Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council
Release Date:
03/21/2016
... it’s 10th annual Power of Women to Make a Difference Award Luncheon honoring several female leaders who have had ...
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Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results
Release Date:
03/28/2016
A program to increase the vocabulary of poor children in Rhode Island, using technology to count every word spoken, is not achieving results expected. But whether the pioneering program is a national model or just an interesting concept hasn't been...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Launches Initiative to Protect Refugee Children in Greece
Release Date:
03/29/2016
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation, in partnership with the European Programme for Integration and Migration, is launching a grant initiative to support nongovernmental organizations working to protect refugee children arriving in Greece.
Cuban-American Artist Garcia Ferraz Exhibits Latest Works Supported by Ford Foundation Grant in Media Arts
Release Date:
04/14/2016
A notable voice in Cuban-American art, Garcia Ferraz has received many of this country’s prestigious art awards. They include a Ford Foundation grant in media arts, a MacArthur Foundation media grant, and a Richard Diebenkorn teaching fellowship.
Carnegie, Helmsley Support Teacher Leadership Projects
Release Date:
05/03/2016
The grants, financially supported by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Foundation Charitable Trust and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be awarded directly to teachers for research-based initiatives.
New York Community Trust Gives One Million Dollars to Help Train Social Workers
Release Date:
05/16/2016
... of health care services in the United States. NYCT will award the two social work organizations $1 million over the ...
Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Opens Applications for its 2017 Prize
Release Date:
09/07/2016
At least five New York based scientists will each be awarded $200,000/year – for up to three years – to enable them to pursue groundbreaking research at a stage when traditional funding is lacking.
SmartCEO Honors Weinberg Foundation President, Rachel Garbow Monroe, as CEO of the Year
Release Date:
12/16/2016
Rachel Garbow Monroe, Weinberg Foundation President and CEO, has been selected by SmartCEO, a regional business magazine and website, as its 2016 Baltimore SmartCEO of the Year. SmartCEO recognized Monroe at its Circle of Excellence Awards, held on...
Atlantic Philanthropies Final Grant Supports Cornell Tradition
Release Date:
01/10/2017
... the university's most civically minded undergraduates. The award marks the completion of Atlantic's grant-making, .....
Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty
Release Date:
01/12/2017
The Future Cities Accelerator announced 10 $100,000 grants to organizations devoted to improving the lives of the urban poor, with the hope that some will be successful enough to export to other cities.
Proteus Fund Serves as Fiscal Sponsor for LGBT Nonprofits and Initiatives
Release Date:
01/26/2017
... with a goal of raising $500,000 by Inauguration Day to award to various groups during Trump's first 100 days in .....
Catholic Charities Announces $800,000 Grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Release Date:
01/31/2017
Catholic Charities Announces $800,000 Grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
Mellon Foundation Supports African, Latin American and Native American Collections Research at Princeton
Release Date:
02/14/2017
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Princeton University a grant of $300,000 to support three years of specialist research in targeted areas of the collections as part of the Art Museum’s multiyear Collections Discovery Initiative.
Announcing the 2017 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/21/2017
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces the selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as the recipients of the 2017 Sloan Research Fellowships.
United Hospital Fund, NYSHealth Foundation Give $400K to Integrate Mental Health Care into Primary Care Practices
Release Date:
03/02/2017
Montefiore Health System and the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine have been awarded grants that they hope will lead to primary care physicians in small practices better support for treating common behavioral health...
With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, This New Orleans Neighborhood Is Fighting Flooding By Welcoming It
Release Date:
03/09/2017
For decades, New Orleans fought to keep water out of the city. In the city's new resilience district, with projects that will break ground later in 2017, the goal is to let water in—which paradoxically can reduce flooding.
Supported by Rockefeller, $10 Million Water Window Challenge Announces Winners
Release Date:
03/17/2017
The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), an initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), has announced the twelve winners of the Water Window Challenge.
'Inside Philanthropy' Analyzes Doris Duke's Bet on the Arts to Counter Islamophobia
Release Date:
04/12/2017
Through its Building Bridges grants program, the DDCF is committed to finding common ground between American Muslims and non-Muslims through the arts.
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology Request for Applications Opens
Release Date:
04/14/2017
The foundation is particularly interested in applicants with training in different fields who want to apply their experience to understanding the role of microorganisms in shaping ocean processes and vice versa, including applicants with experience...
United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Support New Model to Advance Integration of Behavioral Health Services in New York Primary Care Practices
Release Date:
05/05/2017
Montefiore Health System, the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has been awarded two grants to improve the ability of primary care physicians in small practices to treat common behavioral health conditions, such as anxiety...