Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation
Release Date:
05/24/2014
The Brooklyn Museum has announced a $5 million gift from the Leon Levy Foundation to create an endowment for the position of museum director.
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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities
Release Date:
07/11/2017
... for the billionaire’s first wife, and his children’s foundations : the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Sherwood ...
How One Foundation Is Making Waves With Art And Social Activism
Release Date:
09/05/2013
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and its first Director of Philanthropy, Risë Wilson, are profiled by Fast Company.
William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look
Release Date:
07/01/2014
The William T. Grant Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest."
Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders
Publication date:
09/2014
TCC Group updates their briefing paper,"Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders," originally published in 2004.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO
Release Date:
01/20/2015
William B. Petersen has been employed at Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1998.
MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge
Release Date:
03/26/2015
The partnership seeks to create innovative and sustainable financial solutions.
Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away
Release Date:
07/17/2017
... Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the rest to the four foundations controlled by his three children. Since then, ... about $27 billion. Buffett’s annual gifts to the five foundations , announced this week,...
Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local Journalism
Release Date:
02/09/2018
A new report from the Charles H. Revson Foundation makes the case for philanthropic support of journalism, though its focus is on local news in the US.
Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices
Publication date:
02/2010
This guide is designed to help foundations think about how more diverse and inclusive ... the communities they serve. By highlighting 10 ways family foundations can approach diversity, Council on Foundations seeks to spark ideas and launch further ...
Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation
Publication date:
03/2009
In 2002, Arizona’s Flinn Foundation began implementing a strategy that focused on boosting its state’s bioscience economy and relied heavily on building collaborative partnerships. Since that time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding, businesses, and wages within the bioscience sector. This case study illustrates the benefits of taking a strategic approach to maximize a foundation’s impact. It describes how Flinn’s leaders narrowed the Foundation’s focus and assessed its performance.
The Russell Sage Foundation Announces Visiting Scholars for 2014-2015
Release Date:
09/02/2014
The Russell Sage Foundation has named 17 leading social scientists as Visiting Scholars for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Ford Joins Foundations In Giving Inside Scoop on Grantee Feedback
Release Date:
05/31/2016
Ford Joins Foundations In Giving Inside Scoop on Grantee Feedback ... to solicit and act on grantee feedback... Ford Joins Foundations In Giving Inside Scoop on Grantee Feedback ...
William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core
Release Date:
10/12/2016
The Spencer Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation have awarded a team of researchers from the University of Michigan, Brown University and Stanford University nearly $5 million for the first phase of a five-year analysis of the Common Core...
Warhol Foundation Appoints Three New Board Members and New Board Chair
Release Date:
01/18/2017
The Andy Warhol Foundation has appointed three new board members: Ruby Lerner, Anne Pasternak, and Paul Ha. Igor DaCosta has also been appointed as the foundation’s new board chair.
Bank of America Foundation Awards Family Service Association $35,000 Grant
Release Date:
08/25/2017
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded the Family Service Association $35,000 to fund pathways in creating economic mobility.
Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation
Release Date:
01/03/2018
... Newman died and left his food company to his foundation. Foundations are barred by a 1969 tax law from owning more ... in private businesses to prevent wealthy people from using foundations as tax shelters...
Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes New Board Members
Release Date:
07/18/2019
Alberto Retana, Rukia Lumumba and Lorella Praeli join the Hazen Foundation’s board of trustees, bringing new experience and energy as the Foundation goes all in for racial and education justice.
MacArthur and Master Card Foundations Invest $24 Million in Secondary Education
Release Date:
05/06/2014
MacArthur and Master Card Foundations invest $24 million in international secondary ... durations are one to three years. In addition to the two foundations , several other partners have joined to support ... Comic...
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build
Release Date:
10/26/2018
... Foundation is one of the largest private charitable foundations in the United States. This is the first time ...