Ms. Foundation for Women Receives Bequest
Release Date:
04/16/2013
The nearly $2 million bequest from the estate of Margaret "Meg" Jacobs is the largest bequest in the organization's forty-year history.
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George Clooney and Carnegie Corp. Launch 100 Lives Campaign
Release Date:
03/12/2015
The initiative aims celebrate those who saved Armenians during the genocide, and support individuals and organizations that keep the legacy of gratitude alive.
Model Partnerships for Impact: The Cricket Island Foundation and Communities United
Release Date:
10/12/2016
The focus on learning, rather than achieving pre-determined metrics, catalyzed both organizations to have deeper impact in communities.
New York Life Awards $5 Million to September 11 Memorial, Museum
Release Date:
02/21/2013
The grant will support construction of an education center that will tell the story and honor the victims of the 1993 and 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Turning Brooklyn Cachet Into Cash
Release Date:
03/10/2014
The Brooklyn Community Foundation and its President, Cecilia Clarke, were profiled by The Wall Street Journal.
New Gifts Offer Clues on Bloomberg’s Philanthropic Direction
Release Date:
02/27/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies' annual letter and its recent grants - including a $10 million initiative to prevent child ... focus next, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Recent grants by Michael Bloomberg’s...
Mellon Foundation Awards $1.3 Million to Chicago Art Institutions
Release Date:
06/03/2014
... of Chicago, Northwestern University has announced grants totaling nearly $1.3 million from the Andrew W. Mellon ... art history, with a focus on working with art objects. The grants will fund the Andrew W...
Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires
Release Date:
06/04/2014
... Investing: Not Just For Billionaires Foundations just make grants , correct? Not necessarily. Grants are becoming one option in a more complex menu of ...
Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
07/03/2014
Ten liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania will use an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a new consortium designed to help them save money and improve academic programs by collaborating across campuses.
Atlantic Philanthropies is Down to its Last Billion Dollars
Release Date:
11/03/2014
... assets includes plans for larger-than-normal grants and individual fellowships, it also involves sharing ...
Verizon Foundation to Support STEM Programs in 80 Schools
Release Date:
12/05/2014
... examining applicants now for the Verizon Innovate Learning Grants that will go to underserved public schools, those with ... numbers of students who receive free or reduced lunch. The grants , totaling $1.6...
All Investing is Impact Investing
Release Date:
01/12/2015
... committed funds are traditionally divided into two silos: grants for social impact and investments for financial growth. Grants to nonprofits are designed to maximize social impact ...
NY Stem Cell Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Explore Strategies to Advance Women in Science
Release Date:
03/06/2015
... are invited to speak at conferences, the percentage of grants awarded to women scientists, and the higher rates of ...
Sloan Foundation Awards $3 Million for Minority PhDs in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/27/2015
... Fields The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced grants totaling nearly $3 million to the Massachusetts ... and seminars, and professional development. While the grants from the foundation will fund...
Citi Foundation, America's Promise Alliance Launch $3 Million Fund
Release Date:
04/27/2015
... across sectors. To that end, the fund will award grants of up to $250,000 in support of local nonprofit ...
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Backs Community Development in Baltimore
Release Date:
05/11/2015
... The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has announced grants to thirty-one Baltimore nonprofits as part of a joint ...
New York Foundation and Brooklyn Community Foundation Lauded for Nimbleness
Release Date:
05/27/2015
The New York Community Foundation was one of five groups nationwide to receive an Impact Award from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. The group was honored for taking risks by issuing grants to support community engagement and help...
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore
Release Date:
05/28/2015
... America Charitable Foundation today announced $352,500 in grants to 29 nonprofits focused on providing workforce ... and education opportunities in Baltimore. These grants are part of the bank’s broader...
JPB Foundation Champions Bike Share Access for Underserved Communities
Release Date:
06/02/2015
... Better Bike Share Partnership awarded nearly $375,000 in grants to bike share programs across the country. The Better ... of bike share in underserved communities. This round of grants is the first in $900,000...
Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... when Congress rendered prisoners ineligible for federal grants . But in recent years, Doris Buffett’s Sunshine Lady ... in Troy, Mich., and the Andrew Mellon Foundation awarded grants for such programs,...