The Chipstone Foundation is a Fox Point, Wisconsin based foundation dedicated to promoting American decorative arts scholarship. Originating in the private collection of Stanley and Polly Stone, the foundation uses its objects and resources to support decorative arts projects and publications at other institutions, seeking to find newer ways to look at old things. ref Chipstone Foundation website, www.chipstone.org, March 24, 2009 ref . In 1999 the Chipstone Foundation partnered with the Milwaukee Art Museum , so many of Chipstone s significant holdings are now on view there to the public. The Chipstone Foundation publishes two significant scholarly journals American Furniture and Ceramics in America . ref http www.chipstone.org framesetpublications.html The Chipstone Journals ref The foundation also has an association with the University of Wisconsin Madison . Together they created an academic program that explores multiple approaches to the study of American material culture by bringing together scholars from other departments at the University, including history, art, African studies, sesign, and literature. External links http www.chipstone.org Chipstone Foundation Notes reflist Category Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Category Organizations based in Wisconsin ... more details
The Inkwell Foundation can refer to The Inkwell Foundation , a non profit organization that serves disadvantaged inner city youth in Virginia . ref http www.inkwellduck.com foundation.htm Inkwell Foundation ref The Inkwell Foundation set up by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. which a Boston Globe columnist has accused of being a bogus charity ref http www.boston.com news education k 12 articles 2008 09 06 school wasnt prepped for this scandal School wasn t prepped for this scandal , Boston Globe September 6, 2008 ref The Ink Well Foundation , a non profit organization that provides therapeutic drawing sessions for hospitalized children in New York City ref http www.inkwellfoundation.org Ink Well Foundation ref References reflist disambig ... more details
The Malian Foundation is an Australian philanthropic non profit institution. The Foundation charity Foundation was established as a result of its founder noticing that support services being exclusively geared towards commercial organisations, and that non profits without the financial backing and resources of the corporate world, were being left largely to their own devices. ref http www.abc.net.au rn perspective stories 2006 1748250.htm Transcript of ABC National Radio Interview with Simon Malian ref The Malian Foundation operates two programs ref http www.civicus.org new media e CIVICUS 300.doc Profile of the Malian Foundation within e Civicus p.7 ref The Empowering Communities Program and The Consulting Services Program The Founder of the Malian Foundation is named Maryana Pinchuk The Malian Foundation works collaboratively with a number of Voluntary association associations and non profits to achieve its goals. The Foundation was voted in as a Senior Member within the World Association of Non Governmental Organizations ref Media release concerning the Malian Foundation s membership within the World Association for Non Governmental Organizations http www.malianfoundation.org mediarelease wango.html ref which recognises non profits which have a significant international impact ref World Association for Non Governmental Organizations Membership Guidelines http www.wango.org members benefit org ngo.htm Classes 20of 20Organization ref and was recommended by the United Nations ... lang en.html ref The Foundation is notable because it is possibly the only non profit to provide a full ... basis. The Foundation maintains offices through its partners in a number of countries Africa , India ... Foundation Partner Listing webpage ref References Reflist Category Non profit organisations based in Australia Malian Foundation, The Category Foundations based in Australia Malian Foundation, The Category Nonprofit technology Malian Foundation, The ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2010 File Reuben Foundation Logo.jpg thumb Reuben Foundation Formed in 2002, the Reuben Foundation is a UK registered foundation created to channel the charitable giving of the Reuben Brothers. The brothers continue to proactively look at supporting a range of charitable causes, from long term funding projects to individual charitable donations. 2004 The Reuben Foundation completed a multimillion pound project to build a school in North London , the school is called the N.Reuben primary school named after their mother. 2005 The Reuben foundation opened the largest breast cancer unit in the Meir hospital in Israel servicing both the Jewish and Arab community. 2008 the Reuben Foundation opened another cancer clinic in Haifa, Israel, servicing all sectors of Israeli society. 2008 The Reuben Foundation Great Ormond Street Hospital opened the largest cancer clinics for children in the Europe . The center was opened by Mayor Boris Johnson 2010 the Reuben Foundation together with Virgin Unite launched The Haiti Project which raised substantial funds for the relief effort. 