On a Philanthropy Streak, Clara Wu Tsai Looks to Flip the Traditional Health-Research Script
The business executive is backing research to reverse-engineer health advances by studying humans at their physical peak — especially elite athletes.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Views of Nonprofits Reflect America’s Political and Income Divides, Survey Says
Democrats, urban dwellers, and affluent Americans with a college education have more trust in nonprofits than others do.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Human Rights Giving Hits $3.7 Billion Record While Some Regions Lag
Philanthropic support of global human-rights groups reached a record $3.7 billion in 2018, but funding was dependent on a handful of donors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Ford Foundation, according to a new report.
$60 Million in New Grants Help Nonprofits Innovate Quickly to Close Financial Equity Gaps
Blue Meridian, a donor collaborative, is helping nonprofits experiment with rapid testing and other approaches that speed up their work as they seek to ensure that marginalized people get an even shot at the nation’s economic recovery from the pandemic.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
How Much Money Does Philanthropy Need to Give to Fight Racial Equity?
The infusion over the past year will be insufficient unless foundations, corporations, and wealthy donors do more to capitalize and sustain a vigorous social-change movement.
Jeff Bezos Gives $200 Million to Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
The money will launch a new education center at the museum and help pay for an extensive renovation project.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Helen Diller Family Foundation Commits $300 Million for Housing at the U. of California at Berkeley
Also, the Knight and Annenberg Foundations jointly gave $6 million to create a memorial in Washington dedicated to slain journalists, and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation recruited teenagers to select the recipients of $4.1 million in grants for after-school programs.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
To Achieve Racial Equity, Invest in the College Success of Parents
Student parents are often overlooked and underfunded. But addressing their challenges is critical to tackling many of the most pervasive and complex problems our country faces.
By Nicole Lynn Lewis and Vinice Davis
National Service Is One of the Few Things That Could Unite America
A new national campaign will raise up diverse voices from across the political spectrum in support of expanded national service. We call on philanthropic organizations of all stripes to join us.
By Laura Lauder and Stanley McChrystal
Lin-Manuel Miranda and His Family Award $225,000 in Grants to Groups That Serve Immigrants
Arts groups have long received support from the creator of “Hamilton” and “In the Heights,” but now he and his family are providing unrestricted aid to organizations that focus on advocacy and other aid to immigrants.
By STACY PALMER
Chief Executive Officer
A Plea From Community Nonprofits for Investment, Equity, and Less Bureaucracy
Small nonprofits should require less red tape, and they need support for efforts to advance fair pay and benefits — and recognition for making communities stronger.
By JOAN GARRY
Contributor
Gates Foundation Announces $15 Billion Gift From Founders and Expansion of the Board
The foundation also disclosed an agreement between the two philanthropists that could lead to the departure of Melinda French Gates if the couple finds working together too difficult.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Phil and Penny Knight Pour Another $500 Million into Advanced Science Center at the U. of Oregon
Billionaire Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, previously gave $500 million to the center, which seeks to speed up research to improve people’s lives.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Critics Worry Supreme Court Ruling on Donor Disclosure Will Make Charity Fraud Easier
The Supreme Court on Thursday voted 6 to 3 to overturn a California donor-disclosure law that critics said was a needless intrusion on donor privacy and would hurt giving.
By dan.parks and Michael Theis
Foundations and Wealthy Donors Urged to Advance Racial Justice by Giving to Grant-Making Charities
These funds have close relationships with grassroots groups, can get the money to them quickly, and sometimes give over a longer time horizon than large foundations do.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Ford Foundation Will Spend $420 Million Over 5 Years to Advance Gender Equality
Darren Walker, Ford’s CEO, said in an interview that philanthropy tends to focus on charity instead of investing in efforts to overhaul systems that hold women back.