The Ultimate in Contest Philanthropy: MacArthur Foundation’s $100 Million Jackpot
Release Date:
06/03/2016
... who will make a decision by the end of December of this year ... The Ultimate in Contest Philanthropy: MacArthur ...
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Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... He's now made a huge donation 11 years in a row. This year , Buffett is giving 19.6 million Class B shares to five .....
Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds U.S. Healthcare System Failing High-Need Patients
Release Date:
12/09/2016
... that they had experienced delays in care in the past year — compared with 21 percent of non-high-need ...
Stonewall Community Foundation Is Key Funder of Trans and Queer Storytelling
Release Date:
12/09/2016
... we forget: According to GLAAD, 2016 has been the deadliest year on record for trans people, especially for trans women ...
'Marjorie Prime' Wins Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at Sundance for Focus on Science and Technology
Release Date:
03/29/2017
... is a sci-fi drama that stars Smith as Marjorie, an 86- year -old widow who spends time with a holographic likeness of ... the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at this year ’s Sundance Film Festival...
Nathan Cummings Announces Increased Payout to Respond to ‘Extraordinary Times’
Release Date:
05/03/2017
The Foundation’s board and staff met to consider the question: how can we stand alongside our grantees and philanthropic partners and respond to current societal challenges with leadership, urgency, and impact? Its board made the unanimous decision...
Bloomberg Writes on His Philanthropy's Public Health Projects
Release Date:
06/01/2017
... in an open letter that Michael Bloomberg publishes every year to explain the direction of Bloomberg Philanthropies, ...
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Looks to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing
Release Date:
06/07/2017
Financial giants, in addition to supporting urban youth and employment, are also steady funders in an area even closer to home: community development and housing.
F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money
Release Date:
06/30/2017
... percent of their net assets to charitable causes every year . That often leaves 95 percent of their holdings: a ... foundation grants to money people gave at church. That year , foundations reported more than $...
Philanthropy vs. Tyranny: Inside the Open Society Foundations' Biggest Battle Yet
Release Date:
08/21/2017
... Africa. OSF’s budget will be around $930 million this year —which is substantially more than Ford’s total ...
Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?
Release Date:
08/30/2017
In rare cases, children fall into a much deeper level of sedation than intended during dental procedures. If they aren’t rescued quickly, they may stop breathing or even die.
A Former Felon Leads The Way In Criminal Justice Reform
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... correctional facility after serving six months of a one- year prison sentence. She was 30 and suffering from substance ...
A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia
Release Date:
09/06/2017
There is a boom in Muslim-led nonprofit work that counters ideas of Islam as foreign and dangerous. And all of them are connected by an invisible thread: Pillars Fund.
Success Academy Boss Eva Moskowitz and Charter Leaders Demand Answers on Space Requests from de Blasio
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... for getting back to them on space requests for the school year starting in 2018. Moskowitz and other charter school ... that families can plan where kids will go to school next year . . . Success Academy Boss...
Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... seeks lasting peace. Cheering crowds greeted the 80- year -old Argentine pontiff as he prayed for the country to ... group, the ELN. Santos won a Nobel Peace Prize last year for his part in the accord that has...
Gates Foundation Pledges $220 Million for Women, Children, Adolescents
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... to help close the estimated funding gap of $33 billion a year . Each dollar invested in the GFF Trust Fund leverages ...
How Nonprofits Can Make The Super Rich Work For Them
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... of the total $390 billion awarded to charities last year . The lion’s share was from high net worth individuals, ... an average of more than $25,000 a piece to charity each year . But these wealthy donors have...
Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... payments by check. But is this the right way to go? Each year , I conduct research on individual donor fundraising. ... of $2 million or less. The project, now in its fifth year , included data from 155...
Is ‘Housing Not Warehousing’ Next?
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... she means it both figuratively and literally. The 63- year -old chaplain and community organizer was chronically ...
More Trafficking Victims Turn to Hotline With Pleas for Help
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The tipster's account was grim. A woman had suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung at the hands of a man who for nine years had been forcing her into prostitution.