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In the NewsMay 22, 2013
ArtPlace America Announces $15.2 Million in Grants
The fifty-four grants will support creative placemaking projects that bring new life to rural communities, help communities imagine new futures, activate public spaces, stretch established cultural institutions, and strengthen local economies....

MD Anderson Receives $50 Million for Cancer Research Program
The gift will support the Houston-based cancer center's Moon Shots program, which will involve six teams of MD Anderson researchers and clinicians working on eight different cancers over the next ten years....

Corporations Announce Million-Dollar Commitments to Assist Oklahoma Tornado Victims
In response to an outbreak of devastating tornados that struck Moore and other communities in Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday, several corporations have announced million-dollar commitments to help victims of the violent storms....

India Tightens Rules on Foreign Donations to NGOs
The Indian government has frozen the bank accounts of the Indian Social Action Forum, a network of more than seven hundred NGOs, and issued new regulations aimed at preventing the network's member organizations from receiving foreign donations....

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Recent News by Subject

Arts and Culture

New England Foundation for the Arts Receives $2.2 Million 5/19/13

Education

CityBridge Foundation Receives $1 Million From Microsoft 5/21/13

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Health

California Wellness Foundation Announces $7 Million in Grants 5/20/13

Higher Education

Purchase College Receives $2.5 Million Gift 5/20/13

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Philanthropy and Voluntarism

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