Site Search

Funding Area

Freedom Together Foundation

Related Organizations

Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates

Release Date:

04/19/2018

Eleven large research institutions, including Michigan State University, have come together across state and conference lines to increase the rate at which students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds graduate from college.

Find More By

Funding Area

Education

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Report Funded by Helmsley Charitable Trust Looks at Human Well-Being in NYC

Release Date:

07/03/2018

New Yorkers on average are faring better than Americans as a whole on key barometers of human well-being, yet deep and persistent disparities divide the city’s diverse population.

Find More By

News type

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

UJA-Federation of New York Raises Record-breaking $249 Million in 2017-2018 Campaign Year

Release Date:

07/27/2018

UJA-Federation of New York raised a record-breaking $249.3 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, an increase of $11.2 million from the previous year. In addition to raising $156.1 million for its annual campaign, UJA raised $55.8 million...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

UJA-Federation of New York

Related Organizations

Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India

Release Date:

09/05/2018

... energy to at least 25 million Indians across six states in five years. That dovetails with India’s goals for ... 18 months. In India, the foundation is focusing on the states of Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar...

Find More By

News type

International/Foreign Affairs

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Inside Philanthropy Looks at The Helmsley Charitable Trust Work to Improve Stroke Outcomes in Rural America

Release Date:

09/11/2018

... further from a hospital. Larger, more sparsely populated states can have a tough time maintaining advanced care ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Related Organizations

30 Jul 2019

New York Environmental Funders Network – Summer Meeting

Tuesday, July 30, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join the New York Environmental Funders Network for its Summer meet and greet. The Network’s aim is to advance members’ knowledge of: (1) current and emerging issues in these program areas, and (2) opportunities for funding effective programs that...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

Open Society Foundation Partners with Charles Koch Foundation to Launch Foreign Policy Think Tank

Release Date:

07/04/2019

... and military restraint," the organization's website states . Quoting an 1821 speech by then-Secretary of State .....

Find More By

News type

International/Foreign Affairs

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

Henry Street Settlement Debuts Neighborhood Center in Historic Firehouse with Support from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Release Date:

10/29/2019

There was a ribbon cutting this week to celebrate the opening of the Dale Jones Burch Neighborhood Center at Henry Street Settlement.

Find More By

News type

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Dedicates $50 Million for COVID-19 Response

Release Date:

03/31/2020

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is dedicating $50 million to provide funding for nonprofit organizations that are addressing the health and social needs of New Yorkers as a direct result of COVID-19.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

Related Organizations

Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Errol Louis as Board Chair

Release Date:

04/04/2022

The Revson Foundation Board of Trustees has elected Errol Louis to serve as Chair of the Board effective March 1, 2022.

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

Charles H. Revson Foundation

13 Apr 2022

Seizing the Moment: Managing Risks and Closing Gaps in NYS’s Health Insurance Safety Net

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Join us for a discussion on the significant number of New Yorkers who are uninsured in spite of coverage efforts and the possible strategic approaches to help diminish the coverage gap.

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Topic(s)

Funding Area

29 Nov 2022

Ramping up: Supercharging the Impact of New York’s Landmark Climate Law - A Virtual Briefing Hosted by NY Renews

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Please join us for a virtual briefing on NY Renews 2023 campaign. This funder briefing featuring state legislative champions and NY Renews leaders will focus on the 320+ member coalition’s new campaign to ensure that the nation’s strongest climate...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Presentation

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Topic(s)

Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

NY Women’s Foundation Points Out Gender Issues that Need Addressing in Rikers’ Reform

Release Date:

05/11/2017

... yet they are absent from the larger narrative about incarceration . From an inherently biased bail process to ... frames, the system fails to consider that when it comes to incarceration , gender matters. “Women...

Find More By

News type

The New York Women's Foundation

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Justice Reform

Related Organizations

NYU’s Prison Education Program Receives $1 Million Grant from Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

03/28/2018

... can create opportunities for successful new pathways after incarceration ,” explains Nikhil Singh, an associate ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Education

Justice Reform

Related Organizations

Mellon Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth

Release Date:

11/23/2015

Inaugural grants awarded from Brooklyn Community Foundation’s 10-year, $25 million "Invest in Youth" initiative.

Find More By

News type

Children, Youth and Families

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Brooklyn Org

Brooklyn Community Foundation Supports Community Health Outreach and Vaccination Support

Release Date:

02/25/2021

... a continuous scarcity of trustworthy information and resources on COVID-19, including transmission, treatments, ... access, historically and systematically denied adequate resources and protections. We must...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Community Development

Disaster Relief

Human Services

Related Organizations

Brooklyn Org

30 Oct 2025

Putting Your Money Where Your Mission Is: Philanthropic Strategies for Divestment and Impact Investing - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, October 30, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

This session will be an excellent opportunity for staff on both the investment and grantmaking sides of the house to learn first-hand what it looks like to operationalize divestment and impact investing strategies, so invite your colleagues and...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Affinity Groups

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Funding Area

Immigration

Social Justice

Capacity Building Begins At Home

Release Date:

06/04/2009

... we should ask is “what is the best use of foundation resources ?” The whole independent sector would be better served if foundations invested resources more wisely in their own capacity to do a more .....

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience