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Gerstner Philanthropies Makes New $15 Million Commitment to Create the Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics at the Broad Institute

Release Date:

02/20/2019

... prevent cancer progression, supported by $50 million in funding to create and make freely available to the scientific ...

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MAC And Benefit Announce Support For Planned Parenthood

Release Date:

03/12/2019

MAC and Benefit have long known that beauty is more than skin deep, proving their commitment to crucial causes through their respective global philanthropy programs, MAC VIVA GLAM and The Bold is Beautiful Project. Now both brands are throwing their...

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MAC AIDS Fund, MAC Cosmetics

The Estée Lauder Companies

The Rockefeller Foundation Names Maria Santos Valentin as New General Counsel

Release Date:

03/18/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Maria Santos Valentin has been named General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for the Foundation. Valentin comes to the foundation from the Soros Economic Development Fund – part of the Open Society...

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NYS Health Foundation Comments on Proposed Changes to Limit SNAP Eligibility

Release Date:

03/29/2019

The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the proposed rule to limit the amount of time an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) can receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)...

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Support From JPMorgan Chase and Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Aids Launch of Hudson County Workforce Leadership Academy

Release Date:

04/19/2019

... Hudson County Community College has received additional funding from the County of Hudson, the LeFrak family, and ...

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation, Prudential Launch New OZ Initiative in Newark

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05/28/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation and Prudential Financial announced last week the terms of a $5.5 million initiative that would help six U.S. cities, including Newark, reap the benefits from investments in federally-approved Opportunity Zones, Bloomberg...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

With Support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Nature Conservancy Invites Applications for Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator Grant

Release Date:

06/11/2019

... a Request for Proposals for two additional rounds of grant funding for projects with the potential to substantially ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

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

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07/04/2019

Two mega-philanthropists at opposite ends of the political spectrum have teamed up to launch a think tank focused on shifting U.S. foreign policy away from "forever war," the Boston Globe reports.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Winners of 2019 Clinical Scientist Development Awards

Release Date:

07/18/2019

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation grants $7.92 Million to 16 junior physician scientists pursuing independent clinical research careers .

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Cambia Health Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation Unite to Improve Awareness and Access to Serious Illness and End-of-Life Care

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08/29/2019

Today, the Cambia Health Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation announced their partnership to co-fund seven national organizations working to improve care for older adults and other people facing serious illness and the end of life.

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Aging

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Using Data to Save Lives: The Rockefeller Foundation and Partners Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative

Release Date:

09/25/2019

Initiative Aims to Prevent 6 Million Deaths by 2030. Brings Data Science and Machine Learning to Community Health Systems and Frontline Workers.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

17 Oct 2019

Exiting Responsibly: Making Wise Choices As You Wrap Up - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, October 17, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Being the non-family staff leader of a multi-generational family foundation is a privilege and honor. The path to engaging and furthering a family’s philanthropy is a special experience—but it can also be tough. This special conversation for CEOs,...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard Announce Grants to Streamline Access to Benefits for 5 Million People Living in Poverty

Release Date:

10/21/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard announced today they are awarding transformative grants to Benefits Data Trust (BDT) totaling $7.5 million to improve health and economic mobility for at least 5 million low-income people in the United...

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

Release Date:

10/29/2019

... Mancuso, and Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust also provided funding ... Henry Street Settlement Debuts Neighborhood Center ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

You Can't Count if You're Not Counted: Exhibition Explores Census in NYC, Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

11/06/2019

... Accurate numbers—and a share of the billions in federal funding that comes with them—would be critical to New ...

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Arts

Civic Engagement

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Mellon Foundation

Gerstner Philanthropies Awards Over $3 Million For Emergency Grant Program

Release Date:

01/22/2020

Gerstner Philanthropies announced today that it has awarded $3.1 million to 18 social services organizations to be used for emergency grants to people in need.

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Housing and Homelessness

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture

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02/14/2020

The University of Chicago’s Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture is one of four universities that will share a $4 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Mellon Foundation

The Rauschenberg Foundation Is Launching Emergency Medical Grants for Artists Who Need Help Paying for Healthcare

Release Date:

03/11/2020

The New York Foundation for the Arts and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation are teaming up to help artists cope with medical expenses.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Distributes $31 Million First Round of Grants to Reach Areas Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Release Date:

04/30/2020

The funding is part of the Foundation’s $100 million global COVID-19 relief initiative; grants focus on food and shelter, mental health, artist relief, and frontline health care staff.