Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative
Release Date:
10/01/2015
... the successful model developed in conjunction with U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the Hurricane Sandy ...
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COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Council on Foundations will participate in a briefing on Capital Hill for the Philanthropy Caucuses in the House and Senate this week.
New York Community Trust to Receive $650K from AG’s Settlement with Fraudulent Clothing-Bin Operator
Release Date:
10/30/2015
Three local organizations are in hot water after the state attorney general found they engaged in a "fraudulent charitable solicitation scheme" related to used clothing collection boxes that drove more than $10 million into the coffers of a Yonkers...
New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth
Release Date:
11/04/2015
New grants will help NYC young people to use digital media and technology to compose and record original music, research civic and political issues, and reduce pollution in their communities.
Newman's Own Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Military Service Organizations
Release Date:
11/20/2015
... career development, entrepreneurship, education, and housing . There are also organizations that focus on female ...
Tisch, NY State Health Foundations Support Creating Oases in New York City’s ‘Food Deserts’
Release Date:
12/03/2015
... in April at a small farm on the grounds of a New York City Housing Authority complex in Brooklyn, she had a GED, a ...
De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... Tony James and William Ackman are helping with affordable housing , youth employment and mental health. “We may not ...
As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats
Release Date:
01/22/2016
... of low-income students and students who live in temporary housing , according to the city. The roughly $650,000 gift ...
Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post
Release Date:
03/22/2016
... Nations.” Prisons there are small, typically housing fewer than 50 people and some fewer than 10. They are ...
Seeking Medicaid Coverage for Inmates, With Help from New York Community Trust
Release Date:
04/01/2016
... health services but also basics like transportation and housing . Health homes receive lists of Medicaid beneficiaries ...
Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy
Release Date:
05/11/2016
Economic inequality is high and rising. At the same time, many governments are struggling to balance budgets while maintaining spending for popular programs.
Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities
Release Date:
05/18/2016
... sustainability, urban infrastructure and affordable housing . The Community Progress Makers Fund supports ...
Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Joins Conversation on Innovative Finance, New Investment Tools and Climate Change
Release Date:
12/08/2016
For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, investment in renewable energy worldwide surpassed that of fossil fuels last year. That economic transformation leaves John Morton feeling optimistic about the worldwide response to climate change.
Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program
Release Date:
01/17/2017
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced grants to seven cities to help them boost their capacity to tackle major challenges through innovation and improve quality of life for their residents.
Former Goldman Sachs Foundation President Among Many GS Leaders Now in Trump Administration
Release Date:
02/03/2017
For weeks, Donald Trump ran his presidential transition out of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan. Now that he has been sworn in as president, he has made the move to the White House – and he’s taking part of New York with him.
Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature
Release Date:
02/17/2017
... in the basic institutions of civic life — schools, housing , health care, policing — remains elusive. But it ...
With Support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Fossil Hunters Discover New Primate Species
Release Date:
02/28/2017
Fossil hunters have found part of an ancient primate jawbone related to lemurs — the primitive primate group distantly connected to monkeys, apes and humans, a USC researcher said
With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, This New Orleans Neighborhood Is Fighting Flooding By Welcoming It
Release Date:
03/09/2017
... was awarded $141.3 million through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Natural Disaster Resilience .....
Long Island Community Foundation-Backed Report Finds Racial Inequities Cost LI’s Economy Billions Each Year
Release Date:
04/25/2017
... be much stronger if barriers in education, health and housing that adversely affect black residents are eliminated. ...
NY State Health Foundation CEO: 1M New Yorkers Could Lose Health Coverage Under AHCA
Release Date:
05/08/2017
The American Health Care Act (AHCA) could undermine healthcare coverage gains for New Yorkers and result in more than 1 million of them losing that coverage.