The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Seeks Applicants for Arts & Culture Grants Program
Release Date:
09/08/2015
The Foundation supports arts and cultural organizations through grants to catalyze collective action.
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09/08/2015
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09/04/2015
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09/04/2015
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Newman's Own Strives to Improve Military Quality of Life
Release Date:
09/03/2015
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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million to 11 Arts Organizations
Release Date:
09/03/2015
Each project will receive grants up to $225,000 to strengthen the national infrastructure of contemporary dance, jazz, theatre and presenting fields.
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Release Date:
09/02/2015
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David Berg Foundation Underwrites Free Saturdays at the Jewish Museum
Release Date:
09/02/2015
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$2 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Digital Humanities
Release Date:
09/02/2015
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Research to Prevent Blindess Finds New Clues to Vision Loss in Macular Degeneration
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09/02/2015
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Carnegie-Backed Study Explores Adolescent Girls' Knowledge of HPV and Sexuality in Western Uganda
Release Date:
09/02/2015
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09/01/2015
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Bank of America and Feeding America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America
Release Date:
09/01/2015
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Verizon Supports Immersion Program to Teach Girls to Code
Release Date:
09/01/2015
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08/31/2015
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Release Date:
08/31/2015
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Release Date:
08/28/2015
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