Michigan Hospital Lands $30 Million for Emergency Room and Women’s Health-Care Services
Plus, a struggling art school in San Francisco and three universities received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philanthropy Advising Is a ‘Wild West’ — and Increasingly Influential
As wealth concentrates and more donors look for help starting or expanding their giving, they’re turning to advisors for guidance. One network of advisors helped ultra-wealthy clients give $60 billion in 2024, or about 9 percent of all philanthropy.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
5 Things We Just Learned About MacKenzie Scott’s Giving
A study by the Center for Effective Philanthropy reveals the profound impact of MacKenzie Scott’s unrestricted grants on hundreds of nonprofits.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Philadelphians Catherine and Anthony Clifton Give UPenn $120 Million
Plus, World Resources Institute and University of Chicago will share in a $100 million gift for global energy-transition efforts, Morehouse College landed $5 million for scholarships, and three other universities received large donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Washburn University Lands $50 Million From Alumni Couple
Plus, the Canadian American billionaire Charles Bronfman pledged $25 million to Birthright Israel Foundation to increase the organization’s endowment.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New York Hospital Lands $7.5 Million to Build Surgical Center in Florida
Plus, USC’s engineering school received $5 million to endow a professorship in computer science and health, and Tulane got $3 million to support women’s reproductive rights.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
An Open Letter to MacKenzie Scott: Six Steps to Ensure Your For-Profit Investments Do the Most Good
Launching a successful impact investment program isn’t easy, as Scott may find. These strategies can help.
By Antony Bugg-Levine
Contributor
Former Scholarship Student Leaves $50 Million to Private School
Plus, Lodi Community Foundation lands $30 million bequest, and the Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation gets millions from a New York management consultant.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
David and Diana Sun Give Hoag Hospital Another $50 Million
Plus, Penn State received gifts of $19 million and $1 million for engineering programs and a water garden, and the Wharton School landed $5 million to launch a program to launch an artificial intelligence lab.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philanthropy’s 2025 Buzzwords: Concerns About Power Will Dominate the Nonprofit World
From “accelerationism” to “weaponize,” this year’s words reflect who has influence over the people nonprofits serve and the field as a whole.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
ALS Research Gets $20 Million Windfall From Businessman Who Lost Wife to the Disease
Plus, Project Healthy Minds, the Trevor Project, and the University of Montana received big gifts to support mental health services, advocacy, and youth in crisis.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A New Year’s Resolution for the Wealthy: Take a Sabbatical From Getting Richer
By donating any wealth accumulated after January 1, people of means can help others and enrich their own lives.
By Garrett Neiman and Otis Pitney
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Left Behind Enduring Nonprofits as Part of Their Legacy of Giving Back
The couple established the Carter Center in 1982 and nurtured a relationship with Habitat for Humanity.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Washington U. Gets $50 Million Boost for Neurosurgery
Plus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center received two major gifts in recent weeks, and Stillman College landed an endowment gift from its namesake’s great-grandson.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Jimmy Carter’s Legacy as a Champion of Peace, Public Health, and Affordable Housing
In his post-presidency, the Georgia native helped build the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity into nonprofit powerhouses.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
MacKenzie Scott Reports $2 Billion in Gifts, Signals Changes in Her Philanthropy
The maverick philanthropist, who donated to 199 organizations in 2024, is breaking some of her giving patterns and moving her investments into alignment with her social-impact goals.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor