Nathan Cummings Announces Increased Payout to Respond to ‘Extraordinary Times’
Release Date:
05/03/2017
... Protection Agency and National Endowment for the Arts are being undermined. People are responding to these ...
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Tisch Fund, NY Community Trust, Bloomberg & United Way of NYC Leaders Named Among the Most Powerful Women of 2017
Release Date:
06/26/2017
To determine who makes its list of the most influential women in NYC, Crain’s focused on the mix of hard and soft power that drives an economy, fuels jobs and keeps the most vibrant yet complex city in the nation humming.
Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces New Fellows Tackling Inequality and Climate Change
Release Date:
06/27/2017
Three innovators combatting issues of inequality and climate change were named Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows, and each will have up to $150,000 and 18-months to turn an inspired idea in the field of social justice into a world-changing reality.
Can Humanities Grants to Universities Be a Bridge to Something Bigger? Mellon Foundation Backs Humanities
Release Date:
07/31/2017
... Morning Sentinel, "some institutions are turning to the arts and humanities to bring people together in conversation .....
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations
Release Date:
08/17/2017
City Parks Foundation announced the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, which is New York City's annual salute to the legendary late saxophonist, featuring storied veteran players as well as young jazz musicians,
He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller's Philanthropy and Legacy
Release Date:
08/22/2017
After David Rockefeller’s death on March 20, at the age of 101, the New York Times ran a full-page obituary about his life and career. The article made much of his time at Chase Bank, but gave only passing attention to Rockefeller’s long and varied...
Unaccountable Nonprofits? This Study Finds against the Myth
Release Date:
08/25/2017
... Review. The study examined 998 nonprofits in the arts , health, and human services looking for a correlation ...
Reading, Math Disparities Persist At Capital Region Schools
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... of white students passed the state's 2017 English language arts exam compared to 27 percent of Asian students, 16 .....
Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?
Release Date:
08/30/2017
In East Harlem, the city is considering a change in zoning rules, encouraging developers to build and allowing them to build bigger. In exchange for the new construction, the neighborhood would get concessions from developers (some form of...
Artists Behind ‘Tribute in Light’ 9/11 Memorial Continue to Inspire: ‘People Could Start Looking Up Again’
Release Date:
09/11/2017
On the night of September 11, 2001, artists Paul Myoda and Julian LaVerdiere watched from Brooklyn as an ashy and gaseous cloud formed over the remnants of the World Trade Center.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... been the ungainly stepsibling to the magnificent Beaux- Arts building across Fifth Avenue that houses its world-class ...
With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... Its Nightlife Last night, at the nightclub and circus- arts space House of Yes in the Bushwick neighborhood of ...
In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... park (cultural island? entertainment center? performing arts pier?) to be built over a dilapidated pier on the Hudson ...
Kathy Halbreich of MoMA to Lead Rauschenberg Foundation
Release Date:
09/28/2017
MOMA's Kathy Halbreich has decided to leave the museum to head the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Manhattan as its new executive director.
Lincoln Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen Hall Renovation
Release Date:
10/04/2017
The new leaders of Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic announced they were scuttling a half-billion-dollar plan for a gut renovation of David Geffen Hall and seeking simpler ways to improve the lackluster theater.
David Geffen Criticizes ‘Shameful’ Lack of Support for Concert Hall
Release Date:
10/05/2017
The media mogul David Geffen, one of the cultural world’s leading philanthropists, attacked wealthy New Yorkers on Wednesday for what he called a “shameful” record of failing to donate to the city’s concert halls and allowing these institutions to...
In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact
Release Date:
10/10/2017
Many nonprofits in disaster-stricken areas are pondering -- although most believe that supporters and grant makers will come through, they still wonder how long the hurricanes will affect local giving, when there will be future bills to pay.
The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
12/11/2017
... is active in a number of areas including education, fine arts , government, and women’s rights, serving on the boards ... Rockefeller Foundation, one of the leaders in the field of arts and humanities, is truly...
Rockefeller Releases Findings from Intergenerational Conference
Release Date:
12/20/2017
... sector, civil society, activist organizations, and the arts including novelists, composers, and musicians. And while ...
Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”
Release Date:
12/20/2017
... of interest (public schools, youth development and the arts ), works with selected grantees to test strategies that ...