Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing
Release Date:
03/19/2015
Impact investing increases capital while creating socially responsible results.
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs the National Dance Project
Release Date:
04/13/2015
The New England Foundation for the Arts has received a three-year grant of $3,300,000 to continue the work of the National Dance Project.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights
Release Date:
08/03/2015
The foundation seeks to invest $100,000 in Crown Heights—and local residents are deciding where the funds will go.
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders
Release Date:
10/26/2015
The National Policy Board for Educational Administration unanimously adopted new standards for education school leaders.
Ford Foundation, Cannes Film Market Launch Documentary Film Push Against Inequality
Release Date:
02/02/2016
... Driving to hike the profile, market networking and distribution of social justice docu features at Cannes, the ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Spark Prize to Honor Nonprofit Changemakers
Release Date:
04/20/2016
Up to $600,000 will be awarded to organizations representing excellence and impact of Brooklyn’s nonprofit sector.
Morgan Stanley Renews Commitment of $8 Million to Feeding America
Release Date:
09/23/2016
The key components of the grant will expand the firm’s Flex Grants program, to help twenty-five local food banks start, grow and sustain childhood feeding programs annually.
Opinion: ‘Fair Share’ Reform – An Essential Step to Solving the City’s Homelessness Crisis
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... in 1989, officials finally said enough to the inequitable distribution of city facilities and called for investment in ...
Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Newman’s Own marks its 35th anniversary this month. It was on Aug. 25, 1982, that the philanthropic company shipped its first bottles of olive oil and vinegar salad dressing.
Westchester Community Foundation Names New Board Chair, Members
Release Date:
01/16/2018
The Westchester Community Foundation has elected Dale Akinla, II, CFP® financial advisor and wealth management professional, as Chair of the Foundation’s Board. Mr. Akinla has been a member of the Board since 2012. Mr. Akinla has held a number of...
Nina Stack Joins Champlain Foundation as Executive Director
Release Date:
04/17/2018
... its president for the past 13 years. Champlin Foundation Distribution Committee Chairman Kelly Sheridan, said of the ...
Salesforce Buys Its Own Philanthropic Unit Salesforce.Org For $300m
Release Date:
04/16/2019
The deal, announced today, will see Salesforce.org transition from a California public benefit corporation to a business corporation, with the $300 million going to the Salesforce.com Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization that plans to...
UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot
Release Date:
05/20/2019
UJA-Federation of New York announced today that its Day School Challenge Fund (DSCF) has generated $84 million in new endowment dollars for participating Jewish day schools and yeshivot in New York.
Resilience & Resolve: NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Report
Release Date:
01/07/2021
New York’s philanthropic community acted decisively when COVID-19 began disrupting life in our city.
The Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Ariel Zwang to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
11/17/2021
... CEO of the humanitarian organization American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) since January 2021. As CEO, ...
Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State
Release Date:
09/28/2022
Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State City & State’s Westchester Power 100 highlights many of these prominent power players, along...
Ms. Foundation for Women Selects E. Tammy Kim as Inaugural Fellow
Release Date:
09/03/2012
... of child care providers and the challenges that low- income women face in obtaining affordable, high-quality child ... and policy assistance, primarily in the area of low- income workers’ rights. She also has...
Study Reveals The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class (Citi and Ford Foundations)
Release Date:
01/06/2016
... playing out in the financial lives of lower- and middle- income households. And while these Americans’ financial ... wages are stagnant for a wide swath of earners, annual income volatility has risen markedly...
Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... to create pathways to economic security for low- income women in America. “As a lead partner in ... dedicated to improving the economic security of low- income women and their families. On November 13 at The...
Arcus Foundation Funds a New Partnership to Reduce Poverty and to Protect the Endangered Bonobo Population In the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Release Date:
05/21/2018
... them with the tools and training to start sustainable, income -generating businesses and savings groups. Proven ... by Innovations for Poverty Action include increases in income , savings, household and...