Peter G. Peterson Foundation to fund "Big Game" fiscal problem awareness campaign, headed by National Academy of Public Administration, PETLab, for college students
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- Field of Interest: Education
- March 8, 2010Pier 1 Imports gave $1.1 million to U.S. Fund for UNICEF, representing proceeds from sale of UNICEF greeting cards during 2009 holiday season.
- March 3, 2010Rasmuson Foundation, Anchorage, received $900,000 from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support educational programs for low-income and minority populations in Alaska.
- March 2, 2010William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Board approved $1.2 million in grants in November for 54 organizations serving diverse and disadvantaged communities in California.
- March 2, 2010U.S. Bank donated $1.05 million to The Ohio State University, which will name its conference theater for the bank.
- March 1, 2010Daniels Fund, Denver, made $4.8 million in grants, with organizations serving seniors, youth, and the homeless among major recipients.
- February 26, 2010Northwest Area Foundation, St. Paul, Minn., awarded six grants totaling $665,000 to help people build assets and wealth needed to get out and stay out of poverty.
- February 24, 2010John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced competitive research grants totaling nearly $6 million to 13 institutions to explore how housing matters to children, families, and communities.
- February 16, 2010Secular Coalition for America received $500,000 from Todd Stiefel, Raleigh, N.C., for SCA Education Fund to increase secular activism across U.S.
- February 11, 2010Kaiser Permanente approved 500 grants and donations throughout U.S. totaling $90 million in fourth quarter 2009, bringing total grants and donations in 2009 to $170 million.
- February 10, 2010California Institute of Technology and its Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering received gift of $3.9 million from estate of Edward and Ruth Hughes. Edward Hughes was a senior research associate in chemistry at Caltech.
- February 9, 2010Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, received $1 million from 3M Corp. and its foundation for new professional sales and communications lab for students, first major corporate gift for $60 million capital campaign to transform school's facilities for undergraduate students.
- February 8, 2010MasterCard Foundation launched $4.6 million scholarship program to provide educational support to 676 of Kenya's most promising yet disadvantaged youth.
- February 5, 2010San Francisco Museum of Modern Art received early contributions of $250 million in $480 million campaign to expand museum and double endowment.
- February 5, 2010Ohio University received $28 million from Violet Patton; will name college of education for her parents, David and Gladys Patton.
- January 29, 2010Walmart Foundation giving $4 million and partnering with United Way Worldwide, One Economy Corporation and National Disability Institute to bring free tax preparation and filing services to U.S. consumers.