2011 The Reuben Foundation together with the Mayor of London and Mayor of New York launched the Team London programme through a multi million pound endowment, to encourage volunteering across London. 2012 The Reuben Foundation launched the Reuben Scholarship Program providing hundred s of free university scholarships at Oxford University , University College London and ARK SCHOOLS all in the UK 2013 The Reuben Foundation has agreed to fund the establishment of a major new business education facility at Oxford Spires Academy . Oxford Spires Academy. The Reuben foundation also contributes to the Royal Marsden and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers . The foundation also sponsored the Daily Telegraph spirit of the community awards and are patrons of Tickets For Troops. The Foundation also actively supports the Prince s Trust and the Royal Parks Fund Category Charities based in the United ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2009 Foundation bloodstock or foundation stock are horse s that are the progenitor, or foundation, of a new list of horse breeds horse breed or a given bloodline within a breed. The term is also used in a similar manner when discussing purebred dog s. A group of animals collectively may be referred to as foundation bloodstock when one breed, or group of breeds, provides the underlying ..., other breeds can be traced to specific named animals. In these cases, a Foundation sire is a stallion or male horse who is identified as an original progenitor of the breed, and a Foundation mare horse mare is a female. There are usually few foundation sires, but several mares, though in many cases, foundation mares are not always identified in old Pedigree chart pedigree records. In most cases, breeds that require that all members trace to specific foundation stock have a closed stud book and do not allow crossbreeding to other animals. Some breeds that may have named foundation stock ... be of a variety of bloodlines, but must pass a rigorous studbook selection process. The term Foundation ... foundation stock, particularly when the modern look of the animal is different. It may also refer to animals tracing only to a select number of the oldest foundation bloodlines, particularly ... horse , have a single named foundation sire, while others, such as the Lipizzan , may have several. In some cases, particularly very ancient horse breeds, not even all foundation sires may be known. However, in breeds with a well documented breed registry , nearly all foundation animals may be identified. For example there are three major foundation sires of the Thoroughbred , and another 24 or 25 minor foundation sires, along with 74 foundation mares. An example of a breed formed by foundation ... a breed or landrace is older than any written records, the foundation bloodstock is sometimes described ..., said to be the foundation mares of the Arabian horse . An example of a foundation bloodstock pedigree ... more details
Citations missing date July 2008 The Novartis Foundation was a scientific and educational charity, formed in 1949 by the Swiss company Ciba , now Novartis , and dissolved in 2008. It was the direct successor to the Ciba Foundation, and the changed name Novartis Foundation reflected the new name of Ciba, after merging with Sandoz . The Foundation was the brainchild of Robert K ppeli , Managing Director and later President of Ciba . The purpose of the institution was to promote collaboration in the medical sciences by the organisation of symposia which would allow experts of different fields to share ideas. Symposia took place both at their London premises and also in locations across the globe. Later these discussions were written up by in house editors and published by John Wiley & Sons , with whom the foundation had a long standing relationship. Novartis , though it provided financial support for the foundation, was not in later years represented on the Board of Trustees and occupied only a minority of seats on the executive council. The company withdrew their financial support from the foundation in February 2008. The trustees chose to undergo a merger with the Academy of Medical Sciences , which occurred on 31 July 2008 prior to the dissolution of the foundation later that year ref http www.novartisfound.org.uk ref The foundation had its headquarters at 41 Portland Place in central London , UK . The headquarters will be refurbished and reopened by the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2010 ref http www.novartisfound.org.uk ref . References reflist External links Novartis Foundation http www.novartisfoundation.org Official website Novartis http www.novartis.com Official website Category Novartis Category Health charities in the United Kingdom ... more details
