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Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale

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09/29/2017

Owners of Starrett City are trying to offload the massive Brooklyn housing complex – which President Trump has a small stake in – for less than fair-market value in a deal “riven with conflicts of interest,” according to investors who are suing to...

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Housing and Homelessness

Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million commitment from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

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As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

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12/11/2017

Philanthropists under the age of 30 have given a total of more than $19 million since 2001 through youth grantmaking programs, a study from YouthGiving.org, an initiative of Foundation Center, finds.

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts

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03/02/2018

Deemed one of the top six journalism collaborations of 2017 by MediaShift, an investigation by Flatland (Kansas City public TV station KCPT’s digital magazine) and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting shed light on the consequences of...

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The Aetna Foundation Launches Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge to Empower Local Group Efforts

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04/06/2018

The Aetna Foundation, together with the American Public Health Association and the National Association of Counties, has launched the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge – an ambitious nationwide effort that empowers local groups to tackle...

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

Pete Peterson played large on the national stage, in business, politics, and policy. In recent years, he focused much of his energy—and his money—on the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Announces 31 Winners of Fellowships for Important Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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04/25/2018

$6.2 million in philanthropic support from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Ninth Annual Fiscal Summit Will Outline Urgent Need for Fiscal Reset following Recent Tax and Spending Legislation

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05/01/2018

... in course, we will confront fewer public and private investments , less flexibility to counteract future economic ...

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How The Prudential Foundation Centers Community in its CSR

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05/04/2018

CSR with Prudential is done through “an inside out and an outside in perspective”—using the company’s skills to work on a community’s problem and accepting outside help for its decision-making.

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Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook Launch Coding for Employment Program

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06/07/2018

... Mamadou Biteye said, “Coding for Employment accelerates investments in Africa’s most valuable resource – its ...

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Putting Capital to Work for Democracy

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07/10/2018

Sarah Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Propel Capital writes "The Saturday before July 4th, I was on an island 10 miles off the coast of mainland USA, population 1,100, standing with 260 people in a parking lot of pickup trucks and lobster traps...

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Klarman and Barr Foundations Team up on $25 Million Arts Initiative

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10/04/2018

The grants are part of a larger $25 million investment in the 29 nonprofits by the Barr Foundation and The Klarman Family Foundation, called the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative.

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces More Than $19 Million in Grants

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10/18/2018

The board of directors of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced today that 16 grants totaling more than $19 million were approved during the second and third quarters of 2018.

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Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer

Release Date:

10/31/2018

... support the Foundation's trustees' management of endowment investments . Mr. Stehr has worked as Controller at the .....

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Open Society Foundations Commits $5 Million for Accountable Governance

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06/02/2019

... support civil society and government reforms as well as investments in monitoring, evaluation, and research; and help ...

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The Power of Partnerships: 25 Years of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City

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07/24/2019

... see and feel in their lives because of our partners’ investments in programs that support, empower, and improve ...

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NYCHA Now

Release Date:

02/11/2021

As we reflect on the challenging days of 2020 and the cascading issues facing our nation in 2021, this is an extraordinary moment in time for New Yorkers to join together in unity to make an impact on our city through the “power of our example”.

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In Partnership with the Ford Foundation, Coalition of 18 Financial Institutions Commits to Measurable Plan to Improve Economic and Racial Equity

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05/18/2021

... services, commit an aggregate of $10 billion in investments to increase spend with businesses owned by people ... Members of the coalition include: Aberdeen Standard Investments ; AllianceBernstein L.P.; Bank...

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Build Up Advisory Group Shares Podcast - Leveraging Systems for Sustainability and Opportunity with Jim Shelton

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06/09/2021

Build Up Advisory Group Shares Podcast - Leveraging Systems for Sustainability and Opportunity with Jim Shelton This week on the Nonprofit Build Up, we’re talking Jim Shelton . Jim is the Chief Impact and Investment Officer at Blue...

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