Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit
Release Date:
06/15/2015
It's the foundation's first Detroit board meeting in 67 years.
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Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data
Release Date:
07/01/2015
Six major foundations have called on their peers to share the racial and gender make-up of their boards and staff.
NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal
Release Date:
07/06/2015
... — a pay-for-performance vehicle that leverages private funding to finance public services — the Adolescent ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx
Release Date:
07/10/2015
The foundation is partnering with the New York Restoration Project on community development and health initiatives to improve the quality of life for Bronx residents.
Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison
Release Date:
07/29/2015
Move comes as criminal-justice policies place more emphasis on preparing inmates for life beyond bars.
Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World
Release Date:
08/13/2015
... States. The GivePower Foundation, established with funding that came entirely from SolarCity in 2014, will begin ...
The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... curatorial studies, leading to a Master of Music degree. Funding from the Mellon grant will help to support student ...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids
Release Date:
08/21/2015
One in every five American children and adolescents are affected by psychiatric and learning disorders.
Citi Foundation, America’s Promise Award $3 Million for Youth
Release Date:
08/27/2015
One-year grants of $250,000 each were awarded through the Youth Opportunity Fund, part of the Citi Foundation's Pathways to Progress initiative.
NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism
Release Date:
11/02/2015
Philanthropist Peter Buffett, co-president of the NoVo Foundation, says foundations sometimes try to solve the world's problems themselves rather than acting as facilitators of change.
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders
Release Date:
11/30/2015
The Council of Chief State School Officers has released the long-awaited set of professional standards for educational leaders.
Weinberg Foundation Hires New Program Director
Release Date:
12/11/2015
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has hired a new program director to deal with Jewish and Israel issues.
Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth
Release Date:
01/22/2016
... a close eye on if you are wondering about their future funding for child welfare. While the Hilton Foundation ...
NYTimes Examines Hartford Foundation Work on Geriatrics
Release Date:
01/29/2016
Terry Fulmer, president of the Hartford Foundation, observed, in the New York Times article noting the foundation's work, how support is needed for a high quality of life for the elderly.
Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... incubator created by the Filene Research Institute, with funding from Ford Foundation, generated $100 million in loans ...
Ford Foundation Taken Off Watch List by Indian Government
Release Date:
03/21/2016
Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S., the Home Ministry issued orders to remove the U.S.-based Ford Foundation from the “prior permission” category.
Carnegie and MacArthur Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work
Release Date:
03/30/2016
... on Thursday for high-level nuclear-security talks. The funding echoes a tradition at the biannual Nuclear Security ...
JPB Foundation Grant Helps Affordable Housing Providers Install Solar Power
Release Date:
04/13/2016
The technical assistance service, launched to coincide with the Housing California conference in Sacramento, is funded by a grant from The JPB Foundation and is intended to reduce barriers to entry and help affordable housing providers install solar...
Robertson Foundation Gifts $25M to Success Academy Charter School Network
Release Date:
04/13/2016
Success said that the gift would help it achieve its goal of expanding to 100 schools, from 34, within the next 10 years, as well as allow the network to share its curriculum and pedagogy with other educators.
People Who Made Scranton Great - Harry & Jeanette Weinberg
Release Date:
04/14/2016
... distributed to nonprofits annually. Millions of that funding have gone to dozens of local institutions, including ...