The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the country's largest philanthropy, names the finalists of the 2013 Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy.
RWJF will host a...more
Former Jacksonville Jaguars owner Delores Barr Weaver has given $50 million to The Community Foundation in Jacksonville to establish the organization's largest single fund. The gift is the...more
Notah Begay III Foundation has recently been recognized as a winner of the Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy.
The award honors sports organizations and individual sports...more
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has recently awarded former NFL quarterback Brian Griese with the 2011 Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy.
The award is usually given to...more
The grants, which are distributed in amounts up to $50000, are part of NFL Charities' annual player foundation grant initiative. “We are proud to support current and former player foundations...more
NFL Charities' primary funding categories include: sports-related medical research and education grants; player foundation grants in support of the ...See all stories on this topic...more
Teach for America is a social venture that hires graduating seniors from some of the most selective colleges and offers them with five-week training courses before unleashing them for a minimum of two years in some of the country’s worst classrooms.