Conservation Deal to Help Save Southeast Forests
In a $300-million deal to preserve the Southeast’s forests, the Nature Conservancy and the Conservation Fund, both with headquarters in Arlington, Va., will buy 218,000 acres of forest from International Paper in parcels across 10 Southern states, reports the Associated Press. Over the next five…
Philadelphia Museum Receives $25-Million
The Barnes Foundation, in Merion, Pa., will receive $25-million from the state to rebuild its gallery of Impressionist and post-Impressionist art in downtown Philadelphia, Gov. Ed Rendell announced Tuesday, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. The state money goes toward the organization’s goal of…
Celebrities Donate to Help King Memorial
An online charity auction run by the Charity Folks Web site this week will feature items donated by celebrities, including Brad Pitt, Laurence Fishburne, and Jennifer Lopez to help raise money for the planned memorial on the National Mall for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., reports the Associated…
Texas Arts Philanthropist Alfred King Dies
Alfred King, an 89-year-old Austin investor and philanthropist, died Saturday of a lung infection, reports the Austin American-Statesman. Mr. King had encouraged arts organizations like the Austin Museum of Art and the Long Center for the Performing Arts to move downtown so that more people could…
Web Site to Aid New Orleans Teachers
Teachers in New Orleans are poised to become a beneficiary of the New York charity Donors Choose, which has pledged to funnel at least $262,000 to the educators, reports The Times-Picayune, in New Orleans. The teachers are encouraged to post their wish lists—including field trips, art projects, and…
Philanthropists Work to End Guinea Worm
Philanthropists’ work is helping to end a painful disease in poor countries
Judge Recommends Release of Islamic-Charity Fund Raiser
A federal judge has backed the release of Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan, a fund raiser for an Islamic charity with alleged terrorist ties, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Mr. Hamdan, who worked for the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, has been detained for two years after his arrest on…