Science Studies Get a Big Boost
Release Date:
03/10/2014
... large philanthropies like Carnegie, Gates, and Helmsley, working alongside corporate grant makers. As part of that ...
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Hartford Foundation Awards Nearly $2.3 Million in Grants
Release Date:
03/20/2014
The John A. Hartford Foundation awards $2.275 million in grants to the areas of palliative care and aging-related philanthropy, reports Philanthropy News Digest.
Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s
Release Date:
05/17/2014
Cathy Schoe of Commonwealth Fund quoted in New York Times article on doctor's salaries.
With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Release Date:
06/18/2014
Few peace and security groups are better positioned to help reduce tensions between Iran and the U.S. than the Ploughshares Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash
Release Date:
06/20/2014
Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz and Chair Valerie Rockefeller Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation's website to Dr. Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee, who died in a plane crash on June 13.
Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"
Release Date:
07/22/2014
... of Change" for their efforts to ensure that no American working 40 hours a week should have to live in poverty. .....
Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors
Release Date:
08/13/2014
Two 2014 Fields Medals and the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize have been awarded to Simons Foundation grantees Manjul Bhargava, Maryam Mirzakhani and Subhash Khot, respectively.
Longtime Carnegie Associate Awarded Top Mathematics Medal
Release Date:
08/14/2014
Phillip A. Griffiths, Professor of Mathematics and former Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and a longtime associate of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, has received the Chern Medal, one of the world’s most prestigious...
Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees
Release Date:
08/14/2014
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has appealed a decision by a Florida court to award $24.6 million to three trustees who had administered the artist’s estate.
Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting
Release Date:
08/28/2014
The Ford Foundation is among national and local funders exploring how to respond to social justice issues that have surfaced since the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the police response to the protests that...
NYCT, NoVo on Short List of Foundations who Activiely Fund Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
Release Date:
09/29/2014
... goes to statewide associations and other organizations working on prevention.... NYCT, NoVo on Short List of ...
The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity
Release Date:
10/14/2014
... time, to address inequality, poverty, and the forces working against democracy as well as improve the quality of ...
Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa
Release Date:
10/22/2014
The grant will provide access to safe water and sanitation to 42,000 people in Ghana and Kenya.
Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate
Release Date:
11/20/2014
... a network on nonprofits and advocacy groups have been working overtime to keep immigration reform on the political ...
Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa
Release Date:
12/08/2014
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is a 10-year, $500 million initiative.
What's Next for Community Philanthropy
Publication date:
02/2015
Monitor Institute's toolkit is specifically designed to help community philanthropy organizations.
NY Stem Cell Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Explore Strategies to Advance Women in Science
Release Date:
03/06/2015
... career ladder compared to those of men. The 2015 IWISE Working Group Meeting was supported by a grant from the Doris ...
NoVo Foundation Celebrates International Women’s Day
Release Date:
03/09/2015
NoVo Uses International Women's Day to address gender inequality and sexual violence worldwide.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Backs Panel to Explore Ways to Keep Women in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/23/2015
... 28-member Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering Working Group hopes to “ensure that women not just enter ...
Open Society Justice Initiative Examines Repercussions of of U.S. Drone Strikes in Yemen
Release Date:
04/15/2015
... or whether civilians were among those killed. Now, working with the Open Society Justice Initiative, researchers ...