D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years
Release Date:
08/27/2015
... according to an analysis by two professors at Michigan State University of grants by the 15 largest philanthropies ...
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Columbia's Justice-In-Education Initiative
Release Date:
08/27/2015
... classes at New York City’s Rikers Island jail and inside state prisons.... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs ...
Foundation for Child Development-Backed Research Examines the Effects of Discrimination on the Children of Immigrants
Release Date:
09/10/2015
The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy's study will look at the effects of discrimination on the children of immigrants, whether they are themselves immigrants or were born in the United States to immigrant...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research
Release Date:
09/17/2015
A new study shows that less than one percent of federal funding goes to risk research.
The Century Foundation Examines Russia's Syrian Conflict Strategy
Release Date:
09/24/2015
The foundation has released "Confronting the 'Moscow Track' for Syria," an issue brief that frames Russia's role in ending the conflict.
Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/28/2015
... Cisco, Infosys, Itaipu, Mastercard, H&M, Citibank and State Bank of India, along with philanthropic organizations ...
Citi Announces Donations to Four New York City Area Community Organizations Through the 2015 Citi Community Home Runs Program
Release Date:
10/06/2015
... Citi made a donation of $2,000 to one of these four tri- state area community partners for every home run by a Mets ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Prevails in Property Demolition
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Hillsborough Township's (NJ) Historic Preservation Commission has approved the Duke Foundation's application to demolish the former home of heiress Doris Duke.
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders
Release Date:
10/26/2015
... reflect their contents, according to the Council of Chief State School Officers, which owns the copyright to the ...
New York Community Trust to Receive $650K from AG’s Settlement with Fraudulent Clothing-Bin Operator
Release Date:
10/30/2015
... Three local organizations are in hot water after the state attorney general found they engaged in a "fraudulent .....
Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality
Release Date:
11/09/2015
Under a new strategy announced today, the Ford Foundation will double the amount it provides to grantees to cover administrative overhead costs and steer $1 billion over five years toward strengthening social-justice organizations. At the same time...
Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’s What Older People Want
Release Date:
12/01/2015
... people want. A study from the National Conference of State Legislatures and AARP, as well as other studies, ...
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Supporting NJ Food Banks
Release Date:
12/07/2015
... together to drive up the number of donations to Garden State food banks. The “Give a Meal” program brings ...
Century Foundation Releases Proposals to Strengthen ACA
Release Date:
12/15/2015
... and Timothy Jost identify nineteen steps that federal, state , and local actors can take to ensure that health care ...
Con Edison Among Backers of 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge in Brooklyn
Release Date:
12/16/2015
... and Youth Tech Challenge presented by Central Brooklyn State Sen. Jesse Hamilton and Blue 1647 hosted at the ...
Carnegie, Helmsley-funded Report: Fewer than 1 in 7 Community College Students Get Bachelor’s Degree
Release Date:
01/19/2016
... in a sign of hope, their success varies dramatically by state and by college. “It means that demography is not ...
NYS Health Foundation Releases Report on Uninsured Immigrants & Insurance Coverage
Release Date:
02/01/2016
... Society presents three different proposals for New York State to extend coverage to uninsured and unauthorized ...
Atlantic Announces $40M for Fellowship to Reduce International Health Disparities
Release Date:
02/01/2016
Atlantic Philanthropies, in its last year of grantmaking, announced a number of major investments to improve access to quality health care for people in both Southeast Asia and the United States.
Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities
Release Date:
02/04/2016
... the University of Texas, El Paso; and California State University, Northridge — and five research ...
Ms. Foundation CEO Puts Spotlight on Needs of Women and Girls
Release Date:
02/05/2016
... Foundation designed to address issues affecting the state ’s women and girls. . . Ms. Foundation CEO Puts ...