Why Criminal Justice? Why Now?
Grant makers’ success advocating for change is more than 20 years in the making, gaining momentum from early wins by advocates, new research, and falling crime rates.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Over more than 20 years, Helen Huang has watched the issue move from the fringe to the mainstream, gathering support from conservative as well as liberal donors. She now leads the Ford Foundation’s Art for Justice Fund.
By MARC GUNTHER
Contributor
Writer’s Notebook: What Big Gifts Accomplish
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Philanthropy 50 annual rankings of the donors who give the most, the Chronicle looked at how large donations from past lists have worked out.
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
Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Paul Allen Land Top Spots in 2 Decades of Giving
Data from the Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle’s annual list of the people who give the most to charity, reveals lists of boldface names in the world of giving.
By Maria Di Mento and Michael Theis
In other news about people in philanthropy, the Southern Poverty Law Center taps an Amnesty International executive as it head, and the Packard Foundation appoints a new CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How a Tiny Nonprofit Won $45 Million
Frank Randall, a real-estate developer, and his wife, Joan, decided to give big to Banning Ranch Conservancy after the head of the all-volunteer group provided clear details about what the money would go.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
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