Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia Release Date: 10/21/2014SOS Children's Villages has received a $1.6 million grant to fund its EduCare Program.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesEducationRelated Organizations The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
NYCT Funding Pilot Program for In-school STI Testing Release Date: 10/17/2014Program is being recommended for expansion as part of a comprehensive STI care initiative.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationHealthRelated Organizations The New York Community Trust
Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment Release Date: 10/17/2014Foundations like Carnegie Corporation of New York and Open Society are major supporters of these small high school programs.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Open Society FoundationsCarnegie Corporation of New York
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Names Dalila Wilson-Scott Head of Global Philanthropy Release Date: 10/08/2014Dalila Wilson-Scott has been named Head of Global Philanthropy for JPMorgan Chase & Co.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentEducationWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit Release Date: 10/06/2014Carnegie Corporation and MasterCard Foundation join other philanthropies to improve higher education in Africa.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationInternational/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations Carnegie Corporation of New York
SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students Release Date: 10/02/2014InvestWrite and the Stock Market Game, both funded by SIFMA Foundation, provide valuable education and increased mathematics proficiency.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Economic SecurityEducationTechnologyRelated Organizations SIFMA Foundation
Carnegie Corporation Awards $5 Million to Universities for Innovative Programs Linking Academia and Policy Release Date: 09/23/2014Carnegie Corporation New York will distribute $5 million to five universities over the next two years to merge policy studies with higher education.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationPublic PolicyRelated Organizations Carnegie Corporation of New York
PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work Release Date: 09/18/2014Ford, Open Society and Arcus are among the top funders for LGBTQ education and safe school works.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationLGBTQRelated Organizations Ford FoundationArcus FoundationOpen Society Foundations
The Elmezzi Foundation Pledges $3 Million to Help End Generational Poverty in Astoria and Long Island City Release Date: 09/17/2014The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Foundation will distribute $3 million to Zone 126 over the next five years to help children in low-income areas of Astoria and Long Island City.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEconomic SecurityEducationRelated Organizations The Elmezzi Foundation
Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration Release Date: 09/16/2014Edwin Torres departs the Rockefeller Foundation to join Mayor de Blasio's Administration as Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Affairs.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area ArtsEducation