Foundation gives $2.04M to reduce poverty

November 20, 2009

Northwest Area Foundation awarded 14 grants totaling $2.04 million to nationally-known and ethnically-diverse organizations offering approaches to reduce poverty by building prosperity across its eight-state region.

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The Travelers Companies giving $500,000 to support The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp to expand its hospital outreach program from New York to Boston.
March 17, 2010
Rose Community Foundation, Denver, awarded 151 grants totaling over $4.5 million in fourth quarter 2009.
March 17, 2010
Scholarship America to add 14 schools to its Dreamkeepers program to help community colleges keep moderate to low-income students from dropping out, thanks to $3.2 million from Kresge Foundation, Lumina Foundation for Education and Walmart Foundation.
March 16, 2010
The Salvation Army raised record-high $139 million in annual Red Kettle campaign in 2009, up 7 percent from record-high $130 million in 2008.
March 16, 2010
NeighborWorks America distributing over $199 million to national network of over 230 local nonprofit NeighborWorks organizations for affordable housing and community development
March 16, 2010
GE Foundation awarded total of $1 million to four Milwaukee community health-care centers to increase access to primary care for uninsured and underserved populations.
March 15, 2010
James Irvine Foundation approved 13 grants totaling over $9 million to expand opportunity for people in California.
March 15, 2010
Aetna and Aetna Foundation awarded over $20 million in 2009 to nonprofits across U.S. addressing variety of health issues.
March 15, 2010
American Public Health Association awarded $1.8 million grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support school, health and education policy.
March 12, 2010
Carnegie Corporation of New York commited $2.5 over next two years to further strengthen centers for advanced study focusing on Western Eurasia and South Caucasus.
March 12, 2010
The Trust for Public Land says $3.1 million donated on behalf of major studios and other Hollywood leaders to help buy land at Cahuenga Peak and preserve view of famous Hollywood sign.
March 12, 2010
North Star Fund, a New York City community foundation, launching $8 million initiative to make Queens a greener borough, result of settlement between community groups and Con Edison after July 2006 power outage.
March 11, 2010
Mayo Clinic forming new permanent professorship to focus on finding new treatments and preventive measures to reduce incidence of cancer, funded with $2 million gift from The Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Charitable Foundation.
March 10, 2010
Nicor, Naperville, Ill., gave over $2 million in corporate and employee financial donations in 2009, and thousands of volunteer hours, benefiting over 1,200 causes throughout northern Illinois.
March 8, 2010
Pier 1 Imports gave $1.1 million to U.S. Fund for UNICEF, representing proceeds from sale of UNICEF greeting cards during 2009 holiday season.

Foundation gives $2.04M to reduce poverty

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