Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues
Release Date:
09/14/2016
... gains, lifted the median household income to $56,500 last year , up 5.2%, or $2,800, from 2014. It was the sharpest ...
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NY Life Foundation Supports Social- Emotional Learning In Middle Schools
Release Date:
10/05/2016
... closing the learning gap, has received a $1 million, three- year grant from the New York Life Foundation. The funding ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Supports Group to Register Dominican-American Political Power
Release Date:
10/06/2016
... But the group has recruited new funders in the last year , including other businesses from the Dominican Republic ...
With Support From Ford, Media Foundation for West Africa Holds Meeting on Peaceful Elections
Release Date:
10/11/2016
... It was held to deliberate on ways to ensure that this year ’s general election was organized in a peaceful manner. ...
As China Rises and Tensions Grow in Asia, Carnegie is Paying Attention
Release Date:
10/12/2016
China's economic might has famously soared in recent decades. Now, its military power and geopolitical ambitions are finally catching up.
Philanthropy New York Mourns Former President Barbara Bryan
Release Date:
10/24/2016
Barbara's 18 years of outstanding leadership and vision combined with her extraordinary collegiality, set us on the path that we proudly continue today.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Supports ALA Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
Release Date:
10/26/2016
... in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year 's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult .....
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic
Release Date:
10/26/2016
... The poetry initiative is part of the network’s year -long community engagement project addressing the Garden ...
Unbound Philanthropy Survey Finds DACA Fee Increases Could Put Relief Out of Reach for Immigrant Youth
Release Date:
10/27/2016
Increase comes as some DACA beneficiaries are losing jobs because of USCIS processing delays and after immigrant youth have paid over $674 million in fees to USCIS.
Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) Announces Applications for 2017 Class
Release Date:
10/27/2016
... program designed for professionals in philanthropy. This year -long fellowship program will offer coaching, tools, ...
Coalition Rallies against Cuomo’s Proposed Nuclear Plant Subsidies
Release Date:
10/28/2016
A coalition of more than 100 government watchdog, environmental and consumer groups staged pop-up rallies across the state Thursday to criticize Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s plan to subsidize three upstate nuclear plants with $7.7 billion from electric...
With the End Near, Atlantic Makes a Big Move on Racial Justice
Release Date:
11/01/2016
Atlantic invested over $100 million in a network of schools and school-based health centers to improve opportunities for low-income middle school kids of color, and has been closely involved in the My Brother's Keeper initiative.
Supported by Simons Foundation, Scientists Discover Clues To Altered Brain Wiring In Autism
Release Date:
11/15/2016
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that mutations in PTEN affect the assembly of connections between two brain areas important for the processing of social cues.
U.S. Trust Surveys 1,435 U.S. High Net Worth Households on Attitudes Toward Giving
Release Date:
11/21/2016
Eighty-three percent of wealthy individuals plan to give as much (or more) over the next three years as they have in the past. These percentages are even higher among women, African-Americans and individuals age 50 or younger.
Simons Foundation Launches Flatiron Institute to Explore Galaxy Formation, Genomics, Neuroscience and Other Fields
Release Date:
11/23/2016
... Formation, Genomics, Neuroscience and Other Fields Each year thousands of genomes are sequenced, millions of neuronal ...
MAC AIDS Fund Contributes $1 Million to New HIV Treatment Effort in Washington, DC
Release Date:
12/01/2016
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is set to announce a new effort to fight HIV and AIDS.
Wallace Foundation Supports Alvin Ailey Program to Inspire Young New Yorkers
Release Date:
12/01/2016
... Supported by The Wallace Foundation as part of a multi- year audience development project, the program will engage ...
Apply Now to Join TCF Institute's Summer 2017 Class
Release Date:
01/03/2017
Apply Now to Join TCF Institute's Summer 2017 Class Each year , The Century Foundation (TCF) typically invites six .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports GallopNYC Acquisition of Horse Stables in Queens
Release Date:
01/09/2017
GallopNYC had acquired the horse stables near Forest Park, Queens, operated for many years as Lynne's Riding School, in Forest Hills, N.Y. The stable will be known as GallopNYC (Forest Hills).
New York State Health Foundation Supports Campaign to Urge Nutritious Food Donations
Release Date:
01/17/2017
... to Better Health,” an initiative funded by a two- year , $175,000 grant from the New York State Health ...