Gerstner Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Overcome Cancer Drug Resistance Release Date: 05/19/2015The grant will fund research on the changes tumors undergo as they become resistant to drugs.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Health & Human ServicesRelated Organizations Gerstner Philanthropies
Helmsley Trust Awards $17.5 Million to Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Release Date: 05/18/2015The grant will be used for better diagnostics, treatments and cures for the diseases.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Health & Human ServicesRelated Organizations The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
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 Development & Place Based InitiativesEducationFood SystemsHealth & Human ServicesRelated Organizations New York Health Foundation
NYS Health Strengthens Health Programs for Veterans as Part of Philanthropy-Joining Forces Impact Pledge Release Date: 05/13/2015The initiative includes commitments from 34 foundations, nonprofits and corporations.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community Development & Place Based InitiativesHealth & Human ServicesVeteransRelated Organizations New York Health Foundation
Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab Release Date: 05/12/2015Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director of The Staten Island Foundation, discusses Staten Island's unique challenges and opportunities.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Education & YouthCommunity Development & Place Based InitiativesHealth & Human ServicesRelated Organizations The Staten Island 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 EducationHealth & Human ServicesPhilanthropy & Nonprofit Sector SupportRelated Organizations Pershing Square Foundation
Research to Prevent Blindness-Backed Study Finds Ebola Virus Lives in Eye Long After Blood Clears Release Date: 05/08/2015A few months after being declared Ebola-free, Ian Crozier, MD, developed uveitis in his left eye, and the caused by a reservoir of Ebola virus in that eye.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Health & Human ServicesRelated Organizations Research to Prevent Blindness
Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Research Makes Breakthrough in Regenerative Medicine Release Date: 05/07/2015The study by the Salk institute examines stem-cell capabilities.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Health & Human ServicesRelated Organizations The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
NYSHealth Releases First-Ever Payment Reform Scorecard Release Date: 05/01/2015The scorecard is the result of an independent review of the health care payment system.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Health & Human ServicesRelated Organizations New York Health Foundation
William T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying Release Date: 05/01/2015The study explores the impact bullying on mental health in adulthood.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Education & YouthHealth & Human ServicesRelated Organizations William T. Grant Foundation