ExxonMobil Foundation and National Action Council for Minority Engineers Partner to Increase Diversity in Engineering
IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ExxonMobil Foundation announced today a $520,000 grant to the National Action Council for Minority Engineers, Inc. (NACME), a premier non-profit focused on increasing the number of underrepresented students pursuing careers in engineering. Of the total grant, $270,000 is part of an annual grant for organization support and scholarships, and $250,000 will go toward [...]
Ex-Champaign couple’s foundation aids international adoptions
CHAMPAIGN – A former Champaign couple who adopted two Russian children seven years ago has established a foundation to help others adopt children from abroad. Murray and Valerie Wise formed the Oxford Adoption Foundation in 2003 to provide low-interest loans to people seeking international adoptions. read more View full post on All Stories
Thea Foundation offers much more than art scholarships
The Thea Foundation gives scholarships to art students, but that’s only a portion of its mission, which is to encourage young people to participate in the arts and to advocate for the importance of arts in education, as Eric E. Harrison reports in Wednesday’s Family section. View full post on All Stories
Microsoft Alumni Foundation builds network for change
In the darkened room a giant screen glowed with the words “We changed the world once. Together, we can change it again.” View full post on All Stories
Medica Foundation Recognized as Top Grantmaker in Minnesota for 2009
MINNETONKA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Medica Foundation has been recognized by the Minnesota Council on Foundations as a top Minnesota grantmaker for 2009. It made grants totaling about $892,000 in its 2010 first cycle funding cycle. View full post on All Stories
Focusing on Foundation Grants
Did you know that foundations in the United States give billions of dollars to schools every year? Millions of dollars are not even distributed simply because not enough schools apply. That’s not usually the case with many well-known foundations, but it is true with foundations that are not in the public eye as much. How [...]
