Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World
Release Date:
08/13/2015
... States. The GivePower Foundation, established with funding that came entirely from SolarCity in 2014, will begin ...
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The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... curatorial studies, leading to a Master of Music degree. Funding from the Mellon grant will help to support student ...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids
Release Date:
08/21/2015
One in every five American children and adolescents are affected by psychiatric and learning disorders.
NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism
Release Date:
11/02/2015
Philanthropist Peter Buffett, co-president of the NoVo Foundation, says foundations sometimes try to solve the world's problems themselves rather than acting as facilitators of change.
Weinberg Foundation Hires New Program Director
Release Date:
12/11/2015
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has hired a new program director to deal with Jewish and Israel issues.
HSBC Cuts Links With Big Muslim Aid Charity
Release Date:
01/04/2016
Global bank HSBC has halted services to international humanitarian agency Islamic Relief, allegedly over concerns that the nonprofit's funds could end up in the hands of terrorist groups, Economic Times writes, citing reporting by London's Sunday...
NYTimes Examines Hartford Foundation Work on Geriatrics
Release Date:
01/29/2016
Terry Fulmer, president of the Hartford Foundation, observed, in the New York Times article noting the foundation's work, how support is needed for a high quality of life for the elderly.
Ford Foundation Taken Off Watch List by Indian Government
Release Date:
03/21/2016
Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S., the Home Ministry issued orders to remove the U.S.-based Ford Foundation from the “prior permission” category.
Carnegie and MacArthur Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work
Release Date:
03/30/2016
... on Thursday for high-level nuclear-security talks. The funding echoes a tradition at the biannual Nuclear Security ...
JPB Foundation Grant Helps Affordable Housing Providers Install Solar Power
Release Date:
04/13/2016
The technical assistance service, launched to coincide with the Housing California conference in Sacramento, is funded by a grant from The JPB Foundation and is intended to reduce barriers to entry and help affordable housing providers install solar...
People Who Made Scranton Great - Harry & Jeanette Weinberg
Release Date:
04/14/2016
... distributed to nonprofits annually. Millions of that funding have gone to dozens of local institutions, including ...
Simons Foundation Initiative Includes World’s Largest Study on Autism and Genes
Release Date:
04/21/2016
Scientists funded by the Simons Foundation Research Initiative on Thursday announced the launch of an online research initiative that aims to gather DNA and other information from 50,000 people with autism and their family members.
Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry
Release Date:
04/26/2016
... called the Center for Community Alternatives, with funding from the Open Society Foundations. The program is ...
Sloan Foundation Supports Science on Screen Film Series
Release Date:
04/28/2016
Funded by the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, BFS is one of only 23 independent non-profit cinemas from across the country awarded SoS grants to expand film and scientific literacy by creatively pairing...
Simons Foundation Expanding Its Space
Release Date:
05/09/2016
The Simons Foundation, founded by mathematician and hedge-fund billionaire James Simons and his wife, Marilyn, is expanding in the Flatiron District.
Novo Foundation Plans to Spend $90M to Improve the Lives of Young Women of Color
Release Date:
05/23/2016
... from them on how best to invest the money. The official funding process won’t begin until early 2017, the Buffetts ...
Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees
Release Date:
06/13/2016
Research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision.
NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American Communities
Release Date:
06/23/2016
First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced it has received a $480,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation.
Mastercard Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Donating Close To $700K To Canadian Organizations
Release Date:
06/28/2016
... today that it would be committing nearly CDN $700,000 in funding to non-profit Canadian organizations. Ranging from ...
With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches
Release Date:
06/29/2016
Six cities were chosen to participate in the inaugural year of the fellowship: Boston, Charlotte, Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.