Salesforce.org Continues Its Commitment to Public Schools
Release Date:
04/09/2018
... gift to Indianapolis Public Schools. The gift will fund a new information and technology academy within one of ...
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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Two New Grants to Better Relate Research to Action
Release Date:
04/13/2018
This spring, the William T. Grant Foundation announced two new grant programs focused on getting social research out of the ivory tower and into actual policy and practice.
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.
Bloomberg Philanthropies-Supported Criminal Justice Mentorship Program Scales across Country
Release Date:
05/02/2018
With grants from Bloomberg Philanthropies and oversight from the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity, the Department of Probation funded 19 community-based organizations to hire mentors for people ages 16 to 24
ASPCA Opens Permanent, State-of-the-Art Behavioral Rehabilitation Center
Release Date:
05/10/2018
After year-long project, the 28,000-square-foot facility unveils innovative training program and greater capacity to rehabilitate homeless dogs across the country
Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Arts Innovation and Management Program
Release Date:
05/11/2018
The program, a part of Mike Bloomberg’s American Cities Initiative, has already helped more than 500 small and midsize institutions in the U.S. across all artistic disciplines.
Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust
Release Date:
06/19/2018
... Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund , an initiative with the Ford Foundation and actress ...
Weinberg Foundation Announces Darius Graham as New Program Director
Release Date:
06/20/2018
The Weinberg Foundation welcomes Darius Graham as the Foundation’s newest program director. Graham will be responsible for refining and communicating the Foundation's place-based philanthropic strategy for Baltimore, working across sectors to...
Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms To Flip the House for the Democrats
Release Date:
06/25/2018
Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms To Flip the House for the Democrats Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has decided to throw his political clout and personal fortune behind...
Eugene M. Lang Foundation Takes Action With New Grant For Immigration Lawyers
Release Date:
07/10/2018
At a time when migrant families remain separated as a result of the Trump administration’s "zero tolerance" immigration policy, Avatar actor Stephen Lang and the New York-based Eugene M. Lang Foundation are taking action.
Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) RFP for Round 13 of the Partners for Places Grant Program
Release Date:
07/19/2018
The grant program provides partnership investments between $25,000 and $75,000 for one year projects, or $50,000 and $150,000 for two year projects, with a 1:1 match required by one or more local foundations.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
Release Date:
09/06/2018
In a continuing effort to spur advancements in treating and curing sickle cell anemia, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced a grant to the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) to lay the groundwork for forming a collaboration of multiple...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Prairie View A&M University $500,000 to Support African-American Studies Initiative
Release Date:
09/14/2018
... an anonymous donor pledged an added $250,000 to help fund this Initiative. This generous donation is eligible for ...
Mellon Foundation Renews Support for Open Graduate Education at Brown
Release Date:
09/17/2018
Launched in 2011 with prior support from the Mellon Foundation, the program enables doctoral students to simultaneously complete a master’s degree in a different field of study.
Salesforce.org Announces $18 Million in Grants Towards Bay Area Education, Homelessness and Cleanliness at Dreamforce 2018
Release Date:
09/25/2018
The $18 million includes $15.5 million in grants to San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), $2 million dollars in grants to address homelessness and hunger in the Bay Area, and a $500,000 grant to...
Surdna Foundation Announces Refined Program Strategies
Release Date:
09/26/2018
The Surdna Foundation announced today refined strategies for its grantmaking programs, intended to reflect the Foundation’s belief that racial justice must underpin social justice.
Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Finds Funder Collaboratives for Systems Change Gaining Momentum
Release Date:
10/01/2018
Based on interviews with three dozen individuals who work with or in funder collaboratives or organizations focused on achieving the kind of scale needed to create systemic change, the report, Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems: Approaches...
Adam Gamoran, President of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spoke at GW University About How Universities Can Conduct Better Research
Release Date:
10/15/2018
The event, titled “Can Universities Serve the Public Good?”, was hosted by the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Following welcoming remarks from Provost Forrest Maltzman, Gamoran spoke about the importance of reshaping incentives...
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.
Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Leticia Peguero, Vice President of Programs
Release Date:
11/27/2018
... current role as Executive Director of the Andrus Family Fund (AFF), she is at the forefront of the national ...