Target Gives $1 Billion for Education
Release Date:
08/31/2015
At the end of August 2015, Target reached its goal to give $1 billion to education in the United States and around the world.
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A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?
Release Date:
08/28/2015
Some 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.
Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Program Explores DNA Damage Response to Find New Cancer Treatments
Release Date:
08/28/2015
Researchers show how DNA repair proteins sound the alarm to threats, pointing to a novel cancer therapy.
Google Partners with Rockefeller Foundation to Streamline Nairobi Public Transport
Release Date:
08/27/2015
The service will map out all gazetted bus stops in Nairobi, amid efforts to streamline public transport in the city.
Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality
Release Date:
08/27/2015
The survey reveals that economic issues are at the core of problems both women and men rank as the highest priorities in their communities.
Simons Foundation Partners with Kennedy Krieger’s Interactive Autism Network, Provides $2.18 Million in Funding
Release Date:
08/27/2015
The funding will support expansion of the nation's largest online autism research initiative.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Columbia's Justice-In-Education Initiative
Release Date:
08/27/2015
The $1 million grant will provide education to current and former prisoners.
D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years
Release Date:
08/27/2015
Supporters include Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Walton Family Foundation.
Citi Foundation, America’s Promise Award $3 Million for Youth
Release Date:
08/27/2015
One-year grants of $250,000 each were awarded through the Youth Opportunity Fund, part of the Citi Foundation's Pathways to Progress initiative.
Rita Allen Foundation Passionate About Funding Breakthrough Solutions to Significant Problems
Release Date:
08/26/2015
Foundation President, Elizabeth Good Christopherson offers insight on the organization's funding priorities.
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