Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper
Release Date:
03/18/2016
... wind energy in New England would be far less costly under projects that are newer and bigger than Cape Wind. The ...
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American Express, Ford Foundation Provide Funds to Restore Hemingway's Famed Cuban Home
Release Date:
04/15/2016
"Lookout Farm," the famed home of the late writer Ernest Hemingway in San Francisco de Paula, Cuba, will be restored using materials and funding provided by U.S. organizations, including the Caterpillar Foundation and Caterpillar Inc., the AT&T...
Peterson Center on Healthcare Supports New Initiative to Forecast Trends in U.S. Healthcare Spending
Release Date:
04/19/2016
Grant awarded to University of Washington to analyze drivers of healthcare spending and identify future trends to guide efforts to improve health outcomes and bend the cost curve.
Mellon Foundation Contributes to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology
Release Date:
04/21/2016
... on their technology-based teaching or research projects ... Mellon Foundation Contributes to 'THATcamp' on .....
Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry
Release Date:
04/26/2016
Project New Opportunity is aimed at assisting a few of the thousands of inmates who were charged with drug violations and are being released by order of the U.S. Sentencing Commission under revised guidelines approved in 2014.
Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads Resilience Strategy in Colorado
Release Date:
04/29/2016
The resilience strategy is a new approach to city planning spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Michael Berkowitz, who heads up the 100 Resilient Cities Project, said there are opportunities to leverage dollars spent on climate action plans to...
Simons Foundation Gives $40M for Astronomy Facility in Chile
Release Date:
05/12/2016
The Simons Foundation has given $38.4 million to establish a new astronomy facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert, adding new telescopes and new detectors to existing instruments.
JPMorgan, Ford and MetLife Support Aspen Institute Initiative on Family Financial Security
Release Date:
05/16/2016
The Aspen Institute today launched an ambitious, first-of-its-kind project to shine light on economic forces that severely impact the financial security of American families.
Scherman, Altman, Lily Auchincloss, NY Community Trust and Supporters Launch QueensWay Design Phase
Release Date:
06/06/2016
The QueensWay project involves converting the long-abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line of the Long Island Rail Road into a $120 million public park.
NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American Communities
Release Date:
06/23/2016
First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced it has received a $480,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation.
NYCT, Jonas Center, John A. Hartford and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Highlighted in Health Affairs
Release Date:
07/20/2016
... in Health Affairs The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment of registered nurses (RNs) is ...
Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity
Release Date:
08/17/2016
Yesterday, the Los Angeles area Weingart Foundation declared itself all-in on equity, setting this as its exclusive focus.
Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents
Release Date:
10/06/2016
More young blacks and Hispanics feel that they can't depend on family to help them with financial needs, from big-ticket items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll.
Stonewall Community Foundation Accepting Proposals for LGBTQ Youth Services
Release Date:
10/07/2016
... is accepting proposals to fund organizations and projects that are addressing challenges to service provision ...
Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension
Release Date:
10/17/2016
Forty-eight percent of all Americans aged 18 to 30 have zero in retirement savings and no access to a traditional pension.
Gap Foundation Supports Advancements in New Ecosystems for Learning
Release Date:
11/14/2016
LRNG was launched in 2015 as a partnership between the Gap Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs, Electronic Arts, the Fossil Foundation, the National Writing Project, the Best Buy Foundation, musical artist John Legend, along with the John D. and...
Salk Institute Awarded $25 Million Grant From Helmsley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
11/22/2016
... will be used to continue exploring an ambitious range of projects aimed at understanding the role chronic inflammation ...
MetLife Foundation Supports Activities for Veterans and Military Families through Blue Star Theatres Grant
Release Date:
12/16/2016
Theatre Communications Group has announced the third round of recipients in the Blue Star Theatres Grant Program. With support from MetLife Foundation, the program will fund efforts that deepen the relationships between participating Blue Star...
Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary
Release Date:
03/01/2017
Even as we shake our heads over the changing weather, or moan about the fumes belched from the vehicles in our cities, climate change still feels a distant problem.
Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative
Release Date:
03/30/2017
Using a $1.02 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwestern will collaborate with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed.