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Cost of Health Care a Burden for Most U.S. Households

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04/15/2014

A new study published by the Milbank Memorial Fund's Milbank ... every income level and in every geographic area, finds a new study published in The Milbank Quarterly. Linda Blumberg, .....

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Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States

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05/14/2014

... journalists, and people who have spent time in prison. NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations today awarded $1.25 ... individuals working to curb mass incarceration and develop new approaches to ensure...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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NYC Green Carts Expanding Access to Fresh Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods

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06/11/2014

... Access to Fresh Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods New York City's Green Cart initiative has increased access to ... in 2008 by the Mayor's Office of Food Policy and the New York City Department of...

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Carnegie "Opportunity by Design" Schools To Help Immigrant Students

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07/17/2014

... by Design" Schools To Help Immigrant Students Two new high schools will open in 2015 in Prince George’s County, Md., as part of Carnegie Corporation of New York's Opportunity by Design initiative, an...

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Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists

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09/09/2014

... as one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new foundation with more than $2 billion in assets. ... as of the end of 2012, tax records show. Picower’s new foundation has since doubled in size,...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Aetna Foundation Launches $4.5 Million Healthier World Innovation Challenge

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01/07/2015

... communities, the Aetna Foundation is looking for new ways to accelerate innovation and reach people directly ... we've launched the Healthier World Innovation Challenge, a new $4.5 million initiative...

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J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants

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01/29/2015

... Applicants The J.M.K. Innovation Prize is an exciting new initiative of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a New York-based family foundation. In 2015 up to ten Prizes ...

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Ford Foundation to Fund City Study of Diversity in Cultural Institutions

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03/04/2015

... the diversity of the boards, staffs and audiences of New York City cultural organizations, such as museums, ... troupes. “If you’re living in a city like we are in New York — with 65 percent people of color...

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McCray, Glen and Citi Launch Initiative to Support Women Entrepreneurs

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03/13/2015

... and Citi will today announce WE NYC (Women Entrepreneurs New York City), an initiative to expand female entrepreneurship in New York City, with a special focus on underserved women and ...

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Helmsley Trust Awards $8.7 Million for T1D Research Program

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03/30/2015

... programs designed to improve clinical care and translate new therapeutics; and cultivate new funding sources to ensure the program’s sustainability. ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Pledges $75 Million for Smart Power India Project

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04/16/2015

... Foundation on Wednesday pledged $75 million as part of its new initiative to use renewable energy based mini-grids not ... 1,000 villages in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but also create new jobs by providing...

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Carnegie Fellowships to Aid Researchers in Humanities and Social Science

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04/22/2015

... the first recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, a new award intended to support research in the beleaguered ... and social sciences. The Carnegie Corporation of New York, which announces its first...

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Capital One Launches Fund to Assist Nonprofit Developers

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06/08/2015

... The company has selected six nonprofits—three in New York City and three in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan ... will complete predevelopment activities for several new housing initiatives that could create...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project

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06/29/2015

... cohort of its Incubator Project– one of several new programs within the Foundation’s Brooklyn Accelerator, ... advantage of one year of free co-working space in BCF’s new headquarters at 1000 Dean Street, as...

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Well Application Challenges Fracking Ban

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07/14/2015

Well Application Challenges Fracking Ban An upstate New York energy company has filed an application to drill a ... Partners filed an application for a natural-gas well with New York state regulators last week...

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Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty

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08/12/2015

... is stark in most major metropolitan areas, according to new data analyzed by Rutgers University's Paul Jargowsky in a new report for the Century Foundation.... Century .....

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News Junkies Wanted for Editorial Board

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09/16/2015

... as the feature article for the September 2015 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. You may have noticed that your daily, weekly or monthly New York PhilanthroPost got a little bit longer in...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177 Million to Study Dementia

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11/17/2015

... on aging populations: a $177 million grant to create a new institute to study dementia. The new organization, the Global Brain Health Institute, will be ...

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In Memoriam: J.M. Kaplan Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan

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01/25/2016

... Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan Richard D. Kaplan of New York and Palm Beach died on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, ... and senior trustee of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a private New York-based foundation noted for its...

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