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Privatization is the process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency, charity or public service from the public sector (the state or government) or common use to the private sector (businesses that operate for a private profit) or to private non-profit organizations.
Philanthropy in the United States is the practice of voluntary, charitable giving by individuals, corporations and foundations to benefit important social needs. Its long history dates back to the early colonial period, when Puritans founded Harvard College and other institutions.
In Chile, women are disproportionately affected by the privatization of the pension system because factors such as "women's longer life expectancy, earlier retirement age, and lower rates of labor-force participation, lower salaries" affect their ability to accumulate funds for retirement which leads to lower pensions. [55]
This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide. It consists of the 50 largest charitable foundations , private foundations engaged in philanthropy , and other charitable organizations such as charitable trusts that have disclosed their assets .
In the United States, federal grants are economic aid issued by the United States government out of the general federal revenue. A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States.
The lawsuit centers on the fund's Fearless Strivers Grant Contest, which awards Black women who own small businesses $20,000 in grants and other resources to grow their businesses.
In 2022, only 0.1% of venture capital funding went to Black and Latino women founders and only 0.036% went to Black women. When the Fearless Foundation launched a contest to award $20,000 grants ...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Bilqees Sarwar Foundation; Blessing Bethlehem; Bloomberg Philanthropies; Bluey Day Foundation; Born This Way Foundation; Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Bread for the World; Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association; British Heart Foundation; Burroughs Wellcome Fund; Bush Foundation