Donor Who Sued Georgetown in 2013 Gives Its Law School $10.5 Million: Gifts Roundup
Plus, four universities and one college landed large donations.
Campaign Urges DAF Providers Not to Give to Hate Groups
A drive called Hate Is Not Charitable is the brainchild of the Amalgamated Foundation, More than two dozen grant makers and other groups have joined the effort.
Race Has Little Impact on Giving, Study Shows
The report by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy also found that single women and married couples of all races are more likely to give than single men of all races.
Plus, the North Dakota State University Foundation receives $20 million, the University of Southern California lands $17 million, and the University of Arizona gets $15 million.
New Effort Seeks to Help Fundraisers Understand Muslim Giving
The program will also help Muslim-American nonprofits expand their fundraising and other capabilities and seek to demystify how Islamic charities operate.
New $20 Million Fund Aims to End Sexual Harassment Against Low-Income Women
The money will come from nearly a dozen organizations, including the Ford Foundation and CBS, and will seek to protect women in the workplace and in schools, health-care facilities, and prisons.
Scalia Law School Lands More Than $50 Million, and Indiana U. Gets $30 Million: Gifts Roundup
Plus, the University of Notre Dame receives $20 million, and the Mayo Clinic Health System Cancer Center gets $5 million.
University Gifts of $10 Million or More Held Steady in 2018
Michael Bloomberg’s $1.8 billion pledge to Johns Hopkins University last year kept the total from gifts of $10 million or more from falling below the previous year’s total.
Calif. Biomedical Research Center Lands $70 Million; Youth Group Gets $25 Million: Gifts Roundup
Plus, UCLA receives $15 million for athletics, Dartmouth College gets $10 million for student aid, and Loras College lands $5 million for infrastructure and other needs.
‘Forbes 400′ and ‘Giving Pledge’ Billionaires Who Gave Big in 2018
Only 21 people on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans appear among this year’s Philanthropy 50. And among the 143 U.S. signers of the Giving Pledge, 14 individuals or couples landed a spot on the Philanthropy 50.