Detroit Institute of Arts Hits Its Grand Bargain Goal
Release Date:
01/08/2015
Supporters include JPMorgan Chase and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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After-School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals
Release Date:
01/16/2015
The current enrollment of 91,204 falls short of the 120,000-seat goal set in March 2014.
Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/13/2015
... business people. Imagine if Andrew Carnegie had not decided to use his considerable wealth to establish a ... and other schools. Imagine if John D. Rockefeller had not established what is now Rockefeller...
What the Brooklyn Community Foundation is Looking for in Grantees
Release Date:
04/23/2015
... months ago, we tipped you off that anticipated program funding areas would likely involve youth development, ...
Verizon Foundation Launches Diabetes Study
Release Date:
05/29/2015
A pilot program will try to determine if mobile technology can help diabetes patients.
Westchester Community Foundation Names New Chief
Release Date:
06/01/2015
The foundation has tapped Laura Rossi to be its next executive director.
Bloomberg Philanthropies to Donate $100 Million to Cornell Tech Campus
Release Date:
06/16/2015
The institution is based on Roosevelt Island.
ASPCA Grants Nearly $1 Million for Initiatives to Encourage Pet Adoptions
Release Date:
09/04/2015
... pet adoptions from shelters in Los Angeles. The funding , which was offered by the American Society for the ...
New York Community Trust Gives $8.7 Million to Nonprofits Across the City
Release Date:
10/05/2015
In all, 84 grants totaling $8.7 million were approved at the October board meeting.
Elizabeth M. Hewitt to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP
Release Date:
10/08/2015
... Paul L. Joskow, President of the Sloan Foundation. “She not only understands markets, she understands how to work ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights
Release Date:
04/11/2016
What that means, in a profession that is notoriously short on financial remuneration, is that the designated playwrights will receive full-time salaries and benefits for three years, along with “artistic development funds’’ that they can use for...
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Launches Research on Genes That Cause Autism
Release Date:
04/25/2016
... The Simons Foundation Autism Research Institute (SFARI) is funding and directing the research, whose project name is ...
New York Community Trust Brings Reading Instruction Program to the Bronx
Release Date:
04/29/2016
Thanks to a $600,000 grant from the New York Community Trust Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education, Teaching Matters brought its program to improve reading instruction in early grades to eight high-poverty schools in the Bronx, including P.S...
JPB Foundation Research Finds Advanced Energy Driving Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Building on a state's strengths in advanced energy technology can maximize job growth and give a state a competitive economic edge, according to research from the American Jobs Project.
Russell Sage Foundation Study Finds Gaps in Educational Attainment Among Students of Different Incomes
Release Date:
05/04/2016
While the difference in high school graduation rates between high- and low-income students shrunk, inequality may have shifted to higher education, with gaps growing in college attendance and completion.
Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help 100,000 Inner City School Children See 'Hamilton'
Release Date:
06/24/2016
... musical "Hamilton." The foundation said Thursday the funding would allow students at some public schools in .....
Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to Launch Iterative Learning Fellowship
Release Date:
07/08/2016
The grant builds on the recent success of the Mellon Foundation-funded Arts@TheCore initiative from 2012.
Mellon Foundation Gives $500K to UC Merced for Humanities Undergrad Research
Release Date:
07/19/2016
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant will create a humanities-based expansion of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center, serving 60 students over three years.
William T. Grant Foundation Invites Proposals for New York City Youth Service Improvement Grants
Release Date:
07/25/2016
The William T. Grant Foundation seeks to improve the lives of youth by supporting small to medium-size organizations that have already had some success but lack the funds to make needed improvements.
Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic Relationships That are Key to Achieving Equitable Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/06/2016
Philanthropy typically stands at arm’s length. It is for the funded nonprofit organization to touch, engage, and understand.