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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

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07/05/2018

... on this very site ) are questioning how deeply foundations should be diving into this approach. At the ... a lot more opportunity than in previous years, and that foundations don’t need to sacrifice investment...

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The Wallace Foundation Names Bronwyn Bevan as New Director of Research

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07/31/2019

Bronwyn Bevan has been selected as The Wallace Foundation’s new Director of Research, effective August 19, 2019, the foundation announced today. Currently a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Washington Seattle, College of Education,...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Adds Finance Veteran Marc Chennault to Its Board

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06/23/2020

The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced the appointment of Marc Chennault to its Board of Directors for a three-year term.

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Thomas Lax and Sanjit Sethi Elected to Jerome Foundation Board of Directors

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06/08/2020

Thomas Lax and Sanjit Sethi Elected to Jerome Foundation Board of Directors At its annual meeting on June 7, 2020, the Jerome Foundation Members of the Corporation elected Curator of Media and Performance at the Museum of Modern...

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Moyer, New York Life Foundations Announce National Memory Board Project

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11/29/2013

... Grief Awareness Day, the Moyer and the New York Life foundations have announced a national initiative to increase ... and needs of a grieving child.... Moyer, New York Life Foundations Announce National Memory...

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Mellon Foundation Awards $1.3 Million to Chicago Art Institutions

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06/03/2014

In partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago, Northwestern University has announced grants totaling nearly $1.3 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a program designed to advance the study of...

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Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation

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07/03/2014

Ten liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania will use an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a new consortium designed to help them save money and improve academic programs by collaborating across campuses.

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Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists

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03/25/2015

The Faculty Scholars Program will award $148 million in research support over the next five years.

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Sloan Foundation Awards $3 Million for Minority PhDs in STEM Fields

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03/27/2015

The main goal of the initiative is to increase the diversity of graduate education in the sciences, mathematics and engineering.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids

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03/30/2015

William T. Grant funds research to help society develop in ways that enable more young people to reach their full potential.

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Facilitates Clinical Research with $8.7 Million in Grants

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07/14/2015

The foundation has awarded $8.7 million to 18 physician-scientists to reserve 75 percent of their time for independent research.

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Citi Foundation, America’s Promise Award $3 Million for Youth

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08/27/2015

One-year grants of $250,000 each were awarded through the Youth Opportunity Fund, part of the Citi Foundation's Pathways to Progress initiative.

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David Berg Foundation Underwrites Free Saturdays at the Jewish Museum

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09/02/2015

Since its inception in 2006, the Free Saturdays program has brought over 328,000 visitors to the Museum.

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Receive National Medal of Arts

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09/08/2015

President Obama will present the award in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals.

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Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program

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10/07/2015

Elizabeth Alexander is an award-winning poet, essayist and playwright.

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Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, to Participate in Facebook QA

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10/26/2015

On Wednesday, October 28, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET), Ford Foundation president Darren Walker will answer your questions in a Facebook Q&A hosted by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings

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02/11/2016

A new report details how an incubator created by the Filene Research Institute, with funding from Ford Foundation, generated $100 million in loans and nearly $1 million in savings for previously underbanked families.

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Advocates for Keeping Artists in New York City

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06/10/2016

For Walker, keeping a thriving arts scene matters. "In a time of growing inequality, artists play a role in holding a mirror up to society," Walker said.

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Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction

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07/25/2016

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Wilson College a $100,000 grant to strengthen writing instruction for students, especially those in their first year.

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