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New initiatives launched by the foundation during the year include the Fund for the #MeToo Movement and Allies, which is focused on survivor-led organizations working to strengthen communities affected by sexual abuse, and the Justice Fund, which...

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Ford Foundation Awards $2.7 Million to Artspace for Creative Placemaking

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01/14/2013

Minneapolis-based Artspace Projects, Inc. has announced a $2.7 million grant from the Ford Foundation in support of efforts designed to revitalize communities through the arts.

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TD Charitable Foundation Awards $2.5 Million for Affordable Housing

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12/11/2012

Grants of $100,000 each were awarded through the foundation's seventh annual Housing for Everyone competition to nonprofits working to provide transitional housing and homeless shelters in the District of Columbia and twelve states where TD Bank...

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Peggy Saika Named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree

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04/15/2014

... Islanders in Philanthropy has been named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree for her commitment and work in social justice. ... philanthropy... Peggy Saika Named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million

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06/26/2014

Carnegie Corporation of New York approved grants totaling $20,017,000 at its most recent board meeting earlier in June.

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Dodge Foundation Awards $4.4 Million In Grants For Arts, Education, Environment, Media

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07/16/2014

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation recently approved $4.4 million in 90 grants to arts, education, environment and media nonprofit organizations throughout New Jersey.

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UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education

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08/07/2014

UJA-Federation of New York will receive up to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a new summer education initiative for NY area Jewish teens.

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Mellon Foundation Gives Inaugural National History Teacher of the Year Award

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03/13/2015

... recipient of the 2014 National History Teacher of the Year Award . Anderson has been a teacher for 21 years and has ... Gives Inaugural National History Teacher of the Year Award ...

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Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education

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08/06/2015

The Bard Prison Initiative will support education and other services that better prepare prisoners for reentry into society.

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Carnegie Corp.’s Academic Leadership Award Recognizes Seven University Presidents

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09/12/2017

Carnegie Corp.’s Academic Leadership Award Recognizes Seven University Presidents Carnegie ... presidents as recipients of its Academic Leadership Award . The honor consists of $500,000 in support for each winner’s...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $18 Million to Expand Health Equity Fellows

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08/08/2018

... 2026. Established in 2016 with an initial $6 million award from Atlantic, the program (formerly known as Leaders ...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Awards $5.2 Million for Dementia, Senior Care

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12/11/2018

The John A. Hartford Foundation in New York City has announced grants totaling more than $5.2 million in support of evidence-based approaches to better care for older adults who have dementia, need hospital care, experience elder mistreatment, or...

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Sloan Foundation Awards Fellowships to Four Georgia Tech, Emory Faculty

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03/12/2019

Four faculty members, including two from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering operated jointly by Georgia Tech and Emory University, have been awarded research fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowships,...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $9.1 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

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03/12/2024

As of March 1, 2024, Gerstner Philanthropies has awarded $9.1 million in Helping Hands funds to 24 social service organizations and colleges, a 13% increase from last year’s grantmaking.

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Aetna Foundation Awards Grants to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise in Local Communities

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12/18/2015

More than $3 million will go to 75 nonprofit organizations as part of GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities, a program that helps healthy food choices and active living take root in underserved communities.

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $4.3 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

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01/28/2021

The Helping Hands program has been instrumental in helping households stabilize from the devastating impact of COVID-19

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $16.8 Million for Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

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02/01/2025

As of February 1, 2025, Gerstner Philanthropies has awarded $16.8 million to support the Helping Hands emergency grant program at 25 organizations.

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Teagle Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Two New Higher Education Initiatives

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05/24/2014

The Teagle Foundation in New York City has announced grants totaling more than $2.1 million through two new programs.

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Mellon Foundation Awards $1.3 Million to Chicago Art Institutions

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06/03/2014

In partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago, Northwestern University has announced grants totaling nearly $1.3 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a program designed to advance the study of...

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