New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... outreach to local schools and at least one symposium a year .... New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To ...
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NYPL Wins $500,000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project
Release Date:
06/23/2014
... lends New York residents portable Wi-Fi hotspots for a year . The library was among those who best responded to ...
Sloan Foundation Aims To Increase Native Americans In Advanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Studies
Release Date:
06/23/2014
... million from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in a three- year , collaboration to increase the number of indigenous ...
The Roots of Today's Giving Pledge
Release Date:
07/08/2014
The Giving Pledge may be vogue today for many wealthy Americans, but as Forbes notes, the idea was first advanced 125 years ago when Andrew Carnegie, whose money endowed Carnegie Corporation of New York, wrote an essay encouraging other...
Noyes Foundation's Zigbi Selected as Loeb Fellow
Release Date:
07/17/2014
... the world with their unique perspectives.” After the year in residence, Zigbi will join “a worldwide alumni ...
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort
Release Date:
07/17/2014
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is giving $500,000 to the Shriver Corps, an initiative to train volunteers to help connect poor Americans with programs they may not know about but that could help lift them out of poverty.
American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade
Release Date:
07/26/2014
The inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical American household has declined by more than a third over the past 10 years, according to a study underwritten by the Russell Sage Foundation.
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...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues
Release Date:
08/20/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city halls to use innovation to tackle major challenges and improve urban life.
Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach
Release Date:
09/02/2014
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, plans to refocus grant distribution to sectors the foundation is not currently funding, but has supported in the past.
Commonwealth Fund Poll Shows Majority Happy with ObamaCare Plans
Release Date:
09/18/2014
... of people who signed up for ObamaCare over the last year are happy with their plans, despite widespread ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Will Divest Charity From Fossil Fuels
Release Date:
09/22/2014
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has pledged to eliminate assets tied to fossil fuels.
NYCT, NoVo on Short List of Foundations who Activiely Fund Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
Release Date:
09/29/2014
The philanthropic community has been slow to support domestic violence prevention measures.
Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality
Release Date:
10/07/2014
Arcus Foundation and Ford Foundation have been featured as two of the top eight funders who made marriage equality happen.
From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream
Release Date:
11/11/2014
... his mother, Beulah Spencer, a nurse's aide, enrolled the 5- year -old in a new educational program called Head Start, .....
Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?
Release Date:
11/12/2014
Local organizations, such as the Elmezzi Foundation, received smaller planning grants, but were not selected for the larger implementation awards.
People with Health Insurance Still Can't Afford All the Care They Need
Release Date:
11/14/2014
... to figure out your expected medical costs for the coming year . With things like deductibles and co-pays creeping ...
Why Are the Rockefellers Moving From 30 Rock?
Release Date:
11/24/2014
... decided to leave the building entirely. By this time next year , they will have vacated the 56th-floor aerie they have ...
Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators
Release Date:
12/04/2014
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Fund for the City of New York provided the cash prizes for the teachers and their schools.
MAC AIDS Fund Survey Shows Kids Don't Know Enough About AIDS
Release Date:
12/05/2014
According to the report, 1/3 of American teenagers do not know HIV is a sexually transmitted disease.