Andrew W. Mellon and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Support Creation of New Musical Works
Release Date:
07/15/2015
The foundations have earmarked $475,000 to Chamber Music America for new jazz and classical ensemble pieces.
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Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Nonprofit Claims by For-Profit Colleges
Release Date:
10/06/2015
The IRS and Department of Education each assume, wrongly, that the other is monitoring the integrity of the “nonprofit” claims by previously “for-profit” colleges.
Tiffany & Co.’s Costa on Huffington Post: Oceans Face Dire Threats
Release Date:
10/16/2015
... no green," she has said. Indeed, the ocean provides us with the air we breathe, much of the food we eat, and the .....
Carnegie: How America’s Immigrant Source has Changed
Release Date:
10/22/2015
New report from Carnegie shows today's volume of immigrants. Nearly 59 million immigrants have arrived in the United States since 1965, making this nation the world’s top destination for people moving from one country to another.
Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College
Release Date:
02/26/2016
As part of its College Completion report series, Robert Shireman, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, writes about the state of college education, including improved focus on learning as opposed to drop out rates, and what can be done to remedy...
Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders
Release Date:
04/25/2016
... of philanthropy, from ‘them’ and ‘they’ to ‘ us ’ and ‘we.’ ” The roster of political and business ...
Workers of the World, Unite, Says the Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
05/05/2016
... but it’s an idea that seems to be gathering steam in the US . It’s also an idea that, at least in theory, should have ...
Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/12/2016
... and old ways of doing things will continue to make us relevant and important, then we are kidding ourselves,” ...
Simons Foundation Continues Quest to Understand and Treat Autism on Both Ends of the Spectrum
Release Date:
07/19/2016
As a researcher, Dr. Ruth Ann Luna knows that subtyping autism—finding all the genetic variables that may lead to a diagnosis—is vital to improve care for Kellen and other autistic children.
Ford Program Officers on Why Black Lives Matter to Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/25/2016
These events have the potential to either deepen empathy and understanding among Americans, or divide us even more sharply along lines of race, ethnicity, and gender.
Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study
Release Date:
09/15/2016
... Zika virus is detectable in tears. The study also tells us that Zika can lead to cell death in the eyes. This is ...
Stonewall Elects Neill Coleman as President
Release Date:
11/07/2016
... Neill was Chief External Affairs Officer at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development during the ...
Century Foundation Releases Report on Finding Common Ground on International Tax Reform
Release Date:
11/17/2016
Democrats and Republicans alike agree: the United States' international tax system is broken.
Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/30/2016
Who’s going big to change the world? Here are the ten most promising big bets.
Mellon Foundation Supports Humanities through Open Access, Open Source and Not-for-Profit
Release Date:
12/21/2016
... work in increasingly interdisciplinary ways, and they let us know very quickly that they were interested in ...
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.
Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime Award Winner
Release Date:
01/12/2017
... on January 30th at The Ainsworth Midtown Restaurant. Join us for a celebratory evening reception with New York’s most ...
Mellon Foundation Supports First App Launched by Museum of the City of New York
Release Date:
03/06/2017
The Museum of the City of New York launches its first-ever app, A Walk Through Gilded New York , a digital companion to the critically acclaimed exhibition Gilded New York.
Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary
Release Date:
04/20/2017
April 19, 2017, marks the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Russell Sage Foundation by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage (1828–1918), the widow of railroad magnate and financier Russell Sage.
New Leader, New Era: Rockefeller Foundation Plots Its Course
Release Date:
04/27/2017
Rajiv Shah, the new president of the Rockefeller Foundation, is no stranger to politics or philanthropy.