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Kathryn Hall Succeeds Danielle S. Allen as Board Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Thelma Golden and Joshua Friedman Join the Board

Release Date:

03/06/2019

... Allen announced her retirement after eleven years of service , the last four as Chair. The Foundation also ... building on Danielle's extraordinary record of success and working closely with the Board to...

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Mellon Foundation

Jay Geneske Named New Media Director at Rockefeller Foundation

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03/01/2013

... He will devise and implement an online media strategy for the foundation's Centennial in 2013 and pioneer new ways ... previously served as the Director of Online Communications for Echoing Green, a...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces New Grantmaking Areas

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02/20/2015

... both imperatives – the need to raise living standards for the poor and the need to transition the planet to a zero- ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs the National Dance Project

Release Date:

04/13/2015

... in grants and remains one of the most significant sources for dance funding in the U.S. NDP has reached over 3.6 ... role in sustaining and creating a robust landscape for dance in the U.S. We are deeply...

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Mellon Foundation

Helmsley Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar

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06/18/2015

... Trust has committed to Madagascar to more than $7 million for the resolution of environmental threats in ways that ... “The Helmsley Charitable Trust’s continuing support for Madagascar demonstrates its...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Goldman Sachs Expands Philanthropic Fund to Younger Workers

Release Date:

03/04/2016

... announced on Thursday that it had started a competition for young analysts to compete for donations to a charity of their choosing. As they would ... The winner, chosen by a committee, will receive a grant...

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Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments

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04/04/2016

The Rockefeller Family Fund has long campaigned for green energy and against carbon emissions, so its fossil fuel investments certainly did not make sense ethically, but financially. Other organizations and investors are also questioning fossil fuel...

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Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

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05/18/2016

... transformation efforts that create economic opportunities for low-income households and communities. The 40 ...

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U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance

Release Date:

05/31/2016

... both of which could have significant implications for their business and personal financial interests... U.S. ...

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Bank of America Private Bank

A Peek into Bloomberg Philanthropies’ New Public Health Initiative

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06/23/2017

... Bloomberg Philanthropies’ New Public Health Initiative For the next 18 months, Bloomberg Philanthropies, in ... Health Organization and Vital Strategies, will be working with cities across the globe to tackle...

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Rita Allen Supported Prize Goes In Part To Vanderbilt Project Intended To Combat Fake News

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06/28/2017

... prize through the Knight Prototype Fund. After a call for entries in March, the John S. and James L. Knight ...

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At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... criminal-justice system. The money will support the Center for Policing Equity, which tracks national statistics on ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Wellcome Trust and the Simons Foundation Fund Researchers Uniting to Create International Brain Lab

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09/19/2017

... same way that physicists team up in mega-projects to hunt for new particles. The International Brain Lab (IBL), ... of how the brain works by focusing on a single behaviour shared by all animals: foraging. The...

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Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing

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09/27/2017

Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing These days, to achieve ... income has recently offered the headiest brew of that mix, for both the political and philanthropic class. In its purest .....

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Ms. Foundation Responds to Alabama Special Election

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12/13/2017

... Responds to Alabama Special Election Ms. Foundation for Women President and CEO Teresa C. Younger released the ... Special Election: “We are proud of the people of Alabama for refusing to be represented by Roy...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Ford Foundation Supports Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program

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09/07/2018

... support of the Ford Foundation, The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to announce the second year of ... on their creative practice and gain support and exposure for their work while upholding...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

Release Date:

12/05/2018

... times reinvent their economies and create more opportunity for all? How might local investors use their dollars to not only generate returns but also spur good jobs for low-income workers? How might state and...

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Joel Wallman Named Director of Research at Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

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02/20/2019

... research, upholding the rigorous scholarly standards for which HFG is known and bringing together researchers and ...

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Musicians Foundation Celebrates Centennial Anniversary

Release Date:

12/18/2014

... Centennial Anniversary One hundred years ago, a group of musical luminaries who were members of The Bohemians ... and the Revenue Act of 1913 establishing tax exemption for certain organizations, The Bohemians...

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Participate in the 2018 Grantmaker Salary & Benefits Survey

Release Date:

04/03/2018

... New York is partnering with the Council on Foundations for the annual Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey . ... private, public, and operating foundations are eligible for participation. Each organization...