Several themes run through the portfolio of the Dolphin Trust grants to Boston area organizations. Most of the organizations supported by the Trust deal with middle and elementary-aged youth, incorporate experiential education, and outdoor learning. Several focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Continue Reading »

The health of forests, farms, and people continued to be the main theme in the Conservation, Food, and Health Foundation’s grantmaking in 2012.

Foundation grantees regularly receive recognition for their work as social innovators.  Examples include:

International Rivers’ partner, Ikal Angelei won the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize winner for Africa for her work with Friends of Lake Turkana.  The foundation is helping fund work to stop the Gibe III dam that flows into Lake Turkana – the world’s largest desert lake. The lake is home to the world’s largest population of Nile crocodiles, hippos, and hundreds of bird and fish species. Continue Reading »

The Tanne Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2012 awards, given in furtherance of the foundation’s mission to underscore the importance of supporting individual artists with unrestricted funding.

Over fourteen years, the foundation has recognized sixty-eight artists and nine organizations for their outstanding achievements in a variety of fields in the visual and performing arts, including performance art, painting, poetry, music, acting, and dance.

The 2012 awards, totaling $39,000, honor six artists in recognition of their artistic achievements as well as one artist-run organization which has presented exceptional work for over 35 years.  The 2012 recipients are: Continue Reading »