Philanthropy

PLEASANTVILE, NY - March 10, 2008 - The Reader's Digest Foundation announced today that it will donate $1 million to nonprofit organizations through a new initiative called "Make it Matter." Grants will be inspired by individuals who are taking action and giving back to thei...

DEERFIELD, Ill., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Baxter International Inc. and The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter, today announced their combined 2007 charitable giving, which focused on increasing access to healthcare, helping developing nations a...

NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/08/08 -- PepsiCo has committed $1 million to UNCF -- the United Negro College Fund -- to help provide financial support to UNCF's 39 member institutions and scholarships to students at over 900 colleges and universities around the country...

NEW YORK, NY "“ March 7, 2008 "“ The Pearson Foundation today announced commitments to support digital arts and environmental and humanitarian education for youth around the world. Pearson Foundation President Mark Nieker made the announcement at the WNET/Thirteen and WLIW21...

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - March 7, 2008 "“ The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties will receive a new $5 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to help address the pressing need for the creation of affordable housing in our comm...

AUSTIN, Texas, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole Planet Foundation, a Whole Foods Market nonprofit dedicated to combating poverty in developing countries through microcredit, today announced the creation of a unique coalition of natural foods companies -- Whole Planet Foundation...

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - March 5, 2008 - The global relief and development organization Mercy Corps, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and the Guatemalan nonprofit Fundación ÁGIL (Fundación Apoyo a la Generación de Ingres...

ST. LOUIS, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- College students on spring break are more apt to spend quality time with their parents or siblings than on a trip to the beach. That's according to a new survey, conducted by The Nielsen Company on behalf of Anheuser-Busch, The BACCHUS Net...

QUANTICO, VA - March 3, 2008 - After 60 years of delivering holiday joy to millions of disadvantaged children, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation today announced its first year-round initiative, the Toys for Tots Literacy Program.

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$25,000 awarded to Grand Prize winner Judy McAtee of Plato Center, IL for her dedication to foster and adopted children; nine finalists from across the country receive $10,000 for their acts of caring; CVS/pharmacy employee winner honored for kidney donation; one finalist...