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MAC AIDS Fund Supports New Video On Transgender Bathroom Access

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06/24/2016

A new video released Friday attempts to ease the fears of those still squeamish about the open bathroom access that allows anyone to use bathrooms of the sex they identify with .

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MAC AIDS Fund, MAC Cosmetics

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Gender Justice

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Funded by Surdna, Student Investigates Social Criticism in Stand-up Comedy

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07/26/2016

An English and environmental studies major, Andrew Cawley has been doing independent research looking at identity and social criticism in stand-up comedy.

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Social Justice

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Surdna Foundation

Sloan Foundation Funds New App and TV Series Focusing on Science

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07/27/2016

Faith Salie (NPR and CBS Sunday Morning) and neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin are co-hosts for the first 26 episodes.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Science

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Commonwealth Fund Executives Write About Stressed, But Fixable ACA Marketplaces

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09/07/2016

Most ACA marketplace enrollees will not experience major premium hikes next year.

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Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Medical Disclosure Policy of Presidential Candidates

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09/19/2016

Last week saw a historical first: the future President's personal health became a major issue and, all of a sudden, physicians were thrust into roles that looked uncomfortably like campaign surrogates.

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With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer

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09/20/2016

Fat isn't just something we eat: it may also lie at the heart of a new approach to treating cancer.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF) Accepting Applications for 2017

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09/20/2016

... budgets of up to $2 million. Organizations can apply for funding of up to $35,000 in one of seven areas: Management ...

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Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Funds British Artist's MoMA Exhibition

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10/24/2016

MoMA PS1 will present the first comprehensive U.S. survey of the pioneering British artist Mark Leckey and the largest exhibition of his work to date.

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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Anthony Shih, MD, MPH, Named President and CEO of United Hospital Fund

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05/03/2017

The board of directors of United Hospital Fund announced today the selection of Anthony Shih, MD, MPH, as its president and CEO, effective August 14, 2017 .

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Levitt Foundation Funds Diverse Music Fest in Utica, NY

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05/25/2018

Utica has been awarded a nationwide competitive grant that will enable local music fans to enjoy every style of music imaginable in the comfort of a beautiful park setting at Kopernik Park in the Oneida Square district.

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The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Funds Construction of New Playground

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07/23/2018

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the national non-profit organization KaBOOM! awarded Orion Township with a “Build it with KaBOOM!” grant to be used to construct a playground at Camp Agawam.

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On Earth Day, Open Society Foundations Announce Climate and COVID-19 Fund

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04/22/2020

... risk to all the communities and causes we support. This funding is part of our ongoing commitment of standing up for human rights, social justice, and equality.” The funding recognizes that in this moment of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

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Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'

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06/19/2014

Government and private foundations increasingly are using prize money to allow even Average Joes to help find outside-the-box solutions to complex problems, according to a report funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Rockefeller...

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Critics of Health Insurer Mergers Urge States to Act; Commonwealth Fund Quoted

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12/03/2015

Eric Schneider, senior vice president for policy and research at the Commonwealth Fund, notes that state regulators typically have been more active in intervening against proposed mergers of providers such as hospitals in their states.

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How Nathan Cummings and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Are Shifting Grantmaking in the Trump Era

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05/26/2017

... is 5 percent) to 6.75 percent in 2017 and 2018. That might not seem huge, but based on the foundation’s assets of ...

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Warhol Foundation Board Lifts 8-Year Funding Ban on the Smithsonian

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01/15/2019

Warhol Foundation Board Lifts 8-Year Funding Ban on the Smithsonian The Board of The Andy Warhol ... for the Visual Arts has voted to lift its eight-year funding ban on the Smithsonian Institution. The Foundation...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Morgan Stanley Foundation to Fund Houston Food Bank School Pantry Program

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05/31/2019

... The food bank is one of 35 food banks that received funding from Morgan Stanley as part of a $1.25 Million gift ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Bettina Alonso and Eugene Keilin Elected to United Hospital Fund Board

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06/29/2016

Together they bring vast combined experience: Bettina Alonso in philanthropy, non-profit development, and marketing, and Eugene Keilin in private and public sector finance and health care governance.

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Sheila Burke and Simon Stevens to Join Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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08/22/2013

Sheila P. Burke, R.N., M.P.A., FAAN, a faculty member and former executive dean at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Simon Stevens, Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group, have been elected to The Commonwealth...

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