Clinton Charity Seeks to Be ‘Good Neighbor’
As they sought to raise huge sums of money, officials of the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation tried not to interfere with the fundraising efforts of nearby nonprofits, big and small.
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Clinton Juggles Roles as Charity Leader, Author, and Fund Raiser
New York As Bill Clinton raises money for his William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation to build an ambitious ALSO SEE:Building a Clinton LegacyClinton Charity Seeks to Be ‘Good Neighbor’ library and museum complex in Arkansas, he’s also tackling a range of issues that his administration had…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Presidential library takes shape through gifts large and smallLittle Rock, Ark. When the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation offered donors of $35 or more the chance to have their ALSO SEE:Clinton Juggles Roles as Charity Leader, Author, and Fund RaiserClinton Charity Seeks to Be ‘Good…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Faces of Aging, Faces of Charity
By Cassie J. Moore The array of personalities that the photographer Ed Kashi and the writer Julie Winokur captured while documenting America’s aging society defies categorization. In their book, Aging in America: The Years Ahead, the couple use striking black-and-white photographs to show war…
Carnegie Mellon U. Gets $55-Million; Other Gifts
Carnegie Mellon University’s Graduate School of Industrial Administration, in Pittsburgh, has received $55-million from Marlene Tepper, and her husband, David. Mr. Tepper is president and founder of Appaloosa Management, a hedge fund in Chatham, N.J., and a 1982 graduate of the university. Most of…
Astrophysicist Wins 2004 Templeton Prize
By Michael Anft George F.R. Ellis, a South African astrophysicist and cosmologist, is the winner of the 2004 Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities. The annual prize is valued at about $1.4-million and is awarded to people who use the tools of science…
The Mayday Fund’s Grants: A Sampling of Awards
British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital Foundation (Vancouver, Canada): $25,000 for a documentary film that includes information on the treatment of pain in children facing a life-threatening illness. Children’s National Medical Center (Washington): $45,547 to help identify the severity of pain felt…
A handful of affluent donors seek to improve careWhile many family foundations like to support health charities, most focus on the treatment or cure of a specific disease. “Families fund based ALSO SEE:Giving Patients AlternativesSmall Family Fund Has Big Plans to Improve How Doctors Treat Pain on…
By nicole lewis
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Photograph by Jim WestFiling an income-tax return is rarely easy, but the very poor face an especially bewildering maze of tax credits and deductions. In Michigan, many of the state’s poorest people can get help dealing with the complicated issues from the Volunteer Accounting Service Team of…
American Cancer Society-Illinois Division (Chicago): Appointed Rita Castonguay-Forden, vice president for major and planned gifts at United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, to be vice president of distinguished giving, and Mavis Laing, vice president of sales operations at the Xerox Corporation, based…