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Pennsylvania to Offer Security Grants for Groups Vulnerable to Hate Crimes
(Mourners pay their respects at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Photo: Flickr user daveynin, Creative Commons) On October 27, 2018, a white supremacist walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and opened fire, killing eleven people and wounding six. The mass shooting was the…
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Ferguson Fails in HUD Grant Bid
(Ferguson, Missouri) Ferguson, Missouri was not selected as a recipient for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding. The town – which became a national symbol for racial and economic inequality in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown – factored…
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Los Angeles Nonprofits to Receive $1 Billion in Grants
To honor its hundredth year, The California Community Foundation has announced that it will distribute a whopping $1 billion to Los Angeles nonprofits within the next ten years. The foundation is leveraging its wealthy supporters as well as discretionary funding it has acquired over the…
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The Chicago Community Trust Follows Ford’s Lead
(The Chicago Community Trust President Terry Mazany) The Ford Foundation appears to have struck a nerve. Following the grant-making giant’s announcement in June to provide more funding for nonprofit operations support, other groups are following suit. Terry Mazany – president of The Chicago Community Trust…
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MacArthur Foundation Announces 2015 Recipients
(Above: writer and MacArthur Grant recipient Ta-Nehisi Coates speaking at the University of Michigan) The MacArthur Foundation – one of the highest profile grant-giving organizations in the world – announced its 2015 recipients on Tuesday. Given to artists, scientists, writers, and important thinkers, each “genius” grant…
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