New York Botanical Garden Gets $28M Windfall Donation
Release Date:
06/05/2014
A $5.6 million donation from The Leon Levy Foundation helped the New York Botanical Garden surpass its goal and raise $28 million.
Member News
Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Release Date:
06/05/2014
[The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Foundations] Eleven of the nation’s leading philanthropies have announced a bold plan of action to maximize the potential of the...
NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’
Release Date:
06/04/2014
[Women's Health Foundation] More than half the members of the New York City Council have fired off a letter to Walmart demanding that it stop making millions in charitable contributions to local groups here. Recipients include the New York Women's...
Brooklyn Principal wins Sloan Public Service Award and $10,000 Prize
Release Date:
06/04/2014
[Alfred P. Sloan Foundation] April Leong, principal of Brooklyn's Liberation High School, will be honored at the 41st annual Sloan Public Service Awards for her efforts in improving the lives of older students.
Morgan Stanley Launches Healthy Cities
Release Date:
06/04/2014
Morgan Stanley is launching Healthy Cities, a philanthropy program designed to fuel innovation in coordinating the wellness, nutrition and play resources that can underpin a child’s healthy start in life.
Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires
Release Date:
06/04/2014
[The Rockefeller Foundation] Foundations just make grants, correct? Not necessarily. Grants are becoming one option in a more complex menu of financial tools for the social sector.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Presents Third Installment of 'Stories of Brooklyn Insights'
Release Date:
06/04/2014
ARTs East New York, the latest group to be featured in the series, is a storefront gallery and neighborhood hub that uses the arts to create community-led change.
Mellon Foundation Awards $1.3 Million to Chicago Art Institutions
Release Date:
06/03/2014
In partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago, Northwestern University has announced grants totaling nearly $1.3 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a program designed to advance the study of...
Why Do Banks Care About Youth Career Readiness in New York?
Release Date:
06/03/2014
JP Morgan Chase recently announced a $250 million initiative to bolster the skills of workers, with a big focus on young people and three months later, the Citi Foundation also announced its biggest initiative ever: a $50 million, three-year effort...
'Docu-Ad’ Exposes Hardship of Those Without Bank Access
Release Date:
06/03/2014
A new commercial from American Express, presented like an investigative nonfiction film, exposes the high costs of living outside the traditional financial system.
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