The grants, awarded through Kaiser's Community Health Impact initiative, support programs that emphasize health promotion, physical activity, nutrition, and wellness....

The institute, which was only intended to be in operation for five years, has provided the behind-the-scenes impetus for dozens of successful community initiatives....

The gift will allow the Kennedy School to expand its Center for Business and Government to further research on the intersection of business and government....

Its release kicks off Cover the Uninsured Week, an annual project that highlights the importance of stable and affordable healthcare coverage for all Americans, including the nearly 44 million who are uninsured....

Two Russian porcelain palace vases, circa 1825, given by trustee emeritus and philanthropist Charles R. Wood in an unrestricted bequest, were sold at Sotheby's....

The Woodrow Wilson Center's two-year Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies is part of the Trusts' growing portfolio of emerging technology projects, which currently includes reproductive genetics and agricultural biotechnology....

As part of the Red Cross's mission to provide longer-term support services to those directly affected by the attacks, this latest round of recovery grants will support counseling, therapy, and other services designed for children and youth....

The gift from former Fidelity Investment president James C. Curvey builds on a scholarship program that he established in 1999 and expanded in 2002....

ExxonMobil has provided more than $18.6 million in unrestricted education grants to match the $7.7 million in individual contributions by employees, retirees, surviving spouses, and directors....

According to a new survey, donor-advised funds grew rapidly for the second straight year, but recent declines in the stock market, along with increased Congressional scrutiny, could reduce the popularity of these funds....

The grants are part of the foundation's effort to conserve the biological diversity of select focal areas in developing countries....

The organizations are increasingly attractive to donors as estate-planning vehicles because they offer the tax benefits associated with donating directly to charity, but without many of the legal requirements imposed on private foundations....

Although charities stand to lose approximately $10 billion a year if the estate tax is repealed permanently, they've kept largely silent on the issue....

Fifty agencies across the state received the grants as part of a special initiative to help mental health service providers meet growing community needs amid increasingly limited resources....

The gift from Fred and Barbara Erb will support research and education initiatives that explore how organizations can achieve long-term success by harmonizing economic, environmental, and social interests....

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....

Three hundred elementary schools will receive improvement grants and technical assistance through the first phase of the foundation's new Good Schools: Making the Grade initiative....

The $40 million Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, to be completed in August, will provide classrooms, labs, and training facilities....

The survey found that many elderly Americans have to deal with complex and costly drug regimens....

The $86 million program is designed to encourage collaborations, provide opportunities and resources for faculty members, and help faculty and students learn to mentor effectively....

With troubled mortgage giant Fannie Mae embroiled in an accounting scandal, its charitable arm, the Fannie Mae Foundation, is bracing for reductions in funding....

The prize, often called the "Nobel for the environment" and now in its sixteenth year, comes with an unrestricted award of $125,000....

According to UNHCR officials, the agency, which had planned to spend $60 million on the construction of more than 35,000 houses, withdrew from the project because Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs failed to approve its housing proposals....

Part of the foundation's Immigrant Integration Initiative, the American Dream Fund was established to welcome new arrivals into American life by encouraging civic participation and English language proficiency....

The DeLay Foundation for Kids, established by House majority leader Tom DeLay, has been underwritten by several of the nation's largest companies, including some that routinely lobby lawmakers on issues before Congress....