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The William T. Grant Foundation has awarded a three-year, $650,000 grant to Cornell University to study how opioid use affects child maltreatment rates and other effects on low-income youth and families,

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How the Rockefeller Auction is Leaving an Inspirational Legacy

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05/08/2018

The auction is estimated to bring in a record-breaking $1 billion, specifically endowing a select number of charities.

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Arcus Foundation Funds a New Partnership to Reduce Poverty and to Protect the Endangered Bonobo Population In the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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05/21/2018

Village Enterprise and the African Wildlife Foundation announced a new partnership funded by the Arcus Foundation to reduce poverty and to protect the endangered Bonobo population in the biodiverse Lomako region of the Democratic Republic of the...

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George Soros Outlines His Plan to Save Europe

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05/29/2018

Speaking at the European Council on Foreign Relations annual council meeting Tuesday, Soros said Europe was in "an existential crisis."

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06 Aug 2018

The Supreme Court Nominee and the 2018 Elections - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, August 6, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, and subsequent nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, have far-reaching implications that could negatively affect all the issues we most care about, such as voting rights (including partisan gerrymandering), money...

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Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) RFP for Round 13 of the Partners for Places Grant Program

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07/19/2018

... stormwater infrastructure projects that advance water- related sustainability goals. The grant program provides ...

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Study Funded by The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Shows No Early Dementia in 21 Past NHL, NFL Players

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08/09/2018

In a new study, researchers found no evidence of early onset dementia in a small sample of retired professional hockey and football players.

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Helmsley Charitable Trust And The AHA Announce $6.5M Commitment To Expand And Enhance Stroke Care In Nebraska

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08/21/2018

... 37,000 Nebraskans (3 percent) are living with stroke- related disabilities... Helmsley Charitable Trust And The AHA ...

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Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers Find Alzheimer's One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam

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08/23/2018

... decline appear. Scientists estimate that Alzheimer's- related plaques can build up in the brain two decades before .....

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Supported by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New Report Finds Even Light Drinking Increases Risk of Death

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10/03/2018

... in some cases, drinking alcohol may reduce risk of heart- related problems, daily drinking increased cancer risk and, ...

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David Rockefeller Gift Raises Rockefeller Brothers Fund Endowment to $1.2 Billion

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10/25/2018

A generous gift from the estate of David Rockefeller has raised the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) endowment from approximately $960 million to over $1.2 billion.

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Ford Foundation to Open Gallery for Socially Engaged Art in New York

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02/13/2019

Next month, the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice will open an art gallery in its iconic Midtown headquarters, which just underwent a two-year renovation

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Coverage Gains Under ACA Have Stalled

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02/13/2019

Among adults who were insured all year, 29 percent were underinsured in 2018, up from 23 percent in 2014, according to results from the Commonwealth’s Fund’s latest Biennial Health Insurance Survey.

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Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth

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03/26/2019

A team of researchers has tested how each gene within the genome of rice--one of the world's most important staple crops--senses and responds to combinations of water and nutrients.

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Ford Foundation Contributes to Preservation of Hemingway's Works with New Restoration Center in Cuba

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03/31/2019

Ford Foundation Contributes to Preservation of Hemingway's Works with New Restoration Center in Cuba A restoration center to preserve the work of Ernest Hemingway opened in Cuba on Saturday, highlighting an area of cooperation with...

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Health Care Spending in New York Growing Faster Than Rest of U.S., New Report from The New York State Health Foundation

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07/30/2019

Health care spending for the average New Yorker with employer-sponsored health insurance is increasing faster in New York State than the rest of the country, according to a new analysis released today by the New York State Health Foundation (...