Bitcoin Charity Lands $21 Million From Twitter Co-Founder
Plus, UC Davis and MD Anderson Cancer Center are among other nonprofits that received big sums.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Megaphilanthropist and Science Champion Jim Simons Is Dead at 86
The billionaire philanthropist and math genius gave heavily to STEM after pioneering “quant” trading at his investment management firm Renaissance Technologies.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Financier Kravis Gives $100 Million to His Long-Ago Prep School
Plus, Bowling Green State University received more than $76 million to help ensure that students who are struggling financially will graduate in four years with little debt.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Did a $100 Million Effort Reduce Homelessness? The Results Are In
San Francisco’s Tipping Point Community pooled big private money to halve chronic homelessness in five years. A new study finds the effort failed to reach that goal, but lessons for philanthropy-government collaborations are rich.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Univ. of Illinois Lands $50 Million From Tech Billionaire Tom Siebel
The gift launches the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. Plus, private equity titan Michael Kim gives Haverford College $25 million for an ethics institute, and Riley Children’s Foundation lands $8 million to address the youth mental health crisis.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Elementary School Teacher Leaves Goucher College $55 Million
Plus, the financier Ken Griffin gave big to provide math tutors to Miami-Dade public school students, and Cornell University’s Ornithology lab received a donation to expand an app that scientists and enthusiasts use to identify bird species.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Belmont U. Lands $58 Million From Nashville Music Executive
Plus, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation received $50 million from Florida’s Pagidipati family for a new pediatric hospital. Also, Hoag Hospital and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Union College Lands $40 Million From Texas Instruments Chairman
Plus, four other colleges and universities received big donations, including Clark University which got $10 million for its new School of Climate, Environment, and Society.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Seattle Developer Gives $25 Million and an Art Collection to University
Plus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association received $21 million from a longtime donor, and a food bank in Washington, D.C., landed $10 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$150 Million Gift: Billionaire Benioffs Expand Health Care Giving to Hawaii
Plus, the financier Ken Griffin contributed $50 million for cancer research; and Hollywood producer Chuck Lorre is beefing up financial aid for UCLA’s STEM students.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor