Abigail Disney Urges Donors to Be Braver About Giving
Donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits should be willing to shoulder more risk, she says, especially at a time when more are fearful about speaking their minds.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
Houston Couple Gives $150 Million to Launch Pediatric Cancer Center
Plus, Georgetown University received $25 million for its nursing school, and the National Constitution Center got a $15 million donation to celebrate the founding of the United States, and the donor is loaning a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution and a document that led to the creation of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Community Lenders Fear Tightening of Credit With Trump Cuts
President Trump’s proposed budget eliminates much of the federal CDFI Fund, which since 1994 has enabled community development nonprofits to support millions of small businesses and housing efforts. Smaller borrowers are most at risk.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
House Republicans Look to Help Trump Strip Tax-Exempt Status of Nonprofits He Says Support Terrorism
Some nonprofits say it’s an arbitrary standard to financially punish charities that advocate for issues that don’t align with his agenda.
By Alexa St. John and Matthew Daly
Associated Press
Tax Bill Takes Shot at the Largest Foundations and Universities
Taxes could top hundreds of millions per year at the Gates Foundation and others.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Melinda French Gates Reflects on Legacy of Gates Foundation
The true measure of success, she says, will come years after the grant maker shuts down, in how lives will have changed as a result of its work.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
N.Y. Couple Gives $125 Million to Help Israeli Medical Students
Plus, USC Shoah Foundation landed $30 million to endow the Holocaust remembrance organization’s efforts to collect and preserve thousands of Holocaust survivor testimonies from around the world, and the Library of Congress received $20 million to purchase a rare 17th century viola for its collection.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Gates Foundation’s First 25 years: How It Changed Global Health and Philanthropy
Growing into one of the most powerful institutions in global health, the foundation drew acclaim and criticism.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
In His Own Words: Bill Gates on Giving Away the Remainder of His Wealth
In an interview, the philanthropist discusses sunsetting his foundation, the Giving Pledge, and recent cuts in aid.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Stephen Heintz to End 25-Year Run Leading Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The 73-year-old practitioner of “acupuncture philanthropy” will step down next year, in part to make way for a younger leader to work with the sixth generation of Rockefellers on the grant maker’s board.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor