Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit
Release Date:
06/15/2015
It's the foundation's first Detroit board meeting in 67 years.
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Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data
Release Date:
07/01/2015
... and Wilburforce foundations and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund said they had provided their diversity data to ...
NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal
Release Date:
07/06/2015
The country's first social impact bond program was initially funded by Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... (NYRP) unveiled a master plan to design, build, and fund a new network of connected open spaces that will improve ...
Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison
Release Date:
07/29/2015
Move comes as criminal-justice policies place more emphasis on preparing inmates for life beyond bars.
Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World
Release Date:
08/13/2015
The foundation has donated $500,000 to the GivePower Foundation which provides solar powered lighting to schools.
The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies
Release Date:
08/14/2015
Bard College has been awarded a $2 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the launch of an innovative Master of Music Degree Program.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids
Release Date:
08/21/2015
... the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The grant will be used to fund the HBN Research Vehicle which is the cornerstone of the ...
Citi Foundation, America’s Promise Award $3 Million for Youth
Release Date:
08/27/2015
... $250,000 each were awarded through the Youth Opportunity Fund , part of the Citi Foundation's Pathways to Progress .....
Pfizer and UICC Award 20 Grants Totaling $760,000 to Address the Needs of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
Release Date:
10/14/2015
Grants awarded for a first-of-its-kind initiative to address the unique challenges facing women with metastatic breast cancer worldwide. In total, 20 organizations from 18 countries have been selected to receive grants.
NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism
Release Date:
11/02/2015
Philanthropist Peter Buffett, co-president of the NoVo Foundation, says foundations sometimes try to solve the world's problems themselves rather than acting as facilitators of change.
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders
Release Date:
11/30/2015
The Council of Chief State School Officers has released the long-awaited set of professional standards for educational leaders.
With Major Grant from Simons Foundation, New York Genome Center Announces $100 Million Matching Campaign
Release Date:
01/21/2016
The New York Genome Center has announced a $100 million matching grant from the Simons Foundation and Carson Family Charitable Trust.
Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth
Release Date:
01/22/2016
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is a significant funder in foster youth programs, and definitely one to track as they are a major player in the future funding for child welfare.
NYTimes Examines Hartford Foundation Work on Geriatrics
Release Date:
01/29/2016
Terry Fulmer, president of the Hartford Foundation, observed, in the New York Times article noting the foundation's work, how support is needed for a high quality of life for the elderly.
Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings
Release Date:
02/11/2016
A new report details how an incubator created by the Filene Research Institute, with funding from Ford Foundation, generated $100 million in loans and nearly $1 million in savings for previously underbanked families.
Ford Foundation Taken Off Watch List by Indian Government
Release Date:
03/21/2016
Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S., the Home Ministry issued orders to remove the U.S.-based Ford Foundation from the “prior permission” category.
Carnegie and MacArthur Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work
Release Date:
03/30/2016
The Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have prepared a $25-million "gift basket" to welcome foreign officials who will begin streaming into Washington for high-level nuclear-security talks.
JPB Foundation Grant Helps Affordable Housing Providers Install Solar Power
Release Date:
04/13/2016
The technical assistance service, launched to coincide with the Housing California conference in Sacramento, is funded by a grant from The JPB Foundation and is intended to reduce barriers to entry and help affordable housing providers install solar...
Robertson Foundation Gifts $25M to Success Academy Charter School Network
Release Date:
04/13/2016
... a $25 million gift, its largest ever, from the hedge fund billionaire Julian H. Robertson. Success said that Mr. ...