JPMorgan Chase Furthers Commitment to Closing the Housing Affordability Gap for Black and Latinx Households
Release Date:
06/16/2021
... and community leaders to advance data- and evidence- based solutions to tackle housing challenges. “We’re ...
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Georgetown University President, Vice-Chancellor of St Andrews (Scotland) and Former President of Portugal, Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
01/01/2013
John J. DeGioia, President of Georgetown University; Louise Richardson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews (Scotland); and Jorge Sampaio, United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC) High Representative and former...
Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America
Release Date:
03/19/2013
By James K. Cummings, Board Chair, Nathan Cummings Foundation This past week, I undertook a “SNAP Challenge” in which I spent the week eating on approximately $5.27 a day — the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition...
Peterson Poll: Broad Majority Calls for More Focus on Nation's Fiscal Outlook
Release Date:
10/27/2015
With important fiscal deadlines looming in coming weeks, the nation’s fiscal outlook remains a top concern for American voters, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's polling results.
Community-Development Conference -NeighborWorks Training Institute - Supported by JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Citi Foundation - Kicks Off
Release Date:
12/03/2015
The NeighborWorks Training Institute convenes in Washington Dec. 7-11. The conference is hosted by NeighborWorks America, a national, congressionally chartered nonprofit that creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve...
Urban Institute and JP Morgan Release Issue Brief on Workforce Programs
Release Date:
12/16/2015
Although making employers a part of public workforce programs is not a new idea, there is mounting evidence that employer engagement leads to better outcomes for jobseekers.
Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming
Release Date:
01/29/2016
The William T. Grant Foundation has been selected as the 2016 Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Presidential Citation: Organizational Impact Award for Excellence in Research and Programming for Youth.
Weinberg Foundation Establishes New Grants Area Supporting Veterans and their Families
Release Date:
02/24/2016
Weinberg is setting up a new grants area that will focus on workforce development, health, and barrier elimination for veterans and their families.
Schott and Arcus Foundations Partner to Empower Trans Students with Super Powers
Release Date:
06/17/2016
In partnership with the Arcus Foundation, Schott has supported the work of Massachusetts grantee BAGLY, the Boston Alliance of Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Youth, to elevate the voice of trans students in Boston Public Schools over the past...
United Hospital Fund Report Examines Hospital Patients’ Refusal of Home Care Services & the Impact on Readmissions and Outcomes
Release Date:
05/15/2017
United Hospital Fund and the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation analyzed the issue of patients who refuse home health care services when they are discharged from inpatient care. Such refusals can lead to higher rates of readmission to...
ASPCA Weighs In On The Surprising Argument for Extending Food Stamps to Pets
Release Date:
01/23/2018
Advocates say a food-stamp program that includes pet food would address a little-discussed gap in the social safety net: Currently, there is no federal program that helps low-income people care for their pets.
Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Richard Alba, Justin Gest & Dowell Myers Cited in NYT Article on the Political Implications of Future Population Models
Release Date:
09/06/2018
The question of whether America will become a majority-minority nation — and when that might happen — is intensely disputed, of enormous political import and extraordinarily complex. Two articles that appeared in the opinion section of The Times...
United Hospital Fund Report Find's NY's Individual Health Insurance Market Held Its Ground in 2017
Release Date:
10/09/2018
Despite concerted efforts by Congress and the Trump administration to roll back key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), New York State’s individual health insurance market largely held its ground in 2017 in terms of enrollment, the cost of...
Census 2020: Focus on the Real Work in Communities, Not the Legal/Political Morass
Release Date:
07/11/2019
The two weeks following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28 ruling that the controversial citizenship question cannot be added to the 2020 census questionnaire has been a wild rollercoaster ride for anyone trying to track what’s been happening.
Monument to Commemorate Destroyed African American Land in Central Park Funded by Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Release Date:
10/20/2019
A new sculpture will honor the Lyons family, black activists and property owners who once lived in Seneca Village, a community destroyed by the creation of the park.
ASPCA Shares Tips to Keep Pets Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Release Date:
03/17/2020
Pet owners encouraged to include pets in preparedness plans.
ASPCA Commits $5 Million in COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Initiative to Help Shelters and Pet Owners
Release Date:
03/23/2020
ASPCA to distribute lifesaving grants to shelters and establish regional pet food distribution centers to provide emergency relief to at-risk pet owners.
Ford Foundation Appoints Depelsha McGruder as Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer
Release Date:
04/08/2020
The Ford Foundation announced the appointment of Depelsha McGruder as the chief operating officer (COO) and treasurer.
Released by the United Hospital Fund - Lessons from the Great Recession: How Medicaid Enrollment Patterns of a Decade Ago Can Inform Policy During the Pandemic
Release Date:
06/09/2020
A HealthWatch report released today by United Hospital Fund analyzes New York State Medicaid enrollment trends during the “Great Recession” of 2007-2009, and the impact of state and federal actions taken then, in order to shed light on what to...
The Ford Foundation's $1.0 Billion Bond - A Briefing Note from SeaChange Capital Partners
Release Date:
06/22/2020
The Ford Foundation announced last week that it would roughly double its grantmaking in each of the next two years. This is terrific as the immense challenges of the present moment require this type of outside the box thinking by foundations.