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Dr. David Blumenthal Looks Back as The Commonwealth Fund Celebrates 100 Years

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05/07/2018

Over the last 100 years, The Commonwealth Fund has been committed to improving the health of the American people as well as working on international issues and to improving the care, especially of vulnerable populations.

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After 16 Futile Years, Congress Will Try Again to Legalize ‘Dreamers’

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09/06/2017

... made the odds even longer after he promised voters last year that Republicans would take a hard line on immigration, ...

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Some NYC K-12 Schools Cross $50,000-a-Year Mark

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09/19/2017

Some NYC K-12 Schools Cross $50,000-a- Year Mark Five years ago, parents gulped when the price for ... some private K-12 schools in New York City hit $40,000 a year . Now, a few have crossed the $50,000 threshold...

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In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years to Improving Local Schools

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09/15/2017

That has been the mission of the Harlem Council of Elders, a group of 20-or-so seniors who have dedicated their golden years to Harlem schools. They have held the education department to task for dragging their feet on public records requests and...

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With Help from Mellon Foundation, the National Gallery Celebrates 75 Years

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04/08/2016

The National Gallery of Art is such a fixture in Washington that it’s hard to remember that it didn’t open until 1941, thanks to the vision of Andrew Mellon.

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A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

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03/27/2012

One year ago, the Executive Director of the Japan Center for ... A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year ...

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Casey Family Programs Supports Department Of Social Services Year Of Permanency

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04/24/2017

... Family Programs Supports Department Of Social Services Year Of Permanency The yearlong endeavor will include a ... Family Programs Supports Department Of Social Services Year Of Permanency ...

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Staying the Course: Reflections on 40 Years of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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05/13/2015

Philanthropy News Digest Looks Back at the History of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

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D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years

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08/27/2015

... funding kindergarten through 12th grade education that year . The total represented an extra $705 per student — ...

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MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year

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04/05/2017

... of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year MetLife Foundation today proudly announces its third year as sponsor of Multipliers of Prosperity, an award ... Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a...

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For Teachers Working Through DACA, a Bittersweet Start to the School Year

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09/07/2017

... Working Through DACA, a Bittersweet Start to the School Year Jaime Ballesteros tried to contain his tears on Tuesday ... Working Through DACA, a Bittersweet Start to the School Year ...

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Following Years Of Political Tumult, Charters Are A Non-Issue In Mayoral Race

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10/10/2017

Four years later, as the mayor coasts toward reelection, he isn’t saying much of anything about charters.

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Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact

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03/24/2017

In 1917, businessman John Andrus decided to give away half his self-made fortune, built in part on developing the peptonoid elixir that was the precursor to Pepto-Bismol.

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In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools

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09/18/2017

In the eve of her 92nd birthday, Lottie Raukx wasn’t going to let the aches of arthritis or numbness of neuropathy slow down her fight for Harlem’s public schools.

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Warhol Foundation Board Lifts 8-Year Funding Ban on the Smithsonian

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01/15/2019

Warhol Foundation Board Lifts 8- Year Funding Ban on the Smithsonian The Board of The Andy ... Foundation for the Visual Arts has voted to lift its eight- year funding ban on the Smithsonian Institution. The .....

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26 Sep 2023

The "Attica" Uprising: A Screening & Discussion Over 50 Years Later

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... and prisons cruel and unjust. On September 9th of that year , the country's public attention focused on Attica .....

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Seaport Museum's 110-Year-Old Lightship To Be Restored To Its Glory Days

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08/29/2017

Seaport Museum's 110- Year -Old Lightship To Be Restored To Its Glory Days One of ... donated to the Seaport Museum. . . Seaport Museum's 110- Year -Old Lightship To Be Restored To Its Glory Days .....

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations

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05/11/2018

One-quarter of the funding for SDSS comes from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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