Philanthropy

NEW YORK, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgeson Inc., the leading strategic proxy and corporate governance advisory firm, today announced that Limited Brands, through a special shareholder program, has raised $100,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest grassroo...

BOSTON, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announced today that it has received a $250,000 award from MetLife Foundation to support the MetLife Community Connections component of NEFA's National Dance Project (NDP). During the 2008-...

NEW ORLEANS, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Entergy Charitable Foundation today announced the release of more than $1 million in grants to 68 organizations throughout Entergy's operating area. The grant awards bring to $3.1 million the amount distributed by the foundation so fa...

LAS VEGAS, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASCA), which has a long legacy of corporate giving in the communities it serves, announced it will donate a new, fully outfitted cargo van to the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana during a celebration...

DALIAN, China, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProLogis (NYSE: PLD), the world's largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, announced today the opening of a new Hope School in Dalian, China.

In 2006, ProLogis pledged that...

WASHINGTON, DC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/14/08 -- United Way, the nation's largest nonprofit, and CreateHope, Inc. today announced the formation of Truist. The new for-profit company directly addresses market demand for an integrated, strategic approach to philanthropy managem...

GAITHERSBURG, MD. - July 10, 2008 - During the school year 16 million children rely on school breakfast and lunch programs for subsidized and reduced price meals. Each summer, 12 million of these children are at risk of hunger.

To help bridge th...

STAMFORD, Conn., July 10 -- AmeriCares is continuing its efforts to provide long-term relief for people living in China's earthquake stricken Sichuan Province and in areas most affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. The nonprofit international aid organization today announce...

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Primavera Systems, Inc., the world's leading provider of project, portfolio and resource management software, is contributing $1 million to support the humanitarian and educational programs of the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF...

HARTFORD, Conn., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced a $1 million contribution to the Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. The Smilow Cancer Hospital will provide care to patients throughout the region by expan...