Daily News Roundup: Donor-Disclosure Requirements Loosened for Some Groups
July 17, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
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U.S. Treasury Restricts Donor-Disclosure Requirement for Some Nonprofit Groups (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
One Public-College President Made $4 Million Last Year. Now His University Wants It Back. (Chronicle of Higher Education). Plus, see the Chronicle of Higher Education’s study of CEO pay at public universities nationwide.
News About Big Donors and Their Giving
George Soros Bet Big on Liberal Democracy. Now He Fears He Is Losing. (New York Times)
Warren Buffett Donates $3.4 Billion in Stocks to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Other Charities (CNN). Plus, see a Chronicle article about why this donation is the fulfillment of a pledge he made in 2006.
Carolina Panthers Investor Donates $30 Million to Foundation for the Carolinas After Team Sale (Charlotte Observer)
$21 Million Gift to Luther Seminary Will Train 90 Pastors (Twin Cities Pioneer Press)
Oprah Winfrey Among 9 Large-Scale Donors to Give Money to Obama Foundation (Chicago Tribune)
U. of Louisville Will Change Stadium Name After Papa John’s Founder Used a Racial Slur (Chronicle of Higher Education)
France’s Kylian Mbappe Made Around $500,000 at the World Cup. It’s All Reportedly Going to Charity (Washington Post)