Studies Reveal Nationwide Student Acceptance Of Healthy Lunches At Schools
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
In a study recently published online in Childhood Obesity, elementary school leaders across the country reported that students generally like the healthier school lunches after the U.S. Department of...more

Aschenbrener Center for Philanthropy of Northwestern Health Foundation
Northwestern Health Foundation recently renamed the building the Aschenbrener Center for Philanthropy in honor of the foundation's retiring president Thomas Aschenbrener. Chris Palmedo, director...more

Alcoa and Alcoa Foundations Gives $38 Million in Grants
Foundation: Alcoa Foundation
During the 2012 International Corporate Philanthropy Day, the Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation has announced that they have given away a combined amount of $38 million in the year 2011. In the fiscal...more

Better Hours for Classroom Education
Foundation: Ford Foundation
According to Jeannie Oakes, the director of the Ford Foundation's work on educational opportunity and scholarship, when it comes to hours in the classroom, better is as important as more. The U.S....more

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas To Recognize Philanthropy and Scholarship
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas will hold a luncheon to recognize and honor contributors to the Phillips Community College Foundation, which provides educational...more

Jewish Community Foundation New Grant Cycle
The Jewish Community Foundation has an expanded funding role since the restructuring of Jewish Federation as part of Campaign Renewal in 2011 and will begin the 2012 grant award cycle in October. ...more

Nissan Awards Education Grants
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
Nissan North America and BankPlus recently awarded educational grants totaling more than $77,000 to local schools in Mississippi with more than 100 teachers and administrators from Madison County and...more

Gates Foundation Awards Paulee CleanTec
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded an Israeli company, Paulee CleanTec, with $110,000 grant for their invention of waterless toilet that leaves no waste. The grant money will be used to...more

Illinois Prairie Community Foundation 2012 Arts and Culture Grants
Foundation: Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is awarding $26,200 in grants to Central Illinois organizations for its 2012 arts and culture grants. Illinois Shakespeare Festival for Hispanic theatre...more

Registration for the 2012 Global Action Forum
It has recently been announced that the registration for the 2012 Global Action Forum, a philanthropic conference being held in Los Angeles, California, is now open. Now on its second year, the...more