Infobox book name Foundation and Chaos title orig translator image image FoundationandChaos.jpg 200px image caption The Second Foundation Trilogy Foundation and Chaos author Greg Bear Bear, Greg illustrator cover artist J.P. Targete country United States language English language English series The Foundation Series Other authors The Second Foundation Trilogy subject genre Science fiction novel publisher Harper Prism pub date February 1998 english pub date media type Print Hardcover Hardback & Paperback pages 352 pp isbn 978 0061052422 dewey 813 .54 21 congress PS3552.E157 F65 1998 oclc 37993248 preceded by Foundation s Fear followed by Foundation s Triumph Foundation and Chaos 1998 is a science fiction novel by Greg Bear , set in Isaac Asimov s The Foundation Series Foundation universe. It is the second book of the Second Foundation trilogy, which was written after Isaac Asimov Asimov s death by three authors, authorized by the Asimov estate. Plot summary The novel is the second part of The Foundation Series Other authors The Second Foundation Trilogy and takes place almost entirely ... Foundation novel Foundation . In addition to telling a more expanded version of Hari Seldon ... s Psychohistory fictional The Psychohistorians , Foundation and Chaos focuses more on paternal .... Foundation and Chaos portrays the rise of mentallics telepaths who can influence other s thoughts such as Wanda Seldon and Stettin Palver, who will form the Second Foundation. Twisted rogue mentallic ... Bear, Greg . The Foundation Series Other authors The Second Foundation Trilogy Foundation and Chaos ... center Forward the Foundation br by Isaac Asimov Foundation Series br The Foundation Series Other authors The Second Foundation Trilogy Foundation s Triumph Br by David Brin div Foundation series DEFAULTSORT Foundation And Chaos Category 20th century American novels Category 1998 novels Category Foundation universe books Category Novels by Greg Bear 1990s sf novel stub es Fundaci n y caos fr ... more details
File Poetry Center.JPG thumb 300px Poetry Foundation building in Chicago The Poetry Foundation is a Chicago based American foundation created to promote poetry in the wider culture. It was formed from ... lilly poetry foundation no rhyme or reason.html No Rhyme Or Reason , Forbes Magazine Forbes , 17 January 2011, p. 30. ref According to the foundation s Web site, it is committed to a vigorous presence ... the largest possible audience. ref name pf http www.poetryfoundation.org foundation about.html Web page titled Foundation About at The Poetry Foundation Web site, accessed February 15, 2007 ref In partial furtherance of this object, the Foundation runs a blog called Harriet http poetryfoundation.org harriet see, Harriet Munroe . Poets who have blogged at Harriet on behalf of The Poetry Foundation include Ange Mlinko , Christian B k , Stephen Burt , and Rigoberto Gonzalez . The Poetry Foundation is a 501 c 3 organization. Donations are tax deductible. ref name pf History The foundation succeeded ... in 1941. ref http www.poetryfoundation.org foundationfoundation and magazine.html Poetry Foundation ref The magazine, itself, was started in 1912 by Harriet Munroe its first publisher, and an art critic for the Chicago Tribune . Today, the Poetry Foundation is one of the largest literary foundations in the world. ref name pf File Poetry Center 3.JPG thumb Poetry Foundation Library In 2003 ... concerned with fund raising. The foundation was created, and Joseph Parasi editor Joseph Parisi ... Wiman , a young critic and poet, succeeded to the editorship in 2003. Parisi resigned from the foundation ..., a rich executive and published poet, to head the foundation. ref name ny Poetry Foundation Building ... groups, and provides office and editorial space for the Poetry Foundation and magazine. ref name Cityscapes ... in 2006 in poetry 2006 by the Poetry Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts to increase ... External links http www.poetryfoundation.org Poetry Foundation Web site Foundation President John ... more details
self published date August 2011 The MasterCard Foundation is a private, independent foundation that advances ... countries. ref cite web url http www.moneycontrol.com news business mastercard foundation to broaden access to global economy 275276.html title MasterCard Foundation to broaden access to global economy ... in 2006, the Foundation has collaborated with partners in developing countries, with a particular focus ... about us.htm title The MasterCard Foundation About Us publisher Themastercardfoundation.org date accessdate 2011 08 24 ref Based in Toronto, Canada, The MasterCard Foundation operates independently of MasterCard Worldwide. ref name themastercardfoundation1 History The MasterCard Foundation ... 2011 08 24 ref In 2008, Reeta Roy was named President and CEO of the Foundation. ref cite web url http www.themastercardfoundation.org news releases 2008 04 02.pdf title The MasterCard Foundation News Release format PDF date accessdate 2011 08 24 ref Programs The MasterCard Foundation increases access to microfinance and educational opportunities. To achieve this, the Foundation partners with non ... What We Are Learning publisher The MasterCard Foundation date accessdate 2011 08 24 ref Microfinance ... them to participate in the global economy. The MasterCard Foundation works with partners to expand ... www.themastercardfoundation.org microfinance.htm The MasterCard Foundation Microfinance ref Some of their partners include ACCION International , the Aga Khan Foundation , BRAC NGO BRAC , CARE Canada , Catholic Relief Services , Freedom from Hunger , Grameen Foundation , Fonkoze , Microfinance Information ... , Equity Group Foundation, Mennonite Economic Development Association MEDA , Participatory Microfinance Group for Africa PAMIGA , and The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program. ref http www.themastercardfoundation.org microfinance program fact sheets.htm The MasterCard Foundation Program Fact Sheets ref Youth Learning The MasterCard Foundation works to promote youth learning both inside and outside ... more details
