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Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation

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07/08/2014

... for the Arts has received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Surdna foundation to support its community development programs. The group, ... St. Paul and Fergus, Minn., will use the funds for a range...

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Andy Warhol Foundation to Exhibit Unseen Work, Increase Focus on Grantmaking

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01/04/2015

Andy Warhol Foundation to Exhibit Unseen Work, Increase Focus on Grantmaking Get ... in 2015, and not just at auction. About 40 exhibitions of that artist’s work — much of it previously unseen by...

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

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01/16/2015

... largest private foundation, denies that its spending of millions of dollars on groups pressuring the federal ... for stricter regulation of Internet traffic is connected to...

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NYCT Announces the Retirement of Program Director Len McNally

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02/10/2015

NYCT Announces the Retirement of Program Director Len McNally At the end of January 2015, Len McNally retired after 25 years at The ... Special Needs. In his tenure at The Trust, Len made close to...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research

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04/01/2015

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research UC Davis, University Library and the ... Library will lead a major new project, with an $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,...

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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 position at the Ford Foundation: chief of staff for Darren Walker, the grant maker’s...

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Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown

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07/15/2015

... Amid Clampdown The Ford Foundation is holding up aid to organizations in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ... foundation on a watch list over a $250,000 Ford grant in 2009 to...

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

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01/07/2016

Using All of a Foundation’s Assets for Mission (F. B. Heron Foundation) For foundations in the future to be effective, they need to use all of their resources ... assets toward...

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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 Art Museum is leading a group of 14 institutions from around the country in an effort to ... through...

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Helmsley Trustee Becoming Known as ‘Israel’s Santa Claus

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03/30/2016

... New York attorney Sandor “Sandy” Frankel serves as one of four trustees of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, ... in grants (out of overall assets of more...

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Rita Allen Foundation Funds Study to Understand Rejection of Climate Change

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04/27/2016

Rita Allen Foundation Funds Study to Understand Rejection of Climate Change Climate Central, a Palmer Square-based ... assistance to Climate Central before, including a 2014 grant...

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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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Weinberg Foundation Names New Trustee

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05/16/2016

... New Trustee Fay Hartog-Levin, the former U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, has joined the board of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation as a trustee. ... States, providing about $100 million in grants...

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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 ... Foundation, where she began work last year as the Director of Creativity and Free Expression,...

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MAC AIDS Fund Supports New Video On Transgender Bathroom Access

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06/24/2016

... Bathroom Access A new video released Friday attempts to ease the fears of those still squeamish about the open bathroom access that allows anyone to use bathrooms of the sex...

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NY Life Foundation Supports Social- Emotional Learning In Middle Schools

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10/05/2016

... ExpandED Schools, a New York City nonprofit dedicated to closing the learning gap, has received a $1 million, three-year grant from the New York Life Foundation. The funding will help to...

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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 ... effectively, think critically, and grasp the nuances of life's ambiguities. Mellon's...

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

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10/24/2016

Doris Duke Supports Projects That Expand Awareness of Muslim Arts And Culture Four individual organizations and one consortium receive funding to carry out projects that expand awareness of...

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