Philanthropy Should Work With Biden to Declare Détente in the Education Wars
It’s time to redefine what constitutes education success and develop programs that provide multiple routes for acquiring the knowledge and connections that lead to good jobs and careers.
By Bruno V. Manno
Contributor
U. of Chicago’s School of Social Work Gets $75 Million
Plus, three colleges and a performing-arts center land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Foundations Focus Their Attentions on Saving Democracy
Many of the major U.S. nonprofits and philanthropies that provided funding to help safeguard the 2020 elections plan to keep the money flowing, reports Glenn Gamboa, an Associated Press reporter who is part of a new Chronicle-AP partnership.
By Glenn Gamboa
Associated Press
The Missing Piece in How Foundations Can Fight Polarization
It turns out that strengthening local news might be just as important as other remedies.
By Steven Waldman
Contributor
The leaders of 65 conservative-leaning philanthropy organizations have urged Congress to reject tax proposals intended to speed up distributions from foundations and donor-advised funds.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Airbnb.org Grants $2 Million to Help Refugees Following Repeal of Muslim Travel Ban
Also, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven has committed $26 million to address the challenges of Covid-19 and racial inequality in Connecticut, and the McKnight Foundation gave $6.5 million through its Midwest Climate and Energy program.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Community Foundations Band Together to Fight Structural Racism
Nine regional grant makers are working together on strategies to combat structural racism in the hope of generating nationwide progress and attracting philanthropic support from wealthy donors and private foundations.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Elon Musk Gives $5 Million to Khan Academy
Plus, four small colleges and a university land big gifts
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Where MacKenzie Scott’s $4 Billion in Giving Went
The gifts focused primarily on nonprofits with an annual revenue of $10 million to $100 million but also included groups with revenue of less than $1 million and more than $100 million.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Covid-19 has exposed infrastructure inequities in everything from broadband to transportation to clean air and water. It’s time we did something about it.
By Katrina Badger, SAMANTHA GRAFF and Ang Hadwin
The Nonprofit World Tackles Equity and Racial Justice
The Chronicle has been talking to charities and foundations as they grapple with how to make their organizations more equitable and what role they can play in advancing equity in the larger society.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Starbucks Pours $100 Million Into Community Resilience Fund
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation gave $72 million to 16 grantees through its Just Futures Initiative, and Netflix granted $25 million to address systemic racism in real-estate development and ownership.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Retired Tech Executive Gives $10.4 Million for Responsible Technology
Plus, three universities and a mental health foundation land major donations
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
We Need to Fix Problematic Charitable Giving Laws. The Biden Administration Can Help.
It’s time to overhaul tax laws that favor wealthy white donors, encourage delayed giving, and fail to prevent nonprofit fraud and abuse.
By Roger Colinvaux
Contributor
Charity Navigator’s New “Impact Score” Tells Us Little About a Nonprofit’s True Value
Attempts to quantify success based primarily on return on financial investment, ignore the complexities of nonprofits’ work and their impact on the communities they serve.
By Liz Dozier and Lisa Pilar Cowan
Ga. Senate Runoff Shows Philanthropy’s Power to Mobilize Voters
Political donors poured more than $800 million into the two U.S. Senate races in Georgia. But a coalition of nonprofits with a much smaller budget may have made a huge difference in getting people out to vote in the run-off election, which resulted in a pair of Democratic victories last week.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations