Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Program Explores DNA Damage Response to Find New Cancer Treatments Release Date: 08/28/2015Researchers show how DNA repair proteins sound the alarm to threats, pointing to a novel cancer therapy.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area HealthTechnologyRelated Organizations The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter? Release Date: 08/28/2015Some grant makers, like the North Star Fund, have explicitly dedicated resources to support black-led grass-roots groups organizing to push for greater police accountability.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Civic EngagementPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsSocial JusticeRelated Organizations North Star Fund
Citi Foundation, America’s Promise Award $3 Million for Youth Release Date: 08/27/2015One-year grants of $250,000 each were awarded through the Youth Opportunity Fund, part of the Citi Foundation's Pathways to Progress initiative.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentRelated Organizations Citi Foundation
D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years Release Date: 08/27/2015Supporters include Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Walton Family Foundation.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Bloomberg Philanthropies
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Columbia's Justice-In-Education Initiative Release Date: 08/27/2015The $1 million grant will provide education to current and former prisoners.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationJustice ReformRelated Organizations Mellon Foundation
Simons Foundation Partners with Kennedy Krieger’s Interactive Autism Network, Provides $2.18 Million in Funding Release Date: 08/27/2015The funding will support expansion of the nation's largest online autism research initiative.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area HealthScienceTechnologyRelated Organizations The Simons Foundation
Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality Release Date: 08/27/2015The survey reveals that economic issues are at the core of problems both women and men rank as the highest priorities in their communities.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Gender JusticeRelated Organizations Ms. Foundation for Women
Google Partners with Rockefeller Foundation to Streamline Nairobi Public Transport Release Date: 08/27/2015The service will map out all gazetted bus stops in Nairobi, amid efforts to streamline public transport in the city.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentRelated Organizations The Rockefeller Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Focuses on Affordable Housing, Workforce Development and Community Development Release Date: 08/26/2015The grants are part of Bank of America's broader philanthropic strategy.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Housing and HomelessnessCommunity DevelopmentWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations Bank of America Charitable Foundation
The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers Release Date: 08/26/2015The project is part of PMCO's Emerging Enterprise Program (EEP) which encourages entrepreneurship and create opportunity in developed countries.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Corporate Social ResponsibilityEconomic SecurityFood SystemsWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations PIMCO Foundation