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  • About the Foundation
    • Mission Statement
    • Nathan Cummings
    • The Cummings Family Legacy
      • The Second Chapter: Nathan Cummings Foundation 2000-2010
        • Oral History
        • Written History
          • Board Recommended Grants
          • The Impact of Early Funding
          • Long Term Funding
          • The Sundance Compact
          • Spousal Connections
          • Shareholder's Resolutions
          • Evolution of the Investment Committee
          • Partnership with the New Israel Fund
          • Board Chairs (Family & Independent)
    • Board of Trustees
    • Staff
      • Simon Greer
      • M. Annette Ensley
      • Armanda Famiglietti
      • Peter Teague
      • Rabbi Jennie Rosenn
      • Sara C. Kay
      • Laura Shaffer Campos
      • Caroline Williams
      • Maurine D. Knighton
      • Ethan O. Richards
    • Office Space
    • Office Art Exhibits
    • Contact Us
  • Grant Programs
    • Applying for a Grant
    • Arts and Culture Program
      • Grantee Highlights
        • ACP Project: Not In Our Town
        • AXS Map
      • Areas Not Funded
      • Arts & Culture Guidelines
      • Arts & Culture Grants
        • Grants: Year 2011
        • Grants: Year 2010
        • Grants: Year 2009
        • Grants: Year 2008
        • Grants: Year 2007
        • Grants: Year 2006
        • Grants: Year 2005
          • Objective I / Strategy 1
          • Objective I / Strategy 2
          • Objective I / Strategy 3
          • Objective I / Strategy 4
          • Objective II / Strategy 1
          • Objective II / Strategy 2
          • Objective II / Strategy 3
        • Grants: Year 2004
          • Objective I / Strategy 1
          • Objective I / Strategy 2
          • Objective I / Strategy 3
          • Objective I / Strategy 4
          • Objective II / Strategy 1
          • Objective II / Strategy 2
          • Objective II / Strategy 3
        • Grants: Year 2003
        • New Guidelines 2002
        • Transition Year Grants 2001
        • Grants: Year 2000
        • Grants: Year 1999
        • Grants: Year 1998
        • Grants: Year 1997
        • Grants: Year 1996
        • Grants: Year 1995
      • Arts Program Grantee Gallery
        • June 2003
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        • April 2002
        • October 2001
        • April 2001
        • October 2000
        • March 2000
        • June 1999
        • January 1999
        • July 1998
        • January 1998
        • October 1997
      • Links to Grantees
    • Ecological Innovation Program
      • Areas Not Funded
      • Ecological Innovation Guidelines
      • Ecological Innovation Program Grants
        • Grants: Year 2011
        • Grants: Year 2010
        • Grants: Year 2009
        • Grants: Year 2008
        • Grants: Year 2007
        • Grants: Year 2006
        • Grants: Year 2005
          • Objective I / Strategy 1
          • Objective I / Strategy 2
          • Objective II / Strategy 1
          • Objective II / Strategy 2
          • Goal II / Objective 1
          • Goal II / Objective 2
        • Grants: Year 2004
          • Objective I / Strategy 1
          • Objective I / Strategy 2
          • Objective II / Strategy 1
          • Objective II / Strategy 2
        • Grants: Year 2003
          • Objective I / Strategy 1
          • Objective I / Strategy 2
          • Objective II / Strategy 1
          • 2003: Objective II / Strategy 2
        • New Guidelines 2002
        • Transition Grants 2001
        • Grants: Year 2000
        • Grants: Year 1999
        • Grants: Year 1998
        • Grants: Year 1997
        • Grants: Year 1996
        • Grants: Year 1995
        • Grants: Year 1994
        • Grants: Year 1993
        • Grants: Year 1992
        • Grants: Year 1991
        • Grants: Year 1990
    • Contemplative Practice Program
      • Areas Not Funded
      • Contemplative Practice Guidelines
      • Contemplative Practice Program Grants
        • Contemplative Practice Program Grants: Year 2010
        • Contemplative Practice Program Grants: Year 2009
    • Health Program
      • Grantee Highlights
        • New NWLC Campaign Highlights The Benefits Of The Affordable Care Act For Women
      • Areas Not Funded
      • Health Guidelines
      • Health Program Grants
        • Grants: Year 2011
        • Grants: Year 2010
        • Grants: Year 2009
        • Grants: Year 2008
        • Grants: Year 2007
        • Grants: Year 2006
        • Grants: Year 2005
          • Objective I / Strategy 1
          • Objective I / Strategy 2
          • Objective II / Strategy 1
          • Objective II / Strategy 2
        • Grants: Year 2004
          • Objective I / Strategy 1
          • Objective I / Strategy 2
          • Objective II / Strategy 1
          • Objective II / Strategy 2
        • Grants: Year 2003
          • Objective I / Strategy 1
          • Objective I / Strategy 2
          • Objective II / Strategy 1
          • Objective II / Strategy 2
        • New Guidelines 2002
        • Transition Year Grants 2001
        • Grants: Year 2000
        • Grants: Year 1999
        • Grants: Year 1998
        • Grants: Year 1997
        • Grants: Year 1996
        • Grants: Year 1995
        • Grants: Year 1994
        • Grants: Year 1993
        • Grants: Year 1992
        • Grants: Year 1991
        • Grants: Year 1990
      • Health Program Grantee Gallery
        • April 2004
        • June 2003
        • October 2002
        • April 2002
        • October 2001
        • April 2001
        • October 2000
        • March 2000
        • June 1999
        • January 1999
        • July 1998
        • January 1998
        • October 1997
      • Links to Health Grantees
    • Jewish Life Program
      • Grantee Highlights
        • Just Congragations
      • Areas Not Funded
      • Jewish Life Guidelines
      • Jewish Life Grants
        • Grants: Year 2011
        • Grants: Year 2010
        • Grants: Year 2009
        • Grants: Year 2008
        • Grants: Year 2007
        • Grants: Year 2006
