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CJI fund awards $1 million to address mass incarceration

CJI fund awards $1 million to address mass incarceration
CJI fund awards $1 million to address mass incarceration December 26, 2021 The Circle for Justice Innovations in Brooklyn, New York, has announced that its Leadership Circle fund has awarded grants totaling $1 million to forty-eight grassroots organizations led by people directly impacted by mass incarceration. CJI’s oldest fund, the Leadership Circle includes activists, donors, and donor-activists…
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Economics alumnus Steven Sidener supports graduates with $10.5M estate gift

Economics alumnus Steven Sidener supports graduates with $10.5M estate gift
Economics alumnus Steven Sidener supports graduates with $10.5M estate gift December 20, 2021 Nearly four decades after UC Berkeley alumnus Steven Sidener, Class of 1982, earned his economics degree, his legacy will carry on to impact generations of Berkeley graduate students. Sidener passed away in August 2020 at the age of 62, just 8 days…
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Howard R. Levine Foundation awards $25 million to Atrium Health

Howard R. Levine Foundation awards $25 million to Atrium Health
Howard R. Levine Foundation awards $25 million to Atrium Health December 24, 2021 Atrium Health Foundation has announced a $25 million commitment from the Howard R. Levine Foundation, a donor-advised fund at the Foundation for the Carolinas, in support of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Charlotte. The gift is the first publicly announced major commitment…
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