Fourth-generation Indiana University alumnus donates $1 million to Kelley...
A particularly grateful alumnus has donated $1 million to Indiana University. Alan B. Graf, Jr., executive vice president and CEO of FedEx, along with his wife Susan, made the gift in order to endow...
View ArticleVenture Philanthropy Partners announces $5.5 million to aid the Washington,...
Venture Philanthropy Partners has announced a $5.5-million investment over four years in the Washington, D.C.-based branch of the nonprofit Knowledge is Power Program. The money will be used to further...
View ArticleCydcor launches Cydcor Cares program in Southern California
Sales team provider Cydcor has kicked off its new Cydcor Cares program in Thousand Oaks, California.
View ArticleJewish donors give generously to Catholic education
A new trend is sparking up across the nation – Jewish philanthropists donating their time and money to Catholic schools. According to the Boston Globe, while Jewish benefactors donate to many...
View ArticleBill and Melinda Gates Foundation give $3 million to help Brown’s Annenberg...
Bill and Melinda Gates recently joined fellow billionaire Warren Buffet in urging the superwealthy to donate their fortunes to charity. And the Gates are practicing what they preach: the Bill and...
View Article$1.3 million donation makes ‘best first day of school’ ever for California...
Budget cuts in California have left little money leftover to pay for school supplies. Public schools have made due with out-of-date technology and, in many cases, teachers have funded items such as...
View ArticleVirginia and Harry J. Toulmin leave $87 million to Georgetown University
The prestigious Georgetown University has received an $87 million bequest from Virginia and Harry J. Toulmin to support medical research at the university’s medical center. The gift is the largest in...
View ArticleCaltech announces $10 million in grants to fund Terrestrial Hazard...
The California Institute of Technology has announced two grants, totaling $10 million, which will be used to establish a new center aimed at developing innovative solutions to reduce the risks and...
View ArticleCUNY Graduate School of Journalism to establish Tow-Knight Center for...
The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism will soon to be able to establish a center focused on entrepreneurial journalism, thanks to grants totaling $6 million from the Tow and...
View ArticleLittle Kids Rock to hold second annual Right to Rock fundraiser
Who among us hasn't dreamed of being a rock star? Whether you went to band camp, played air guitar like a pro or just like listening to your mp3 player, there's a little bit of a rock star in all of...
View ArticleFacebook founder gives $100 million to Newark school system
Facebook has been in the news quite a bit lately. A new movie about the website, called The Social Network, will be released later this fall and is already generating significant Oscar buzz. Now, the...
View ArticleGates Foundation and NLC award $12 million to improve community college...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the National League of Cities, has announced $12 million in grants to help boost college completion rates in four cities across the United States. The...
View ArticleNewark mayor works to match Zuckerberg’s $100 million gift
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – moved by the plight of the school system in Newark, New Jersey, which has one of the worst records in the country and was declared a failure fifteen years ago –...
View ArticleAlumnus donates $50 million to Columbia University College of Physicians and...
A generous alumnus has donated $50 million to Columbia University's medical center. The donation, a gift from P. Roy Vagelos and his wife, Diana, brings the total amount raised for the Columbia...
View ArticleCharter School Growth Fund announces $160 fundraising campaign
The Charter School Growth Fund has announced a $160 million fundraising campaign designed to help communities found nontraditional public schools for high-achieving students. Founded in 2005, the...
View ArticleBank of America donates $1 million to Charlotte education
Bank of America has announced grants totaling $1 million, to be awarded to educational nonprofits in Charlotte, North Carolina, though its Charitable Foundation. The bank, which is based in Charlotte,...
View ArticleBoston Foundation donates $2.8 million to area nonprofits, aids in creation...
The Boston Foundation has announced that it will be awarding $2.8 million in grants to nonprofits serving the greater Boston area in a diverse array of charitable pursuits. "This is an exciting example...
View ArticleUSC receives two gifts totaling $100 million
The University of Southern California has received $100 million – half from a grateful alumnus, and half from a grant from the Annenberg Foundation. Ming Hsieh, a USC alumnus and founder of Cogent...
View ArticlePackard Foundation rewards 17 professors with $875,000 each in grant money
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has announced 17 faculty members as recipients of the 2010 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering, each scheduled to receive an unrestricted five-year...
View ArticleHarvard receives $12.3 million from widow of alumnus
Harvard University is the recipient of a generous gift from the widow of a late alumnus. Lily Safra has made a $12.3 million gift the university in honor of her late husband, Republic National Bank of...
View ArticleHunt Family Foundation donates $10 million to establish nursing school at...
Nursing: It's one of the oldest professions in the world, and is still extremely popular among students today seeking a rewarding career in the health services industry. Many universities offer...
View ArticleBrown University receives $2 million to establish Visiting Professor of...
Islam is one of the most poorly understood religions in America – but a $2 million grant by the Aga Khan, the hereditary title given to the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili branch of Islam, to...
View ArticleColorado College receives $10 million from Walton Family Foundation
Colorado College, an innovative university located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the recipient of a $10 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation. The money is intended to help...
View ArticleRice University receives $15 million alumni gift
Houston's highly-regarded Rice University has received a generous donation of $15 million from local philanthropist Rich Kinder and his wife, Nancy. The money will fund a number of research initiatives...
View ArticleMajor grant to fund early childhood development efforts in Virginia
Children in one region of Virginia will soon see the benefit of a landmark grant for education. This week, it was announced that the Danville Regional Foundation had given a grant totaling more than...
