Sentences with phrase «largest nonprofit funder»

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Opportunity Fund is the largest nonprofit lender to small businesses in California and a national leader for the microfinance movement.

The state's largest conservation nonprofit has worked with local landowners, the Housatonic River Natural Resource Damages Fund (HRNRDF), and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to add almost 120 acres to the wildlife sanctuary in Sheffield, which will now total more than 360 acres.

Council Member Maria Baez allocated discretionary funds to a nonprofit that the city had already disqualified from receiving larger member item grants from Baez, according to the New York Post.

«That would raise a big red flag,» McClelland said, citing the lengthy vetting process and large amount of paperwork a recipient — almost always a nonprofit — would need to complete to get city discretionary funds, which more typically are doled out in parcels of several thousands dollars and not close to $ 100,000.

It's no coincidence that golden rice, which has been tragically caught up in the larger uproar over GMOs, was developed not by a private corporation, but by foundation - funded academic researchers and a nonprofit organization supported by governments and philanthropies.

But NEON Inc., the Boulder - based nonprofit that manages the project, vowed in a statement that «the project will remain positioned to meet the goal of transforming continental scale ecology,» adding that large NSF - funded projects «commonly require adjustments of scope and in this regard NEON is not exceptional.»

Dr. James Anderson happens to be the chairman of the National Fiber Council, an organization that is funded by HCF [High Carbohydrates and Fiber] Nutrition Research Foundation (a nonprofit foundation reputedly funded by large carbohydrate containing food corporations and whose chairman happens to be Dr. Anderson), and other not very unbiased entities such as Procter & Gamble.

These include large urban school districts like Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, and New York, and nonprofit education - focused groups such as Achieve, Jobs for the Future, KIPP, the New Teacher Project, the New Schools Venture Fund, and Teach For America.

Second, after two years of work on campus, each student enters a mandatory field placement, at venues ranging from large urban school districts (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York, etc.) to nonprofit organizations such as the New Teacher Project, the New Schools Venture Fund, and Teach For America.

The Old National Bank Foundation makes contributions to nonprofit organizations to fund large scope and large impact programs and / or projects.

The Denver - headquartered foundation is the largest nonprofit organization in the world that funds scientific studies to advance the health and well - being of companion animals and wildlife.

The MAF — the world's largest nonprofit foundation dedicated to funding research to protect, treat, and cure animals — supports studies in more than 50 of the world's leading research institutions, colleges of veterinary medicine, and zoos.

PHOENIX — Homeless pets in Midland will have a better chance of finding a loving home thanks to a partnership between Midland Humane Coalition and nonprofit PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of companion animal - welfare efforts in North America.

- to provide refuge for homeless animals and animals in need and coordinate their placement in permanent and safe home environments; - to provide education through publications, seminars, and discussions to the general public on animal health and welfare, behavior and care including the benefits of spaying and neutering; - to provide information and referrals to affordable and low cost medical care including spay & neuter clinics and other animal medical and care facilities; - to provide information on training, behavior modification and general handling instruction along with referrals to vetted and certified professionals in these areas; - to liaise and network with other animal rescue organizations as part of a mutual effort to aid animals in distress; - to solicit donations and funding from government agencies, corporations, private foundations, public charities, individuals and the general public at large to finance the medical, housing and other incidental costs of homeless animals while in the custody of the organization; - to organize and participate in fundraisers to benefit furtherance of the overall main purpose and goals of the organization; - to have the normal functions, operations, programs and pursuits incidental to a fully recognized and operational nonprofit animal rescue organization.

MAF, founded in 1948, is the largest nonprofit foundation dedicated to funding research studies to protect, treat and cure animals.

Morris Animal Foundation is the oldest and largest nonprofit source of funding for science that improves the lives of animals.

Morris Animal Foundation is the largest nonprofit foundation in the world dedicated to funding studies to improve and protect the health of companion animals and wildlife.

Continues to work with nonprofit organizations on the East Coast to identify needs of local pets PHOENIX --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PetSmart Charities ®, the largest funder of animal...

The AKC Canine Health Foundation, founded in 1995, is the largest nonprofit worldwide to fund health research exclusively for canines.

PHOENIX — Homeless pets in Boise will have a better chance of finding a loving home thanks to a partnership between the Idaho Humane Society and nonprofit PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of companion animal - welfare efforts in North America.

The pivotal decision to remove its admissions fee was actually the realization of a larger strategic initiative by the Nonprofit Finance Fund and the Community Foundation to build capacity for arts organizations in Atlanta, and included several months of mentorship, consultation and $ 200,000 over three years in seed funding for Atlanta Contemporary to implement its free admission model.

The size and scope of measures to promote bike sharing equity vary, but all types of bike sharing systems are working to lower access barriers.Whether a large established system with significant government investment like Capital Bikeshare, a new small nonprofit system searching for funding like Kansas City B - cycle, or a for - profit system like Decobike Miami Beach, operators are expending the effort to lower access barriers.

The Post noted that members of the CHC are only a small part of the larger network of tax - exempt nonprofit groups «linked by ideology and funding, that supported Trump while disparaging Democrat Hillary Clinton in last year's presidential campaign.»

Marshall added that many local associations assume they need a large staff and a complex nonprofit structure in order to be adequately funded, but that's not the case.

As a member of the DLC board, including a four - year stint as board president, she has exhaustively raised funds and expanded the nonprofit organization, making it the largest adult day care program in Oklahoma.