North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants
Release Date:
01/16/2018
North Star Fund has awarded nine Catalyst Grants totaling $65,000.
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Westchester Community Foundation Names New Board Chair, Members
Release Date:
01/16/2018
The Westchester Community Foundation has elected Dale Akinla, II, CFP® financial advisor and wealth management professional, as Chair of the Foundation’s Board. Mr. Akinla has been a member of the Board since 2012. Mr. Akinla has held a number of...
Seeing Is Believing…and Understanding
Release Date:
01/25/2018
Teagle Foundation Program Officer Desiree M. Vazquez reflects on the transformative impact of a recent site visit.
Ralph Wilson Foundation Launches STEM Initiative in New York, Michigan
Release Date:
03/20/2018
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation has announced the launch of STEM 2035, an initiative aimed at strengthening the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) pipeline in western New York and southeast Michigan.
How the Poses Family Foundation is Leveraging Dollars for Impact through Public-Private Partnerships
Release Date:
03/23/2018
Kessler Foundation's participation in a pooled funding initiative, NYC: AT WORK, began with a partnership initiated by the Poses Family Foundation.
Pfizer Foundation Fights Hunger and Supports the UN Global Goals at SXSW
Release Date:
03/27/2018
For four days last week, Pfizer and Rise Against Hunger engaged hundreds of volunteers at the SXSW Trade Show to package meals for vulnerable individuals and families around the world. By the time the last box had been stacked, more than 11,016...
New York Foundation Releases New Video in the Ongoing Series "In Their Own Words"
Release Date:
03/29/2018
In this installment, New York Foundation sits down with Quardean Lewis-Allen, founder and CEO of Made in Brownsville
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces 2018 Core Support for National Arts Service Organizations
Release Date:
04/17/2018
DDCF selected the awardees through an extensive review process that aimed to identify, recognize and encourage organizations serving critical roles for the dance, jazz, theater and presenting fields, such as by maintaining important networks for...
Ford Foundation Partners with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley
Release Date:
05/03/2018
RGV FOCUS leaders recently unveiled the organization’s 2017 Annual Report showing that Rio Grande Valley students now match or outperform their Texas peers in nine out of 11 key indicators – from high school graduation rates, to FAFSA financial aid...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Access to Economic Opportunity for Delaware Students
Release Date:
05/03/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies has provided a $3.25 million grant to Delaware Pathways towards improving access to economic opportunity for Delaware students.
How The Prudential Foundation Centers Community in its CSR
Release Date:
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.
Yuri Tschinkel of The Simons Foundation, Elected to German National Academy of Sciences
Release Date:
05/14/2018
The honor recognizes Tschinkel’s mathematical contributions, which focus on problems at the interface of algebraic geometry and number theory.
The Covenant Foundation Announces the 2018 Recipients of The Covenant Award
Release Date:
06/06/2018
Naomi Ackerman, Founder and Executive Director of The Advot Project, Los Angeles, CA; Deborah Newbrun, Senior Jewish Educator and Director Emeritus at Camp Tawonga, San Francisco, CA; and Dr. Susie Tanchel, Head of School at JCDS, Boston’s Jewish...
Heather Gerken Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/06/2018
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced on June 5, 2018, that Heather Gerken, Dean of Yale Law School, has been elected to its Board of Trustees.
Daggett Announces Retirement from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Release Date:
06/07/2018
After eight years leading one of New Jersey’s largest and most well-known philanthropic organizations, Chris Daggett is retiring as president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation on September 1.
Fitting The Image To The Spirit
Release Date:
06/26/2018
... me of those responsibilities. Whether you find yourself working in philanthropy, or this is your calling, and whether ...
Carnegie Corporation's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants
Release Date:
06/28/2018
Carnegie Corporation of New York released its annual list of Great Immigrants on June 28 comprised of 38 naturalized citizens who enrich the fabric of American culture and strengthen our democracy through their lives, their work, and their example.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $29.3 Million to Hellenic Fire Service
Release Date:
07/31/2018
In the wake of catastrophic forest fires that raged for days just east of Athens, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has announced a €25 million ($29.3 million) grant to the Hellenic Fire Service.
Johnson Family Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director
Release Date:
08/06/2018
After a nation-wide search, the Johnson Family Foundation (JFF) is pleased to welcome Frank Baiocchi as its next Executive Director.
Ford Foundation Supports Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program
Release Date:
09/07/2018
The program offers immigrant artists the opportunity to focus on their creative practice and gain support and exposure for their work while upholding their distinct cultural identities.