Plus, Kenneth Griffin gave $25 million for a theater at the Shed at Hudson Yards, and William Bullard left $10 Million to the Maine Maritime Academy.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Multimillion Dollar Gift Will Launch Research Center to Examine Extreme Selfishness
The contribution to Tufts University from a neurology professor is in the form of land valued at $10.8 million.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Save the Children U.S. Brings in New President (Transitions)
Also, the Marshall Project and the Center for Public Integrity both hire veteran news editors as their leaders, and the longtime CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota will retire next winter.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Aspen Institute’s CEO on Running a Nonprofit Focused on the Exchange of Ideas (Podcast)
Dan Porterfield discusses the range of programs the institute runs on education, leadership, and policy studies — and its convening of leaders to discuss important issues of the day.
Education, Housing, and a Hawaiian Island Are Top Chan Zuckerberg Priorities
The Chronicle takes a closer look at the grant-making information disclosed earlier this week by the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Kresge Pledges to Increase Portion of Endowment Invested With Firms Owned by Minorities or Women
The foundation says that by 2025 a quarter of its U.S. assets, roughly $500 million, will be managed by diverse firms, up from 14 percent today. It made the pledge as part of an effort to persuade at least 50 other foundations to take similar actions by 2025.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Senate Leaders Tell IRS to Investigate Charitable Gifts in College-Admissions Scandal
The top Republican and top Democrat on the Finance Committee said the IRS should find out whether payments parents made to a “sham” charity involved in the scandal were improperly claimed as tax deductions.
Billionaire Len Blavatnik Pours Money Into Education, Medical Research, and History
With an estimated net worth of $17.8 billion, the Russian American investor wants to tell the stories of ordinary people, especially Jews, who lived through the World Wars.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mount Sinai Will Develop Digital Health Institute: Grants Roundup
Also, Ohio State will use $7 million to expand its agricultural laboratory, and the Knight Foundation gives $6 million to three journalism groups to strengthen local newsrooms.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nonprofit Watchdogs Hail E-File Bill, but Some Charities Push Back
One nonprofit advocate says an expanded e-filing mandate could burden smaller nonprofits in rural areas caught on the wrong side of the digital divide.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor