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Weinberg Foundation Approves $400,000 in Emergency Response Funding for 10 Baltimore Nonprofits

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05/14/2015

... Foundation today announced $400,000 in emergency grants to 10 Baltimore nonprofits – current Weinberg grantees – ... unrest and violence in Baltimore City. “Based on all of the information that we have...

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Rockfeller Brothers Fund Weighs in on Motivation for Fossil Fuel Divestment

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05/18/2015

... particularly those supporting environmental programs, was to be ethically and financially consistent. "Our investments were undermining every grant dollar we made," said Geraldine Watson, vice...

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United Hospital Fund Backs Initiative to Address Depression Among CUNY Students

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05/22/2015

United Hospital Fund Backs Initiative to Address Depression Among CUNY Students The grant will address untreated depression among CUNY students ... and information at three Bronx campuses. CUNY School of...

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Gerstner Family Foundation Awards $10M to Broad Institute for Cancer Research

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05/26/2015

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has announced a $10 million gift from the Gerstner Family Foundation to expand cancer research efforts focused on overcoming drug resistance in tumor cells. The grant...

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Capital One Launches Fund to Assist Nonprofit Developers

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06/08/2015

Capital One Launches Fund to Assist Nonprofit Developers Capital One announced the launch of its Blueprints to Buildings Fund (B2B Fund) that will aid nonprofit ...

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Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit

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06/15/2015

... bargain" reunion during the three-day visit, a gathering of top leaders in national and local philanthropy who collaborated to create a $816 million, 20-year commitment from ... individually with...

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Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017

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06/29/2015

Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017 The Digital Public Library ... archives and museums, and makes them freely available to the...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Andrew W. Mellon and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Support Creation of New Musical Works

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07/15/2015

... and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Support Creation of New Musical Works Chamber Music America (CMA) has ... small ensembles. CMA will distribute a total of $475,000 to 21 ensembles...

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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

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08/03/2015

Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism The ... the foundation's vice president who also heads its global grant , says limited rights to access and use of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Opens Public Garden in The Battery

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08/25/2015

... & Co. is making a lasting impression on its hometown of New York with the opening of its foundation’s Woodland ... The Battery. The gardens, made possible by a $1 million grant from the...

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Surdna Foundation Invites LOIs for Environmental Infrastructure Programs

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09/10/2015

... Programs The Surdna Foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry from nonprofit organizations for programs that ... water management, and regional food supply. Requested grant amounts should relate directly...

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Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth

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01/22/2016

Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive ... is a significant funder in this arena, and definitely one to keep a close eye on if you are wondering about their ... While the Hilton...

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Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings

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02/11/2016

... for previously underbanked families. Filene received a grant from the Ford Foundation to launch the Accessible Financial Services Incubator. “Mainstream financial institutions have often failed to...

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Sloan Foundation Announces 2016 Research Fellowships

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02/25/2016

... Foundation in New York City has announced the selection of a hundred and twenty-six scientists and researchers as ... since 1955, the fellowships, which include a $55,000 grant to be used...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Carnegie and MacArthur Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work

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03/30/2016

... two foundations have prepared a $25-million "gift basket" to welcome foreign officials who will begin streaming into ... biannual Nuclear Security Summit, at which representatives of participating...

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Ford, Visa Fund Incubator Program for Financially Fragile Populations

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03/31/2016

... that the Filene Research Institute’s Incubator continues to develop solutions that serve financially fragile ... play a more active role in improving the financial lives of their members and the 50 million...

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People Who Made Scranton Great - Harry & Jeanette Weinberg

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04/14/2016

... are highly familiar with the good works and deep pockets of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. Today, the ... in assets and more than $100 million in grants distributed to nonprofits annually...

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Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders

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04/25/2016

Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders Darren Walker’s moves to steer the country’s second-largest grant maker toward a focus on inequality and inclusion won ...

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Sloan Foundation Supports Science on Screen Film Series

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04/28/2016

... own world-renowned paleontologist, retiring curator of paleontology at Bozeman’s Museum of the Rockies and recipient of the prestigious MacArthur ... cinemas from across the country awarded...

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