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Issac H. Tuttle Fund Announces the Appointment of Gillian Francis as Executive Director

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10/06/2021

Gillian succeeds Stephanie A. Raneri

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A Practical Guide to New York's Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act

Publication date:

03/2011

Enacted in September 2010, the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (NYPMIFA) makes important changes to the laws concerning the expenditure of charitable endowment funds. It also includes new provisions concerning the prudent management and investment of funds held by charities and the delegation of management and investment responsibilities to outside advisors, along with new protections for donors. This Guide summarizes key provisions of the Act and provides practical guidance in response to frequently asked questions.

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Irene Diamond Fund to Close With Final Grants Totaling $40 Million

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12/31/2012

Established in 1994, the fund's grantmaking totaled nearly $286 million for the performing arts and culture, AIDS research, public health, human rights and civil society, and education. Diamond, who died in 2003, intended for the fund to spend down...

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Dr. David Blumenthal Looks Back as The Commonwealth Fund Celebrates 100 Years

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05/07/2018

Over the last 100 years, The Commonwealth Fund has been committed to improving the health of the American people as well as working on international issues and to improving the care, especially of vulnerable populations.

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Donor-Advised-Fund Tool Sends Gifts Directly to Charities

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04/09/2013

The DAF Direct widget, a simple application that can be placed on a nonprofit’s website, was created by Fidelity Charitable in collaboration with other donor-advised funds and 10 charities that have piloted the application.

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

... the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The funding will support the organization's efforts to identify ... sources. Launched in January with $32 million in seed funding from JDRF, the fund...

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Diana Davenport Announces Retirement From the Commonwealth Fund at the End of 2018

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07/11/2018

Diana Davenport, Vice President for Administration at the Commonwealth Fund, has announced her plans to retire from the Fund at the end of 2018.

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Seven Million Fewer Uninsured Under Obamacare, Commonwealth Fund Finds

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01/15/2015

The number of uninsured working-age Americans dropped from 19% to 16%.

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Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding, Lobbying

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08/29/2017

Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding , Lobbying India has been investigating how Bloomberg ... . Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding , Lobbying ...

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Rockfeller Brothers Fund Weighs in on Motivation for Fossil Fuel Divestment

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05/18/2015

One reason for instituting the change was to lead to ethical and financial consistency.

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Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals

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09/23/2016

The Commonwealth Fund recently commissioned analysts with the RAND Corporation to crunch the numbers and find out how some of the candidates’ proposals would affect health care in the U.S.

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Rockefeller Family Fund Calls ExxonMobil’s Conduct ‘Morally Reprehensible’

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11/29/2016

David Kaiser, a fifth-generation member of the Rockefeller family, and Lee Wasserman, director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, wrote an article in the New York Review of Books calling out ExxonMobil for “morally reprehensible conduct.”

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Salesforce Launches $50 Million Impact Fund to Invest in Social Change Startup

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10/05/2017

Salesforce continues to build a social good movement within the technology sector. Since it was founded in 1999, the cloud computing giant and its CEO, Marc Benioff, have been trailblazers in redefining "corporate social responsibility," with...

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Federica Mogherini and William Lee Join Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees

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03/28/2022

Federica Mogherini, former vice president of the European Commission, and William Lee, former chief investment officer for New York-Presbyterian Hospital, have joined the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees.

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18 Jun 2020

The Climate Crisis & COVID-19: Internationalism – A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Thursday, June 18, 2020 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Work June 18 – Internationalism July 22 – Funding Grassroots Movements August 18 – Integration and ...

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Funded by the New York Community Trust, Redford Center Establishes Filmmaker Grants

Release Date:

06/22/2016

The pilot program will focus on environmental projects.

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Arts

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Atlantic Philanthropies Steps Into Political Arena With $50 Million Fund

Release Date:

10/21/2016

"It is increasingly difficult to avoid partisan politics if you want to bring about significant changes in public policy," the Civic Participation Action Fund's Stephen McConnell said.

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Mayor Increases 'Fair Share' Funding for Schools, but Critics Want More

Release Date:

01/25/2016

Mayor Increases 'Fair Share' Funding for Schools, but Critics Want More Mayor Bill de ... preliminary budget released Thursday. With the added funding , no school will get less than 87 percent of its “...

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Philanthropy New York Gratefully Acknowledges A Grant From The David Rockefeller Fund

Release Date:

12/01/2017

PNY gratefully acknowledges a grant from the David Rockefeller Fund, honoring David Rockefeller’s contributions to philanthropy in New York, that will provide a sum to each departing PNY board chair for a gift to the charity of her/his choice, in...

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