dorado Hills, a master-planned community near Sacramento, California, passed away on June 5. He was 84.
Clare De Briere, executive vice president and regional manager in Los Angeles for Skanska USA Commercial Development, has been appointed chair of ULI’s Americas Executive Committee. She will serve on a voluntary basis for a two-year term starting July 1, and has also joined the Institute’s Global Board of Directors.
