Public Universities Shouldn’t Feel Guilty About Accepting Megagifts From Wealthy Donors
As state funding declines, some colleges would struggle to meet their missions without major philanthropic support. The critics should recognize that most of them would never accept gifts that don’t align with their institution’s goals or come with unacceptable conditions.
By Michael H. Schill
Contributor
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
Ahead of Mother’s Day, Let’s Remember and Support Moms Behind Bars
The growth rate for incarcerated women, the majority of whom are mothers, has skyrocketed in recent decades. But too often movements to overhaul criminal justice don’t focus on the challenges facing women in prison. With more philanthropic investment, that can change.
Sharing Philanthropic Power With Grantees Is Messy and Challenging but Worth the Effort
Two Baltimore groups came together to shake up the top-down grant making model in their city and bring more support to nonprofits working in struggling communities. Here’s what happened.
By Danielle Torain and Julia Baez
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
Breakthrough Prize Foundation Establishes $100 Million Tech for Refugees Effort
Also, the Rockefeller Foundation has pledged $55 million to its new Global Vaccination Initiative, and the Lilly Endowment will give $25 million to enhance pedestrian and bicycle trails in Indiana’s Marion County.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
To Address the Clothing Industry’s Climate Problems, Philanthropy Needs to Get in Fashion
Grant makers serious about confronting the climate crisis need to consider how the clothes on their backs are contributing to the problem — and invest in clean energy solutions to apparel manufacturing.
By Lewis Perkins
Contributor
Nonprofit Aims to Bolster Dance in the South
South Arts has created a program to bolster modern dance companies from Louisiana to North Carolina.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Are Foundations’ Doors Opening?
At the start of the pandemic, many foundations loosened grant requirements and vowed to give more to grassroots groups, especially those led by people of color. Two years later, it’s uncertain what will stick.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A Foundation’s Barriers Come Down, One by One
Before the onset of Covid and the uprisings that followed the murder of George Floyd, the trustees of the Stupski Foundation had already made a huge grant-making decision: The fund would give away all its money by 2029 and shut down. Plus: Read about whether foundations are keeping the <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/article/are-foundations-doors-opening">grant-making changes</a> they began during the pandemic.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Foundations Moved to Fix Cumbersome Applications — but Grantees Say More Is Needed
Efforts to ease the proposal and review process are part of a rethink about how grant makers can demonstrator they trust nonprofits to use philanthropic funds wisely.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
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
Bloomberg Philanthropies Give $250 Million to Address Pandemic Learning Gaps
Also, the Starr Foundation has given $50 million for research at the Sloan Kettering Institute, and the Brown-Forman Foundation pledged $50 million to five charities in Louisville, Ky.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
More Technology Experts Are Needed for Government and Nonprofit Jobs. Philanthropy Can Help.
Just as foundations bolstered the field of public interest law decades ago, they now have a critical role to play in creating a deeper bench of public interest technologists trained to advance the social good.
By Jenny Toomey
Contributor
Recent limits on state and local tax deductions have resulted in a drop in charitable contributions in affluent counties, according to new research. Some may see this as a reason to lift the limit, but doing so would primarily help the wealthy and do nothing to encourage others to give.
By Howard Husock
Contributor
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