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Atlantic Philanthropies, Commonwealth Fund and Other Foundations Take a Stand — or Not — on the GOP Health Plan

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03/20/2017

Atlantic Philanthropies, Commonwealth Fund and Other Foundations Take a Stand — or Not — on the ... as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Commonwealth Fund have remained focused on the issue but are leery...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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The Commonwealth Fund

Funded by the Educational Foundation of America, New Study Finds Potential for High-Impact Philanthropy Untapped in South

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04/07/2017

Funded by the Educational Foundation of America and the Kresge and Mary Reynolds Babcock foundations, the report argues that the South is fertile ground for philanthropic investment and boasts both the skills and infrastructure necessary to empower...

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UH Launches First U.S. Digital Humanities Research Center for Latina/o Studies with Funding from Mellon Foundation

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08/15/2017

The University of Houston will soon be home to the country’s first Digital Humanities Research Center specializing in U.S. Latina/o Studies. A postdoctoral fellow will work on projects during her two-year fellowship, funded through a $167,700 grant...

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Education

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With Federal Funds Shrinking, Math and Science Funders Including Simons Foundation Step Up

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08/28/2017

While STEM giving is one of the hottest funding areas in higher ed philanthropy, most of the gifts we profile are earmarked for tangible and conventional goals—a new science building, teacher training, diversifying the ranks of science majors, and...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work Requirement Would be, Given the Opioid Crisis

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01/12/2018

Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work ... waivers, according to an analysis by the Commonwealth Fund . The state predicts that a full 15 percent of its ... years of the waiver’s...

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Funded by The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Scientists Develop Sun Shield to Prevent Coral Bleaching

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03/27/2018

A group of scientists developed a "sun shield" that they hope can help prevent coral bleaching, which spread across the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in 2016 and 2017.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Council on Foundations Distinguished Service Award

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11/08/2018

Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Council on ... Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund , with its 2018 Distinguished Service Award. First ... Corporation of New York...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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The New York Forward Loan Fund Receives Philanthropic Commitment from Citi, Ford, and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundations

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08/05/2020

The New York Forward Loan Fund Receives Philanthropic Commitment from Citi, Ford, and ... costs and expenses through the New York Forward Loan Fund . Of the 61 loans, 54 were provided to minority- and ... Cuomo...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces

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06/02/2016

Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health ... projections for ACA-compliant policies... Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Scientists Probing Underground Depths Of Earth’s Carbon Cycle

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11/10/2016

Understanding how carbon dissolves in water at the molecular level under extreme conditions is critical to understanding the Earth’s deep carbon cycle–a process that ultimately influences global climate change.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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Commonwealth Fund, NY State Health Foundation, Peterson Center Noted as the Funders Behind the Movement for Open Notes

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05/16/2017

Commonwealth Fund , NY State Health Foundation, Peterson Center Noted as ... behind the OpenNotes movement, including the Commonwealth Fund , the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Peterson ... share doctors...

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New York Health Foundation

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Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?

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09/14/2017

Research partnerships between business and academia have been happening for decades, but we’re seeing a lot of them crop up these days due in part to struggles for funding, with AI in particular driving some serious dollars to universities.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Education

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Ford, J.M.Kaplan, Teagle and David Rockefeller Fund All Working to Bring College Into Prison

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10/30/2017

Ford, J.M.Kaplan, Teagle and David Rockefeller Fund All Working to Bring College Into Prison A small but ... of the Second Chance Pell Pilot, which allows prisoners to fund their education with Pell Grants. Who is...

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Justice Reform

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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

... Focused on Mass Incarceration through Art for Justice Fund Last November, the Art for Justice Fund , launched by collector Agnes Gund with the Ford ... of grant recipients. Four months later, we're seeing...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

New York Foundation and New York Community Trust Create New Fund Aimed At Supporting A Fair and Accurate Census

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07/02/2018

New York Foundation and New York Community Trust Create New Fund Aimed At Supporting A Fair and Accurate Census The New ... will make grants through the New York State Census Equity Fund which will be administered...

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The New York Community Trust

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Civic Engagement

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New York Women’s Foundation Receives 2017 Leadership in Equity and Diversity Award from The Women’s Funding Network

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... 2017 LEAD Awardees: Jeanne Jackson, Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham Surina Khan, Women’s Foundation ... (CEO) and Elizabeth Barajas Roman (former CEO), Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts Jennifer...

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Gender Justice

The New York Women's Foundation

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Morgan Stanley, TruFund Financial Services and Ford Foundation Announce Launch of $26 Million Impact Developers Fund

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06/22/2020

... Announce Launch of $26 Million Impact Developers Fund NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Morgan Stanley, TruFund ... today announced the launch of the Impact Developers Fund . The $26 million fund...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Flamboyan Arts Fund Partner on Arts Innovation and Management Training Program in Puerto Rico

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10/21/2020

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Flamboyan Arts Fund Partner on Arts Innovation and Management Training ... NY – Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Flamboyan Arts Fund today announced their collaboration on the Arts...

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