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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Sloan Digital Sky Survey Will Map The Entire Sky

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11/20/2017

The next generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-V), directed by Juna Kollmeier of the Carnegie Institution for Science, will move forward with mapping the entire sky following a $16 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Route Fifty Recognizes Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities at Second Annual Navigator Awards

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11/17/2017

What Works Cities, a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded program begun in April 2015, was named a 2017 Navigator Award recipient for demonstrable results in performance management, transparency, access to data and the adoption of best practices and data...

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Hillman Foundation Announces 2017 Innovation Grants

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11/17/2017

Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation announces $1.6 million in new awards to support nursing driven innovation for vulnerable populations.

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Winners

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11/17/2017

Early this year, The J.M. Kaplan Fund put out a call to anyone in the United States with a promising solution to a social problem. The J.M. Kaplan Fund sought to identify and celebrate innovation in the fields of heritage conservation, social...

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Aetna Foundation Supports Anti-Bullying Campaign

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11/17/2017

Aetna Foundation’s Cultivating Healthy Communities program has awarded SPOT 127, KJZZ’s Youth Media Center, a $65,000 grant to implement a peer-to-peer multimedia bullying and cyberbullying prevention project.

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Leading Philanthropists to Announce Co-Impact, A Global Collaborative for Systems Change

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11/16/2017

Co-Impact will make large multi-year investments in health, education, and economic opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people around the world

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While Announcing Main Branch Renovations, NYPL Notes Mid-Manhattan Library to Be Renamed for Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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11/16/2017

The New York Public Library revealed the $317 million master plan that will guide the renovation of the iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.

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The Art for Justice Fund, in Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Announces First Grant Recipients

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11/16/2017

The Art for Justice Fund, launched earlier this year with a $100 million donation from philanthropist Agnes Gund, today announced the first round of grant recipients in the areas of criminal justice reform and the arts

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Open Society Foundations, Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico

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11/16/2017

Three major U.S.-based foundations on Wednesday pledged an initial $5 million to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, including the creation of an advisory commission to help guide reconstruction efforts.