Foundation News

22-Oct-2011: GRoW Partners With The Institut Curie

Gregory Annenberg Weingarten and The Annenberg Foundation's GRoW is partnering with the Institut Curie on a five-year grant to create a laboratory for translational research in pediatric oncology.

28-Jan-2013: New Interpretive Center Proposed at Ballona Wetlands

The Annenberg Foundation has joined with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC) in their restoration efforts at the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve by funding area C South, a 30-acre zone bounded by Ballona Creek to the southeast, the 90 Freeway to the northeast, Culver Boulevard to the west and the Culver Boulevard/Lincoln Boulevard interchange to the southwest.

18-Mar-2013: Annenberg Space for Photography Announces Lecture Series for WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY

Series Begins March 23 with Special Saturday Lecture Featuring Exhibit Curator Anne Wilkes Tucker, Photographers Carolyn Cole and David Hume Kennerly.

15-Mar-2013: WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL: THE FILM SELECTED FOR TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2013

The Annenberg Space for Photography’s exhibition documentary, WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL: The Film, has been selected as an official entry in the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in the category of "Shorts in Competition: Documentary."

06-Mar-2013: Top Leaders of Los Angeles Gather to Support Creation of LA n Sync

On February 28, 2013, in downtown Los Angeles, leaders from government, business and the nonprofit sector pledged their support for a new model of public-private collaboration created to win more funding for Los Angeles.

27-Aug-2012: Sundance Institute Receives $1,000,000 Grant from the Annenberg Foundation

The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced that it has been awarded a $1,000,000 three-year grant from the Annenberg Foundation to provide general operating support for the Institute's year-round creative and tactical programs for independent film and theatre artists

01-Dec-2012: Wallis Annenberg on CNN Heroes; Annenberg Foundation Collaborates With Program

This Sunday, CNN and the Annenberg Foundation will celebrate the everyday people who help make the world a better place. CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute will air live on the cable channel at 9pm ET/6PM PT.

20-Dec-2012: Over $1 Million of Grants Mark the Upcoming 100 Year Anniversary of the LA Aqueduct

To mark the upcoming centenary of the Los Angeles Aqueduct (11.5.2013), the Metabolic Studio is awarding grants to the following organizations to realize projects that will bring consciousness to the impact and importance of this monumental piece of hydraulic engineering.

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