Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/01/2015
Tisch has served on the board of the Whitney since 1996.
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Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?
Release Date:
07/02/2015
Rockefeller Foundation is praised for its Climate Works initiative.
Helmsley Charitable Trust and Sloan Foundation Back Data Science Collaboration
Release Date:
07/08/2015
... interactive. Think Google Drive with a brain. The new funding comes from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Backs Campbell Brown's Nonpartisan Education Website
Release Date:
07/15/2015
The site will be called Seventy Four, which references the 74 million children in the United States under age 18.
To Boost Job Prospects, Younger Americans Seek Dentures
Release Date:
08/10/2015
For many, tooth lost is a symptom of poverty. Statistics from the Commonwealth Fund report that nearly one in five working age adults in some Southern and Appalachian states have lost at least one tooth.
Weinberg Foundation Matching Grant Initiaitive Raises More than $9 Million for Workforce Development
Release Date:
08/20/2015
... Funders Network, announced today $9.3 million in total funding for a matching grant initiative intended to energize ...
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Woodland Gardens Exhibit Unlocks the Magic of Aquatic Life
Release Date:
08/20/2015
The new attraction features 30 different sea creatures and is step towards revitalizing the Battery.
MetLife Foundation Will Appear on 'Be the Change,' A Lifetime TV Network Program
Release Date:
09/18/2015
The foundation will explore how corporate America is empowering people to build better lives.
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders
Release Date:
10/26/2015
The National Policy Board for Educational Administration unanimously adopted new standards for education school leaders.
NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center
Release Date:
10/27/2015
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration picked the NoVo Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, to redevelop a former prison in New York City into a building for groups that advocate women’s equality.
NY Observer Highlights Many PNY Members as Area’s Most Generous Companies
Release Date:
10/28/2015
Pfizer, Johnson&Johnson, Goldman Sachs, and IBM named by New York Observer as region’s most generous companies.
Hospitals Foster Interprofessional Practice to Improve Outcomes - Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Release Date:
11/20/2015
... Practice to Support Interprofessional Collaboration, with funding from The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation in New York, aims ...
Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’s What Older People Want
Release Date:
12/01/2015
... of course, requires the correct blend of policies and funding . This is an increasingly urgent concern. A person ...
Arcus Foundation Establishes Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Release Date:
12/04/2015
... in their fellowships through June 2016. They will receive funding , training, and mentoring through the ACSJL. ...
De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)
Release Date:
12/08/2015
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who became a scourge of the wealthy with a vow to raise their taxes, has enlisted members of the financial elite, including Morgan Stanley, to advance his agenda.
"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says
Release Date:
12/10/2015
A "resilience bond", a variation on a catastrophe bond, could help cities deal more effectively with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Shut Down January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post
Release Date:
01/07/2016
Bronfman Philanthropies closed after three decades of miracle making, having “spent down” their capital, as planned. The Jerusalem Post writer takes a look at the organization's accomplishments.
Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)
Release Date:
01/11/2016
Glioblastoma multiforme is a particularly deadly brain cancer. Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells proliferate so quickly --and ways to turn this engine of tumor growth into a target for cancer treatment.
As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats
Release Date:
01/22/2016
As temperatures drop and a blizzard looms, NYC announced that 13,000 young students will receive new winter jackets paid for by private donors.
DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust
Release Date:
02/04/2016
The lives of New York senior citizens are the subject of a year-long project called Exceeding Expectations, which is run by the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, and led by journalist...