MacArthur and Master Card Foundations Invest $24 Million in Secondary Education
Release Date:
05/06/2014
... in Secondary Education (PSIPSE) has issued $24 million in grants to 40 projects in seven countries: Kenya, Uganda, ...
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Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal
Release Date:
06/13/2014
... million in 2014 to its alternatives to coal program, with grants hovering in the mid-five figures. The foundation also ...
New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens
Release Date:
06/19/2014
A symposium that will explore the role of women in landscape design will be the first event at New York Botanical Garden's Humanities Institute, made possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
On Agenda For New Ms. Foundation Head: Diversity and Safeguarding Reproductive Rights
Release Date:
07/10/2014
Among the goals Teresa Younger has set for herself as the new chief executive of the Ms. Foundation for Women is to "diversify our grant making and what philanthropy looks like."
Carnegie "Opportunity by Design" Schools To Help Immigrant Students
Release Date:
07/17/2014
Two new high schools will open in 2015 in Prince George’s County, Md., as part of Carnegie Corporation of New York's Opportunity by Design initiative, an effort to assist immigrant students who often struggle to keep up academically with their peers.
Advisory Board Picked to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward
Release Date:
07/17/2014
As part of his promise launch 100 community schools by 2018--including the first 40 in partnership with the United Way of New York City--Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced a 50-member advisory board to help implement the plan.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort
Release Date:
07/17/2014
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is giving $500,000 to the Shriver Corps, an initiative to train volunteers to help connect poor Americans with programs they may not know about but that could help lift them out of poverty.
Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals
Release Date:
12/18/2014
Surdna Foundation Program Director, Shawn Escoffery, explores government business incentives.
Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta
Release Date:
04/13/2015
In the Niger Delta, gender inequality is compounded by the competition for oil, which often leads to violence.
Inside the Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date:
04/15/2015
... the inequities of the second Gilded Age, with research grants going to scholars across the country who've looked at .....
Carnegie Fellowships to Aid Researchers in Humanities and Social Science
Release Date:
04/22/2015
... its first class of 32 fellows on Wednesday, will provide grants of up to $200,000 to each recipient. The award, to be ...
Weinberg Foundation Approves $400,000 in Emergency Response Funding for 10 Baltimore Nonprofits
Release Date:
05/14/2015
... Weinberg Foundation today announced $400,000 in emergency grants to 10 Baltimore nonprofits – current Weinberg ...
Rockfeller Brothers Fund Weighs in on Motivation for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Release Date:
05/18/2015
One reason for instituting the change was to lead to ethical and financial consistency.
United Hospital Fund Backs Initiative to Address Depression Among CUNY Students
Release Date:
05/22/2015
The grant will develop and pilot test an awareness campaign.
Gerstner Family Foundation Awards $10M to Broad Institute for Cancer Research
Release Date:
05/26/2015
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has announced a $10 million gift Gerstner to expand cancer research efforts focused on overcoming drug resistance in tumor cells.
Capital One Launches Fund to Assist Nonprofit Developers
Release Date:
06/08/2015
... fund, representing a commitment of up to $3.9 million in grants and loans. Over the next three years, the ...
Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017
Release Date:
06/29/2015
... the Digital Public Library of America. “With these twin grants , we will be able to bring online 16 new states, and ...
Andrew W. Mellon and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Support Creation of New Musical Works
Release Date:
07/15/2015
The foundations have earmarked $475,000 to Chamber Music America for new jazz and classical ensemble pieces.
MetLife Foundation to Support Financial Education in Rural China
Release Date:
07/20/2015
The $1.8 million grant will help Opportunity International provide services to 4200 small businesses.
Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism
Release Date:
08/03/2015
The foundation will address inequality by limiting rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth.