Ford Foundation Joins Funders To Launch The Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund
Release Date:
08/13/2018
... rarely resemble the communities they serve. Studies show that fewer than 20 percent of nonprofit leaders are ...
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New Study Commissioned By Staten Island Foundation Reveals Disparity on North Shore
Release Date:
09/18/2018
The North Shore also faces large disparities within the community, a study titled "The North Shore of Staten Island: Community Driven Solutions to Improve Child and Family Well-Being" by the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York shows.
Supported by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New Report Finds Even Light Drinking Increases Risk of Death
Release Date:
10/03/2018
Analyzing data from more than 400,000 people ages 18 to 85, the researchers found that consuming one to two drinks four or more times per week -- an amount deemed healthy by current guidelines -- increases the risk of premature death by 20 percent,...
Funder Group Support Development of Financial Counseling as Free Public Service for Low-Income Residents
Release Date:
10/18/2018
The Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Wells Fargo, The JPB Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, and Capital One, is working to expand the the proven Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) model to as...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Supported Art Exhibition "Programmed" On View at the Whitney
Release Date:
10/31/2018
“Programmed: Rules, Codes, and Choreographies in Art, 1965-2018,” which traces how rules and instructions in art have both responded to and been shaped by technologies, will be on view at the Whitney from September 28, 2018 through April 14, 2019.
Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population
Release Date:
11/29/2018
In a nation preoccupied by race, the moment when white Americans will make up less than half the country’s population has become an object of fascination.
William T. Grant Foundation Names Ten William T. Grant Scholars Finalists
Release Date:
12/12/2018
... early-career researchers, and these ten finalists each show great promise for research careers that will bring ...
Heckscher Foundation Supported EdTrust–NY Launches New Data Tool “The New York FAFSA Challenge” to Highlight Success and Encourage FAFSA completion.
Release Date:
02/19/2019
New data tool allows educators, parents, and the public to track progress of high schools in their region.
Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education
Release Date:
02/20/2019
Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education A nonprofit working on open-source curriculum that aligns with state standards is the latest development in the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s 10-...
Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night
Release Date:
04/05/2019
... pollution in Chicago in recent years, the new findings show that more needs to be done, according to the paper’s ...
Support From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Continues College Access and Success Program of American Indian College Fund
Release Date:
05/02/2019
Native American and Alaska Native students are in a college-going and completion crisis.
Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds
Release Date:
08/02/2019
New insight about a broad spectrum antibiotic agent, obafluorin, made from a fluorescent strain of soil bacteria might offer a powerful antidote to antibiotic resistance, researchers say.
Salesforce Announces New Education Grants, Celebrates Bay Area Educators
Release Date:
09/17/2019
... members, nonprofit partners, and elected officials to show their support of local schools and educators. Many ...
Rita Allen Foundation Supports UC Berkley Research Findings that Could Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression
Release Date:
10/29/2019
... that are strongly turned on, or upregulated, in mice that show reduced motivation as a result of chronic stress. This ...
Judy Miner Joins Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/24/2020
... led a campus-wide student equity agenda that continues to show gains in participation and achievement by historically ...
Andy Warhol Foundation Awards $4. M. to U.S. Arts Organizations Against Backdrop of Uncertainty in Cultural Sector
Release Date:
06/24/2020
The New York–based Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will award $4 million to 47 arts organizations across 23 states as part of its Spring 2020 grant cycle. Funds will support exhibitions, curatorial research, and other programming.
Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic
Release Date:
07/21/2020
The grant will be used for communications, outreach and vaccination clinics in areas showing the most significant declines.
The Atlantic Philanthropies Introduces 2020 Fellows for Racial Equity
Release Date:
08/03/2020
Since 2017, AFRE has been a space where leaders on the frontlines of the struggle for racial equity in South Africa and the United States engageto build long-term solutions for impactful change.
Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Errol Louis as Board Chair
Release Date:
04/04/2022
... where he hosts "Inside City Hall,” a nightly prime-time show about New York City politics, featuring interviews with .....
Open Society Foundations Announce 2022 Soros Equality Fellows
Release Date:
11/09/2022
... tells the stories of survivors of hate violence, a talk show produced through an Indigenous lens, a documentary about ... project is the creation of a nationally broadcasted talk show called “Rematriated...