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For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... the work of other nonprofits providing services for the common good. A foundation is an entity that is established as ... religious, or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking. U.S. private ... from the public; donor-advised funds are among the most common ways community foundations raise public funds. An ...

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American Express

Brooklyn Org

Casey Family Programs

Ford Foundation

NY Community Trust Teams Up with Muslim-American Leaders to Counter Anti-Islamic Stereotypes

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08/09/2016

... dedicated to improving our region through strategic grant making, civic engagement, and smart philanthropy. NY ...

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The New York Community Trust

New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society

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06/16/2014

... posts with innovative ideas, but often lack the necessary resources to execute them," said Chris Stone, president of .....

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Rehabilitates Parks to Celebrate and Preserve Mexican History

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03/03/2015

... Foundation (TRF) is pleased to announce a $1 million grant from The Tiffany & Co. Foundation in support of the ... and environmental heritage. The Tiffany & Co. Foundation grant supports the...

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Arts

Environment and Climate Change

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation

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09/27/2017

... million can solve, and how.” We proposed a $100 million grant —large by any standards—to be awarded by a ... solved if they receive this kind of focused attention and resources at scale with need. Conversely,...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Exploration Into Labor and Civil Rights History at National Park Service

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11/28/2017

... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provides a nearly $1 million grant to the National Park Foundation to establish the ... of labor, civil rights and equality history. The grant will fund one fellow to work under a...

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Mellon Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Launch Plant Humanities Initiative

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10/05/2018

... To this end, the Foundation has awarded JSTOR a grant of $750,000 for developing a digital tool, with a parallel grant of $700,000 to Dumbarton Oaks for the research and ... contextualize, and disseminate...

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Mellon Foundation

14 Sep 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 2)

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is the second part of a two-part series. The first part was a site visit to a model summer learning program at PS 48 in Jamaica, Queens. Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... Program is the Foundation’s largest competitive grant distribution, prioritizing support for community-based ... a threefold increase in the Foundation’s average grant size Grants serve youth boroughwide as...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

Correspondence Archives in the Age of Email: Technology, Privacy, and Policy Challenges

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07/18/2017

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Senior Program Associate Kristen C. Ratanatharathorn on the US-UK task force currently developing a framework to address the challenges of preserving email correspondence.

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Insights

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Mellon Foundation

The New York Women’s Foundation and PwC Launch “Radical Generosity at Work”

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03/08/2018

... The New York Women’s Foundation launch this campaign and form the first Radical Generosity at Work team of ...

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

Exempt Organization Sample Financial Statement

Publication date:

04/2014

From the Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees event, this is ...

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Finance Staff

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Public Policy

13 Apr 2016

Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... June 8 – Fiscal Sponsorships - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls The self-dealing, conflict of interest and ... or a "related party transaction" under New York State law Common "self-dealing...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

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Finance Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

20 Sep 2012

Money and Politics: The Impact of Citizens United on the 2012 Presidential Election

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 10:45am

... University Tova Andrea Wang, Vice President of Research at Common Cause; Senior Program Officer and Democracy Fellow, ...

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Issue-Based

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Continues Pandemic Relief Initiative

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11/25/2020

... or a repeat grantee, has a proven record of leveraging resources to make meaningful, timely impact. Poverty-fighting ... Robin Hood , which is receiving a significant renewal grant , has rushed emergency...

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Disaster Relief

Health

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Morgan Stanley Announces $10 Million Cash Commitment to Support Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Release Date:

03/19/2020

... from efforts to control the spread of the disease.” The grant to Feeding America, a long-time partner of the Morgan ... Foundation, will help food banks secure the food and other resources they need to...

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16 Nov 2015

Neighborhoods Count: Using Data to Transform High Poverty Neighborhoods

Monday, November 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Funders and government increasingly require quantitative data to demonstrate the success of program investments. Community-based nonprofits offering a mix of services – housing, education, employment, health and social services - to disrupt multi-...

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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The New York Women’s Foundation and the YWCA of the City of New York Partner for Girls IGNITE! Grantmaking Fellowship

Release Date:

11/22/2016

... work, trends in philanthropy, and the process of grant making, including designing a request for proposal, ... With fierce determination, we mobilize hearts, minds and resources to create an equitable and just...

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RFPs Etc

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

12 Apr 2018

Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 12, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... March 29 – Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees April 5 – Applied Finance: The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity .....