‘Bro’ Adams Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow
Release Date:
07/11/2017
... “Bro has been a stalwart public servant, highly regarded educational leader, and steadfast defender of the importance ...
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Ford, J.M.Kaplan, Teagle and David Rockefeller Fund All Working to Bring College Into Prison
Release Date:
10/30/2017
A small but steadily growing prison education program continues to expand with the help of some big foundations. The Prison to College Pipeline Program (P2CP), one of several programs offered by the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of...
The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Leading Philanthropists to Announce Co-Impact, A Global Collaborative for Systems Change
Release Date:
11/16/2017
Co-Impact will make large multi-year investments in health, education, and economic opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people around the world
The New York Community Trust Awards $600K Grant for NYC Creative Aging Initiative
Release Date:
01/05/2018
Lifetime Arts to lead major effort to advance Creative Aging movement in NYC.
New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger
Release Date:
01/22/2018
A team of researchers from the University of Houston and Temple University say that food insecurity among college students is forcing a burgeoning inequality in college completion rates.
The Rockefeller Foundation sends 20,000 NYC Public School Students to See Hamilton
Release Date:
06/13/2018
... low-income families for the ticket price of only $10. This educational partnership, made possible through a $1.46 ... the opportunity to see HAMILTON on Broadway, but provides educational material by Gilder...
Report Funded by Helmsley Charitable Trust Looks at Human Well-Being in NYC
Release Date:
07/03/2018
New Yorkers on average are faring better than Americans as a whole on key barometers of human well-being, yet deep and persistent disparities divide the city’s diverse population.
Mellon Releases New Publication Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmaking in South Africa
Release Date:
10/22/2018
Three decades of grantmaking are detailed in a new publication produced by the Mellon Foundation.
Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid
Release Date:
11/19/2018
... to a need-blind admissions policy and ensure unparalleled educational opportunities for the next generation of global ...
Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million
Release Date:
01/16/2019
Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million Co-Impact announced its first round of grants today to improve education, health, and economic opportunity for an estimated 9 million people over the next five years across Africa, South Asia...
Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - Next 100
Release Date:
02/21/2019
Today’s young people are the most diverse, engaged, and progressive generation in history. Whether organizing online, protesting in the streets, or running for office, they are joining together and demanding change on the issues most central to...
Pennsylvania Joins Skillful State Network, Initiative of the Markle Foundation
Release Date:
04/18/2019
Governor Tom Wolf is taking more action to help create a highly qualified and competitive workforce.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 32 Winners of Andrew Carnegie Fellowships
Release Date:
04/23/2019
The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program marked its fifth year with the announcement of the 2019 class of fellows, comprised of 32 scholars.
Michael Bloomberg Announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit
Release Date:
05/16/2019
Today, Michael R. Bloomberg announced the largest expected convening of Midwest universities focused on mitigating the effects of climate change and moving to a 100% clean-energy economy.
Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes New Board Members
Release Date:
07/18/2019
Alberto Retana, Rukia Lumumba and Lorella Praeli join the Hazen Foundation’s board of trustees, bringing new experience and energy as the Foundation goes all in for racial and education justice.
Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander is one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2022
Release Date:
05/26/2022
Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander is one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage writes in the special issue: " Elizabeth Alexander is many things. She’s a poet , a...
The Director, Community Schools, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)
Release Date:
08/16/2016
Organization: United Way of New York City Name of Position: Miriam Benitez Organization URL: http://unitedwaynyc.org City and State: New York, New York Description:...
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School Integration in NYC (Part 2): Strategies for Change
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10:00am to 12:30pm
A study released in 2014 by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that New York State’s schools are the most segregated schools in the country, more segregated than they were a decade ago. Between 1989 and 2010, the percentage of schools in the New...
Helmsley-backed DATA2GO.NYC's Veterans Data Highlighted by Social Science Research Council
Release Date:
11/11/2016
SSRC’s measure of America program expands always-accessible online data tool, but finds NYC Vets sometime lag behind the national average.
Max Marmor Announces Retirement from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Release Date:
03/06/2023
During Sixteen-Year Tenure, Led the Foundation Through Changing Times