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
Contributor
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
Contributor
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
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.
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
Contributor
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
They drove ambulances, administered oxygen, and kept the health-care system running when the coronavirus struck, but many of these workers struggle to advance in their careers without assistance. Grant makers interested in work-force development can help.
By Tamar Jacoby
Contributor
Professor Gives Tufts $10 Million for Entrepreneurship
Plus, brother and sister tech investors, Shervin Pishevar and Sarah Pishevar Haynes, gave Howard University $3 million to honor their father, Abraham Pishevar.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
To understand why it’s important to support healing-focused approaches to structural racism, philanthropy should take time to learn the horrible history of government-sanctioned boarding schools designed to obliterate Indigenous cultures.
By Erik Stegman
Contributor
Billions Flood Into Blue Meridian as It Seeks to Help Innovative Nonprofits
The group is aggregating huge amounts of cash to give patient, no-strings-attached capital — as well as coaching and guidance — to organizations that have developed promising ways to solve social problems.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Liberty Media Chairman John Malone Gives $25 Million to Medical Center
Plus, a community college in Long Beach, Calif., landed $30 million from the billionaire MacKenzie Scott, and her former in-laws, Jacklyn and Miguel Bezos, gave $12 million to a private school for financial aid.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Much Can We Really Learn About Philanthropy From ‘Giving USA’ and Other Data Sources?
We have more knowledge about philanthropy than ever before, but we need to be wary of the limitations of that knowledge and the objectivity behind the data.
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Contributor