Fidelity Charitable Reports $7.3 Billion in Grants From Donor-Advised Funds
The organization reported 40 percent year-over-year growth in grant-making, with Doctors Without Borders USA as the top recipient.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
John Hollingworth left 45 percent of his estate to charities in Greenville, S.C., and that has developed a robust set of nonprofits and a model for how grant makers can best help organizations with advice, unrestricted aid, and more.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
‘Forbes 400′ and ‘Giving Pledge’ Billionaires Who Gave Big in 2019
Only 21 people on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans appear among this year’s Philanthropy 50 list.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How the Chronicle Compiled Its Annual List of Top 50 Donors
Inside the methodology for tallying which philanthropists gave away the most money in 2019.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The 2020 Philanthropy 50: Where They Live, Where They Give, and More
Find out more about America’s 50 biggest donors: their ages, sources of wealth, where they live, and where they give. And see the entire Philanthropy 50 report featuring our analysis of the list and giving trends among megadonors.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Roughly a third of people in a survey of more than 18,500 donors said that specifying in detail how a gift will be used would lead to greater giving.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Smith hopes his commitment will inspire a wave of giving — and he’s created a blueprint other donors can use to make similar gifts.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Bankrolling a Force on Immigration
Cordelia Scaife May left $404 million that goes to nonprofits like the Federation for American Immigration Reform and NumbersUSA, which have had a significant influence on policies to limit the number of people who are allowed to claim legal residency in the United States.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Billion-Dollar Giving Streak Shows New Sense of Urgency Among 50 Top Donors
The top 5 donors in 2019 gave over $1 billion each, and many wealthy Americans gave to fight climate change and inequality.
By Jim Rendon and Maria Di Mento
Jay Faison, a technology entrepreneur, put money into filling a void on the right, and his philanthropy is starting to gain traction in promoting clean-energy approaches.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Plus, four universities and the Cummer Museum or Art and Gardens all receive big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Study Shows Strong Annual Donations From Planned Givers
The report from “Giving USA” also found that the average age for creating a first will was 44.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
2 Universities Get $100 Million Donations
Plus, Morehouse and Spelman Colleges get $1 million apiece from legendary business leaders Ken Chenault and Joan Johnson.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A Focus on Strengthening Leaders Is Key to Advancing Justice
Laurene Powell Jobs’s philanthropy focuses on offering general operating support, leadership training, communications support, and inspiration and self-care for social-justice leaders. And it makes small grants at times, such as small financial incentives to families that take in people who just left prison.
Laura Arnold, a Giving Pledge, says traditional approaches to philanthropy provide instant gratification from a person who got help while seeking systemic change is a battle that takes a long time and can get nasty. Still, she says, philanthropists are in the best position to fight for new approaches, even controversial ones, because they don’t have to worry about protecting their brand as business leaders and politicians do.
Plus, billionaires George and Judy Marcus gave $10 million to Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School, and Arlene Schnitzer donated $10 million to the Portland Art Museum.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor