Michael Jordan Celebrates His Birthday With a $10 Million Gift to Make-a-Wish Foundation
Plus, the University of Michigan landed a $50 million donation for its education school, and three other universities received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Craig Newmark Aims to Protect the Country by Supporting Journalism and Cybersecurity Efforts
The founder of Craigslist donated more than $80 million to his foundation and donor-advised fund last year and plans to give his fortune to charity during his lifetime.
By Glenn Gamboa
Associated Press
What’s Next for America’s Biggest Donors
This year’s Philanthropy 50 ranks tops donors by their giving in 2022. Here’s what some of these philanthropists plan to do in 2023 and beyond.
By Maria Di Mento and Drew Lindsay
Meet the ‘Everyday Megadonor’: 2022’s List of Top Philanthropists Includes a Host of New Names
The number of people worth at least $50 million has nearly quadrupled in the past decade. Meet the big givers hiding in plain sight.
By Maria Di Mento and Drew Lindsay
America’s Top Donors Are Helping to Shape the Future in an Old-Fashioned Way
Many of 2022 largest donors hewed closely to decades-old conventions of philanthropy. Two areas that attracted significant support: scholarships and medical research. <b>Plus</b>: See our entire <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/2023phil50"><b>special report</b></a> on the Philanthropy 50.
By Maria Di Mento and Drew Lindsay
How Billionaires Found Joy With $1 Million Gifts to Small Nonprofits
After years of big donations to big organizations, Rob and Karen Hale showered $52 million on 75 mostly small groups, bringing some nonprofit leaders to tears. <b>Plus:</b> See the rest of our <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/2023phil50"><b>special report</b></a> on the donors who gave the most to charity in 2022.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Small College Aimed to Bring Big Donors Into the Fold — and Won a $500 Million Pledge
The small liberal-arts institution shifted its fundraising strategy. The college now seeks to inspire potential supporters with a bold vision for its future instead of just meeting with their lawyers and accountants.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
New Names Join Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg on List of Charity’s 50 Biggest Donors
The roster includes not-so-typical megadonors — among them a professional clarinetist, a Ph.D. in meat science, and a lawyer who regularly argues before the U.S. Supreme Court. Plus: See the rest of our Philanthropy 50 special report and our entire February issue.
By Maria Di Mento and Drew Lindsay
How the Chronicle Compiled Its List of the Top 50 Donors of 2022
The 23rd annual Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of America’s biggest donors, is based on gifts and pledges of cash, stock, land, and real estate to nonprofit organizations in 2022.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Houston Grand Opera Receives $22 Million for Young Artists Program
Plus, Temple University landed more than $10 million to help students with physical disabilities, and three other universities and a community foundation received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Community Foundation Lands $100 Million From Late Clarinetist and Entrepreneur Jay Kahn
Plus, hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin gives Florida pediatric hospital $25 million, and three universities received major gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
UVA Lands $100 Million From Paul and Diane Manning for New Biotech Institute
Plus, Denny Sanford gave $70 million to a medical research institute, and NYU’s Stern School of Business received $25 million from Ken and Elaine Langone.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Jeff Bezos Says Giving Is Hard. That Trope Goes Back to Andrew Carnegie
When invoked too zealously, it can deflect attention from what grantee leaders often find most difficult about philanthropy: a lack of urgency, a failure to deliver resources expeditiously, and the imposition of burdensome restrictions.
By Benjamin Soskis
Contributor
Retired Construction Executive Gives $75 Million to U. of St. Thomas
Plus, four Mars candy company heiresses together gave $22 million to support a science, technology, engineering, arts, and math programs at a prep school for girls.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Harvard Lands $50 Million Gift to Launch Program Honoring Paul Farmer
Plus, gifts from MacKenzie Scott and Michael Jordan inspired a Washington State couple to give Friends of the Children $33 million to expand its youth mentoring and family services programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Dead Billionaires Whose Foundations Are Thriving Today Can Thank Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
History explains why American donors get to give from the grave.
By Nuri Heckler
Contributor