Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries
Release Date:
07/05/2014
... the United States toward to the bottom in a Commonwealth Fund study of wait times for treatment in 11 countries. ...
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Pfizer Foundation Supports Vaccine Coverage in Africa to Reduce Child Mortality Rate
Release Date:
09/19/2014
Pfizer Foundation Provides $2 million in grants for 'Last Mile' vaccine coverage for underserved populations.
Weinberg Foundation Matching Grant Initiaitive Raises More than $9 Million for Workforce Development
Release Date:
08/20/2015
The program supports 29 organizations in United States and Israel.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Collaborates to Launch Data Portal to Share and Expand Philanthropic Resources
Release Date:
09/17/2015
Other partners include King Baudouin Foundation and the Foundation Center.
MetLife Foundation Will Appear on 'Be the Change,' A Lifetime TV Network Program
Release Date:
09/18/2015
The foundation will explore how corporate America is empowering people to build better lives.
Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/21/2015
The prize is awarded to people who have demonstrated outstanding commitment and leadership in all aspects of international philanthropy.
Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia
Release Date:
11/23/2015
A new mentoring program from the Center of Khmer Studies is training nearly a dozen participants from across the region in the cornerstone of higher-education: research
Arcus Foundation Establishes Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Release Date:
12/04/2015
The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College named four Southwest Michigan social justice activists to its inaugural ACSJL Regional Fellowship Program.
Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)
Release Date:
01/11/2016
Glioblastoma multiforme is a particularly deadly brain cancer. Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells proliferate so quickly --and ways to turn this engine of tumor growth into a target for cancer treatment.
Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Release Date:
02/23/2016
Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country implemented a one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014.
Casey Family Programs Evaluates Housing’s Role in Child Welfare Services
Release Date:
05/24/2016
The national effort evaluates whether supportive housing could change the trajectory of families facing a number of destabilizing factors that can lead to homelessness, open cases with child welfare agencies and foster care placements.
Family Values: Behind Arcus Foundation's Gift for Racial Justice
Release Date:
01/24/2017
... Rebekah Mercer working as a team with her hedge fund father, Robert. Jon and Pat Stryker are also examples ...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness
Release Date:
03/03/2017
... George Gund in 1971—has raised over $600 million to fund research advances to prevent and cure retinal ...
'Inside Philanthropy' Analyzes Doris Duke's Bet on the Arts to Counter Islamophobia
Release Date:
04/12/2017
Through its Building Bridges grants program, the DDCF is committed to finding common ground between American Muslims and non-Muslims through the arts.
Supported by Capital One, Bloomberg and Other Funders, Apache Recognizes Innovations Integral to Panama Papers Investigation
Release Date:
04/17/2017
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today the role played by several Apache projects in the investigation of the Panama Papers.
Ms. Foundation Returns to Martha’s Vineyard
Release Date:
08/07/2017
... Ms. Foundation for Women, the country’s first women’s fund , returns to Martha’s Vineyard for its fourth annual ...
Simons Family 'Giving Big' on Climate Change
Release Date:
08/21/2017
... heirs Nat and Liz Simons are taking the family’s hedge fund fortune a different direction with some serious climate ...
Philanthropy vs. Tyranny: Inside the Open Society Foundations' Biggest Battle Yet
Release Date:
08/21/2017
The Open Society Foundations is bigger than you think. In fact, it may be the largest philanthropic organization ever built, with branches in 37 countries.
Audacious Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... to similarly audacious successes. They don’t want to fund homeless shelters and food pantries; they want to end ...
Trump Denies He Made A Deal With Democrats On DREAMer Protections
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... said they would work on legislation with the president to fund security on the U.S. border with Mexico that excludes ...