Edgar Villanueva Joins the Schott Foundation as Vice President of Programs and Advocacy Release Date: 05/22/2015Edgar Villanueva was most recently a Program Officer at the Marguerite Casey Foundation.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationRelated Organizations The Schott Foundation for Public Education
NY Rejects All Applications for New Charter Schools Release Date: 05/21/2015There were 15 total applications for new charter schools, including 12 in New York City.Find More ByFunding Area Education
What World Do You Want to Live In? Release Date: 05/21/2015"The world has changed since my grandparents were excluded from getting an education – no doubt about it, but inequality and injustice are still very much with us." - Fred Frelow, Ford FoundationFind More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentEducation
Bringing the Liberal Arts to Engineering Education Release Date: 05/19/2015Loni Bordoloi and James Winebrake make the case for integrated curricula for college engineering programs.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations The Teagle Foundation
Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart Release Date: 05/15/2015New York State Health Foundation President, James Knickman, explores the disparities in access to services between NYC neighborhoods.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationFood SystemsHealthRelated Organizations New York Health Foundation
WNYC Celebrates Neighborhood Library Awards Nominees Release Date: 05/14/2015The NYC Neighborhood Library Awards are sponsored by the Stavros Nicharos and Charles H. Revson Foundations.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesEducationRelated Organizations Charles H. Revson FoundationStavros Niarchos Foundation
Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K Release Date: 05/13/2015The new report offers diversity as a means for improvement.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations The Century Foundation
New York Public Schools Fund Struggles to Secure Donations Release Date: 05/12/2015The Pinkerton Foundation, Heckscher Foundation for Children and Carnegie Corporation have supported the Fund in the past.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations The Heckscher Foundation for ChildrenCarnegie Corporation of New YorkThe Pinkerton Foundation
Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced Release Date: 05/11/2015The prize is part of a $25 million partnership between the Pershing Square Foundation and Sohn Conference Foundation.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area EducationHealthPhilanthropy & Nonprofit Sector SupportRelated Organizations Pershing Square Foundation
Eighteen Cultural Institutions Receive Support from Carnegie Corporation of New York Release Date: 05/07/2015Carnegie Corporation announced $3.6 million in grants for education and enrichment programs in New York City.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area ArtsCommunity DevelopmentEducationRelated Organizations Carnegie Corporation of New York