Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Kevin Burke to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... of Trustees. “Mr. Burke’s experience and expertise will be invaluable to the Board in advancing the ... chief subsidiary. “We anticipate that Kevin Burke will provide expert oversight and advice regarding the...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aligns Investments with Mission: Diversifying Investment Managers

Release Date:

03/31/2020

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has set a new goal to invest 25 percent of its endowment holdings with firms majority-owned by women and/or people of color.

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Related Organizations

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Open Society Foundations Announces Camilla Croso as New Director of Education

Release Date:

07/22/2020

... a leading global advocate for the right to education, will lead our newly integrated education funding and advocacy ... July 21. “We are delighted to welcome Camilla Croso, who will steer the development of...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

Philanthropy Takes Fore as Bloomberg Exits N.Y. Mayoralty

Release Date:

04/30/2013

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s approach to philanthropy and his giving priorities are examined as he prepares for his return to private life.

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

More Children in Greece Are Going Hungry

Release Date:

04/17/2013

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation's support of a school lunch program to help combat child hunger in Greece is mentioned in this article.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

International/Foreign Affairs

Related Organizations

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2013 Jane Jacobs Medal

Release Date:

10/14/2013

The Medal is awarded annually to individuals whose work creates new ways of seeing and understanding New York City.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

NY begins first statewide school-to-job project

Release Date:

11/03/2013

... and visits to participating companies. That program will mesh with two-year college degrees tailored to ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Bloomberg Donates $1-Million Genesis Prize for Fellowship

Release Date:

05/23/2014

... of his philanthropy and public service and said he would use the $1-million award to launch a competition for young ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Related Organizations

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Simons Foundation Gives Stony Brook University $25 million

Release Date:

09/12/2014

Simons Foundation donates $25 million to Stony Brook University for research and programming in geometry and physics.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Simons Foundation

NYCT Gives $7.6 Million in Largest Round of 2014 Grants

Release Date:

10/07/2014

... legal aid to unaccompanied minors facing deportation; use the arts to help schools meet Common Core standards; ...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

The New York Community Trust

Conservative Publications Accuse OSF of 'Bankrolling' Ferguson Protests

Release Date:

03/30/2015

The foundation donated $33 million to social justice organizations that arranged protests and rallies in Ferguson.

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy

Release Date:

04/13/2015

... people. Imagine if Andrew Carnegie had not decided to use his considerable wealth to establish a system of more ...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Helmsley Type 1 Diabetes Program Announces $5 Million Request for Proposals

Release Date:

06/03/2015

... of the Diabetes Data Innovation Initiative through which it will provide up to $5 million in funding over the next two ... funding will go to innovative solutions that enable the use...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million

Release Date:

06/15/2015

... for Neighborhood and Housing Development, which will receive $65,000 to advocate for preserving industrial ... which was awarded $75,000 to help middle school students use technology to improve math skills in...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

The New York Community Trust

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights

Release Date:

04/11/2016

... ArtsEmerson in the Office of the Arts at Emerson College, will administer nearly $5.6 million in grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will enable residencies for playwrights at 18 theaters across...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Mellon Foundation

Arabella Advisors Founder Comments on Innovations to Reduce Food Waste

Release Date:

07/21/2016

... scale to get this product off the farm and either direct it to consumers or producers,” Eric Kessler, founder of ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Arabella Advisors

Doris Duke Supports Research on Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

Release Date:

09/07/2016

A precision-engineered gene therapy virus, inserted into blood stem cells that are then transplanted, markedly reduced sickle-induced red-cell damage in mice with sickle cell disease.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Doris Duke Foundation

Supported by JPB Foundation, Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory

Release Date:

09/30/2016

Cells in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Jane Jacobs Medal

Release Date:

10/04/2016

In celebration of the hundredth anniversary of Jacobs' birth and the impact of her ideas on cities around the world, the award was open this year for the first time to international nominees.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Simons Foundations Awards Grants To UH Mānoa Mathematics Professors

Release Date:

10/05/2016

... $35,000 five-year grants began September 1, 2016, and will end August 31, 2021 with the primary goal to stimulate ... and the basic sciences, and the funds of these awards will be used by the recipients to...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Simons Foundation

Pages

Filter By

Content Type

Funding area

Topic

Audience