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Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the Indianapolis Parks Foundation a $7.3 million grant to fund improvements that include a new pool at Bethel Park on the near-southeast side.
Whatever Holiday you celebrate this season, a common theme throughout them all seems to be of giving and receiving gifts. It is hard to argue with the gift of charity any time, and particularly at this time of the year. The good news is that there are a number of local charities that can use your help. The LCL sent out a request for info on charities in the area, and four such organizations ...
SAN FRANCISCO----The Koret Foundation has awarded another $1 million grant to Bay Area Jewish family and children’s service agencies, doubling its support for residents who continue to struggle with temporary job loss or home foreclosure in the ongoing economic downturn, Koret President Tad Taube announced today.
In the largest gift ever made to women's health at the University of Michigan, the health system announced today it is receiving a $15 million donation from the Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation to support the construction of the......
DANVILLE – The A.L. Webster Foundation is accepting grant applications from not-for-profit organizations whose primary purpose is meeting the health care needs of the Danville area. Applications are available from the receptionist at the Old National Bank, 2 W. Main St.; the Danville Public Library, 319 N. Vermilion St.; or write the Webster Foundation Board, P.O. Box 946, Danville, IL 61834-0946.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation today announced that the utility has given a grant to help create an interactive, state-of-the-art exhibit at a marine sanctuary facility to be built in Santa Cruz.
Hamilton County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to accept a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to reduce childhood obesity.
A new state of the art learning center will soon open its doors for free to students across Macon. Campus Club received an $871,000 grant from the Community Health Foundation, and Club Executive Director Tony Lowden says he hopes the project will help change education for children.
At a time of economic stress when every dollar is precious, one donation that may not cost a thing is space. For nonprofit organizations that receive a gift of space, the donation can be as precious as money.
By RICHARD ECKSTROM SC Comptroller There’s usually an increase in charitable giving during the holidays. It’s not that those needing assistance are fewer during other times of the year; it’s that the spirit of the holidays moves people to give a little more. read more
Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch is fund-raising - not for a campaign, but to hire staff, the Daily News has learned.
As you shop online for holiday gifts, you can also be helping out a local non profit charity or school, all thanks to a website called GoodShop.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation have announced the utility has given a grant to help create an interactive, state-of-the-art exhibit at a marine sanctuary facility to be built in Santa Cruz.
LINDSAY, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Barry Devolin, Member of Parliament (Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock), today announced funding for the Lindsay Concert Foundation. This funding will help the Lindsay Concert Foundation present its 33rd annual series of classical music concerts, children ...
Carol R. SullivanSpecial to the Courier Thanks to local and national organizations, including the Kellogg Foundation, HandsOn Battle Creek and the Char-Em United Way, local youth (and their families) will be given the unique opportunity to complete service projects in Charlevoix and Emmet counties with the help of grant funding.
An anonymous donor has pledged $1 million in matching funds to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Dakota. The matching donation is designed to finish off the organization's two-year capital campaign drive, which is paying for the construction of two Ronald McDonald Houses: one on the Sanford Health campus and the other on the campus of Avera McKennan Hospital. According to terms of the ...
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