NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education
Release Date:
10/28/2014
... Family Trust, the Charter School Growth Fund, and the two foundations of retired financier Julian Robertson, the ...
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Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists
Release Date:
03/25/2015
The Faculty Scholars Program will award $148 million in research support over the next five years.
Sloan Foundation Awards $3 Million for Minority PhDs in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/27/2015
The main goal of the initiative is to increase the diversity of graduate education in the sciences, mathematics and engineering.
Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids
Release Date:
03/30/2015
William T. Grant funds research to help society develop in ways that enable more young people to reach their full potential.
JPB Foundation Champions Bike Share Access for Underserved Communities
Release Date:
06/02/2015
“These grants allow cities, systems, and non-profit partners to test interventions and help us develop best practices for encouraging more people to use bike share."
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project
Release Date:
06/29/2015
Three nonprofit organizations were selected to take advantage of one year of free co-working space and a $5,000 stipend for start-up costs.
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.
David Berg Foundation Underwrites Free Saturdays at the Jewish Museum
Release Date:
09/02/2015
Since its inception in 2006, the Free Saturdays program has brought over 328,000 visitors to the Museum.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Receive National Medal of Arts
Release Date:
09/08/2015
President Obama will present the award in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals.
Gilman Foundation Donates $75K to Young People’s Chorus for New Music
Release Date:
09/14/2015
Young People's Chorus of New York City (YPC) is pleased to announce its first grant from the Howard Gilman Foundation. The grant of $75,000 was issued to YPC for its New Music for New Audiences contemporary music programs, as well as for general...
Rockefeller Foundation Recognizes Pioneers for Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture in Rwanda
Release Date:
10/05/2015
The Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research is awarded by the World Food Prize Foundation and endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Indian Government to Remove Ford Foundation from Watch List
Release Date:
01/08/2016
Restrictions against the Ford Foundation placed by the Indian Government are being lifted after the foundation registered itself under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA.)
Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming
Release Date:
01/29/2016
The William T. Grant Foundation has been selected as the 2016 Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Presidential Citation: Organizational Impact Award for Excellence in Research and Programming for Youth.
Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings
Release Date:
02/11/2016
A new report details how an incubator created by the Filene Research Institute, with funding from Ford Foundation, generated $100 million in loans and nearly $1 million in savings for previously underbanked families.
Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/12/2016
... new people to receive investment. For the leaders of large foundations , the rise of impact investing is providing a ...
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Advocates for Keeping Artists in New York City
Release Date:
06/10/2016
For Walker, keeping a thriving arts scene matters. "In a time of growing inequality, artists play a role in holding a mirror up to society," Walker said.
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.
Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction
Release Date:
07/25/2016
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Wilson College a $100,000 grant to strengthen writing instruction for students, especially those in their first year.
Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes
Release Date:
08/30/2016
The findings are an important basic advance in how cell sensory systems function.
Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions
Release Date:
09/12/2016
Additional funds were committed by the Rackham Graduate School to permanently secure these positions. In 2007, a $1.97 million gift from the Mellon Foundation funded these positions for six years.