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Three efforts received an honorable mention and $1,000, including the Rondo Peace Circle, which has met more than 220 times in St.

Paul’s old Rondo neighborhood since it was begun five years ago by husband and wife Russel and Sarah Balenger as a way to promote conversation and reduce gang violence. Paul Foundation’s 75th anniversary Advancing Racial Equity Grant is June 30.

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The Wichita Eagle

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Babies Born Just Miles Apart in Cities Across the U.S. The maps, created by researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Center on Society and Health with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), are the latest in a series developed to raise public awareness of the many factors that shape health particularly social and economic factors.

The maps, which show life expectancy at birth, are intended to be a “conversation starter” to support the work of local officials and community organizations looking to address the many factors that shape health across a lifetime. The maps released today portray:

In Atlanta, life expectancy can differ by as much as 12 years between Buckhead and Northwestern.
In Chicago, life expectancy can differ by as much as 16 years between the seven “L” stops that separate The Loop from Washington Park.
In New York City, life expectancy can differ by nearly 10 years in the 6 subway stops that separate East Harlem from Murray Hill.
And in Richmond, life expectancy differs by 20 years in the 5.5 miles it takes to drive between Westover Hills and Gilpin and by 14 years in the 2.8 miles that separate Westover Hills and Swansboro.

Health differences between neighborhoods are rarely due to a single cause. “Our goal is to help local officials, residents, and others understand that there’s more to health than merely health care and that improving health requires having a broad range of players at the table.”

In releasing the maps, VCU and RWJF pointed to local efforts to address the many factors that affect health including the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement , the Healthy Chicago 2.0 initiative, the New York State Health Foundation’s Healthy Neighborhoods Fund initiative, and a new partnership involving the VCU Health System Virginia Coordinated Care program for the uninsured, the VCU Office of Health Innovation, the Richmond City Health District and the Institute for Public Health Innovation.

“To build a Culture of Health we must build a society where everyone, no matter who they are or where they live, has the opportunity to lead a fulfilling, productive and healthy life,” said RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD.

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At a reception on April 23, Penn President Amy Gutmann said a performance by the Pennsylvania Players was the perfect occasion to honor distinguished alumnus and Broadway producer Harold “Hal” Prince with a

The funds will be matched by the Community Foundation during Give Local Day St. The remaining 25% plus the matching funds will be put into an endowment fund at the Community Foundation for future funding.

Greater Milan Area Community Foundation holds free grant writing workshops – Milan News Leader – Heritage Newspapers

Photographed is Milan resident and professional grant writer, Edward Wollman, who will be conducting free grant writing workshops beginning May 1 for local non-profits at the Milan Senior Citizen and Activity Center.

He is volunteering his expertise to help the many local organizations that depend on grant funds to continue offering services to the community.

The Greater Milan Area Community Foundation recently announced the opening of its 2015 grants application window that runs from May 1 through June 15. President Chris Wetzler of GMACF said this year Wollmann, a GMACF trustee will assist GMACF applicants with their proposal application activities.

Clearly and concisely writing a quality application is essential for success and the opportunity Wollmann, who has been a professional grant writer, is offering a rare opportunity.

He will use a GMACF application as a tutorial to teach interested parties how to write a quality grant application to the local foundation and with that knowledge, non-profit organizations can also apply to more than 150 grant making foundations in Washtenaw County.

There are a lot of dollars out there, Wollmann said, “Michigan foundations awarded $1.5 billion last year.”

President Chris Wetzler of GMACF said this would be the 10th year that the foundation has given back to the community through grants.

To date, they have awarded 199 grants giving some $270,000 to the greater Milan community.

Wetzler said, “As our general endowment fund has grown, so have our annual grants.”

Wollmann said he has not only been writing grants professionally for about 20 years but has also taught grant writing for more than 12 years. Further, he said, “As a trustee of the GMACF and also as a member of the Milan community, I’m willing to help GMACF applicants increase the quality of their proposals, which also increases their chances of being funded.”

Wetzler said the grants awarded this year will depend on the budget from their board of trustees and the quality and quantity of grant applications submitted.

