A New York Health Funder Looks to Small and Urban Farms as a Solution to Hunger

A New York Health Funder Looks to Small and Urban Farms as a Solution to Hunger

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is supporting an NYU project to identify and overcome barriers to food production and access in New York, with a focus on small and urban farmers.

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It’s One of America’s Biggest New Foundations. Where Are its First Grants Heading?

It’s One of America’s Biggest New Foundations. Where Are its First Grants Heading?

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation was created two years ago with billions in assets and a focus on New York. Nonprofits across the state have been waiting to see what grantmaking by this huge new foundation will look like.

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Will These Big New Foundations Pay Attention to Rural America?

 Will These Big New Foundations Pay Attention to Rural America?

Health conversion foundations play a growing role in helping communities that are off the beaten path. Now, as three new such foundations get ready to give away $300 million annually, advocates for rural America hope that more support is set to flow.

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Kaboom: A Big New Foundation Appears Out of Nowhere

Kaboom: A Big New Foundation Appears Out of Nowhere

The growth of health legacy foundations has been one of the biggest stories in philanthropy in recent years. A case in point: the sudden appearance of a new $3.2 billion grantmaker in New York.

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