Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Sloan Digital Sky Survey Will Map The Entire Sky
Release Date:
11/20/2017
... and influential surveys in the history of astronomy, creating the most-detailed three-dimensional maps of the ...
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Edwin Gould Foundation Supporter Online Tool Quill Connect Helps Students Become Better Writers
Release Date:
11/29/2017
The nonprofit’s Quill Connect tool, designed to improve students’ writing skills through online exercises, uses machine learning to help them create better sentences.
Boys and Girls Clubs Do Have to Change to Run Quality Arts Programs, Wallace Study Finds
Release Date:
11/29/2017
A Wallace Foundation report released in October, “Raising the Barre and Stretching the Canvas: Implementing High-Quality Arts Programming in a National Youth Serving Organization,” examined how large multipurpose youth organizations can best...
JPB Foundation Funded Study Shows More Than Half Of US Children Will Be Obese By 35
Release Date:
11/30/2017
If current trends in child obesity continue, more than 57% of today’s children in the U.S. will have obesity at age 35, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
New Research Supported By Simons Foundation Points to Cellular Roots of Autism
Release Date:
12/05/2017
Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new genetic model of autism, using neurons created in the lab from patients’ own skin cells. Their experiments suggest that abnormalities in the electrical firing of neurons may lead to behavioral and...
Courtney Bryan Joins JPMorgan Chase as Executive Director with Global Philanthropy and Head of the East Region
Release Date:
12/12/2017
Courtney Bryan Joins JPMorgan Chase as Executive Director with Global Philanthropy and Head of the East Region Global Philanthropy invests $250 million annually to promote inclusive economic growth across the globe. Before joining...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017
Release Date:
12/14/2017
... fund these truly innovative, home-grown programs that are creating opportunities for young people to realize their ...
Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation
Release Date:
01/03/2018
The Westport-based Newman’s Own Foundation was on the verge of securing a provision in the federal tax overhaul that would have spared it from an unusual 200 percent tax hike it is facing, when the Senate parliamentarian forced lawmakers to strip it...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 5 Winners of Annual Spark Prize
Release Date:
01/11/2018
The Brooklyn Community Foundation announced the five Brooklyn nonprofit organizations selected to receive its annual Spark Prize, the only honor of its kind celebrating excellence and impact in the borough's thriving nonprofit sector.
Senators Fight To Save Tax Break For Newman's Own Foundation
Release Date:
01/19/2018
U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) have written to Senate leaders for help for the nonprofit.
Supported By The Prudential Foundation, the National Fund For Workforce Solutions Selects Four Cities to Participate in Job Quality Initiative
Release Date:
01/19/2018
The National Fund announced that it is awarding $400,000 in grants to workforce collaboratives in Boston, Atlanta, Dallas and Hartford to advance job quality strategies in the healthcare, construction, manufacturing and hospitality industries. The...
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JPMorgan Chase & Co., Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway To Partner on U.S. Employee Healthcare
Release Date:
01/30/2018
The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and boost satisfaction with the health care plan for employees of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase.
JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years
Release Date:
01/31/2018
In a recent announcement, the company said it intends to increase its philanthropic investments by 40 percent, to $1.75 billion over five years. That averages out to an additional $100 million per year.
Supported By The Taft Foundation, Rising Tide U Launches New Online Program, The Autism Advantage
Release Date:
01/31/2018
... of its kind that walks participants step-by-step through creating a social enterprise that supports neurodiverse ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Maintains A World Class Art Collection In a Westchester Basement
Release Date:
02/05/2018
Picasso, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, and Louise Nevelson all inside the lower level of Kykuit, also known as the John D. Rockefeller Estate, a 3,400-acre site in Sleepy Hollow.
NoVo Foundation Announces Three Winners of the Pathways to Freedom Challenge
Release Date:
02/15/2018
The Partnership for Freedom today announced the three winners of its Pathways to Freedom challenge. Atlanta, Chicago, and Minneapolis were selected to participate in a first-of-its-kind anti-trafficking challenge to develop citywide approaches to...
The Foundation for Child Development Introduces The NYC Early Childhood Research Network
Release Date:
02/28/2018
Foundation for Child Development has released its latest report “New York City Early Childhood Research Network: A Model for Integrating Research, Policy, and Practice,” highlighting the New York City Early Childhood Research Network.
NYCT's Patricia Swann and Kerry Mccarthy Write About the Power and Possibility of the ‘Black Panther’ Moment
Release Date:
03/06/2018
"Black Panther” is being hailed as a watershed moment in cultural history for African Americans, and it’s easy to see why. It’s more than just a movie; it’s a celebration of black excellence.
Research Co-Sponsored by The JPB Foundation Examines Quality of Abortion Care
Release Date:
03/16/2018
The quality of abortion care depends on where a woman lives, says one of most comprehensive reviews of research on safety and quality of abortion care in the U.S.