De Blasio’s ‘Homeless Hotels’ Plan Is Way Behind Schedule
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... Mayor de Blasio announced a plan to create 15,000 units of supportive housing to deal with the homelessness crisis, just ...
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How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Patricia Constantine thought hard about whether to use an image of the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, in her entry to this year’s ArtPrize contest. The mixed-media painting depicts Ms. Constantine as a carnival freak suffering for the perceived...
Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Called the NH Humanities Collaborative, the effort is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a flagship public university and it explicitly recognizes and supports the...
New York State Seeks Leases for Extensive Offshore Wind Program
Release Date:
10/03/2017
New York State has asked the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to consider identifying and leasing at least four new wind energy areas off its Atlantic Coast.
Buffett Says Government Should Do More to Combat Poverty
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Billionaire Warren Buffett says America will continue to prosper overall, but government and philanthropists should do more to ensure that poverty doesn't remain a barrier success.
Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Four communities in Western New York will receive up to $2.5 million in state funding apiece to enhance their assets and help dress up their streetscapes to attract new businesses, residents and tourists.
Mellon Grant to Help Seattle Art Museum Establish Asian Paintings Conservation Center
Release Date:
10/27/2017
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has received a $3.5 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish and endow a center dedicated to the conservation, mounting and study of Asian paintings.
The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers
Release Date:
11/03/2017
As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, The Simons Foundation and Overdeck Family Foundation join forces to award five teachers $5,000 each for innovative projects.
New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"
Release Date:
11/20/2017
NYSHealth grantees and partners are working together with residents and local organizations in Brownsville to increase access to healthy and affordable foods and empower residents through urban farms and gardens, farmers markets, and other nutrition...
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Awards More than $2.5 Million to South Florida Nonprofits in 2017
Release Date:
11/28/2017
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced today that 125 nonprofits in South Florida have collectively been awarded more than $2.5 million in grants in 2017.
Open Society Foundations Funds the Mayor Exchange to Offer Help to Puerto Rico
Release Date:
03/02/2018
A new network of local leaders is stepping in to provide aid and support from cities on the mainland to decimated localities in Puerto Rico.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Program to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for All Students
Release Date:
04/27/2018
Wabash College has received an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to improve retention and graduation rates for all students with special emphasis on students from particular populations that have been historically disadvantaged in...
Why Bloomberg Philanthropies Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform
Release Date:
04/30/2018
When Bloomberg Philanthropies looks for school systems around the country to support, one of the factors it examines is teacher salaries. Districts that refuse to pay their teachers adequately aren't well-positioned to raise student achievement...
Bloomberg Philanthropies and others Redefine Arts Funding
Release Date:
05/18/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies has supported creative placemaking and public art projects to strengthen communities.
The Century Foundation Presents Inclusion and Industry 4.0
Release Date:
06/11/2018
Watch as The Century Foundation and the Great Cities Institute at UIC unveil new research that examines the untapped potential of manufacturing to expand economic opportunities for communities of color.
The Howard Gilman Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and Others Fund LCT3 Season Programming Featuring Pass Over
Release Date:
07/06/2018
The LCT3 season program is supported by generous grants from The Howard Gilman Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and others.
Capital One ScopeAthon Provides Consulting Services to Nonprofits
Release Date:
07/13/2018
At the Capital One ScopeAthon event, held at the 1717 Innovation Center in downtown Richmond, volunteers from Capital One provided free, skills-based consulting services to five Richmond nonprofits: UnBoundRVA, Startup Virginia, YWCA Richmond,...
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Funding the News and Finding Innovation - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 -
1:30pm to 2:30pm
As the field of journalism continues to grapple with the collapse of local news outlets across the country, it’s clear that financial support is needed now more than ever. Philanthropy, in response to the radically changing landscape, is stepping up...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides Grant to Investigate and Conserve Art
Release Date:
08/03/2018
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $3.5 million grant to the Center for the Scientific Studies in the Arts, a collaborative partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago to investigate and conserve art.
New York Women's Foundation Fund for the MeToo Movement and Allies Awards Grants to 8 Groups
Release Date:
10/15/2018
Eight groups across the nation have been awarded funding from the New York Women's Foundation for their efforts to fight sexual violence.