NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education Release Date: 10/28/2014Public Prep, a network of all-girl charter schools in NYC, opened an all-boys elementary charter school in the Bronx.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations The New York Community TrustTiger Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College Release Date: 10/28/2014The foundation is seeking to encourage more of the top-performing students from the bottom half of the income distribution to attend college.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Bloomberg Philanthropies
Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees Release Date: 10/28/2014Ford Foundation appoints outgoing chancellor of the University of Texas system, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, to the Board of Trustees.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationSocial Justice
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