Detroit Vacant Land is Transformed into Urban Gardens
Foundation: Saginaw Community Foundation
Urban gardening initiatives throughout the city, such as the Garden Resource Program Collaborative, are transforming these lots into productive gardens to feed residents, foster a sense of community...more

Oregon Community Foundation Awards $25,000
Foundation: Oregon Community Foundation
Oregon Community Foundation doled out $25,000 for Creative Advocate Network\'s effort to educate the public through research and communicate the need for arts education in public...more

School Supply Grants from Community Foundation of St. Clair County
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Clair County
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County wants to help area kids prepare with its annual backpack giveaway event by providing school supplies for kids from low-income families in Port Huron,...more

A+ Education Foundation Awards Education Grants
The A+ Education Foundation has awarded more than $67,000 to 74 recipients of the foundation's 2012 Educator Grant Program, to cover the cost of programs, supplies, and training to improve the...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

Tahoe-Truckee earns 'Pacesetter' award for early age literacy work
Foundation: Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation
Laura Brown of the Tahoe Truckee elementary school was interviewed as the school is being honored for its fourth Pacesetters award. The award is one of 38 for 2016. The school provides a summer...more

Loyola Greeks Philanthropy
The Loyola Phoenix shares some of the local fraternities and sororities who engage in philanthropic acts in various fields to help the community. For instance, Sigma Pi had projects on health like...more

General Mills Foundation Best of the Best Legacy Grants
Foundation: General Mills Foundation
The General Mills Foundation, together with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, announced the recipients of its 2012 Champions for Healthy Kids grants with each organization receiving...more

Clean Water Well Project through Compassion International
Compassion International is pleased to announce that construction on a clean water well in Okolili, Tanzania is currently underway through the funds raised by Peter Beaton fashion designer, Darcy...more

YES Grants Lends Youth a Helping Hand
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine
The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine and Monsanto recently received a check for $7,000 to cover most of the latest $10,000 Youth Engaged in Service (YES) grant program. The remaining...more