Advert date August 2010 Orphan date February 2009 The Firebird Foundation is an organisation of individuals and companies of various sizes, working together as parts of a non profit organisation that aims to ensure the continued development of the open source Firebird database server Firebird relational database and related products. The dues paid by members play an important part in directly funding development of the Firebird engine. Sponsorships In addition to the dues paid by members, sponsorship arrangements with individuals and companies form an important part of the revenue raised by the Foundation to allow it to carry out its objectives. Legally Legally Firebird Foundation Inc. is a non profit Association incorporated and registered in the state of New South Wales , Australia certificate INC9878828 . Management The affairs of the Foundation are managed by a Management Committee which is elected annually during the Annual General Meeting, by voting members of the Foundation. The management committee governs in accordance with the rules of the association and is also mandated to create and delegate tasks to sub committees as needs arise. Meetings of the Foundation are generally conducted in an online forum. Before incorporation, the affairs of the Foundation were managed by the FirebirdSQL Foundation Steering Group . This group elected officers and committee members to manage the affairs of the Foundation until the first Annual General Meeting, which took place in December 2002. In June, 2005, by a special resolution, the name of the foundation was changed from its original name The FirebirdSQL Foundation . Objectives According to the Foundation s website ref http www.firebirdsql.org index.php?op ffoundation ref , its objectives are blockquote To support and advance ... Official Website References references Category Free software project foundations cs Firebird Foundation es Firebird Foundation ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Refimprove date April 2008 Infobox Company company name The Snow Foundation company logo Image Snow foundation logo.png Snow Foundation logo company type Non profit organization Non Profit Organisation foundation 1990 location Canberra key people Terry and George Snow, Founding Fathers Founders products The Snow Foundation was set up to assist those in need in the Canberra community whose needs are not covered by government sources. homepage http www.snowfoundation.org.au www.snowfoundation.org.au industry Charitable Organisation The Snow Foundation is a non profit organisation operating in Canberra . It was established to assist those in need in the Canberra community whose needs are not covered by government sources. History The Snow Foundation is a response to the long association the Snow family has had with the Canberra region, dating back to 1926 when E.R. Snow, the founders grandfather, came to Canberra to establish the Capital s first general store. The Foundation is the creation of brothers Terry and George Snow who set it up in 1990 with the aim of helping those individuals and organisations that freely gave their time to help the less fortunate live fulfilling lives.Starting with an initial contribution of 1 million, the Foundation has provided financial help to a diverse range of organisations throughout Canberra and the surrounding region. In 1997 Terry added a further 500,000 to the Foundation, and in 2005 added a further 1 million to enable it to maintain and set up further activities. Since then, he has given substantive donations to the Foundation, meaning the capital value of the Foundation exceeded 3 million in 1997. In the 15 years since it was established, The Snow Foundation has reached out to help more than 80 different organisations and individuals. The Foundation does not give blanket donations but help with the funding of a specific program treatment equipment. Category Charities based in Australia ... more details
