UJA-Federation of New York Raises Record-breaking $249 Million in 2017-2018 Campaign Year
Release Date:
07/27/2018
... from the previous year. In addition to raising $156. 1 million for its annual campaign, UJA raised $55.8 million ...
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United Way of New York City Names Gina Goodenow as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Release Date:
08/15/2018
... accounting and non-profit management—most recently working as Controller of the March of Dimes—the first ...
With Support From the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, MIT Mathematicians Solve Age-Old Spaghetti Mystery
Release Date:
08/15/2018
It’s nearly impossible to break a dry spaghetti noodle into only two pieces. A new MIT study shows how and why it can be done.
Former VP for Grants at the New York Community Trust and Beloved PNY Member, Joyce Bove, Has Passed Away
Release Date:
08/16/2018
Joyce Marie Joyce Marie Bove, age 67, of New York City, formerly of Stoneham, MA passed away on August 15, 2018 at the Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center in New York City after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
United Philanthropy #ForumCon18 Highlights
Release Date:
09/07/2018
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Bloomberg Philanthropies and Rockefeller Brothers Fund Join Coalition of 29 Philanthropies to Pledge $4 billion To Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/17/2018
... innovation, and support organizations around the world working to protect the planet. The investments will support ...
Mike Bloomberg Visits Gary, Ind. for a Conversation about Community Building through the Arts
Release Date:
10/09/2018
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge supports cities undertaking temporary public art projects that foster creative collaboration, address civic issues, and support local economies. In 2015, Bloomberg Philanthropies selected the city of...
Michael R. Bloomberg and Ray Dalio’s OceanX Announce Over $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection
Release Date:
10/29/2018
... drives towards the shared goal of protecting the oceans. Working complementarily, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ partners ...
NoVo Foundation Announce Support for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities' Responses to Human Trafficking
Release Date:
11/05/2018
... today will complement local government efforts by working at a community level to address some of the cities' .....
Helmsley Charitable Trust Funded Research Solves Genetic ‘Whodunnit’ for Cancer Gene
Release Date:
11/09/2018
The lab of Salk Professor Reuben Shaw showed that late-stage cancers can trigger AMPK’s cellular recycling signal to cannibalize pieces of the cell, supplying large lung tumors with the nutrients they need to grow.
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...
Ford Foundation Appoints Maria Torres-Springer As Next Vice President for US Programs
Release Date:
02/01/2019
The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Maria Torres-Springer as its next vice president for US programs. She will join the foundation in May, succeeding Xavier de Souza Briggs, who has served as vice president for five years and...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces National Awards to 16 Arts Organizations Leading the Arts Sector
Release Date:
02/07/2019
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2019 – The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced 16 arts organizations receiving awards in recognition of their existing bodies of work and for their potential continued impact on their respective...
Johnson & Johnson Announces 10-year Initiative to Help End Tuberculosis
Release Date:
02/13/2019
... Initiative to Help End Tuberculosis, the World’s # 1 Infectious Killer Ahead of the first-ever United Nations ... TB pandemic by 2030. With the goal of saving an estimated 1 .8 million lives and preventing 12...
New Paper From Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Perella Weinberg Partners Finds Investors Can Pursue Impact Without Sacrificing Returns
Release Date:
02/20/2019
... myths surrounding mission aligned investing that PWP is working to demystify. In debunking the misconception that ... the Fund has committed more than $227 million of its $ 1 .16 billion endowment to ESG...
Gerstner Philanthropies Makes New $15 Million Commitment to Create the Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics at the Broad Institute
Release Date:
02/20/2019
New endeavor will advance blood-based biopsies and other technologies to speed cancer diagnosis and track patients’ response to therapies
Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth
Release Date:
03/26/2019
... water. In the Nature Communications study, the scientists, working in NYU's Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, .....
The ASPCA Gives 100,000 Animals Better Chance of Adoption Through National Relocation Program
Release Date:
04/04/2019
... more homeless animals than any other organization by working with overcrowded shelters in under-resourced areas of ...
A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%
Release Date:
04/11/2019
... energy efficiency by 45% since 2008, avoiding more than 1 million metric tonnes of CO2e emissions, according to the ...
DDCF Launches Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship
Release Date:
04/12/2019
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the launch of the new Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship program.