Are Wealthy Donors Giving Big Again? Yes. But it’s Complicated
The political and economic turmoil that slowed big giving last year remains a factor in wealthy donors’ giving decisions today.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Can a $350 Million Gift Change AI’s Trajectory?
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman’s mega-gift aims to develop ethically grounded AI leaders and accelerate America’s competitiveness.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
3 Donors Give $200 Million Apiece to Back AI Programs and Public Health
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum is one of the three donors who gave $200 million. His gift will support the construction of a new hospital tower in Jerusalem.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Arthur M. Blank Foundation President Fay Twersky Set to Retire
Twersky shepherded the Blank family through a period of accelerating and rethinking some of its grant making.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Ted Turner, Who Dared Fellow Billionaires to Give, Dies at 87
The brash media mogul's $1 billion pledge to the United Nations in 1997 helped usher in the age of the mega-donor.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
NFL Team Owner Gives National Gallery $116 Million to Mark Nation’s 250th Anniversary
The gift from Mitchell Rales aims to ensure many more Americans get a chance to see works from the Washington museum’s iconic art collection.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Michael and Susan Dell Pledge $750 Million to Build a Life Sciences Hub
The donation to the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Dell's alma mater, is one of the largest announced so far this year.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How MacKenzie Scott’s Gifts Illustrate the Value of No-Strings Giving
The fact that charities can use the money as they see fit is almost as important to them as the money itself.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mayo Clinic Lands $75 Million to Automate Its Supply Chain Logistics
The donation from Thomas and Elizabeth Grainger is aimed at providing a more efficient way to get supplies to those caring for patients.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Philanthropy 50: Top Donors Reward Charities They Know Well
Major research hospitals and prestigious universities snared a significant share of Philanthropy 50 gifts, but lesser known programs also received large donations.
By Maria Di Mento and Ben Gose