Interogo Foundation is a Foundation nonprofit organization foundation registered in Liechtenstein. It owns Inter IKEA Holding S.A. registered in Luxembourg, which owns Inter IKEA Systems B.V, and thereby controls the intellectual property of the IKEA brand. Ingvar Kamprad , the founder of IKEA, and his family control the Interogo Foundation. ref name SVT.se, January 26, 2011 Cite news url http svt.se 2.150075 1.2308083 ingvar kamprad bekraftar stiftelsen i mejl till tt title Ingvar Kamprad bekr ftar stiftelsen i mejl till TT publisher STV.se date 2011 01 26 accessdate 2011 01 28 ref Royalties of 3 on all IKEA products has resulted in the foundation controlling assets valued at US 15 billion. ref name SVT.se, January 26, 2011, Cite news url http svt.se 2.150075 1.2304375 kamprad gommer ikea miljarderna i skatteparadis title Kamprad g mmer Ikea miljarderna i skatteparadis publisher STV.se date 2011 01 26 accessdate 2011 01 28 ref History The foundation was founded on the 29 March 1989 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. The aim of the foundation is to secure the continued existence of Inter IKEA Holding S.A. and to influence the leadership of the company. ref name By laws Cite web url http svt.se content 1 c8 02 30 50 85 Stadgar Interogo.pdf title Gruendungsurkunde publisher Interogo Foundations date 1989 03 29 accessdate 2011 01 28 ref Governance The foundation board has at least two members, who were originally lawyers Herbert Oberhuber and Johannes Burger. The members can be appointed or replaced by the Appo Trust based in Ontario, Canada or by an equal trust created by the foundation. Meetings of the board are announced by the president of the foundation. The foundation may be changed into a company or a trust if circumstances have changed so that this is in the foundation s interests. ref name By laws See also IKEA Stichting INGKA Foundation References Reflist 2 External links http svt.se content 1 c8 02 30 50 85 Stadgar Interogo.pdf Founding document of the foundation. http ... more details
The Stennis Foundation is a registered nonprofit organization based in the U.S. The Foundation is primarily a fundraising organization, raising money, and then sending it to various research projects. Currently, The Stennis Foundation supports research at Duke, Kennedy Krieger, and San Raffaele Institute in Milan, Italy. According to their web site, The Stennis Foundation is committed to raising public awareness regarding the leukodystrophy leukodystrophies , and funds for related research. Their goal is to advance research through proper funding. Their mission statement is One Step Closer to a Cure. The Foundation s beginnings were inspired by Dr. Sam Stennis, a former optometrist in Amarillo, Texas, who, at age 47, was diagnosed with adult onset Metachromatic leukodystrophy . Conditions of interest Leukodystrophy Metachromatic leukodystrophy Adrenoleukodystrophy Krabbe s disease Alexander s disease Canavan disease Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease External links http www.stennisfoundation.org The Stennis Foundation s home page DEFAULTSORT Stennis Foundation Med org stub Category Non profit organizations based in the United States ... more details
The Vineeta Foundation was founded in 1995 by Vineeta Rastogi . She and her husband, Brian Hennessey, learned that Ms. Rastogi had terminal Cancer in the same year and decided to start a foundation to continue her public health and human rights work, with a particular focus on HIV AIDS pandemic . Part of the foundation s innovative work involves extensive overland travel to discover the health and human rights issues in a region, seeking formal and informal organizations that are successfully dealing with these problems and their cultural context. The foundation then implements a pilot program involving as many of these players as possible and then presents the findings at the International AIDS Conference . The foundation is chaired by Radia Daoussi, a Fulbright Scholar and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Scholar trained at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health . External links http www.vineeta.org Vineeta Foundation Web Site Category AIDS activism Category HIV AIDS organizations ... more details
Orphan date January 2012 Infobox Non profit Non profit name The Alpha Foundation Non profit logo Deleted image removed Image AlphaFoundation.PNG center Non profit type Non profit foundation founded date 1991 founder location Hyderabad, India origins area served Andhra Pradesh focus Education , healthcare , ending poverty method Donations and grants revenue endowment Non profit slogan homepage http www.alphacharities.org Alpha Foundation The Alpha Foundation is a non profit foundation headquartered in Hyderabad, India . It was founded in 1991 and is sponsored by the ICFAI Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India . The Alpha Foundation aims to provide high quality education to underprivileged children in slums and rural area s. ref http www.alphacharities.org Alpha site ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Alpha Foundation Category Non profit organisations based in India Category Organisations based in Hyderabad, India education stub ... more details
The Laidlaw Foundation is a Canadian charitable foundation based in Toronto , Ontario . Founded in 1949 by Robert A. Laidlaw, the institution was established with the purpose of providing financial support for charitable, conservation, educational, and cultural organizations in the Ontario region. Mr Laidlaw and his two sons, Nicholas and Roderick, gave more than 11 million dollars to the foundation out of a family fortune made from the R Laidlaw Lumber Company. Institutions supported by the Laidlaw Foundation over the years include the Hospital for Sick Children , the National Ballet of Canada , the National Ballet School , Upper Canada College , and the Royal Ontario Museum among many others. The Foundation has also awarded numerous grants to individuals in the areas of health, education, culture and the arts many of them in support of graduate fellowships. In recent years the foundation has developed multi million dollar programs targeted at environmental issues and reaching at risk children. External links http www.laidlawfdn.org Official Website of the Laidlaw Foundation Category Foundations based in Canada Category Organizations established in 1949 ... more details
founder J.C. Jacobsen. Carlsberg Foundation lang da Carlsbergfondet was founded by J. C. Jacobsen ... www.carlsberggroup.com investor companyprofile Pages Legal Structure.aspx ref . The purpose of the Foundation charity foundation is to run and fund Carlsberg Laboratory , the museum at Frederiksborg Palace , to fund scientific research, run the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and via the Tuborg Foundation to fund social works and support other works beneficial to society. History The foundation was started to run Carlsberg Laboratory and to finance its works the foundation received a portion of shares in Carlsberg Brewery. J.C. Jacobsen s wish was to create a foundation with firm obligations to natural sciences and direct responsibility for running of a corporate enterprise. In 1878 the foundation started ... of J. C. Jacobsen the foundation inherited the remaining shares in the brewery. In 1902 the son Carl Jacobsen started New Carlsberg Foundation to run his brewery New Carlsberg. When the old and new Brewery merged, the obligations of New Carlsberg Foundation were added to the Carlsberg foundation, including the management and funding of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek . In 1931 the foundation started a Scholarship programme named after J. C. Jacobsen. The foundation sponsored the Danish excavation of Tell ... Filosofiske Skrifter volume 5, 2 oclc 562453801 p 9 ref In 1991 the foundation took over the responsibilities of the Tuborg Foundation , after Carlsberg acquired Tuborg Tuborg brewery in 1970 Relations to Carlsberg Brewery In 1882 at the death of J. C. Jacobsen the foundation inherited the remaining shares in Carlsberg Group Carlsberg Brewery , the testament stated that the foundation shall always at least own 51 of the brewery. In May 2007 the Danish Foundation Oversight Authority approved that the interpretation of the rules to mean that the foundation should own at least 25 of the capital ... 2007 the foundation owns 51.3 of the capital and 81,9 voting capacity in Carlsberg. References ... more details
Infobox organization name Rufford Foundation bgcolor header background color fgcolor header text color image Rufford Foundation logo.png image border size default 200px alt alt text see WP ALT caption ... motto predecessor successor formation August 2003 extinction type Charitable trust status Foundation ... website URL http www.rufford.org remarks former name The Rufford Foundation , formerly the Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation , is a trust based in the United Kingdom that funds nature Conservation ... countries . ref cite web url http www.rufford.org about title About the Foundation publisher Rufford Foundation accessdate 2012 04 02 ref History The present foundation was the result of a merger in August 2003 between the Rufford Foundation and the Maurice Laing Foundation. Sir Maurice Laing 1918 2008 established the Maurice Laing Foundation in June 1972, while his son John Hedley Laing established the Rufford Foundation in June 1982. The Maurice Laing Foundation used to support research into complementary health treatments. This is no longer an area of focus for the present foundation. ref name WiserE The Rufford Small Grants Foundation provides Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation. ref cite web url http www.ruffordsmallgrants.org rsg about the foundation title About the Foundation publisher Rufford Small Grants Foundation accessdate 2012 04 02 ref It was established in 2007 ... Foundation publisher Terra Viva Grants Directory accessdate 2012 04 02 ref John Laing founded both the Rufford Foundation and the Rufford Small Grants Foundation. In 1999 his Rufford Foundation began ... from the foundation go to nature conservation, the environment, and sustainable development in developing countries. The foundation also gives support to HIV AIDS projects run by the Elton John AIDS Foundation . ref name WiserE The foundation provides some funding to health and medicine projects ... achievements supporters trusts rufford maurice laing foundation default.aspx title THE RUFFORD MAURICE ... more details
