Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest
Release Date:
02/23/2016
The Wall Street Journal profiles the co-founder of the New York Stem Cell Foundation, highlighting her search for a cure for diabetes.
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Pershing Square Foundation-Supported Study: 5% Weight Loss Can Make A Difference for Obese People
Release Date:
02/23/2016
For those who struggle with obesity, losing as little as 5% of body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published February 22 in Cell Metabolism.
Young Invincibles’ Jen Mishory & Skadden Fellow Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Cofounder and former Executive Director of Young Invincibles Jen Mishory and Skadden Fellow and attorney Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation, a leading progressive public policy think tank with offices in New York and Washington, D.C.
Tow Foundation Funded CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Announces First-Ever Endowed Chair, Professor Jeff Jarvis
Release Date:
11/21/2017
The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is excited to announce its first-ever endowed chair, in journalism innovation, and the first designee will be Professor Jeff Jarvis, a world-renowned thought leader on the future of the news business.
Philip Li, President & CEO of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Joins the Board of Directors at GEO
Release Date:
02/21/2018
GEO announced the addition of three new members to their board of directors.
New York State Health Foundation Report Finds NY State Premiums Are Among the Highest in the Country
Release Date:
04/02/2018
As Albany lawmakers consider imposing costly new taxes and mandates on health insurance, a report from the New York State Health Foundation offers a timely reminder: The state’s premiums are already among the highest in the country, and rising fast.
New York Life Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education
Release Date:
04/20/2018
New York Life Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education National 4-H Council recently received a three year, $1.5 million grant from the New York Life Foundation to enable more Latino students to...
Julie Sandorf, President of The Charles H. Revson Foundation on Supporting New York’s Libraries
Release Date:
05/30/2018
City must not force libraries to give up gains. A tiny fraction of the budget would preserve improvements benefiting New Yorkers
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Prairie View A&M University $500,000 to Support African-American Studies Initiative
Release Date:
09/14/2018
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) a grant of $500,000 to support its effort to establish an African-American Studies Initiative which will be housed in its Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford...
Funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Launches Chicago Music Pathway Initiative to Diversify the Next Generation of Musicians
Release Date:
10/25/2018
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced a $3.5 million grant to seven Chicago area music organizations to establish the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI). CMPI will support promising young musicians from underrepresented backgrounds and...
New Study Funded in Part by Simons Foundation Study Hopes to Predict Autism Behaviors
Release Date:
11/26/2018
Siegel, who is also a MBH vice president, is directing a three-year study on whether biosensors can alert of impending “challenging behaviors” in children and adolescents with autism.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces National Awards to 16 Arts Organizations Leading the Arts Sector
Release Date:
02/07/2019
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2019 – The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced 16 arts organizations receiving awards in recognition of their existing bodies of work and for their potential continued impact on their respective...
Support From JPMorgan Chase and Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Aids Launch of Hudson County Workforce Leadership Academy
Release Date:
04/19/2019
Hudson County Community College (HCCC) announced today that it will be sponsoring a Workforce Leadership Academy, a program designed to develop a local network of workforce development leaders to collaborate on solutions to common challenges.
$100 Million Commitment From Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Western New York's Parks & Trails
Release Date:
05/03/2019
Now that the Buffalo Waterfront is finally starting to see some real improvements, it’s time for LaSalle Park to be added to the momentum.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Winners of 2019 Clinical Scientist Development Awards
Release Date:
07/18/2019
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation grants $7.92 Million to 16 junior physician scientists pursuing independent clinical research careers .
Michigan State University Awarded Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Less Commonly Taught Languages
Release Date:
07/23/2019
Michigan State University was awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support further development in the research and teaching of less commonly taught languages.
New Report Funded by the Long Island Community Foundation Reveals the Economic Impact of Long Island's Opiod Crisis
Release Date:
09/04/2019
Today the Fiscal Policy Institute’s new report “The Staggering Cost of Long Island’s Opioid Crisis” revealed the economic impact of this health crisis and how the financial burden is borne by all of us.
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Second Round of Grants Through Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures Program
Release Date:
09/10/2019
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced the six projects receiving approximately $5 million through the second Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures grant competition.
Citi Foundation Selects The Opportunity Network for Grant to Expand Programs That Prepare New York City’s Youth for Careers
Release Date:
10/25/2017
The Citi Foundation today announced that The Opportunity Network has been awarded a grant from the 2017 Youth Workforce Fund to expand its Career Fluency® Fellows program, which works with students over six years to build the exposure, experiences...
Andy Warhol Foundation Joins Growing Number of Organizations Condemning University of Kansas Over Its Removal of Josephine Meckseper’s Flag
Release Date:
07/25/2018
The work by German artist Josephine Meckseper was commissioned by the New York–based nonprofit Creative Time as part of its “Pledge of Allegiance” series. The initiative invited sixteen artists to make flags in response to contemporary political...