These Lottery Winners Put Millions to Philanthropy. Now Their Foundation Is Closing.
Lessons from a family’s decades-long giving focused on Latinx arts and culture, education, and diversity on nonprofit boards.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Pledge $100 Million for Maui Wildfire Recovery
Plus, MacKenzie Scott is continuing to give big to affordable-housing efforts with a $10 million contribution to Homestead Community Land Trust, and University of Mississippi, Ohio Wesleyan, and San Diego State University all landed major gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott Has Given 24 Nonprofits $146 Million in the First Half of 2023
Nearly half went to early-childhood education and development, but she also gave to strengthen maternal health, combat infant mortality, create affordable housing, and more.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Cancer Survivor Gives $25 Million to Build El Paso’s First Comprehensive Cancer Center
Plus, Pamela Wood Avedisian gave $20 million to American University of Armenia, MacKenzie Scott gave $12 million for affordable housing, and three other institutions landed multimillion-dollar gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Writer and Producer Seth MacFarlane Gave $1 Million to Help Hollywood Workers Survive Strike
Plus, actor Eliza Dushku Palandjian and her husband, Peter Palandjian, gave Brigham and Women’s Hospital $7.5 million for substance-abuse treatment, and MacKenzie Scott gave $10 million to a group that works to expand affordable housing.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A Grateful Patient Leaves Texas Heart Institute $32 Million
Plus, heiress Seema Boesky gave Wayne State University $20 million for neuroscience, and financier Leon Cooperman and his wife, Toby, gave more than $13 million to support housing and programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Kenneth and Elaine Langone Give $200 Million to Make Medical School Tuition Free
Plus, the MD Anderson Cancer Center lands $16 million for brain cancer research, and Tulane gets $12 million for a data-science program.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Basketball Star Charles Barkley Plans to Give $5 Million for Black Student Aid at Auburn U.
Also, the University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute has received another $75 million from the Huntsman family, and Steven and Alexandra Cohen have given $35 million to help children and teens experiencing mental-health crises.
By M.J. Prest and Maria Di Mento
He plans to continue to make payments to five foundations throughout his lifetime, as he promised in the statements he made announcing the pledges in 2006.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Donors Who Rescinded $60 Million Pledge Have a Change of Heart and Commit $26.5 Million
Plus, MacKenzie Scott gave $5 million to a nonprofit focused on improving the educational experiences of neurodiverse youths, and two universities and a chiropractic college all received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor