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Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All

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11/03/2022

... is the reality for too many students across New York. In June, a federal policy that provided free school meals for ... all students during the pandemic expired, forcing hundreds of thousands of...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

Food Systems

Public Policy

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New York Health Foundation

Helmsley Funds Research Collaborative around Type 1 Diabetes

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08/18/2017

... 1 Diabetes Scientists at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope have received over $300,000 from The Leona ... diabetes. The HIRN is a research collaborative launched in 2014 by the...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Weinberg Foundation Hires New Program Director

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12/11/2015

... The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has hired a new program director to ... Wednesday. The foundation distributed about $200 million...

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Hyman & Marjorie Weinberg Foundation

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Jewish Interests

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Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program

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01/17/2017

... major challenges through innovation and improve quality of life for their residents. The third cohort of cities in the foundation's Innovation Teams program — Anchorage, ... grants...

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Community Development

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Building on #MeToo, Foundations Look to Change Workplaces in the U.S. and Around the World

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03/19/2019

Building on #MeToo, Foundations Look to Change Workplaces in the U.S. and Around the World Feeling safe at work is not ... work in the U.S. and around the world is the initial focus of a new...

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Gender Justice

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Ford Foundation

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NoVo Foundation

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Unbound Philanthropy

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

The House and Senate Tax Bills Are Terrible for Nonprofits and the Communities They Serve

Release Date:

12/06/2017

... Mike Pratt, President, Scherman Foundation and Board Chair of Philanthropy New York There has been considerable media ... who itemize – would increase total giving by between 1. 3 percent and 4. 3...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Economic Security

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The Scherman Foundation

Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Announces 20 Leaders for 2019 Cohort

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06/06/2019

... for Racial Equity (AFRE) today announced its second cohort of Atlantic Fellows—20 leaders from across South Africa and ... a broad spectrum of strategies to end anti-Black racism in the two...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Social Justice

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Commonwealth Fund Names David Blumenthal, M.D., as Its Next President

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08/01/2012

David Blumenthal, M.D., one of the nation's preeminent health information technology ... and Innovation Officer at Partners Healthcare System in Boston, has also been elected a member of the...

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Health

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation Releases New Guide and Online Clearinghouse for Counties to Prepare for the Family First Act

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10/10/2018

... help New York and its counties place more children in foster care with kinship and foster families rather than ... care, thereby meeting both the intent and the letter of the new federal law, the Family First...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation has Announced the Launch of The Communities Thrive Challenge

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04/05/2018

The Rockefeller Foundation has Announced the Launch of The Communities Thrive Challenge The Rockefeller Foundation , in partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative , has ... the launch of the...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

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Trinity Church Wall Street Names Beatriz de la Torre as Chief Philanthropy Officer

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04/17/2023

... that Beatriz de la Torre, currently Managing Director of Housing & Homelessness, has been named Chief Philanthropy ... will lead Trinity’s Philanthropies team and mission grant -making function , which...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces their Newest Leadership Fellow

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09/27/2022

... Leadership Fellows Program extends the reach and impact of the foundation’s venture philanthropy approach to ... During that time, he also held the position of CUNY Senior University Dean for...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Trinity Wall Street Appoints Rev. Canon Benjamin Musoke-Lubega As Director Of Faith In Action

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06/03/2013

... Benjamin Musoke-Lubega has been named the new Director of Faith in Action, a programming arm that encompasses the ... up oversight of a grants program that is slated to spend $ 3...

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Religion

Research to Prevent Blindness Grantee Dr. Gregg Semenza Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

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10/10/2019

... Awardee Gregg Semenza, MD, PhD, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been named a winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize ... Chemistry, and Genetic Medicine, is using his RPB ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

Science

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JPMorgan Chase Announces new business and philanthropic commitments to help close the housing affordability gap in Washington D.C. and beyond

Release Date:

06/28/2023

... philanthropic and expanded business commitments as part of its firmwide approach to addressing the housing ... includes: New philanthropic commitments totaling $7.65 million to support three...

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Christy Loper Joins the Educational Foundation of America

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11/01/2013

The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) is thrilled to welcome Christy Loper as a ... She comes to EFA with over twelve years of experience in the environmental sector. Prior to joining EFA,...

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The Educational Foundation of America

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Education

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MetLife Names Tia Hodges Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism and President and CEO of MetLife Foundation

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07/13/2021

MetLife Names Tia Hodges Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism NEW YORK, July ... Hodges holds a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago and a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins ... Our...

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Avital Havusha Named New York State Health Foundation’s Vice President For Programs

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10/11/2019

... Public Health Solutions and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). “Avital is an ... of both health care delivery and public health in New York State,” said David...

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New York Health Foundation

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TCC Group Welcomes Melinda Fine as the Director of Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships

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09/15/2015

TCC Group Welcomes Melinda Fine as the Director of Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships TCC Group is ... Partnerships. Melinda brings over 30 years of experience in philanthropy and nonprofit...

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