Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... Island loses an estimated 45 billion tons of ice each year . Scientists watch this glacier closely because evidence ...
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Five Foundation Leaders Join National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board
Release Date:
09/28/2017
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) board of directors elected new officers and welcomed five new esteemed members during its board meeting.
Funded In Part by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bard College to Launch ‘Microcollege,’ Targeting Low-Income Applicants
Release Date:
11/01/2017
... Bard faculty will teach small seminars leading to a two- year associates degree in liberal arts, with the hope that ...
Tow-Playwright-in-Residence Featured in New York Times
Release Date:
11/02/2017
Tow-Playwright-in-Residence Featured in New York Times A year ago, the actress and playwright Jocelyn Bioh decided to ... a master’s degree from Columbia University and spent a year on Broadway in “The Curious...
David Rockefeller’s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/08/2017
... Rockefeller, who gave away $20 million to $30 million a year in the last 10 years of his long life, found another way ...
The Andy Warhol Foundation Partners With Calvin Klein
Release Date:
11/29/2017
Calvin Klein has entered into a new partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, which gives the American fashion brand unprecedented access to the late artist’s life work - much of which remains unpublished.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017
Release Date:
12/14/2017
... borough—launched Invest in Youth in 2015 as a 10- year , $25 million commitment to improving social and economic opportunities and outcomes for 16- to 24- year -olds, particularly young people of color, through...
Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation Noted As Women Who Shall Lead In The News Industry
Release Date:
12/18/2017
... will lead the news industry’s revolution. This will be a year of reckoning, the year a new wave of diverse news leaders shapes American ...
With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students
Release Date:
12/19/2017
... to Support Degree Completion Among Students Starting next year , University at Albany students who are at risk of ... a new private investment fund, which launched earlier this year under then-chancellor Nancy...
New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes
Release Date:
01/10/2018
Cutting road traffic deaths and injuries by half could boost the economy and result in substantial long-term income gains in developing countries -- potentially adding 7 to 22 percent to GDP per capita over 24 years in some – as well as greatly...
New Tax Law Might Force Newman's Own to Put Itself up for Sale
Release Date:
01/10/2018
... to put itself up for sale or pay crushing fines this year due to an obscure provision in the tax code. The ... the Republicans' sweeping tax plan that passed late last year , but it was dropped over fears...
Research Funded By The Russell Sage Foundation Shows Why Paid Family Leave Laws Could Hurt SNF Census
Release Date:
01/11/2018
... York State rolls out its even more expansive policy this year . The researchers used California as an example due to ... 65 and older lived in nursing homes in 2003, the first year before the law was...
F.B. Heron Foundation Is Going 'All In' with 100 percent Impact Investments
Release Date:
02/26/2018
... entirely into impact investments. As of the end of the year , about 60% of Heron's funds were in such vehicles, with .....
JPMorgan Chase Strengthens Its Commitment To Support Urban Entrepreneurs of Color
Release Date:
02/27/2018
... funders tripled the fund’s size to $18 million late last year . Those funders include the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. ...
Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2018 Award in Pain Scholars
Release Date:
03/07/2018
... and the American Pain Society are celebrating the 10th year of a collaboration that has provided critical support to ...
Century Foundation Report Reveals NY’s For-Profit Colleges Leave Students with Debt and Little Impact on Earning Potential
Release Date:
03/26/2018
Century Foundation Report Reveals NY’s For-Profit Colleges Leave Students with Debt and Little Impact on Earning Potential New York’s for-profit colleges leave students with huge debt and have little impact on earning potential,...
Hilton Foundation's Quest to Bring Safe Water to All
Release Date:
04/05/2018
... of thousands of deaths from diarrhoeal disease each year , mostly of children. Those are grim numbers to dent ...
Rauch Foundation & Newsday Media Group Announce New Research Entity at Newsday
Release Date:
04/13/2018
The Rauch Foundation and Newsday announced the launch of nextLI, a digital community and toolbox that will succeed the Long Island Index.
New York Life Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education
Release Date:
04/20/2018
... Education National 4-H Council recently received a three year , $1.5 million grant from the New York Life Foundation ...
ASPCA Opens Permanent, State-of-the-Art Behavioral Rehabilitation Center
Release Date:
05/10/2018
... new permanent facility following the success of a four- year behavioral rehabilitation pilot program in New Jersey, ... grant funding to support the development of the year -long BRC expansion project in...