        • Grants: Year 2005
          • Goal I / Objective 1
          • Goal I / Objective 2
          • Goal I / Objective 3
          • Goal I / Objective 4
          • Goal II / Objective 1
          • Goal II / Objective 2
        • Grants: Year 2004
          • Goal I / Objective 1
          • Goal I / Objective 2
          • Goal I / Objective 3
          • Goal I / Objective 4
          • Goal II / Objective 1
          • Goal II / Objective 2
        • Grants: Year 2003
          • Goal I / Objective 1
          • Goal I / Objective 2
          • Goal I / Objective 3
          • Goal I / Objective 4
          • Goal II / Objective 1
          • 2003: Goal II / Objective 2
        • New Guidelines 2002
        • Transition Year Grants 2001
        • Grants: Year 2000
        • Grants: Year 1999
        • Grants: Year 1998
        • Grants: Year 1997
        • Grants: Year 1996
        • Grants: Year 1995
        • Grants: Year 1994
        • Grants: Year 1993
        • Grants: Year 1992
        • Grants: Year 1991
        • Grants: Year 1990
      • Visioning Justice and the American Jewish Community
      • Jewish Service
    • Collaborative Initiatives
      • Areas Not Funded
      • Collaborative Initiatives Guidelines
      • Collaborative Initiatives Grants
      • Links to Grantees
    • Other Programs
      • Presidential Grantees Links
      • Presidential Grants
        • Presidential Grants: 2008
        • Presidential Grants: 2007
        • Presidential Grants: 2006
        • Presidential Grants: 2005
        • Presidential Grants: 2004
          • Alliance for Justice
          • American Anti-Slavery Group
          • American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
          • BoardSource
          • Chicago Foundation for Women
          • Economic Policy Institute
          • Good Jobs First
          • Legacy Project, Inc.
          • New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation
          • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.
        • Presidential Grants: 2003
          • American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc.
          • Artists for Humanity Inc.
          • Center for Constitutional Rights
          • Century Foundation Inc.
          • Ceres, Inc.
          • Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest
          • Children's Hospital Corporation
          • Economic Policy Institute
          • National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives
          • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.
        • Presidential Grants: 2002
        • Presidential Grants: 2001
      • September 11th Grants
    • Areas Not Funded
  • How to Apply
    • Applying for a Grant
    • Guidelines
      • Arts & Culture Guidelines
      • Environment Guidelines
      • Contemplative Practice Guidelines
      • Health Guidelines
      • Jewish Guidelines
      • Collaborative Initiatives Guidelines
    • Areas Not Funded
    • Contact Us
  • News & Reports
    • President's Reports
      • Simon Greer on The World at One
      • Findings Bolster Calls for News Corp. Change
      • For News Corp. Stock, an Upside
      • NCF's Simon Greer on BBC's Tony Livesey Show
      • NCF's Simon Greer with Red Rooster chef Marus Samuelsson
      • The Take Away - As Murdoch Inquiry Deepens
      • Didn’t we win this fight already?
      • When LINsanity comes to philanthropy
    • News
      • The National Women’s Law Center has launched a new campaign
      • PRRI-poll
      • The White House, Supreme Court, and You
      • Why is Fox News contributor Phil Kerpen so upset with the Nathan Cummings Foundation?
      • Beyond Boom and Bust
      • Beyond Obama
      • Getting Uncomfortable
      • In Fight Over Obama Health Law, a Front in Minnesota
      • Join Me
      • Losing Touch With One's Followers
      • Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Simon Greer As New President
      • Op-Ed: In survey of American Jews, questions for right and left
      • President's Report Feb 24, 2012
      • President's Report March 2, 2012
      • Saul Alinsky’s Moment?
      • WellPoint faces shareholder ire over political spending
      • BBC News interviews NCF about News Corp. governance practices
      • Muslim Woman Bridges Faiths to Advance Progressive Goals
      • NCF President Simon Greer's letter to Secretary of Labor
      • From the President’s Letter
      • With an Eye on the Court, Foundations Help States Adopt Health Law
      • News Corp. ranks poorly when it comes to corporate political disclosure
      • 2010 Annual Report
      • Joint NCF/ACGI effort results in improved corporate governance at eBay, others
      • NCF-led inquiry helps prompt News Corporation to revise policy on political spending
      • Invitation to attend the exhibit "Romare Bearden: The Artist as Activist" opening reception
      • Faith-Based Institutional Investors join NCF-Led Effort to Press Goldman Sachs on Executive Compensation
      • NCF Profiled As an "Exemplary Health Funder" In a New Report
      • NCF and partners announce the Affordable Care Act Implementation Fund
      • NCF Grantee Madeline Janis of LAANE proposes reforming California's redevelopment agencies
      • More Donors Need to Support Innovative Climate Solutions
      • President & CEO Search
      • New Study: U.S. Fails to Meet Goals for Women's Health
      • Faith-based Group Working with Policy Organizations on Health Care Cost Controls
      • NCF President & CEO to Step Down
    • Special Reports
      • A Family Foundation
      • Visioning Justice Report
      • Jewish Service
      • Changing Corporate Behavior Through Shareholder Activism
  • Shareholder Activities
    • Proxy Voting Guidelines & Voting Records
    • Shareholder Resolutions
    • UNPRI
    • Press Coverage and NCF-Authored Articles
    • Additional Resources
    • Changing Corporate Behavior Through Shareholder Activism

Presidential Grants: 2008

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

 

Presidential Grants: 2008

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