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In Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Agnes Gund’s Art for Justice Fund Awards Nearly $10 Million in Second Round of Grants

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07/02/2018
The Art for Justice Fund, which was launched by philanthropist and collector Agnes Gund last year, announced today that it is awarding almost $10 million to thirty-eight recipients in its second round of grants. Working to advance criminal justice...
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Ford and PBS Partner on Documentary Series

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06/15/2018
On Friday, June 15, 2018, PBS will premiere Ford Foundation funded BREAKING BIG, a 12-episode documentary series, explores the unexpected journey to success of some of the world's most influential artists, innovators, political leaders, athletes,...
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Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup Pushes Census Turnout

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05/09/2018
Grant makers are gearing up early to counter Trump administration policies surrounding the 2020 census and raising concerns that the White House plans and a general rise in an anti-immigrant sentiment could distort the results of the crucial once-a-...

Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Launch a Writing Fellowship Focused on Mass Incarceration through Art for Justice Fund

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04/06/2018
Last November, the Art for Justice Fund, launched by collector Agnes Gund with the Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to address issues related to mass incarceration, announced its first round of grant recipients.
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Darren Walker Reflects on the Polling Results Released on the Coverage of Race in the News Media 50 Years Post-Kerner Commission

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03/06/2018
America's alarming disunion is evident any time you turn on the news or read the paper. But a recent survey commissioned by the Ford Foundation indicates that our disconnect goes beyond our political disagreements—that our division may be...
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Ford, Hilton Foundation, and JPB Foundation Join others in Collaborative Fund to Address Housing Instability

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02/23/2018
Understanding that stable homes provide an important platform for individual success and thriving communities, nine of the nation’s largest private foundations have joined forces to create the Funders for Housing and Opportunity collaborative, with...

Annie E. Casey, Conrad N. Hilton, Ford and JPB Foundations Join FHO to Pledge $4.9 Million in New Affordable Housing Initiative

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02/20/2018
The Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) will make “catalytic investments in activities that ensure stable housing in thriving communities,” pledging to invest $4.9 million to provide more affordable housing over three years.

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