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Klingenstein Philanthropies is comprised of three foundations focused on neuroscience, children’s health, early literacy, and the environment.

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Congratulations to the Institute for Child Success on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Early Childhood grant to support its Strong Nation Initiative. Through this program, law enforcement leaders, retired admirals and generals, and business executives use research to help educate policymakers and the public about how investing in young children and families strengthens child outcomes, public safety, national security, and economic growth.

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Thank you Yasmine El-Shamayleh, Ph.D. for presenting her talk, "Cortical Circuits for Perceiving the Shape of Visual Objects" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference. @ElShamayleh

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Thank you Yvette Fisher, Ph.D. for presenting her research at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference

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Thank you Emily Sylwestrak, Ph.D. for presenting her talk "Cell-Type Specific Encoding of Reward Prediction Errors" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference. @esylwestrak

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At the 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation National Medical Student Conference, Medical Students Alon Noy of Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and Sarah Benjamin of Tulane School of Medicine presented on their participation in Ballet For All Kids, a nonprofit program developed by Bonnie Schlachte that teaches ballet to neurotypical, physically disabled, and neurodivergent kids.

Ballet For All Kids was recently featured on CBS News:

https://t.co/9mEjjRnPev

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Congratulations to Julia Feldman, Ph.D., recipient of a 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Child and Adolescent ADHD Fellowship for her project, "Paternal Activation Parenting and Regulation of Young Children at Risk for ADHD."

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The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund is pleased to renew its support to ACLU Women’s Rights Project to continue efforts to defend early childhood education and the rights of working parents, which defends against attempts to dismantle diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in federally funded education programs, including Head Start.

https://t.co/pHQsrJprkd

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Congratulations to Lauren Ng, Ph.D., recipient of a 2025 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Transformation of Mental Health Care Program grant for the project, "Community Health Worker Delivered PTSD Treatment in Pediatric Primary Care: Improving Access to Mental Health Care for Low-Income and Under-Resourced Children and Adolescents" @NgTRUSTlab

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Congratulations to the @PolicyCenterMMH on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Early Childhood Program general operating support grant. Over the next two years, PCMMH will continue advancing research and policy insights, convening policymakers and providers, and fostering cross-sector collaboration to help close gaps in maternal mental health care. We are proud to support their efforts to improve access to high-quality care for mothers, children, and families.

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Congratulations to Caroline Hoyniak, Ph.D., recipient of a Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Child and Adolescent Depression Fellowship for her project, "An Investigation into the Sleep, Social, and Affective Rhythms of Early Childhood Depression."

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Congratulations to Paul Bloom, Ph.D., recipient of a Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Depression Fellowship for his project, "Identifying Short-Term Linguistic Markers of Suicide Risk via Social Media Logs in Depressed Youth."

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The 2026 Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference brought together current and past fellows, distinguished advisors, and colleagues for top-notch science, engaging discussions, slide and poster presentations, and community-building.

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Congratulations to @ACEEEdc on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Scaling Deep Technical Assistance for Affordable Housing Energy Upgrades project, which will help ACEEE refine and scale its technical assistance implementation strategies for broader and more durable impact, thereby helping communities decarbonize low-income homes while improving residents’ health, reducing energy bills, and addressing racial inequities.

https://t.co/e5wlrjZwmY

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Congratulations to Earthjustice on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Advancing Clean Energy in New York project, which will engage in various regulatory proceedings to ensure the state's compliance with its clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction targets while prioritizing energy justice for disadvantaged communities.

https://t.co/e3x12zKHe9

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Grateful to everyone who joined us at the 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation National Medical Student Fellowship Conference at Yale School of Medicine. For two decades, this conference has inspired students to pursue careers in child and adolescent psychiatry. @AACAP

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Congratulations to Defensores de la Cuenca on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Climate Solutions Initiative, which will help under-resourced neighborhoods that have experienced environmental inequities in Prince George’s County, MD, mitigate heat island effects, reduce stormwater runoff, and improve local air quality.

https://t.co/t5mmHaBYoP

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@ClimateMayors is a bipartisan, peer-to-peer network that has mobilized more than 350 U.S. mayors who demonstrate climate leadership through meaningful actions in their communities. This grant supports Climate Mayors’ Building Protection for Mayoral Leadership on Local Climate Policy project, which will provide mayors with tools, tactics, and messaging resources to advance climate change policy within states that limit local authority on energy use, transportation electrification, and building decarbonization.

https://t.co/BEuDed1857

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Congratulations to GridLab on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its IRP CoLab Center, which will coordinate GridLab’s partnerships with resource planners, utilities, and other stakeholders to build support for integrated resource plans (IRPs) that would improve grid reliability by increasing deployment of clean energy resources.

https://t.co/UUP6SQKV8L

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Congratulations to the Stanford University Center on Early Childhood on receiving a three-year Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein early childhood grant to support the development, testing, and evaluation of the FIND Learning Pathways Framework. The framework guides educators from online learning into video-based reflection and coaching. The project will also integrate iFIND, an AI tool that reduces video review time and makes coaching more efficient. Over three years, FIND will test, refine, and scale this approach to create lasting impact for early childhood educators and the children they serve.

https://t.co/lkIB8Ll1AZ

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Congratulations to the Harvard Graduate School of Education on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein early childhood grant to support the project, “Generative AI Agents and Young Children,” led by Ying Xu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Education. This project will conduct the first empirical study on AI-powered digital companions and their effects on young children and caregivers, focusing on the developmental impact of AI-enabled toys. The findings will provide causal evidence to guide age recommendations, responsible AI toy design, and policy decisions related to AI technologies for young children.

https://t.co/PIBG3mCBsV