Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators
Release Date:
12/04/2014
... a panel of scientists, mathematicians and educators. The Fund for the City of New York and the Alfred P. Sloan ...
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Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor
Release Date:
01/23/2015
Ford's grants help Slow Food USA promote food and economic security in poor rural an urban households in South and Latin America.
Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising
Release Date:
03/20/2015
... 45:1. The study — paid for, in part, by the Democracy Fund and the Rita Allen Foundation, and with analysis ...
Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists
Release Date:
03/25/2015
The Faculty Scholars Program will award $148 million in research support over the next five years.
Helmsley Trust Awards $8.7 Million for T1D Research Program
Release Date:
03/30/2015
T1D Exchange is an integrated, patient-centric research model in which all parties in the development process are focused on advancing clinical and translational research.
Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced
Release Date:
05/11/2015
... Investigators in Cancer Research. Established in 2013 as part of a $25 million partnership between the Pershing ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Accept National Impact Awards
Release Date:
05/20/2015
... strengthening communities throughout the United States. As the country's only independent watchdog of foundations, ... California Foundation (Corporate Foundation) and Needmor Fund (Small Private...
Pershing Square Foundation Backs Initiative to Provide Scholarships to Undocumented Immigrants
Release Date:
05/28/2015
... $30 million in support of its national scholarship fund , which aims to provide scholarships to at least five ...
'Investment Club' of Foundations Pays Off for Nonprofits
Release Date:
06/05/2015
... that received a $250,000 loan from the New York Pooled PRI Fund . Per Scholas will use the loan to finish building an ... local residents will get training and, eventually, jobs as software testers at Doran...
Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit
Release Date:
06/15/2015
It's the foundation's first Detroit board meeting in 67 years.
NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal
Release Date:
07/06/2015
... inmates at Rikers Island failed to meet its goal, and as a result the city will not have to foot the bill for it, ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... (NYRP) unveiled a master plan to design, build, and fund a new network of connected open spaces that will improve ... public art, bike lanes, and waterfront access. Known as the Haven Project, the new vision...
Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... are giving college education for prisoners a fresh look, as criminal-justice policies around the country place greater ...
Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World
Release Date:
08/13/2015
The foundation has donated $500,000 to the GivePower Foundation which provides solar powered lighting to schools.
The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... scholars and advocates of classical and contemporary music as well as practiced members of a top grade orchestra. Musicians ...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids
Release Date:
08/21/2015
... the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The grant will be used to fund the HBN Research Vehicle which is the cornerstone of the ...
Citi Foundation, America’s Promise Award $3 Million for Youth
Release Date:
08/27/2015
... $250,000 each were awarded through the Youth Opportunity Fund , part of the Citi Foundation's Pathways to Progress .....
Pfizer and UICC Award 20 Grants Totaling $760,000 to Address the Needs of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
Release Date:
10/14/2015
Grants awarded for a first-of-its-kind initiative to address the unique challenges facing women with metastatic breast cancer worldwide. In total, 20 organizations from 18 countries have been selected to receive grants.
NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism
Release Date:
11/02/2015
... solve the world's problems themselves rather than acting as facilitators of change -- that is, seeking answers outside .....
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders
Release Date:
11/30/2015
The Council of Chief State School Officers has released the long-awaited set of professional standards for educational leaders.