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Pennsylvania Block-Granting Experiment Shows Promise in Improving Vulnerable Populations
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Talks about National Minority Health Month
Ashoka Fellow Builds Sustainable Model to Bridge Gap between Citizens and Politicians
Research Experts Find Strong Link between Bullying and Suicide among Youth
Volunteer Recognition Ceremony
Commit! Findings on Philanthropic Dollars for Dallas County’s Education Programs
New Hampshire HHS Offers Free Lead Testing for Kids, Toys
Is BMI Sufficient to Evaluate Child Obesity Interventions?
HHS Provides Grants for Superstorm Sandy Recovery Research

Largest Foundation Giving for 2012

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Rank
Foundation
Grants
Total Given
1
Gates Foundation
1,378
2,579,354,996
2
Ford Foundation
1,407
471,403,757
3
Walton Family Foundation
614
417,696,760
4
Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
268
361,182,906
5
Kellogg Foundation
741
354,782,649

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Illustrative Foundation Grants

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
$100,000 From: Hewlett Foundation

Center for Teaching Quality Inc.
$199,500 From: Ford Foundation

ACTION Council
$10,000 From: Community Foundation for Monterey County

Visiting Nurse Association of Mercer County
$25,000 From: Bunbury Company

Arts & Business Council of Chicago
$30,000 From: Chicago Community Trust

Tippecanoe County Child Care, Inc.
$13,499 From: Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette

City on a Hill Ministries
$24,100 From: Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area

Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
$225,000 From: James Irvine Foundation

GRACE (GR Area Center for Ecumenism)
$100,000 From: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Environmental Defense
$1,891,251 From: Moore Foundation

Community Shelter Board
$25,000 From: Gates Foundation

Boys and Girls Clubs of Charlotte County
$10,000 From: Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice

Janesville Performing Arts Center
$5,000 From: Alliant Energy Foundation

Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County
$16,000 From: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

Association for Psychosocial Help and Development of Voluntary Work
$60,000 From: Mott Foundation



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