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The New York Community Trust

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Launch US 2050

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11/29/2017

... fiscal condition will face increasing challenges resulting from a range of factors, including an aging society and a ... future.” US 2050 is calling for research papers from economists, political scientists,...

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Economic Security

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

New York State Health Foundation Among Health Legacy Foundations That Address Social Causes of Poor Health Outcomes

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12/07/2017

... a for-profit entity. Because you can’t legally profit from the sale of a nonprofit, federal law requires that the proceeds from that sale then be placed into a nonprofit foundation. ...

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New York Health Foundation

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The University of Washington Commits to Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Students Through Bloomberg Philanthropies-Funded American Talent Initiative

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01/09/2018

... know there’s a lot of good students right now who come from low-income and working class communities who are very ... programs focus on recruiting and retaining students from historically underserved...

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Bloomberg’s What Works Cities Program Hits 100-City Goal

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01/17/2018

... a What Works city also requires a high-level of commitment from mayors and their senior leadership to work with the team ... only get access to the academic and non-profit expertise from WWC partners, they...

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How The Funders Youth Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing

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01/18/2018

... some feel “a new urgency to protect their communities from both hate groups and harmful public policies,” while ... priority list. FCYO wants to change that. With support from a number of members, notably the...

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William Bell, President of Casey Family Programs, Spoke at the Senate Health Committee Hearing on the Opioid Crisis

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02/12/2018

... epidemic.” The change opens up a new stream of money from a Social Security program now limited to foster care. It ... $1.5 billion over 10 years to be used to prevent children from entering foster care...

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JPMorgan Chase Expands Entrepreneurs of Color Fund to Drive Inclusive Economic Growth in South Bronx and San Francisco

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02/13/2018

... firm recently doubled the size of Small Business Forward from $75 million as part of a $20 billion, five-year U.S. ... thrive and create local jobs.” Applying Insights from Detroit Two years ago, JPMorgan...

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Economic Security

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James Rothkopf Elected to Board of Directors of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds

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03/12/2018

... Company. Jim Rothkopf received his M.B.A. in Accounting from American University and BA in History from New York University. He is a CPA in New York State. He ...

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Research Funded By Bloomberg Philanthropies Finds Climate Actions Can Create 14 Million Jobs by 2030

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09/10/2018

... the premature deaths of nearly one million people per year from air pollution and traffic fatalities worldwide. It says ... developing cities, where populations have the most to gain from the introduction of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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A Toxic Chemical in Marine Ecosystems Turns Out to Play a Beneficial Role, Study Funded by Ford Foundation Finds

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07/22/2019

... the diatom Thalassiosira oceanica, protects cells from overproduction of a compound that is used to power ... reactive oxygen species acts to protect cells' batteries from the effects of overcharging. The...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Celebrates Generation of Future Female Leaders in partnership with Laureus Foundation

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09/19/2019

... MUFG last week demonstrated its support for youth from disadvantaged communities over a two-day period by ... without sports." The program concluded with female leaders from MUFG presenting a $10,000...

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

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Toccarra A. H. Thomas Appointed Director of the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans

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10/03/2019

... begin her position on October 14, 2019, taking the helm from Veronique Le Melle, who has served as Interim Director ... to the city and surrounding area, as well as to artists from across the United States...

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Open Society Foundations Accepting Applications for Soros Justice Fellowships

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10/23/2019

... the local, state, and national levels. Projects may range from litigation to public education to coalition building to ... and market constraints that often discourage individuals from pursuing vital but...

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RFPs Etc

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Social Justice

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National Funders, Including Casey Family Programs, Support Antelope Valley, CA After String of Child Welfare Incidents

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11/11/2019

... supporting an often-isolated community still reeling from the deaths of three young boys. “We all want to ... year. In July, 4-year-old Palmdale boy Noah Cuatro died from injuries allegedly caused by his...

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Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and the Scherman Foundation's Rosin Fund Provide Anchor Funding for Creative Capital's 20th Anniversary Fund

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11/20/2019

... It entails securing high-level, multi-year support from individuals, foundations, and corporations, and includes anchor funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Doris ...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Surdna Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Launch the Tipping Point Fund to Help Scale the Impact Investing Field

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12/05/2019

... Field NEW YORK, NY – December 5, 2019 – Leaders from the foundation and family office communities today ... the challenges and barriers that could prevent the market from scaling, a coalition of industry...

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Camilo Mendez Announced as Chief Financial Officer of The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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01/28/2020

... Mendez holds a Master’s in international relations from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced ... and a Bachelor’s in Latin American studies and history from Oberlin College. “I’m excited for the...

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On Earth Day, Open Society Foundations Announce Climate and COVID-19 Fund

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04/22/2020

... health, the environment, and the global economy. “ From the beginning, the Foundations have grappled with the ... all have significant choices ahead of us on how to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic on better...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

Open Society Foundations Support Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Risk

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05/13/2020

... was launched in 2017 as a $43 million fund with support from the German Development Bank KFW. This final close will ... expand affordable insurance to those who are most at risk from the threat of climate...

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