Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO
Release Date:
10/16/2015
... wish. Think of it as a MacArthur "genius award" for nonprofits — courtesy of the Ford, Hewlett, Kresge, .....
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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates
Release Date:
10/21/2015
Officials at Families for Excellent Schools have declined to name the nonprofit’s funders since it was founded in 2012.
New York Stem Cell Foundation Expands Offices in New York
Release Date:
12/01/2015
Nonprofit's midtown lease indicates growing strength of biotech industry.
Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'
Release Date:
12/02/2015
... Assistance Foundation would go on a "stop list" of foreign nonprofits deemed "undesirable." The office said the Soros .....
Ford, Knight and Others Give $20M for United States Artists Campaign
Release Date:
04/19/2016
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will contribute $1 million to a new $20 million operations endowment campaign in support of United States Artists (USA), a non-profit organization that awards annual $50,000 fellowships to artists around...
Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry
Release Date:
04/26/2016
Project New Opportunity is aimed at assisting a few of the thousands of inmates who were charged with drug violations and are being released by order of the U.S. Sentencing Commission under revised guidelines approved in 2014.
Sloan Foundation Supports Science on Screen Film Series
Release Date:
04/28/2016
Funded by the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, BFS is one of only 23 independent non-profit cinemas from across the country awarded SoS grants to expand film and scientific literacy by creatively pairing...
What Big (and not-so-big) Donors Can Learn from Philanthropy, Bloomberg-style
Release Date:
05/23/2016
If you have been in the nonprofit sector long enough, you may have noticed that as the Baby Boomer generation ages, the face of philanthropy and giving is undergoing a dramatic shift.
Doris Duke Earmarks $2M to Address Climate Change in Hudson Valley
Release Date:
08/03/2016
Preserving the ecosystems in the Hudson Valley is critical for the entire state.
William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans
Release Date:
09/19/2016
A new study of 150 black youths from some of Baltimore’s lowest-income neighborhoods shows that young people who attended for-profit institutions ended up in more debt and with fewer job prospects.
Tiffany & Co. Supports Ocean Conservation
Release Date:
09/26/2016
Tiffany & Co. and its head of philanthropy, Anisa Kamadoli Costa, are two names that show up all over marine conservation efforts.
Weinberg Foundation Employees Given $500,000 to be Grantmakers for a Day
Release Date:
09/27/2016
At the event, 25 employees will each present a check for $20,000 to a Maryland nonprofit consistent with the Foundation's mission and grant guidelines.
NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep
Release Date:
10/06/2016
NYCT Program Director Shawn Morehead joins us to talk about this more recent initiative along with the Trust's long-standing work with immigrant communities.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season
Release Date:
11/03/2016
Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey.
Edna McConnell Clark and Other Powerful Funders Stand Behind At-Risk Students
Release Date:
11/23/2016
... there is plenty else going on in K-12 philanthropy, with nonprofits raising lots of money for efforts to boost ...
The Latest Nutrition Grantmaking From Newman's Own
Release Date:
11/28/2016
... its profits. It's since distributed over $475 million to nonprofits worldwide. Newman started Newman’s Own .....
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Five Organizations Selected to Receive First Spark Prize
Release Date:
01/10/2017
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the five organizations selected to receive its first annual Spark Prize, the only honor of its kind celebrating excellence and impact in Brooklyn’s thriving nonprofit sector.
Doris Duke Launches Land Trust Climate Initiative
Release Date:
01/24/2017
... climate and conservation work. This is tricky terrain for nonprofits to navigate, given that conservation efforts have ...
Bank of America Grant and Volunteers Support Partnership with Eva’s Village
Release Date:
01/25/2017
Eva’s Village, a Paterson, NJ, anti-poverty, nonprofit organization, partners with local businesses and community groups to raise funds for its 20 integrated anti-poverty programs.
Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs
Release Date:
04/14/2017
The U.S. needs new tools to measure and monitor technology, jobs and skills to cope with the advance of artificial intelligence and automation, according to a group of economists and computer scientists.