University of Texas at Dallas received $200,000 from Sid W. Richardson Foundation for UTeach Dallas, effort to recruit more math, science teachers.
- August 19, 2008ITT Watermark awarded $3M to provide safe water, sanitation, hygiene education to 300 schools in developing world.
- August 19, 2008Rewarding Achievement awarded total of nearly $1M to 1,100 New York City students for education pay-for-performance program.
- August 19, 2008Rose Community Foundation awarded total of over $2.3M to 103 Colorado-based charities, programs during second quarter 2008 grant cycle.
- August 19, 2008JAKKS Cares, Malibu, Calif., awarded $54,000 to American Red Cross for Red Cross China Relief Fund.
- August 19, 2008Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded $670,000 to Hawaii's Imiloa Astronomy Center to educate local children in astronomy, Hawaiian culture.
- August 19, 2008Qwest Foundation awarded $4,000 to High School Business Challenge of Montana for business education.
- August 19, 2008New York Life awarded $400,000 to New Visions for Public Schools to launch college-, career-readiness campaign in 43 New York City schools.
- August 14, 2008Gamma Mu Foundation awarded total of $129,550 for scholarships and support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community.
- August 14, 2008Getty Foundation awarded total of over $1M to nine Louisiana groups the restoration of New Orleans' visual-arts organizations.
- August 14, 2008Big Tattoo Wines of Springfield, Va., pledged $30,000 to Breast Cancer Network of Strength for support and counseling of breast-cancer victims.
- August 14, 20084imprint, Oshkosh, Wis., awarded total of $32,500 in in-kind product grants to 65 nonprofits and registered charities in U.S., Canada.
- August 14, 2008Global Fund for Women awarded total of $2M to 138 grassroots women's groups in 68 countries for advancement of women's rights.
- August 14, 2008Jakob Marketing Partners awarded $10,000 to American Heart Association's Utah branch for Go Red for Women program.
- August 14, 2008Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles awarded total of $1.6M to seven local nonprofits benefitting Los Angeles' Jewish community.
- August 14, 2008Roger Lang, owner of Sun Ranch, awarded $3.9M to The Trust for Public Land to protect the water, wildlife and working land of Montana's Madison Valley.