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Newman's Own Foundation Provides Over $1.7 Million to Support Nutrition Initiatives

Release Date:

10/02/2018

The funding will support many programs, including efforts to help create and enhance nutrition in schools and communities, provide access to fresh fruits and vegetables in underserved communities, and offer education programs about healthy and...

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Member News

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Food Systems

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Newman's Own Foundation

Research Funded by Zegar Family Foundation Finds New Genetic Interdependence Between Mothers and Their Offspring

Release Date:

10/03/2018

A team of biologists has discovered that the distinctive genetic processes of early development help explain patterns of animal development in nature and across the evolutionary tree. Its findings point to a largely overlooked dynamic between the...

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Member News

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Science

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Zegar Family Foundation

New Study Commissioned By Staten Island Foundation Reveals Disparity on North Shore

Release Date:

09/18/2018

The North Shore also faces large disparities within the community, a study titled "The North Shore of Staten Island: Community Driven Solutions to Improve Child and Family Well-Being" by the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York shows.

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Member News

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Community Development

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The Staten Island Foundation

SNF Receives the IIE Humanitarian Award for International Cooperation

Release Date:

10/16/2018

The IIE Humanitarian Award recognizes organizations that promote global understanding and demonstrate a commitment to causes that advance the vision that launched IIE: a peaceful, equitable world enriched by the international exchange of ideas and...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Launches Chicago Music Pathway Initiative to Diversify the Next Generation of Musicians

Release Date:

10/25/2018

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced a $3.5 million grant to seven Chicago area music organizations to establish the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI). CMPI will support promising young musicians from underrepresented backgrounds and...

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Bank of America, Water.org Expand Partnership to Bring Safe Water to India and Brazil

Release Date:

11/02/2018

Water.org received a $3 million grant over three years from Bank of America to empower more than 250,000 people in southern India and Brazil with safe water and sanitation, accelerating positive change in their homes and communities.

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Member News

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

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Bank of America [Corporate]

United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Release New Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter

Release Date:

11/19/2018

United Hospital Fund (UHF) conducted a year-long inquiry, supported by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), to better understand why hospital discharge planning can fall short despite well-intentioned efforts by hospital staff, and...

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Member News

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

New York Health Foundation

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Committed $1 Million to Children's Health Fund

Release Date:

12/03/2018

Earlier this year, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian) committed $1 million to Children's Health Fund, launching the Guardians of the Smile partnership to provide quality dental care and education to children in underserved...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Protect Non-Profits from Federal Tax Hike

Release Date:

12/12/2018

Bill decouples state tax code from change made to federal UBIT by the trump tax plan—ensuring non-profit employers can continue to subtract expenses for commuter and other benefits.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

JPMorgan Chase Launches Loan Fund to Boost Minority Entrepreneurs

Release Date:

02/13/2019

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is spearheading a new $6.65 million investment fund aimed at helping minority entrepreneurs get access to low-cost loans.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

New York Community Trust to Provide Accessible Tickets in New York City

Release Date:

02/13/2019

The one-year grants will gift each of the theatres amounts ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 to support community access programs, discounted ticket outreach, young member programs, and more. The fund aims to diversify audiences and reach potential...

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Member News

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

Staten Island, Conrad N. Hilton Foundations, New York Community Trust, and More Launch Campaign to Make NYC First in Nation to Offer Long-Term Support for Foster Youth

Release Date:

02/28/2019

Dozens of human services agencies and foundations in New York City are asking Mayor Bill de Blasio for a $50 million boost to the budget for foster care next year. The funding would go toward full-time life coaches and tutors for current and former...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Housing and Homelessness

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

The New York Community Trust

The Pinkerton Foundation

The Staten Island Foundation

11 Sep 2019

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Arts and culture funders, come together to discuss what we see as the pressing issues in the field so as to inform our subsequent discussions for the next 12 months.

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Funding Area

Arts

Support From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Continues College Access and Success Program of American Indian College Fund

Release Date:

05/02/2019

Native American and Alaska Native students are in a college-going and completion crisis.

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Mellon Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation, Prudential Launch New OZ Initiative in Newark

Release Date:

05/28/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation and Prudential Financial announced last week the terms of a $5.5 million initiative that would help six U.S. cities, including Newark, reap the benefits from investments in federally-approved Opportunity Zones, Bloomberg...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

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Prudential Financial (Non Member)

The Rockefeller Foundation

Pershing Square Sohn Prize Awards $4.2M to Seven “Next Generation” Innovators in Cancer Research

Release Date:

05/21/2019

The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance has invested over $22 million in the new york life science ecosystem by funding nyc’s most innovative cancer researchers

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Member News

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Health

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Pershing Square Foundation

MAC Has Raised Half A Billion Dollars For HIV/AIDS and Isn't Done Yet

Release Date:

05/25/2019

The Viva Glam campaign is looking to its next 25 years.

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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MAC AIDS Fund, MAC Cosmetics

With Support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Nature Conservancy Invites Applications for Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator Grant

Release Date:

06/11/2019

Through the generous support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Nature Conservancy has issued a Request for Proposals for two additional rounds of grant funding.

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RFPs Etc

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Science

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Newly Established Phyllis Mailman Professorship Endowed by the Tow Foundation, Mailman Foundation, and Joshua Mailman Foundation

Release Date:

06/24/2019

In honor of philanthropist Phyllis Mailman, The Mailman Foundation, the Joshua Mailman Foundation, and The Tow Foundation, have together endowed the Phyllis Mailman Professorship to support groundbreaking emerging infectious disease research.