Hartford Foundation Awards Nearly $2.3 Million in Grants
Release Date:
03/20/2014
The John A. Hartford Foundation awards $2.275 million in grants to the areas of palliative care and aging-related philanthropy, reports Philanthropy News Digest.
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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa
Release Date:
12/08/2014
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is a 10-year, $500 million initiative.
Weinberg Foundation Launches Workforce Leadership Academy in Baltimore
Release Date:
06/08/2015
... area. Supported by the Annie E. Casey and Abell foundations , the Weinberg Sector Skills Academy will comprise ...
Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'
Release Date:
12/02/2015
Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat' Russian authorities have ... Russia's top prosecutor said Monday that the Open Society Foundations and the Open Society Institute Assistance...
Ford Foundation's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval
Release Date:
04/21/2016
When the Foundation learned that it had to bring itself up to code, it decided not just to focus on technical improvements but also carry out some structural changes to make the building feel "less hierarchical," as the president of the foundation,...
Inside Pinkerton, a Low Profile Anti-Poverty Foundation
Release Date:
12/21/2016
What's in a name? Well, the Pinkerton Foundation in New York City draws its name from what was once the nation's oldest and largest security company.
Rajiv Shah on Rockefeller Foundation Priorities, Multilateralism and Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/20/2017
... mood of global distrust toward institutions, philanthropic foundations must prioritize winning public confidence, ...
The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers
Release Date:
11/03/2017
As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, The Simons Foundation and Overdeck Family Foundation join forces to award five teachers $5,000 each for innovative projects.
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Polly Singh Promoted to Program Officer at Wallace Foundation
Release Date:
03/01/2012
Polly Singh, a Program Associate at The Wallace Foundation, has been promoted to the post of Program Officer in the philanthropy’s Learning and Enrichment unit.
World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations
Release Date:
06/02/2013
... include a recent effort with the Ford and Open Society foundations — to help reduce global poverty and boost ... representatives of some of the world’s top philanthropic foundations and World Bank Group...
Duke Foundation’s Islamic Center Gets New Leadership
Release Date:
11/20/2015
Konrad Ng will lead the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Shangri La, a center for the study of Islamic arts and cultures,
Century Foundation Promotes ‘Realistic Steps’ on Gun Violence
Release Date:
06/15/2016
The country was horrified this weekend to learn of the massacre in Orlando affecting the LGBT and Latino communities, now known as the worst mass shooting in American history.
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Is Writing Snowden Biography
Release Date:
08/04/2016
Barton Gellman, currently a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, was a key figure in The Washington Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of Snowden-leaked documents in 2013.
Obama Speaks at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Release Date:
11/16/2016
Initially, Obama planned to deliver a public speech on Wednesday from the Pnyx, a rocky hill beneath the Acropolis; however, it has been rescheduled to take place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, due to security concerns.
Mellon Foundation President Explores The Haunting Shadow of Slavery
Release Date:
04/13/2017
As the 400th anniversary of the importation of the first Africans into colonial Jamestown approaches in 2019, Earl Lewis — president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — argued that it is important to acknowledge that “slavery still haunts us today...
Rita Allen Foundation Backs Innovative Biomedical Research
Release Date:
01/27/2015
The Rita Allen Foundation Scholars program supports research in cancer, immunology and neuroscience.
Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2015 Scholars
Release Date:
07/09/2015
The selected Scholars will receive grants of up to $110,000 per year for a maximum of five years.
Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others
Release Date:
07/15/2016
Warren Buffett has donated roughly $2.9 billion more Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to five foundations, as part of the billionaire's plan to give away almost his entire fortune.
Surdna Foundation Awards $9.7 Million in Grants
Release Date:
09/30/2013
The grants, awarded in the foundation's three program areas to 56 nonprofit organizations across the country, represent the third cycle of quarterly grants since Surdna introduced changes to each of its program strategies late last year.