UJA-Federation of New York Raises Record-breaking $249 Million in 2017-2018 Campaign Year
Release Date:
07/27/2018
... major capital initiatives focused on fighting poverty, transforming Jewish day camp, and ensuring Jerusalem’s ...
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Ford Foundation Joins Funders To Launch The Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund
Release Date:
08/13/2018
The Ford and W.K. Kellogg foundations recently teamed up with Borealis Philanthropy to launch the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund. The fund just released its first round of grants, totaling $14 million, which will go to advancing racial equity...
Open Society Foundations Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Director of the Women’s Rights Program
Release Date:
08/16/2018
The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the appointment of Kavita N. Ramdas as director of the Women’s Rights Program, effective September 25.
Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Announce Grants for US 2050 Initiative
Release Date:
08/21/2018
Today, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and the Ford Foundation launched US 2050, an initiative that will engage leading scholars to examine and analyze the multiple demographic, socioeconomic, and fiscal trends that will shape the nation at mid-...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools
Release Date:
08/22/2018
Playworks , the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children's social and emotional health, recently announced a multiyear grant of $4,590,371 from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.
Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
Release Date:
08/23/2018
Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility It's with joy and sadness that Schott announces that our friend, colleague and partner Dr. Cassie Schwerner has...
Rockefeller Foundation Names Tariq Khokhar Managing Director and Senior Data Scientist
Release Date:
09/13/2018
Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Tariq Khokhar has been named Managing Director and Senior Data Scientist for the Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce Finalists in $10M Economic Opportunity Challenge
Release Date:
09/17/2018
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Applaud the 20 Finalists Advancing to the Final Round of the Communities Thrive Challenge and the 63 Semi-Finalist Organizations
Salesforce.org Announces $18 Million in Grants Towards Bay Area Education, Homelessness and Cleanliness at Dreamforce 2018
Release Date:
09/25/2018
The $18 million includes $15.5 million in grants to San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), $2 million dollars in grants to address homelessness and hunger in the Bay Area, and a $500,000 grant to...
$100 Million Commitment From Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Western New York's Parks & Trails
Release Date:
05/03/2019
Now that the Buffalo Waterfront is finally starting to see some real improvements, it’s time for LaSalle Park to be added to the momentum.
Abigail E. Disney, Cyndi Lauper Among Those Honored at the New York Women’s Foundation’s 2019 Celebrating Women® Breakfast
Release Date:
05/14/2019
More than 2,200 supporters from community, philanthropy and business joined The New York Women's Foundation (The Foundation) on May 14 to honor six extraordinary leaders.
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards $2.4 Million in Grants
Release Date:
05/31/2019
The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art has announced fifteen grants totaling $2.49 million in support of arts and media projects dedicated to strengthening relationships between U.S. Muslim and non-Muslim communities.
Newly Established Phyllis Mailman Professorship Endowed by the Tow Foundation, Mailman Foundation, and Joshua Mailman Foundation
Release Date:
06/24/2019
In honor of philanthropist Phyllis Mailman, The Mailman Foundation, the Joshua Mailman Foundation, and The Tow Foundation, have together endowed the Phyllis Mailman Professorship to support groundbreaking emerging infectious disease research.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Digital Innovation Project for European Cities
Release Date:
06/25/2019
Cities will Receive Support to Advance Cutting Edge Digital Services and Data Practices
Emil Kang Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Program Director for Arts and Cultural Heritage
Release Date:
07/09/2019
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced the appointment of Emil Kang as Program Director for Arts and Cultural Heritage.
Michigan State University Awarded Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Less Commonly Taught Languages
Release Date:
07/23/2019
Michigan State University was awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support further development in the research and teaching of less commonly taught languages.
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...
Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs, Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Vibrant Oceans Initiative
Release Date:
08/12/2019
More than 80 marine scientists join together to identify key social-environmental pressures and human impacts on coral reefs. More than 2,500 reef systems across 44 countries were analyzed.
A New International Exchange Opportunity for Greek Students Supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Release Date:
08/20/2019
Education is one of the four primary pillars of SNF’s grant-making activity, of which a particular focus is promoting international collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and exchange of ideas.
The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard Announce Grants to Streamline Access to Benefits for 5 Million People Living in Poverty
Release Date:
10/21/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard announced today they are awarding transformative grants to Benefits Data Trust (BDT) totaling $7.5 million to improve health and economic mobility for at least 5 million low-income people in the United...