Christina Lee Brown Gives $30 Million to New U. of Louisville Health Campus
Plus, MacKenzie Scott donates $122.6 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and four other nonprofits landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott Gives $122.6 Million to Big Brothers Big Sisters
The author and billionaire has given at least $1.5 billion so far this year.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
U. of Houston Medical School Lands $50 Million From Billionaire Tilman Fertitta
Plus, the Obama Foundation receives $100 million from Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky, and five universities, a mathematics institute, and a hospital in Connecticut landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Airbnb Co-Founder Brian Chesky Gives $100 Million to Help Students Who Want Public Service Careers
Participants in the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service will receive money for college and travel and the opportunity to connect with a network of leaders.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Samford U. Lands $100 Million From Late Alumnus Marvin Mann
Plus, two universities, two medical centers, and the New World Symphony all received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Nonprofits on Both Sides of Abortion Issue See Increase in Donations
The impact appears to be greater for organizations that help people access abortion care.
By Maria Di Mento and Emily Haynes
A Community Foundation Receives $45 Million to Benefit 8 Iowa Nonprofits
Plus Stanford landed $1.1 billion for a new school of sustainability, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum got $15 million, and three other institutions secured big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
John and Ann Doerr Are Giving $1.1 Billion to Stanford U. to Create a School for Sustainability
Stanford has received commitments totaling nearly $1.7 billion for the new school, including gifts from Yahoo co-founders Jerry Yang and David Filo.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Phil and Penny Knight Give Stanford $75 Million to Study the Causes of Cognitive Decline
Plus, Arthur Blank gives $50 million to a neuro-rehabilitation hospital, and the Tampa Museum of Art lands $25 million for an expansion project.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Billionaire George Roberts Gives $140 Million to His Alma Mater
Plus, the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the Museum of the American Revolution received $50 million apiece, and Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning got $25 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor