The Giving Pledge may be vogue today for many wealthy Americans, but as Forbes notes, the idea was first advanced 125 years ago when Andrew Carnegie, whose money endowed Carnegie Corporation of New York, wrote an essay encouraging other...
A New York State Health Foundation official calls the "HealthPlex," a free-standing emergency center opening across the street from the former St. Vincent's Hospital in NYC, as as a test case for a new kind of care.
While the focus on diversity, inclusion and equity is not new, there are many fresh perspectives, newly framed topics and emerging promising practices to explore.
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has announced a $50 million gift from Jim and Marilyn Simons to establish the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology.
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.
As Anne Williams-Isom begins her role as the new CE0 of the Harlem Children's Zone, funders such as the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, not only expect her to carry on the work of her predecessor Geoffrey Canada, but also to forge new directions.