The Newport Beach-based Orange County Community Foundation marked its 25th anniversary Nov. 12 as nearly 700 philanthropists and business and community leaders attended its annual meeting at Hotel Irvine. <\/p>\n
Since its founding in 1989, the foundation has awarded more than $300 million in grants and scholarships, supporting the work of nonprofits worldwide. <\/p>\n
For more information, visit http:\/\/www.oc-cf.org<\/a> or call (949) 553-4202. <\/p>\n * <\/p>\n MIND Research gets $3.2-million gift <\/p>\n The MIND Research Institute of Irvine announced a $3.2-million contribution from The PwC Charitable Foundation to help improve youth financial literacy by developing game-based math instructional software. <\/p>\n MIND's financial-literacy curriculum will be the first to apply the visual ST Math approach toward financial concepts and simultaneously teach math skills required for financial literacy. <\/p>\n The program, geared toward sixth- through eighth-graders, will include areas such as saving and investing, planning and money management, homebuying, environmental sustainability, credit and debit, and risk and insurance. <\/p>\n MIND's programs reach more than 800,000 students and 31,000 teachers in 40 states, according to a news release. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.mindresearch.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n * <\/p>\n <\/p>\n See the original post here: <\/p>\n Around Town: Newport-based foundation celebrates 25 years<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Newport Beach-based Orange County Community Foundation marked its 25th anniversary Nov. 12 as nearly 700 philanthropists and business and community leaders attended its annual meeting at Hotel Irvine Continue reading