The Philanthropy 50: an Exclusive Chronicle Ranking of Who Gives the Most to Charity
America’s biggest donors gave more than $11.9 billion in 2023. This year’s report features our analysis of the list, giving trends among megadonors, and a look at their giving to and from their foundations and donor-advised funds in 2023. The report highlights some of the country’s most interesting philanthropists, including a look at how those who will dominate big […]
Chicago Tribune: Highland Park native, wife donate $1M for permanent parade shooting memorial; ‘It’s always been the place I consider home’
A $1 million donation has been made to the city of Highland Park for the construction of a permanent place of remembrance to honor the victims of the parade mass shooting that claimed seven lives on July 4, 2022. The donation by Jon and Mindy Gray, current residents of New York City, is the first […]
The Gray Foundation invests in collaboration seeking diabetes treatments
Mindy and Jon Gray, founders of the Gray Foundation, prioritize high-risk, high reward research projects, or as Executive Director Dana Zucker puts it, “funding early, innovative work.” Oftentimes, she explains, “that’s the space where the breakthroughs happen.” PREcision DIabetes ConsorTium (PREDICT), a collaboration between the University of Chicago’s Data for the Common Good and UChicago Medicine Kovler Diabetes Center, […]
Families In Harlem Celebrate NYC Scholarship Month With Activation Of Accounts
Across the five boroughs, schools celebrated NYC Scholarship Month this January 2024 – the opportunity for new families to activate and view their children’s NYC Scholarship Accounts for the very first time!
Penn’s BRCA cancer vaccine trial aims to prevent the disease in healthy people.
Penn researchers believe it is possible to protect people with a BRCA gene mutation from cancer with the prick of a needle, instead of aggressive surgeries and stressful screening regimens that aren’t guaranteed to prevent disease. – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Free Swim Program Gets $1.5M from Philanthropist, Offsets Some of $5.3M Budget Cuts
All 70,000 public school second graders were going to get free swimming lessons under a city council law passed last year, but it was postponed for a year as part of the Mayor Eric Adams budget cuts. Now Wave Makers, a program devised by the City Council and the nonprofit Asphalt Green, will provide free […]
Swim Lessons for N.Y.C. Children Were at Risk. A Billionaire Helped Out.
During a period of painful budget cuts, New York City lawmakers secured private funding to pay for free swim lessons for 2,000 second graders starting in June.
Higher Education Leaders from Across the Country Join NYC Public Schools Chancellor David C. Banks and NYC Kids RISE Founding Executive Director Debra-Ellen Glickstein to Welcome Elementary School Students Back to School with an Uplifting Video
As NYC elementary students begin the school year, the diverse group of educators sends an encouraging message reminding students of the boundless opportunities available for their educational futures
NYC Kids RISE on PIX 11 News
Basser Center Holds Fundraiser in Manhattan to Help Cure Cancer
The Basser Center held its “Basser Jean Bash” Tuesday night in Manhattan. People attending were told to wear their most stylish denim because it was an event about your “genes.” This is the 10th year for the fundraiser which helps to raise money to find a cure for BRCA-related cancers.