primary sources date January 2012 Eurasia Foundation is a publicly funded, privately managed grantmaker and program implementer working to strengthen civil society , advance private enterprise and promote public policy and Public administration administration in the successor states of the former Soviet Union Armenia , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Georgia country Georgia , Kazakhstan , the Kyrgyz Republic , Moldova , Russia , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Ukraine and Uzbekistan . A public private partnership, EF is managed by a board of trustees of private citizens and is supported by the United States Agency for International Development USAID as well as other governments, private foundations, corporations and individuals. Eurasia Foundation espouses a goal of building organizational sustainability by strengthening the infrastructure of grass roots organizations and facilitating the development of internal processes and procedures. Eurasia is also launching local institutions built on its organizational model. Examples of local institutions the Eurasia Foundation has helped to create include a self sustaining small and medium business loan fund in Armenia, the only Western style school of economics in Ukraine, the http www.neweurasia.ru New Eurasia Foundation in Russia, and the http www.efcentralasia.org Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EF most recently launched the http www.eef.org.ua East Europe Foundation EEF in Ukraine in November 2007. Eurasia Foundation has managed to attract millions of dollars of local or international support for all of these initiatives. EF is expanding this growing network of affiliates by establishing similar institutions ... Foundation http www.eef.org.ua East Europe Foundation http www.eurasia.kiev.ua Eurasia Foundation in Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus http www.neweurasia.ru New Eurasia Foundation http www.efcentralasia.org Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia http www.epfound.org Eurasia Partnership Foundation http www.csrukraine.org.ua ... more details
The Winnipeg Foundation is a registered Canada Canadian foundation charity charity based in Winnipeg , Manitoba . It was started in 1921 and is Canada s oldest community foundation . The Foundation is dedicated primarily to the social improvement of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It pools and permanently invests gifts from donors from all walks of life to support the local charitable sector, through grants in a broad range of areas, including community service, education and employment, health, environment, heritage, arts and culture, and recreation. ref http www.wpgfdn.org grantsagency.php ref . In 2009 http www.wpgfdn.org index.php The Winnipeg Foundation made 20.8 million in grants to 670 charitable organizations. ref http cms.tng secure.com file download.php?fFile id 442 ref History The Winnipeg Foundation was founded in 1921 with a gift of 100,000 from local businessman and banker, William Forbes Alloway. In 2001, the Foundation experienced an unprecedented gift when it received a 100 million donation at the time it was the largest gift ever made to a Canadian community foundation from Randall Moffat and his family. Moffat is the former president of Moffat Communications . In 2003 The Winnipeg Foundation made its largest grant to date 6 million to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights . ref http www.wpgfdn.org aboutus history.php ref In its nine decades, The Winnipeg Foundation has distributed approximately 240 million into the community. ref http cms.tng secure.com file download.php?fFile id 442 ref References Reflist External links http www.wpgfdn.org The Winnipeg Foundation https apps.cra arc.gc.ca ebci haip srch sec SrchLogin e?login true Canada Revenue Agency registered charity information database The Winnipeg Foundation charity org stub Manitoba stub DEFAULTSORT Winnipeg Foundation, The Category Charities based in Canada Category Foundations based in Canada Category Organizations based in Winnipeg Category Community foundations ... more details
Refimprove date August 2007 The Kelton Foundation sometimes the Richard Kelton Foundation of Santa Monica, California Santa Monica , California was founded in 1983 as a private non profit 501 c 3 charitable organization . The foundation s primary activities involve ethnographic , scientific and artistic investigations of humankind and the sea. Since its inception the Kelton Foundation has sponsored over 23 expeditions to remote places in the world in support of scientific research and exploration. In addition, the Kelton Foundation promotes the stewardship, enhancement and understanding of maritime history through its collections of maritime art, navigational instruments, China Trade goods, Pacific tribal ethnographic materials, and Aboriginal art . The foundation uses its collections to mount exhibits, extend objects and art on loan to other institutions, and assist scholars in active research regarding topics pertinent to the collection themes. External links http www.aboriginalartdirectory.com private collection kelton foundation.php Aboriginal artists represented by the Kelton Foundation http scholar.google.com scholar?hl en&lr &safe off&client safari&q 22Kelton Foundation 22&btnG Search Research programs supported by the Foundation Category Charities based in the United States Category Foundations based in the United States US philanthropy org stub ... more details
