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Mellon Announces Funding for Higher Education in Prisons

Release Date:

06/06/2023

The Mellon Foundation today announced over $5 million in grantmaking to seven colleges, universities, and more as part of the Foundation’s commitment to expanding opportunities and increasing resources for higher education in carceral environments.

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Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

Release Date:

06/05/2023

The newest grants, amounting to nearly $2.6 million, have been awarded to the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Illinois Chicago, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Virginia.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Simons Foundation Announces Historic Gift to Stony Brook University Endowment

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06/01/2023

The Simons Foundation’s contribution is the largest unrestricted endowment gift to a higher education institution in American history.

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FORE Awards New Grants to Catalyze the Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis

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05/31/2023

Today, FORE announced two new grants that build on recent federal policies and laws governing the nation’s response to the continuing opioid crisis.

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Health

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May 25, 2023 - A Day Without Human Services

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05/26/2023

On Thursday, May 25th the #JustPay Campaign held A Day Without Human Services across New York City.

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Me/We & Public Policy: A Journey from Foundations on the Hill to NYC to…

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05/25/2023

Ariane Cruz, PNY's Philanthropy Fellow, shares how she is working to dismantle the barrier between herself and public policy in the halls of the U.S. Capitol, City Hall, and beyond.

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Borealis Philanthropy Introduces Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund's New Program Associate, Steph Beeman

Release Date:

05/23/2023

The Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color (ELLC) Fund is thrilled to welcome Steph Beeman (they/she) to our team as Program Associate!

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Sir Alok Sharma Joins The Rockefeller Foundation to Advance Global Development and Climate Action Goals

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05/22/2023

In this role, he will support The Rockefeller Foundation's efforts to unlock greater and more effective financing to help advance global development and climate action goals.