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NYPL Mid-Manhattan Branch to Reopen in May as Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

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01/16/2020

The New York Public Library announced on its website the reopening of its largest circulating branch after undergoing a full-scale renovation. The new, modern library, located on Fifth Avenue and 40th Street at site of the former Mid-Manhattan...

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University of Buffalo Receives $3 Million Mellon Grant in Support of Indigenous Studies

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01/13/2020

The University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences has received a $3.174 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a new department of indigenous studies.

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Launches Campaign for Greater Investments in Santa Clara County’s Youngest Residents

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01/03/2020

The “Choose Children” campaign will engage candidates running for the county’s District 3 Supervisor seat on the needs of babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their families.

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Salesforce Issues Grant to NYC Department of Education to Advance Equity and Opportunity

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12/18/2019

Today, Salesforce is proud to announce two new investments, one to the New York City Department of Education (DOE) and another to youth workforce development nonprofit Futures and Options.

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Making Lunch Free Was Just the Beginning

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12/10/2019

It was a proud moment for New York City when its public school system began implementing universal free school lunch on the first day of the school year in 2017.

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Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University & Spelman College Receive Grants from Carnegie, Mellon and Rockefeller Foundations to Support Faculty Development

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11/19/2019

Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University and Spelman College announced today that they are the recipients of $3 million in grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Rockefeller Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to...

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Making NY Fairer for Black Families: New York Community Trust grants back school, health, and housing reforms

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11/06/2019

Compared to their white peers, black New Yorkers are more likely to receive poor maternal health care, get suspended or arrested at school, and face obstacles to inheriting wealth.

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to the Bard-Brooklyn Public Library College Degree Program

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10/30/2019

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Brooklyn Public Library an $850,000 grant to extend Bard at BPL , the only library-based college degree program in the nation.

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Spelman College Announces $2 Million Match From Philanthropist Jon Stryker, Founder and President of Arcus Foundation, for Endowed Queer Studies Chair Named After Audre Lorde

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10/29/2019

Spelman College, the global leader in the liberal arts education of Black women, today announced the creation of a chair in Queer Studies backed by a matching gift from philanthropist Jon Stryker of up to $2 million.