Simons Foundation Awards $24.7 Million for Autism Research
Release Date:
03/21/2017
... in brain development associated with autism. The Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain will be based at the ...
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Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties
Release Date:
03/29/2017
... Transform Blighted Properties The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) continues to innovate to uplift its North ...
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions
Release Date:
04/04/2017
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s most recent gift is another $3.8 million in grant money to fund Local Initiatives Support Corporation's (LISC)- a community development financial institutions created by the Ford Foundation- Financial...
Supported by Capital One, Bloomberg and Other Funders, Apache Recognizes Innovations Integral to Panama Papers Investigation
Release Date:
04/17/2017
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today the role played by several Apache projects in the investigation of the Panama Papers.
Nathan Cummings Announces Increased Payout to Respond to ‘Extraordinary Times’
Release Date:
05/03/2017
The Foundation’s board and staff met to consider the question: how can we stand alongside our grantees and philanthropic partners and respond to current societal challenges with leadership, urgency, and impact? Its board made the unanimous decision...
JPMorgan Chase Announces $6 Million to Prepare South Bronx Youth for High-Demand Jobs
Release Date:
05/05/2017
... in the city require a more skilled workforce, this initiative will establish an innovative system that connects ...
Bloomberg Backed “Global Street Design Guide” Now Available Free Online
Release Date:
05/22/2017
... two years in development by the Global Designing Cities Initiative , a project of the National Association of City ...
Chef Massimo Bottura's First U.S. Project Will Be a Rockefeller-supported Bronx Soup Kitchen
Release Date:
05/30/2017
The chef behind Osteria Francescana - a restaurant that topped the World’s 50 Best List in 2016 - is planning to open one of his food waste-fighting soup kitchens, called Refettorios, in the Bronx.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Looks to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing
Release Date:
06/07/2017
Financial giants, in addition to supporting urban youth and employment, are also steady funders in an area even closer to home: community development and housing.
Carnegie Supports a Roadmap for Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel
Release Date:
06/12/2017
... a long-term project on the Global Nuclear Future. This initiative is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, ...
Bloomberg, Gates, Others Pledge $1.2 Billion to Eradicate Polio
Release Date:
06/13/2017
... Billion to Eradicate Polio The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has announced public and private pledges totaling ...
New York Life Foundation, Afterschool Alliance Award $750K in Grants to Middle School Out-of-School Time
Release Date:
06/21/2017
... awards made under the Foundation's new $1.95M "Aim High" initiative . The Aim High grant recipients are receiving .....
Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & Cultures
Release Date:
07/27/2017
... Table: Early Modern Foodways and Cultures. The new Mellon initiative will be based in the Folger Institute, led by its ...
Ford Foundation: On Privilege - Why Discomfort Is A Sign Of Progress
Release Date:
07/31/2017
I could not stop thinking about my initial discomfort. It nagged at me. What had caused this feeling of displacement? This was not my first time in an elite space. And I'm actually accustomed to feeling like I don’t fit in with those kinds of...
Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas
Release Date:
08/29/2017
On the impressive fundraising efforts after Hurrican Harvey
BBH NY Launches EmojiMeals For No Kid Hungry
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... uses emojis to combat the issue of hunger nationally. The initiative raises awareness that one out of every six kids in ...
In Nighttime Tweet, Trump Offers Mixed Message on Immigration
Release Date:
09/07/2017
In his seven months in office, President Trump has proved to be the commander in chief of mixed messages. But even for him, the nighttime tweet on Tuesday was a head-turner.
Trump Denies He Made A Deal With Democrats On DREAMer Protections
Release Date:
09/14/2017
It wasn't long before President Trump pushed back after leading Democrats said they struck a deal with the president Wednesday night to pass legislation that would protect the about 800,000 DREAMers who could face deportation when the Deferred...
Ford Teams up with Stephen Ross to Invest $27.5M in Platform Projects throughout Detroit
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... Cummings and Dietrich Knoer. The Platform Neighborhood Initiative is bringing affordable housing, plus market-rate ...
NYPD Releases Video of Fatal Police Shooting of Armed Mentally Ill Man
Release Date:
09/15/2017
The NYPD released footage Thursday afternoon of officers fatally shooting a man armed with a knife and a fake gun after a standoff in his Eastchester apartment.