orphan date October 2009 Image Tarafoundation.png thumb right The Tara Foundation was a charity organization dedicated to the support of poverty low income and disability disabled transsexual people. Origins The foundation was started in 2001 with the assistance of a 10,000 grant from the Marin Community Foundation . As of April 2008, the Foundation appears to be defunct. Focus The main focus of the Tara Foundation was to provide financial assistance to both transsexualism transsexual male to female women and transsexual female to male men for sex reassignment surgery . Specifically, this assistance was aimed at disabled and low income transsexual individuals. The Foundation stated that most health insurance insurance companies do not cover transsexual related treatments and maintained that the procedures are medically necessary and life changing as opposed to elective surgery elective or cosmetic. The foundation also advocated the advancement of civil rights for transgender people, social acceptance, and the elimination of discrimination toward transgender people. References cite web url http tarafoundation.org title Tara Foundation Dedicated to Helping the Transgender Community A 501 c 3 Nonprofit Corporation accessdate 2006 07 06 cite web url http tarafoundation.org bylaws.htm title Bylaws of the Tara Foundation A 501 c 3 Nonprofit Corporation accessdate 2006 07 06 Category Foundations based in the United States US philanthropy org stub ... more details
Image Francqui Foundation logo 070416.gif thumb 100px right Logo The Francqui Foundation was founded in 1932 by Emile Francqui and Herbert Hoover with the goal to further the development of higher education and scientific research in Belgium . The foundation is a private foundation under the legal from of a Belgian Institution of Public Utility . The Francqui Foundation wants to encourage the prestige of disinterested fundamental research. Francqui Prize In 1933, the Francqui Prize is granted for the first time. This prize is intended for those Belgians who have made an important contribution to science and thereby to Belgium. Henri Pirenne , Christian de Duve , and Ilya Prigogine are among those who have received this prize. Francqui Chairs A Belgian or non Belgian scientist can be invited by the Francqui Foundation for a stay at a Belgian university. The scientist should participate in the scientific life and provide a specialized teaching. The proposal for the invitation is made by two or more Belgian universities. See also Science and technology in Belgium University Foundation Belgian American Educational Foundation BAEF Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium National Fund for Scientific Research Academia Belgica External links http www.francquifoundation.be ang sommaire en.html Francqui Foundation sci org stub Category Scientific organisations based in Belgium Category Foundations based in Belgium Category Science and technology in Belgium ... more details
The Fyssen Foundation French Fondation Fyssen is a French charitable organization that was established and financial endowment endowed in 1979 by H. Fyssen. The aim of the foundation is to stimulate research into the processes underlying and leading to cognition , including work in such disciplines as ethology , paleontology , archaeology , anthropology , psychology , logic , and neuroscience . To this end, the foundation offers postdoctoral research postdoctoral stipend s to French scientists wanting to do research abroad and foreign scientists wishing to work in a French laboratory. ref name aims cite web url http www.fondation fyssen.org activitesUS.html title General activities publisher Fyssen Foundation work accessdate 2010 12 24 ref Reports on this research are published in the foundation s journal, the Annales de la Fondation Fyssen ISSN 0980 157X . It also offers funding of science research grants . In addition, the foundation regularly organizes symposium symposia and supports the publication of the proceedings thereof. Finally, the foundation yearly awards an International Prize Fyssen Foundation International Scientific Prize . ref name aims The topics of this prize rotate among the different fields of interest to the foundation. References Reflist External links Official www.fondation fyssen.org Category Charities based in France Category Foundations based in France Category Scientific research foundations Category Organizations established in 1979 ... more details
The Latsis Foundation is a charitable foundation, founded in 1975 by the Greece Greek shipping magnate John Latsis . Amongst other prizes and symposia, it funds the European Latsis Prize and it has endowed the Lakatos Award . The foundation is based in Geneva . References http www.snf.ch E current Dossiers Latsis National Latsis Prize page at Swiss National Science Foundation website http vpaa.epfl.ch page14871.html Symposium Latsis EPFL page at cole Polytechnique F d rale de Lausanne website charity org stub Category Organizations established in 1975 Category Foundations based in Switzerland Category Organisations based in Geneva Greece stub de John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation ... more details
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