View ArticleWalmart Foundation donates $1.9 million to continuing adult education program
Jobs for the Future, a national nonprofit organization that works to improve career pathways for underserved youth and adults through its Breaking Through program at community colleges throughout North...
View ArticleKaiser Permanente donates $10.5 million to Oakland schools and community
Kaiser Permanente, the largest healthcare provider in Northern California, is giving back to the region that it serves by making a $10.5 million investment in the Oakland community. The generous sum is...
View ArticleBroad Foundation donates $1 million to Rocketship ‘hybrid’ charter schools
The Eli and Edyth Broad Foundation has announced a $1 million grant to an innovative K-5 education program, called Rocketship Education, that combines online learning with in-classroom experiences....
View ArticleStudents and parents at Ross Global Academy fight closure recommendation
The Ross Global Academy in East Village, New York, is one of 12 schools in the state slated for closure in 2011, to the dismay of parents, educators and students who have relied on the school to...
View ArticleHarold Alfond Foundation donates $10 million to new sports complex at UNE
The University of New England has announced a $10 million commitment from the Portland, Maine-based Harold Alfond Foundation to help the school construct a new sports complex. The university, which has...
View ArticleTeach for America receives $1.8 million gift from Amgen Foundation
The Amgen Foundation, a division of the Thousand Oaks, California-based biotechnology firm Amgen, has announced a $1.8 million commitment to help high-achieving math and science graduates enroll in the...
View ArticleMacArthur Foundation announces $5 million grant to three Nigerian universities
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced grants totaling nearly $5 million to three Nigerian universities, intended to help education centers prepare their graduates to address...
View ArticleBusiness community gives county schools a hand
Private businesses in one Virginia county are helping increase funds to the local public school system, thanks to a partnership between the local chamber of commerce and the public schools. The...
View ArticleGeorgetown University religious freedom project receives $2 million grant
Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown University has received a $2 million grant to establish a project at the University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, that will explore religious...
View ArticleUnited Negro College Fund and Capital One partner up to offer financial...
The United Negro College Fund and Capital One Financial Corporation are teaming up to offer a financial education money management programs to more than 50 historically black colleges and universities...
View ArticleDuke University Libraries receives $1.25 million donation for conservation
In order to create a senior conservator position for the Duke University Libraries, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has donated $1.25 million to the libraries institution. Over the next three years,...
View ArticleNext Generation Learning Challenges initiates development of educational...
A new round of funding from the Next Generation Learning Challenges will help seventh through ninth grade students develop math and literacy skills. The funding provides up to $10 million to...
View ArticleUConn donor pulls funding, demands return of $3 million
A major donor to the University of Connecticut, Robert G. Burton, is demanding the university return his $3 million donation. Citing disagreements with the athletic director and the hiring of the new...
View ArticleTeach for America receives $100 million in funding to launch endowment
Teach for America, an educational organization that places recent college graduates in low income public schools nationwide, is slated to be the recipient of $100 million in order to launch its first...
View ArticleUniversity of California, Riverside announces $10 million in support of clean...
Winston Chung has committed $10 million to the University of California at Riverside in support of clean battery power, solar energy and sustainable transportation research at the school's Bourns...
View ArticleRonald Reagan Presidential Foundation and GE team up to launch four-year...
In an effort to provide up to 200 four-year scholarships to students who have similar values and vision as President Ronald Reagan, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and GE have teamed up to...
View ArticleCharitable giving to U.S. colleges and universities sees increase
Charitable contributions to higher education institutions reached $28 billion last year, marking, a 0.5 percent increase for the year. When the figure is adjusted for inflation, though, it shows a drop...
View ArticleUniversity of Pennsylvania and Wharton School receive $6.5 million to launch...
The University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School are receiving a $6.5 million charitable gift from Barry Lipman to establish the Lipman Family Prize. The prize will be annually awarded to an...
View ArticleBill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports New Tech Network with $2.1 million
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has extended a $2.1 million grant to the New Tech Network, which is a subsidiary of KnowledgeWorks, in an effort to help the high school development organization...
View ArticleBerkshire Community College receives $1 million for lifelong learning program
Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based Berkshire Community College has received a $1 million endowment for its Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, which supports non-credit bearing educational programs for...
View ArticleUCLA establishes Dream Fund with $200 million endowment
The University of California at Los Angeles will establish a community-based fund to support medical research and academic programming at the university and a variety of charity work across the...
View ArticleOhio State receives funding to benefit Medical Center and Cancer Hospital
Ohio State University has announced its largest gift ever of $100 million, with $65 million from Leslie Wexner and the additional $35 million from Limited Brands Foundation. The funding will go to...
View ArticleComplete College America launches $10 million competitive grant challenge
Complete College America has launched a $10 million competitive grant program, Completion Innovation Challenge. The initiative aims to boost the number of students completing college nationally and to...
View ArticleEmory University recieves financial aid boost from alumnus’ estate
Atlanta-based Emory University has seen a boost in financial aid funding to students through Emory Advantage, thanks to a $14.4 million endowment from the estate of James E. Varner, Jr., an alumnus of...
View ArticleSimons Foundation Donates $60 Million to UC Berkeley
New York-based Simons Foundation has granted $60 million to the University of California, Berkeley to create theory of computing institute. The new institute will be housed in Berkeley’s Calvin Hall...
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