The dates for the workshops are as follows:

– 10 a.m. He is volunteering his expertise to help the many local organizations that depend on grant funds to continue offering services to the community.

The Greater Milan Area Community Foundation recently announced the opening of its 2015 grants application window that runs from May 1 through June 15. President Chris Wetzler of GMACF said this year Wollmann, a GMACF trustee will assist GMACF applicants with their proposal application activities.

Clearly and concisely writing a quality application is essential for success and the opportunity Wollmann, who has been a professional grant writer, is offering a rare opportunity.

He will use a GMACF application as a tutorial to teach interested parties how to write a quality grant application to the local foundation and with that knowledge, non-profit organizations can also apply to more than 150 grant making foundations in Washtenaw County.

There are a lot of dollars out there, Wollmann said, “Michigan foundations awarded $1.5 billion last year.”

President Chris Wetzler of GMACF said this would be the 10th year that the foundation has given back to the community through grants.

To date, they have awarded 199 grants giving some $270,000 to the greater Milan community.

Wetzler said, “As our general endowment fund has grown, so have our annual grants.”

Wollmann said he has not only been writing grants professionally for about 20 years but has also taught grant writing for more than 12 years. He said, “This program is for everyone.”

Further, he said, “As a trustee of the GMACF and also as a member of the Milan community, I’m willing to help GMACF applicants increase the quality of their proposals, which also increases their chances of being funded.”

Wetzler said the grants awarded this year will depend on the budget from their board of trustees and the quality and quantity of grant applications submitted.

The dates for the workshops are as follows:

– 10 a.m. Monday, May 18

All sessions will be held at the Milan Senior Citizen and Activity Center located 45 Neckel Court.

Grant application guidelines along, with information about how and where to deliver the completed applications are posted on the GMACF website: www.gmacf.org/application.

For more information and to register for the free workshops, contact Wollmann at 734-732-6239 or email edwardwollmann@gmail.com.

Joyce Ervin is a freelance writer for Washtenaw Now reporting on Milan.

The Helene Fuld Health Trust awarded the Columbia University School of Nursing $6.5 million for three projects to educate future nurse leaders.

The projects include development of the newly named Helene Fuld Simulation Center, where students will practice with high-tech mannequins; establishment of the Helene Fuld Institute for Excellence in Simulation, which will enable the school to share best practices; and expansion of the existing Helene Fuld Scholarship Fund for students entering the accelerated master’s and doctor of nursing practice program.

The Carnegie Corporation of New York launched a new fellowship program supporting scholars in the humanities and social sciences, with awards of up to $200,000 each. The Lilly Endowment awarded a $4.3-million grant to New York public-television station WNET to support the PBS series “Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.” The Lilly Endowment has supported the program, which is in its 19th season, since its inception. The Youth Opportunity Fund, a new component of the Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress initiative, will award one-year grants of up to $250,000 to nonprofits in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, St. The Lemelson Foundation awarded a grant of $706,000 to the Portland State University Foundation to support educational activities of Oregon MESA (Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement).

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IRS Approved Clinton Foundation And Scientology, But Targeted Tea Party – Forbes I enjoy untangling a tax mess from the past, disputing taxes with the government or planning taxes for the future. IRS Approved Clinton Foundation And Scientology, But Targeted Tea Party We surely will not see the IRS looking at the enormously wealthy Clinton Foundation, even though several watchdog groups suggest there’s something fishy there. Charity Navigator says that the Clinton Foundation took in nearly $140 million in donations from individuals and groups. Charities are supposed to benefit charitable goals, not line private pockets.

Even thinking the best of all of this, the Clinton Foundation’s administrative costs seem awfully high. Of course, we now know that the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation will be amending multiple years of tax returns. Clinton promised that the Foundation would stop accepting donations from foreign governments. It turns out there were exceptions, and that the Foundation’s tax filings with the IRS were less than transparent.

Acting CEO Maura Pally posted a statement acknowledging that the Foundation failed to separate government grants from other donations on its tax filings.