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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks
Release Date:
01/30/2014
... of America and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation are among the 17 foundations who have vowed to divest the ... of their assets in clean-energy companies, and they are urging other foundations to follow their...
A Nonprofit Lender Revives the Hopes of Subprime Borrowers
Release Date:
02/25/2014
... received $10 billion in funding from Bank of America to make mortgage loans on its own terms over the next decade, ...
Wanted: Hartford Change AGEnts with Red Pens
Release Date:
03/13/2014
The John A. Hartford Foundation is seeking feedback on their Change AGEnts Initiative.
A Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for the National Priorities Project
Release Date:
02/28/2014
... citizens to oversee and influence how their tax dollars are spent. The unusual nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize recognizes NPP' s important role in informing Americans about the nation' s...
Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.
Release Date:
04/15/2014
Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans a $50 million challenge to the N.R.A., reports the New York Times.
Bloggers Falsely Accuse JPMorgan Chase of Employee "LGBT Loyalty Test"
Release Date:
07/07/2014
JPMorgan Chase appears to be the victim of right wing bloggers who have been making erroneous posts alleging the bank requires its employees to take an "LGBT loyalty" test.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues
Release Date:
08/20/2014
... Memphis, and New Orleans. “Mayors everywhere are focused on innovation – and, increasingly, on the tools and approaches they need to make it the norm rather than the exception in city halls,” ...
Virginia "Ginnie" Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children, Dies at 91
Release Date:
08/27/2014
... by providing access to education and experiences that make for a richer, more forward-reaching life.... Virginia ...
Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps
Release Date:
11/03/2014
... Causes Consider Their Next Steps The Arcus Foundation’ s latest effort in support of gay and lesbian issues began ... speaks to a bubbling uncertainty among the movement’ s philanthropic vanguard. After a...
Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions
Release Date:
11/12/2014
... will millions in private dollars in the "grand bargain" make its way into the city' s public pension system? That' s the charge of the Foundation For Detroit'...
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Stem Cell Research
Release Date:
12/18/2014
... James Funderburgh said. Implanting the patient' s own stem cells, extracted from the patient' s healthy eye, initiated regeneration of healthy corneal .....
Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists
Release Date:
03/25/2015
... years to promising scientists who have great potential to make unique contributions to their field. This is the first ... to $400,000 per year for direct costs. The awardee’ s institution will be given an...
Ford Foundation Provides $500 Thousand for Relief Efforts in Nepal
Release Date:
04/30/2015
... has supported development work for over 60 years. "We are deeply concerned for the well-being of millions of .....
Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K
Release Date:
05/13/2015
... on NYC Universal Pre-K Lessons from New York City’ s Universal Pre-K Expansion: How a Focus on Diversity Could Make It Even Better is a study in two parts. The first ... policy, outlines the main features of...
Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System
Release Date:
06/03/2015
Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U. S . Higher Education System As presidential candidates ... declare why they seek to be elected in 2016, they are promising jobs, growth, and a better future. With...
Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017
Release Date:
06/29/2015
Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America' s Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017 The Digital Public ... Library of America brings together the riches of America’ s libraries, archives and...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Facilitates Clinical Research with $8.7 Million in Grants
Release Date:
07/14/2015
... $8.7 million to help eighteen physician-scientists make the transition to clinical research. The foundation' s Clinical Scientist Development Awards program enables ... clinical research. This year...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative
Release Date:
08/05/2015
Over 100 cities applied to the initiative, which will help city halls use data and evidence to deliver better results for residents.
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Opens Public Garden in The Battery
Release Date:
08/25/2015
... & Co. Foundation Opens Public Garden in The Battery U. S . jeweler Tiffany & Co. is making a lasting impression on ... hometown of New York with the opening of its foundation’ s Woodland Gardens in The...