Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177 Million to Study Dementia
Release Date:
11/17/2015
... conclude its grant-making commitments next year, announced on Monday the capstone of its work on aging populations: a $177 million grant to create a new ...
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Wallace Updates Popular Cost Calculator for Out-of-School-Time Programs
Release Date:
02/17/2016
... loan or mortgage calculator and bases its estimates on the most detailed study to date on the costs of high-quality programs. Now it’s been updated with 2015 numbers—by the lead researcher on...
Specialty Food Foundation Addresses Hunger With Social Entrepreneurship
Release Date:
03/02/2016
... Food Foundation, a community of social entrepreneurs working to break the hunger cycle, is starting the search for ... rooted in social entrepreneurship and focused on food recovery/innovative solutions to...
Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance
Release Date:
03/30/2016
... towards forward funding and halt the erosion of a lifeline on which millions of Americans depend—before the next ...
People Who Made Scranton Great - Harry & Jeanette Weinberg
Release Date:
04/14/2016
Scranton area residents are highly familiar with the good works and deep pockets of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, with more than $2 billion in assets and more than $100 million in grants distributed to nonprofits annually.
Hartford Foundation-Supported Survey Finds Most Doctors Ill-Equipped to Give End-of-Life Care
Release Date:
04/15/2016
Terry Fulmer, president of the John A. Hartford Foundation, one of three foundations that commissioned the survey, said advanced care planning “is not just an extra . . . it’s just as important in its own way as chemotherapy or surgery.”
American Express, Ford Foundation Provide Funds to Restore Hemingway's Famed Cuban Home
Release Date:
04/15/2016
... (UTSA), is part of a top-tier team of preservationists working on a historic restoration project in Cuba. Dupont and his ...
Rockefeller Foundation Announces Campaign to Achieve Workplace Equality
Release Date:
05/16/2016
... big question, however is how to achieve this. At a panel on redefining the workplace, suggestions included ...
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Obamacare Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare
Release Date:
05/25/2016
... Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare More than 60% of working -age Americans who signed up for Medicaid or a private ...
Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students
Release Date:
06/02/2016
A new report from the Century Foundation examines how to improve outcomes for students who begin college needing remediation.
Century Foundation Researcher Says It's Up to Schools to Ensure Teachers Are Aware of Their Own Biases
Release Date:
06/07/2016
There are several ways schools could work to lower suspension rates, according to Halley Potter, a fellow at The Century Foundation.
Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees
Release Date:
06/13/2016
... treating low vision. Separate awards will fund researchers working on ways to improve the brain’s ability to take information ... from a compromised visual system and create vision, and on...
Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology
Release Date:
08/01/2016
Rosenthal brings over 30 years of experience in information management and systems, having worked in a range of industries, including banking, newspaper publishing, and philanthropy.
Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas
Release Date:
08/02/2016
... and are clearer now about how to drive significant change on the most urgent issues of our time... Nathan ...
Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter
Release Date:
08/08/2016
... possible terms. But the foundation is also planning on studying and underwriting what it calls a “new and ...
With Funding from Mellon Foundation, Documentary Celebrates Career of Filmmaker
Release Date:
08/09/2016
... Media Project, presents contemporary perspectives on pioneers of the past. The series features artists, ... Media Project is a multifaceted initiative focused on stewarding the museum’s film, video, audio, and...
Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes
Release Date:
08/30/2016
... in how cell sensory systems function. They shed light on the poorly-understood interaction between cells - and they ...
Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege
Release Date:
08/31/2016
Walker’s reputation for hard work, bridge-building and empathy are among the many reasons his elevation three years ago to president of the Ford Foundation was greeted with universal applause.
Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities
Release Date:
09/12/2016
Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities Saying it made a major mistake by ... with disabilities in revamping its programs to focus on inequality, the Ford Foundation pledge...
Doris Duke Supports NY Dance and Performance Bessie Award Nominees
Release Date:
09/20/2016
... be presented at the 32nd Annual Bessie Awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera ...