Nonprofits Aim to End 2024 on a High Note Following Strong GivingTuesday
Many nonprofits are reporting they’re on track to meet or exceed their annual goals.
By Jie Jenny Zou
Contributor
MacKenzie Scott Gives Rare Third Gift to Medical Debt Relief Group
The billionaire philanthropist has donated a total of $130 million to Undue Medical Debt as anger swells over high health-care costs.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
Billion-Dollar Donations Lead the Year’s Biggest Gifts
Financial aid, especially for medical school students, got the most money, followed by gifts to private foundations and for medical research and treatment.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Does Board Leadership Look Like America? An Answer From One City
An analysis of Omaha nonprofit trustees who serve on three or more boards found they are older and more highly educated than the city as whole, and most are men.
As Nonprofits Hunt for Better Board Members, Can MBA Philanthropy Help?
A New York financier’s $25 million of support helps create nonprofit boardroom placements for students learning the realities of foster care, immigration, health care for the elderly, and more.
By George Anders
Contributor
Mass. General Lands $100 Million for New Cancer Center
Plus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra received a $50 million windfall from board member Helen Zell, and aspiring librarians will benefit from a $25 million gift to the American Library Association for scholarships.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Catawba Nation Foundation Selects First Executive Director
Also, the Middle East Institute has hired a retired U.S. ambassador to Jordan and Iraq as its next CEO, and the Purdue Research Foundation’s next leader will start in February.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Blue Meridian, a Big-Bet Funder, Promotes Jim Shelton to CEO
The philanthropic collaborative also is placing predecessor Nancy Roob in a new leadership role to grow its grant-making capacity.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Covid-19 May Have Cost Nonprofits 1 Million Jobs, Study Finds
Five years after the pandemic’s onset, a new analysis reveals a resilient but diminished sector.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Corporations and Higher Ed Are Backtracking on DEI. Will Foundations Fold?
As companies and universities back away from DEI policies, grant makers that focus on racial equity are bracing for litigation.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations