Sentences with phrase «on wealthy foundations»

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While the Stop had started out raising money through conventional means such as grants, foundations and direct - mail campaigns, and continues to rely on these methods for the bulk of its funding, it saw opportunity in the wealthier constituency that lived near the Green Barn.

The board gave Nassau, one of the nation's wealthiest counties, until Feb. 15 to come up with a financial plan that eliminated risky revenue initiatives, expense cuts and contingencies contained in this year's $ 2.6 billion budget, which NIFA member George Marlin had contended was «built on a foundation of sand.»

The clinic long relied on government grants, wealthy donors and even gifts from law firms and their foundations to fund his research.

Another devastating chapter is on what Ms. Ravitch calls «The Billionaire Boys» Club,» meaning the wealthy foundations, like the Walton Family Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, that have bought in to the business model and are pouring billions into it.

At the forum, held at PS 89 in New York City's Tribeca, Ravitch — author of the best - selling «The Death and Life of the Great American School System» — warned in her keynote speech about the harm done by excessive reliance on standardized tests, privatization through charter school expansion, and the growing influence of wealthy private foundations on education policies.

But as well as giving excellent thumbnail portraits of the Koch and Mellon families, this book goes on to explain the tax - efficient way very wealthy individuals have funnelled money through charitable foundations into political think tanks and astro - turfed grass - roots movements.

As stated, American Land artists were dependent on wealthy patrons and foundations to finance their high - cost projects.

And yet, to this day, putting limits on human development continues to appeal to those who have been wealthy for so long that they have forgotten the material foundation of their affluence and are delusional about their ability to live without it.