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Some of the most exciting research in medicine is taking place at the New York Stem Cell Foundation, and almost all its work is being paid for by private donors.

In a New York Times profile, philanthropist James Simons is described as a "seeker, doer, giver, ponderer," who runs a "tidy universe of science endeavors, financing not only math teachers but hundreds of the world's best investigators."

An initiative supported by a $1.5 million grant from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund will help educate, certify and fast-track the placement of music, dance, theater and visual art teachers in up to 120 NYC public schools currently without...

The Ford Foundation will be part of a new nonprofit, the Foundation for Detroit's future, which will administer the $366 million in private money pledged as part of a "Grand Bargain" to save the Detroit Institute of Art's collection from the auction...