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Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

07/03/2014

Ten liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania will use an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a new consortium designed to help them save money and improve academic programs by collaborating across campuses.

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

How Judith Rodin Created A New Model For Philanthropic Funding At The Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

12/07/2016

During her tenure, the outgoing president has created innovative ways to use philanthropic dollars to unlock corporate donations, because—while philanthropy has a lot of money—it's not enough to solve the world's problems on its own.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Syria’s War Created Millions Of Refugees. Some Might Be Forced To Return Home.

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08/28/2017

As Syrian refugees begin to trickle back to a homeland still at war, aid agencies fear that a proposed change to U.N. guidelines could accelerate the pace of returns.

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International/Foreign Affairs

JPMorgan Chase and Target Join Initiative to Create Job Opportunities for Young People

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07/13/2015

The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative will provide jobs, internships and apprenticeships to 100,000 young people over the next three years.

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Scientists to Create a "Gut Cell Atlas" with Funding from the Helsmley Charitable Trust

Release Date:

10/25/2019

Today, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced $13 million in new grants to create a Gut Cell Atlas, cataloguing the many cell types in the small and large intestines.

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center

Release Date:

10/27/2015

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration picked the NoVo Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, to redevelop a former prison in New York City into a building for groups that advocate women’s equality.

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Social Justice

Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Mellon Backs Creation of Newly Created Role at GWU Musuem and Textile Museum

Release Date:

09/28/2016

The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum announces the appointment of Camille Ann Brewer as the museum’s first full-time curator of contemporary textile art.

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Arts

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Simons Foundation Creates Center for Computational Astrophysics, Appoints David Spergel Director

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11/16/2015

The Simons Foundation announced the creation of the Center for Computational Astrophysics and the appointment of David Spergel as its director.

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Science

Technology

Open Society Foundation Creates $10 Million Fund for Rohingya

Release Date:

04/03/2018

On the eve of the South Asian monsoon season, the Open Society Foundations have announced the creation of a $10 million emergency assistance fund to help Rohingya people displaced from Myanmar and their host communities in Bangladesh.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

JPMogan Chase Announces New Initiatives to Create Affordable Housing in the South Bronx

Release Date:

10/07/2015

The investments will help support the construction of 200 affordable housing units in the South Bronx.

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Housing and Homelessness

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase and Citi Foundation Are Key Players in Creating Hubs of Opportunity

Release Date:

05/15/2018

JPMorgan Chase and Citi Foundation Are Key Players in Creating Hubs of Opportunity If you live in a decently sized ... ... JPMorgan Chase and Citi Foundation Are Key Players in Creating Hubs of Opportunity ...

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Community Development

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