NPCC Announces Nonprofit Excellence Award Finalists
Release Date:
10/08/2014
The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York has announced the six finalists for the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Exellence Awards.
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Eighteen Cultural Institutions Receive Support from Carnegie Corporation of New York
Release Date:
05/07/2015
Carnegie Corporation announced $3.6 million in grants for education and enrichment programs in New York City.
Proteus Fund and Proteus Action League Elect Three New Board Members
Release Date:
07/08/2015
... and the JEHT Foundation. Here she funded grassroots organizing and policy advocacy, specifically in the criminal ...
NYS Health Foundation Publishes Report on Expanding Health Insurance Access for New Yorkers
Release Date:
10/13/2015
The report examines the successes and challenges that Enrollment Network grantees have experienced as they sought to improve health insurance coverage for vulnerable populations across New York.
Carnegie, Helmsley, Wallace and Gates Support Newsgathering Partnership of EdWeek and PBS NewsHour
Release Date:
10/15/2015
A new content partnership will involve Education Week contributing story segments to PBS NewsHour.
Helmsley Trust Supported Data Tool: From Foreclosure to Homelessness, Now You Can Map NYC’s Problems
Release Date:
12/01/2015
DATA2GO.NYC brings together for the first time federal, state, and local data vital to understanding inequality and how multiple factors combine to influence New Yorkers’ well-being in every neighborhood.
NY Community Trust to Assist More New Yorkers on the Path to Citizenship
Release Date:
05/22/2017
NaturalizeNY, administered by the NYS Office for New Americans in partnership with the Robin Hood Foundation, New York Community Trust, universities and media organizations, launched a second round of its private-public partnership to encourage...
Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"
Release Date:
06/22/2017
... got involved with CVH and learned about its relational organizing method, a foundational principle of the ...
NY Community Trust, Mellon, Ford Among Supports of New York Live Arts 2017-2018 Season
Release Date:
07/03/2017
New York Live Arts, under the artistic leadership of MacArthur Genius Award and National Medal of Arts awardee Artistic Director Bill T. Jones and Associate Artistic Director Janet Wong, announced the organization's 2017-2018 season.
In the Eye of the Storm: How Federal Funding Rescues Arts and Culture in Times of Disaster
Release Date:
09/07/2017
It’s too soon to tell exactly how much damage the storm has caused, but we know it’s far-reaching and not over. As the country’s fourth-largest city, Houston is home to a number of venerable arts and cultural institutions, including the Museum of...
SVdP-USA Launches Disaster Services Corporation
Release Date:
10/05/2017
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP-USA) has launched Disaster Services Corporation, SVdP-USA to better respond to disasters such as those seen in recent weeks in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The corporation, which...
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Teams Up With Lin-Manuel Miranda to Aid Puerto Rico
Release Date:
10/18/2017
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation are teaming up with theater impresario Lin-Manuel Miranda to donate $300,000 to Puerto Rico relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes
Release Date:
01/10/2018
Cutting road traffic deaths and injuries by half could boost the economy and result in substantial long-term income gains in developing countries -- potentially adding 7 to 22 percent to GDP per capita over 24 years in some – as well as greatly...
Arcus Foundation's Andrea Marra Announces Challenge to State Senator Jose Peralta
Release Date:
02/08/2018
Andrea Marra, a Jackson Heights resident and LGBTQ activist, officially announced her run against incumbent state Senator Jose Peralta on Feb. 6.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Arts Innovation and Management Program
Release Date:
05/11/2018
The program, a part of Mike Bloomberg’s American Cities Initiative, has already helped more than 500 small and midsize institutions in the U.S. across all artistic disciplines.
Arcus Foundation Funds a New Partnership to Reduce Poverty and to Protect the Endangered Bonobo Population In the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Release Date:
05/21/2018
Village Enterprise and the African Wildlife Foundation announced a new partnership funded by the Arcus Foundation to reduce poverty and to protect the endangered Bonobo population in the biodiverse Lomako region of the Democratic Republic of the...
Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Award to Mark Its 50th Anniversary in 2019
Release Date:
10/10/2018
Macquarie Group today announced the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award, a $A50 million ($US36 million 1 ) philanthropic commitment, to initiate or build on bold ideas to address social need.
Scientists Develop a New Tool to Boost Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Research with Support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Release Date:
12/06/2018
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new tool described as a “flight data recorder” for developing cells, illuminating the paths cells take as they progress from one type to another. Scientists hope to...
The Rockefeller Foundation Names Steve VanRoekel, Former White House Chief Information Officer, as Chief Operating Officer
Release Date:
03/13/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Steve VanRoekel has been named Chief Operating Officer of the Foundation after serving as interim COO since September 2018. In this role, Mr. VanRoekel will oversee the organization’s Operations, Human...
Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth
Release Date:
03/26/2019
A team of researchers has tested how each gene within the genome of rice--one of the world's most important staple crops--senses and responds to combinations of water and nutrients.