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Jim Simons, the Numbers King

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12/13/2017

... science at Berkeley. The foundation has also given grants —for autism research, for a giant telescope in Chile ... loved ones sensed that he was less happy. Simons seeks to heighten the foundation’s impact on...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Access to Economic Opportunity for Delaware Students

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05/03/2018

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Access to Economic Opportunity for Delaware Students Bloomberg ... Philanthropies has provided a $3.25 million grant to Delaware Pathways towards improving access to...

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Open Society Foundations Commits $5 Million for Accountable Governance

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06/02/2019

... Foundations has announced a $5 million challenge grant to the Open Government Partnership in support of accountable, ... from other partners over the next three years. OGP works to bring together government...

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Civic Engagement

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Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders

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05/07/2018

... increases came from the Andrus Family Fund, the Arizona Community Foundation, the Groundswell Fund, the Walter and ... John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Oregon Community Foundation, the Robert...

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Learn Foundation Law

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04/2012

... covers the basic legal rules around what staff are allowed to fund and engage in at a private foundation, including how lobbying laws apply to private foundations, who and what they can legally fund, the types of grants private foundations are allowed to provide and how to ...

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Right Wing Website Questions Ford Foundation Motives on Advocating for Net Neutrality

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01/16/2015

... for stricter regulation of Internet traffic is connected to its multi-million dollar investments in major tech ...

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Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide

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04/17/2015

... Aide Kristen Jarvis, a longtime special assistant to First Lady Michelle Obama, takes on a newly created ... the office of then-Sen. Barack Obama as special assistant to the chief of staff. Three years later,...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Helps Expand Cornell's Prison Education Program

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10/06/2015

... Prison Education Program that's brought college study to approximately 100 inmates at Auburn Correctional Facility and Cayuga Correctional Facility is set to expand its reach at prisons in Elmira and...

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Using All of a Foundation’s Assets for Mission (F. B. Heron Foundation)

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01/07/2016

... (F. B. Heron Foundation) For foundations in the future to be effective, they need to use all of their resources toward their mission, says ...

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With Mellon Support, Smithsonian to Create National Art Database

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02/22/2016

With Mellon Support, Smithsonian to Create National Art Database The Smithsonian American ... of 14 institutions from around the country in an effort to build a shared, and searchable, online database that could...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Youth Crime Prevention Program

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04/29/2016

... is more than what the name implies. It’s a misconception to think the organization’s primary focus is removing guns from the streets. In fact, Memphis Gun Down exists to prevent the city’s youth from ever...

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Russell Sage-Supported Study Explores Effects of Education Level On Genetic Make-Up of US Population

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05/31/2016

... gap between the more and less educated with respect to marriage and fertility, this trend has not significantly ... was supported by the Russell Sage Foundation as well as by grants from the National Institute...

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Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board

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06/02/2016

Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board Elizabeth Alexander, an acclaimed poet, author and professor, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Report Examines Human Rights Program in Ireland

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06/24/2016

... initial resistance, Atlantic Philanthropies' efforts to advance human rights in Ireland have had a lasting impact ... the foundation's Human Rights and Reconciliation grants between 2004 and 2014 — a...

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Here Are Mellon's Goals for Liberal Arts Education

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09/13/2016

... higher education vertical know we've devoted a lot of ink to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's "big vision" for the humanities. It's interesting stuff and, more to the point, this...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Liberal Arts to Fight Climate Change

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10/14/2016

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Liberal Arts to Fight Climate Change The Mellon Foundation believes that the liberal arts—and more to the point, the liberal arts skillset—have a lot to...

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Doris Duke Supports Projects That Expand Awareness of Muslim Arts And Culture

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10/24/2016

... organizations and one consortium receive funding to carry out projects that expand awareness of Muslim arts ... will receive between $125,000-$335,000 each in funding to build knowledge and appreciation for...

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Wallace Foundation Has Been Betting Big on Principals. What's It Learning?

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11/01/2016

... The funder recently launched a $47 million initiative to help universities improve their programs for developing ...

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A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment

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11/28/2016

A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment The Open ... Society Foundations knows a thing or two about standing up to strongman leaders, as well as the darkest...

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