Ford Foundation Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison
Release Date:
03/02/2015
New York University has enrolled 36 inmates in the new program.
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NYCT and JPB-Backed Immigrant Legal Aid Program Will Expand Beyond NYC
Release Date:
05/14/2015
Services will soon be available in Long Island, the Lower Hudson Valley and Northern New Jersey.
Median Pay For CEOs In Health Care Companies Higher Than Any Other Industry
Release Date:
05/27/2015
Commonwealth Fund research cited in analysis of America's rising healthcare costs.
San Diego Grantmakers Hires Beeta Jahedi as Senior Director of Learning and Programs
Release Date:
06/22/2015
San Diego Grantmakers is pleased to announce that Beeta Jahedi will join the SDG team as Senior Director of Learning and Programs effective July 24, 2015.
Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2015 Scholars
Release Date:
07/09/2015
The selected Scholars will receive grants of up to $110,000 per year for a maximum of five years.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Backs Campbell Brown's Nonpartisan Education Website
Release Date:
07/15/2015
The site will be called Seventy Four, which references the 74 million children in the United States under age 18.
Smart Donors Are Putting Nonprofits Back in Charge
Release Date:
07/20/2015
Chronicle of Philanthropy editorial examines Ford's move to double unrestricted grants for operating support.
Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds
Release Date:
07/30/2015
Though Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg lost money from a recent Rikers Island recidivism reduction program, they still plan to explore social impact bonds in the future.
Foundation for Child Development-Backed Research Examines the Effects of Discrimination on the Children of Immigrants
Release Date:
09/10/2015
The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy's study will look at the effects of discrimination on the children of immigrants, whether they are themselves immigrants or were born in the United States to immigrant...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research
Release Date:
09/17/2015
A new study shows that less than one percent of federal funding goes to risk research.
The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels
Release Date:
09/22/2015
Arabella Advisors calculated the figure, which included divestment strategies from environmental leaders like the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grants $2 Million in Core Operating Support to Nine National Arts Organizations
Release Date:
09/23/2015
Nine recipients receive funding to continue their critical work in sustaining the national infrastructure of the dance, jazz, theatre and presenting fields.
The Century Foundation Examines Russia's Syrian Conflict Strategy
Release Date:
09/24/2015
The foundation has released "Confronting the 'Moscow Track' for Syria," an issue brief that frames Russia's role in ending the conflict.
UU Veatch's Molly Schultz Hafid joins NCRP's Board of Directors
Release Date:
09/25/2015
Hafid is one of four newly-elected nonprofit leaders to NCRP's board of directors.
AOL Charitable Foundation Joins Others in Event on the STEM Workforce
Release Date:
11/03/2015
Sara Link, President, AOL Charitable Foundation, will participate in a panel by the Global STEM Alliance (GSA) of the New York Academy of Sciences. Executives from AOL, ARM, Cisco, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, and US...
Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality
Release Date:
11/09/2015
Under a new strategy announced today, the Ford Foundation will double the amount it provides to grantees to cover administrative overhead costs and steer $1 billion over five years toward strengthening social-justice organizations. At the same time...
New Disclosures on Mozilla Foundation and its Supporters (Ford, Helmsley)
Release Date:
12/03/2015
The nonprofit Mozilla Foundation is a high-profile crusader for Internet freedom, and it shares the Firefox browser with the world.How does Mozilla spends its money? The answers — including a few surprises — have just arrived. Ten major foundations...
The Nation Details Eric Holder’s Appearance at Ford Foundation
Release Date:
12/14/2015
The country’s first black attorney general candidly discussed the state of civil rights in America.
Atlantic Announces $40M for Fellowship to Reduce International Health Disparities
Release Date:
02/01/2016
Atlantic Philanthropies, in its last year of grantmaking, announced a number of major investments to improve access to quality health care for people in both Southeast Asia and the United States.
Rauch Foundation and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’s Housing Needs
Release Date:
02/05/2016
Regional Plan Association, HR&A Advisors Inc., and the Rauch Foundation released new research this week highlighting the high demand for multifamily housing on Long Island and proposing solutions to meet the demand.