Helmsley Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar
Release Date:
06/18/2015
The foundation has announced new funding of $900,000 to conserving the ecosystem of Madagascar through the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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Release Date:
06/18/2015
Philanthropic support includes Tow Foundation, Pinkerton Foundation, Andrus Family Fund, Long Island Community Foundation, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, David Rockefeller Foundation and New York Foundation.
Russell Pennoyer Joins William T. Grant as Board Chair
Release Date:
06/17/2015
Pennoyer succeeds Henry Gooss, who has served in the role since 2009.
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Release Date:
06/17/2015
More than 90 foundations are committing at least 5% of their total endowment assets to new energy over the next five years, including RBF and Overbrook.
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Release Date:
06/17/2015
The program is supported by The Simons Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
City Year Receives $2.5 Million Grant from the New York Life Foundation
Release Date:
06/16/2015
The funding will impact as many as 150,000 middle school students.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names Second Class of Doris Duke Impact Award Recipients
Release Date:
06/16/2015
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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Donate $100 Million to Cornell Tech Campus
Release Date:
06/16/2015
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09
Sep
2015
Celebrating the Films of Frederick Wiseman: A Special Retrospective
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 -
5:00pm to 7:30pm
Widely regarded as one of our greatest living documentary filmmakers, Frederick Wiseman has spent his nearly 50-year career making films that capture the drama and nuance of American institutions.
Fusion OpEd Makes Case for New York Times Buying Bloomberg
Release Date:
06/15/2015
Bloomberg would not be able to bequeath the for-profit Bloomberg LP to his foundation.
NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million
Release Date:
06/15/2015
The foundation has announced grants to 79 organizations.
Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit
Release Date:
06/15/2015
It's the foundation's first Detroit board meeting in 67 years.
09
Jul
2015
Fellowship Programs: Honoring Your Family’s Legacy Alongside Communities for a Lasting Impact - Webinar
Thursday, July 9, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. Are you interested in finding a new way to honor the legacy of a loved one? Would you like to further collaboration efforts with community leaders beyond your family’s...
Why Cultural Policy is Critical for New York City
Release Date:
06/12/2015
Salem Tsegaye from the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund examines the importance of cultural funding.
John A. Hartford Foundation Partners with YMCA to Prevent Diabetes
Release Date:
06/12/2015
The foundation has provided a grant to help expand the Y's Diabetes Prevention Program.
Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality
Release Date:
06/12/2015
The Ford Foundation also aims to double the total amount it grants out for general operating support.
10
Nov
2015
Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -
8:30am to 12:00pm
With 2.3 million people currently behind bars in the United States - and an annual cost of $85 billion to run our prisons- politicians on both sides of the aisle are talking about what needs to happen to reform the criminal justice system.
Leon Levy Foundation Names Robert F. Goldrich President
Release Date:
06/11/2015
Goldrich was previously senior policy advisor for the Bloomberg Administration.
Citi Releases 2014 Global Citizenship Report
Release Date:
06/11/2015
The study highlights efforts to enable economic progress in communities around the world.
Gerstner Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Cancer Research
Release Date:
06/11/2015
The grant will provide support to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.