Former Northeastern U. Student Who Dropped Out Gives $25 Million for New Professorships
Plus, the News Literacy Project landed $10 million from Los Angeles philanthropists Melanie and Richard Lundquist to combat misinformation.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Kimberly Querrey Gives $121 Million for Biomedical Research and Other Programs
Plus, MacKenzie Scott gave Girls Scouts of the USA nearly $85 million, and Nvidia Corporation founder Jen-Hsun Huang and his wife, Lori, gave their alma mater $50 million for research into artificial intelligence, materials science, and robotics.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Plus, Jackie and Mike Bezos gave $710 million to Fred Hutch Cancer Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital got $50 million to expand sickle cell disease research and to support other programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Wealthy Donors Want Their Giving to Be Different Than Their Parents’, New Study Says
But 82 percent of parents who give believe their children share their philanthropic goals.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
N.J. Entrepreneurs Give U. Penn $50 Million for Autoimmune Research Center
Plus, MacKenzie Scott gave $30 million to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Sheryl Sandberg gave $3 million to the ACLU to fight abortion bans, and three medical centers received big gifts for medical research programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How to Talk to Big Donors About Mental-Health Programs
Advice from nonprofit and development leaders who have figured out how to engage donors on the topic and even persuade some to publicly share their experiences to win support from other donors.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
More Big Donors Are Supporting — and Talking About — Mental Health
Wealthy donors publicly gave more to mental health last year than in any other year over the past decade, according to a Chronicle tally.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Retired Boston Pops Musician Gives Boston U. $100 Million for Medical School
Plus, an extensive public parks effort in Houston receives $100 million, Bard College lands $25 million for Indigenous studies, and a health-care nonprofit receives a big gift from MacKenzie Scott.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Lululemon Founders Give Nearly $76 Million to Conserve and Expand Canadian Parkland
Plus, MacKenzie Scott gave $15 million to a clean-water charity, and five universities landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Billionaire Khan Family Gives $15 Million for Veterinary Oncology
Plus, Hoag Hospital receives a $106 million bequest, and City of Hope, Centre College, and the American Academy in Berlin received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor