Sparkplug Foundation

The nonprofit has received grants from The New York Immigration Coalition, Sparkplug Foundation, Citizens Committee for New York City, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and the office of Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer. The Brazilian consulate estimates that there are about 300,000 ...

... girls hands-on opportunities with science, technology, engineering, art and math, also called STEAM. After a year of planning, Rivas started a program for fifth grade girls at her own elementary school in 2012. Her first grant was funded by the Sparkplug foundation, but it was a $10,000 matching grant.

Chances for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians could hardly seem slimmer. Israel continues building settlements on Palestinian land, while surveys find that less than a third of Palestinians still favor a two-state solution. Oh, and wasn't there recently another war over there? Many American ...

In the evening on March 25, The Cooper Union, along with the coalition, The Labor and Working Class History Association, The Education and Labor Collective and the Sparkplug Foundation, will conduct a program in The Cooper Union's Foundation Building of music, spoken word and solidarity in ...