Underwritten by JPB Foundation, New York City’s Libraries Will Forgive All Children’s Fines
Release Date:
10/19/2017
... you to new worlds,” said Octavia Loving, a 17-year-old student at Special Music High School, as she stood amid the ...
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Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation
Release Date:
01/03/2018
The Westport-based Newman’s Own Foundation was on the verge of securing a provision in the federal tax overhaul that would have spared it from an unusual 200 percent tax hike it is facing, when the Senate parliamentarian forced lawmakers to strip it...
New York Life Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education
Release Date:
04/20/2018
New York Life Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education National 4-H Council recently received a three year, $1.5 million grant from the New York Life Foundation to enable more Latino students to...
Darren Walker to Hamilton Graduates: Lead the Way Forward With Empathy, Courage, Compassion
Release Date:
05/21/2018
In his address at Hamilton’s commencement, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker urged graduates to embrace history – good and bad – and lead the way forward with empathy, courage, and compassion.
Warhol Foundation Board Lifts 8-Year Funding Ban on the Smithsonian
Release Date:
01/15/2019
... a member of the Yanktonai Dakota tribe, was a pioneering student of Dorothy Dunn, an influential non-Native teacher ...
Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education
Release Date:
02/20/2019
Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education A nonprofit working on open-source curriculum that aligns with state standards is the latest development in the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s 10-...
Credit Suisse Americas Foundation Commits USD 1 Million to HERE to HERE to Launch Youth Apprenticeships Through Careerwise New York
Release Date:
07/09/2019
... will support CareerWise New York (CWNY) , an employer-led, student -focused youth apprenticeship system based on a model ...
With Support From the Surdna Foundation, This Organization Is Focused on Creating a National Black Tech Ecosystem
Release Date:
07/31/2019
The first grant awarded was from the Surdna Foundation whose mission is to support social justice reform, healthy environments, inclusive economies, and thriving cultures across the United States. The grant will support the building of an API tool...
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Responding to COVID-19: Youth and Education Funders Bi-Monthly Webinar
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:00am
The NYC Youth and Education Funders Working Group will host a bi-monthly webinar to share philanthropic responses and organizing efforts around COVID-19.
Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $7.9 million to Emergency Assistance Providers through the Helping Hands Program
Release Date:
03/01/2023
As of March 1, 2023, Gerstner Philanthropies has awarded $7.9 million in Helping Hands funds to 24 social service organizations and colleges, a 47% increase from last year’s grantmaking.
Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $9.1 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program
Release Date:
03/12/2024
As of March 1, 2024, Gerstner Philanthropies has awarded $9.1 million in Helping Hands funds to 24 social service organizations and colleges, a 13% increase from last year’s grantmaking.
Cricket Island Foundation Welcomes New Deputy Director Seema Shah
Release Date:
07/27/2016
... she directed a six-year national study on the impact of community organizing in eight urban school districts. While ... fellowship at the Consultation Center at Yale University . She holds a Ph.D. in clinical...
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names the 2015 Doris Duke Artists
Release Date:
04/02/2015
... receive $275,000 in flexible, multi-year funding as an investment in and celebration of their ongoing contributions ... and talented set of artists, and to make a substantial investment in their continuing...
NY Women’s Foundation President and City Council Speaker Announce $20M More for Young Women’s Initiative
Release Date:
05/16/2016
... together stakeholders from across the City – including community -based organizations, advocates, policy experts and ...
Diane Sierpina Promoted to Program Director of Justice Programs at the Tow Foundation
Release Date:
02/12/2014
... Science degree in Journalism summa cum laude from Boston University . Diane Sierpina Promoted to Program ...
Russell Pennoyer Joins William T. Grant as Board Chair
Release Date:
06/17/2015
... including that as Chair of the Foundation’s Finance and Investment committee from 2009 until 2014. “It’s a ... said Pennoyer. Pennoyer has extensive experience raising capital for private equity, venture...
Surdna Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund
Release Date:
01/05/2018
... (NFG), a social justice-focused membership organization of community development grantmakers, will roll out its own ... Amplify Fund is all about giving communities the power and resources to influence local...
The North Star Fund Welcomes Kellie Terry as the new Philanthropy Programs Director
Release Date:
05/02/2022
... working with the grantmaking team and Community Funding Committees , and leading the Fund's work to ... donors and funders towards shifting real power and resources to movements. Kellie is a longtime...
Peter Peterson, Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 91
Release Date:
03/20/2018
... business executive who became one of the most prominent voices to argue for entitlement reform and reducing the U.S. ... from 1972 to 1973. He took over as chief executive of the investment bank Lehman...
Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander is one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2022
Release Date:
05/26/2022
... of arts and education in the U.S.—she has put real investment into creating spaces that reflect the country’s ... then decided that she wanted to uplift and amplify the voices of others. Of course, she’s still...