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The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation doled out a total of $107,403 at its fifth annual Grants Award Ceremony, recognizing five Carlsbad-based programs that enrich the community both artistically and culturally.
The recipients are: Carlsbad Community Theatre Showcase Company for $18,613; Carlsbad Music Festival for $15,080; The Hacienda Project for $25,238; Harps in the City for $15,663; and the Shakespeare Network in the amount of $32,809.
Recent Grant News Headlines
Up to the minute current grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
A multidisciplinary research team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a three-year, $936,000 grant to use collaborative computational modeling approaches to promote...more
The Scripps Howard Foundation believes that the future of journalism lies in investigative reporting. The University of Maryland and Arizona State University will open 'Howard Centers,' which...more
Impact investing, which seeks to generate a solid market return by investing in companies that have a positive social and environmental impact on society, is at the center of a trend toward more...more
Society has conditioned people to believe the only way one can have a worthy career in the formal sector is having a university degree. Noeline Kirabo was fully sold on this conditioning until her...more
Foundation: California Community Foundation
The Los Angeles Unified School District has announced the launch of a $3 million fund that will pool philanthropic resources in support of its students, teachers, and families. The Fund for Equity...more
Impact investing seeks to fill the gap between philanthropic donations and what governments in developing countries can spend on projects to improve the lives of their people. This is the position...more
A study from Georgia State University finds that nation's smallest nonprofits (less than $500,000 in annual turnover) who have at least one full-time staff member are much more likely than those...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County
The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe county hosted their first Giving Day with Mightycause to raise funds to initiate a new endowment. Through direct support and engagement of their...more
The Rock County Valley Community will be receiving a 2.11 million grant from the federal government to assist in the after-care of people who have been incarcerated from their prisons. The services...more
Investors in India are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into new multilingual technology platforms that are designed to give rural populations an entry point into internet usage. The Omidyar...more
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The Social Investment Tax Relief
The proposed Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) has UK civil society and social organizations stirred up this season. The supposed tax relief on investment in social impact bonds will support the UK social economy.
