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The foundation, which existed from 1989 to 2016, also provided grant support to educational institutions, libraries, and other nonprofit organizations in support of education. Eva Buck, wife of former United States congressman Frank H. Buck, started the foundation as the Solano Foundation in 1989 and chose the first two scholarship recipients.
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging [1] is an independent biomedical research institute that researches aging and age-related disease. [2] The mission of the Buck Institute is to extend the healthy years of life. The Buck Institute is one of nine centers for aging research of the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research. [3]
The Helene Fuld Health Trust is the largest charitable trust in the United States devoted exclusively to supporting student nurses and nursing education. The trust — which began as a foundation in 1935, but transferred its assets to the trust in 1969 — has provided grants, scholarships, and financial aid for the education, health, and welfare of student nurses.
Ulysses S. "Buck" Grant Jr. (July 22, 1852 – September 25, 1929) was an American attorney and entrepreneur. He was the second son of U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant . Early life and education
The collapse of his Ponzi scheme caused the financial ruin of many people, including famous persons such as Thomas Nast and the former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, who had joined his son, Ulysses S. "Buck" Grant. Jr., as a partner in Ward's banking business. Heavy losses were incurred by many other members of the extended Grant family.
Cal Grant; Camp Rising Sun (New York) Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship; Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Program; Churchill Scholarship; Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation; College Book Bucks; The College Club of Boston; College Now Greater Cleveland
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation is a charitable organization formed 1964 in Omaha, Nebraska, by investor and industrialist Warren Buffett as a vehicle to manage his charitable giving. [1] It was known simply as the Buffett Foundation until 2004, when it was renamed in honor of Susan Buffett , who died that year.
In 1999, Peter Buck and his wife Carmen Lucia Buck established the Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation (PCLB) as a private family foundation to manage their philanthropic initiatives. [13] The foundation's mission is to "give motivated people the tools they need to help themselves," supporting causes such as education, journalism, medicine ...