Ms. Foundation President Writes in 'The Hill' About Protecting Water in Flint, Standing Rock
Release Date:
12/08/2016
... Standing Rock Political obstruction is literally poisoning us . This week, Congress is poised to leave Washington, D.C. ...
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Arabella Advisors Report Finds Divestments from Fossil Fuels Top $5.2 Trillion
Release Date:
12/13/2016
Investing heavyweights are moving their assets and funds out of fossil fuels at a record pace.
Mellon Foundation Supports Humanities through Open Access, Open Source and Not-for-Profit
Release Date:
12/21/2016
... work in increasingly interdisciplinary ways, and they let us know very quickly that they were interested in ...
Inside Pinkerton, a Low Profile Anti-Poverty Foundation
Release Date:
12/21/2016
What's in a name? Well, the Pinkerton Foundation in New York City draws its name from what was once the nation's oldest and largest security company.
JPMorgan Chase Announces $20M for New Skills for Youth Initiative
Release Date:
01/11/2017
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $20 million in grants to 10 U.S. states to dramatically increase the number of students who graduate from high school prepared for careers.
Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime Award Winner
Release Date:
01/12/2017
... on January 30th at The Ainsworth Midtown Restaurant. Join us for a celebratory evening reception with New York’s most ...
Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary
Release Date:
03/01/2017
... to help the media better report on (and for all of us to better understand) global warming, IRIN has produced ...
Foundation for Child Development Sponsors Study that Finds Children Learning English Require Better Support for Academic Success
Release Date:
03/01/2017
Despite their potential, many English learners (ELs) -- who account for more than 9 percent of K-12 enrollment in the U.S. -- lag behind their English-speaking monolingual peers in educational achievement.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research on Planetary Evolution
Release Date:
03/16/2017
An enormous young planet approximately 300 light-years from Earth has given astrophysicists a rare glimpse into planetary evolution.
Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe
Release Date:
03/23/2017
The campaign against Soros in countries formerly dominated by Moscow appears to follow a template set by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose own crackdown on foreign-funded charities drove Soros's foundation out of Russia two years ago.
NYCT's Kerry McCarthy: Trump Cuts that Hit Arts Will Also Hurt Health in NYC Neighborhoods
Release Date:
04/04/2017
... suffer in unexpected ways. This is clear to those of us who have seen neighborhood theaters, art galleries and ...
Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary
Release Date:
04/20/2017
April 19, 2017, marks the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Russell Sage Foundation by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage (1828–1918), the widow of railroad magnate and financier Russell Sage.
New Leader, New Era: Rockefeller Foundation Plots Its Course
Release Date:
04/27/2017
Rajiv Shah, the new president of the Rockefeller Foundation, is no stranger to politics or philanthropy.
Novo Foundation, Carnegie and Ford Support Women for Afghan Women
Release Date:
05/04/2017
Women for Afghan Women (WAW), which describes itself as a “grassroots, civil society organization dedicated to securing and protecting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York,” has backing from NY foundations...
Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation
Release Date:
05/23/2017
Despite decades of educational reform and legal efforts, many U.S. schools are experiencing increasing segregation. The new generation of school choice policies adopted in response to legal decisions may actually be increasing school inequalities,...
Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit Convenes Nation’s Leaders To Discuss “Rising Debt in a Changing Economy”
Release Date:
05/24/2017
... to our growing national debt, and solutions to put us on a better path, at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s ...
Century Foundation: Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving
Release Date:
06/15/2017
Is the renewed focus on the manufacturing sector sound economic policy, or as pundits from across the political spectrum have complained, is it just a nostalgic bid for middle-class jobs that are gone for good?
NYS Health Foundation Releases Snapshot of Veterans and Health in New York State
Release Date:
07/13/2017
Who are New York State's veterans? Where do they live? When did they serve? And where do they turn to for their health care needs? These are the questions the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) seeks to answer in a new snapshot of the...
Bloomberg, Tiffany Support Ocean Conservation and Climate Change Communications
Release Date:
08/03/2017
Richard Vevers worked in ad agencies for 10 years, then left to become an underwater photographer and ended up founding a not-for-profit organization called The Ocean Agency. His films of coral reefs are spreading the word about climate change...
The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism
Release Date:
08/11/2017
The Overbrook Foundation has worked during the past few years to improve an underperforming U.S. environmental movement.