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Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty

Release Date:

08/18/2015

... an audience at the Ford Foundation: “Is it right to fund art when there is still so much hunger and homelessness ... building. At the time, some asked whether it was right to fund art while many in the country...

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A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

Release Date:

08/28/2015

... Supreme Court. Some grant makers, like the North Star Fund , the Liberty Hill Fund , Resource Generation, and others, have explicitly ...

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Civic Engagement

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Social Justice

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North Star Fund

The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

09/22/2015

... including the United Nations, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and environmental and faith leaders. The hosts said the ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arabella Advisors

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grants $2 Million in Core Operating Support to Nine National Arts Organizations

Release Date:

09/23/2015

Nine recipients receive funding to continue their critical work in sustaining the national infrastructure of the dance, jazz, theatre and presenting fields.

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In Chronicle OpEd, JM Kaplan’s Leaders Discuss Innovation Prize

Release Date:

11/12/2015

... innovators? As a family foundation, the J.M. Kaplan Fund has supported early-stage innovation for 70 years. So we ... J.M.K. Innovation Prize gave us an opportunity to find and fund those projects, priming the...

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Rockefeller Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing

Release Date:

11/17/2015

There is a growing realization that, along with government aid and charitable philanthropy, financial institutions can help solve some of the world’s social problems.

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Goldman Sachs Bank USA [Corporate]

Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth

Release Date:

01/08/2016

Article highlights funders who are working to support young people who are "aging out" of foster care and give those youth the same kinds of opportunities that other youth get.

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Children, Youth and Families

NYS Health Foundation Releases Report on Uninsured Immigrants & Insurance Coverage

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02/01/2016

... Trust, the Altman Foundation, and the United Hospital Fund , this report offers policymakers a practical, actionable ...

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Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20%

Release Date:

03/04/2016

The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) is on track to expand their combined annual degree awards by almost 20 percent, creating 94,000 more graduates over the next 10 years. UIA received $3.85 million in new funding from the Bill & Melinda...

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Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day

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05/02/2016

Following the 2008 financial crisis, Clark identified working capital as a much more critical need for the nonprofits in its portfolio.

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Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

Release Date:

05/18/2016

... as inaugural recipients of the Community Progress Makers Fund , a $20 million grant initiative to support visionary ... and affordable housing. The Community Progress Makers Fund supports community...

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Conservative Activist O’Keefe Targets Liberal Foundations, Foiled By Open Society Program Staff

Release Date:

05/23/2016

... are the philanthropic creation of George Soros, the hedge- fund billionaire, who is a prominent donor to liberal causes, ...

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NY Community Trust Announces Three Staff Promotions to Program Director

Release Date:

07/28/2016

... Communities program and staffing the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund . Michele comes from Dance/NYC where she served as equity ... at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and the Global Fund for Women. Michele has a...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard Launch City Leadership Initiative

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08/26/2016

... create on-demand programming for participating cities, fund new research on innovations in city government, and ...

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Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $21.6 Million for Eight Supportive Housing Projects

Release Date:

10/21/2016

... York State's Homeless Housing and Assistance Program, will fund supportive housing projects in Suffolk and Oneida .....

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Housing and Homelessness

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"

Release Date:

12/12/2016

“High-impact” and “visionary” are two terms the Bank of America Charitable Foundation uses to describe the organizations that earn its support. In the realm of arts and culture, that boils down to high-impact and visionary programs that contribute...