Colgate U. Receives $35-Million; Other Gifts
Three nonprofit institutions have received large gifts and pledges: Colgate University, in Hamilton, N.Y., has received two pledges totaling $35-million. Robert H.N. Ho, chairman of Kyard Limited, in Hong Kong, and a 1956 graduate of the university, has pledged $25-million for a science building.…
Two Heiresses Leave Bequests Totaling $226-Million to Several Groups
Two women have left large bequests to several charitable institutions. Caroline Wiess Law, of Houston, whose father founded an oil company that eventually became ExxonMobil, died in December at age 85. Ms. Law left gifts of artwork and cash, valued at approximately $135-million, to: The Museum of…
By Julia Green
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Report: Engaged Foundation Boards Are Most Effective
Chief executives of large U.S. foundations believe that the most effective governing boards are those whose members do not limit themselves to overseeing investments and approving grants but are also highly engaged in developing their institutions’ strategies and evaluating the social impact of…
By Stephen G. Greene
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How The Chronicle Compiled Its Survey of Giving and Assets at Big Foundations
The Chronicle‘s annual survey of the nation’s largest private foundations is based on ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Giving Trends at Big FoundationsFoundation Assets RecoverHow Much Foundations Plan To Give In 2004Large Grants in 2003: A SamplingHow Much Foundations Spent on Program-Related InvestmentsSize of…
By Leah Kerkman
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Many grant makers don’t plan to increase awards, despite gainsBuoyed by stock-market gains, assets at most of the nation’s largest private foundations rose last year, ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Giving Trends at Big FoundationsHow The Chronicle Compiled Its Survey of Giving and Assets at Big FoundationsHow…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Photograph by Stephanie Klein-DavisChildren who lose their hair to illness or injury may also lose their sense of self-esteem and self-confidence. But a Lake Worth, Fla., charity is helping those kids reclaim their childhoods one bob, ponytail, or pageboy at a time. Locks of Love provides the…
The Nation’s 10 Wealthiest Foundations
2003 assets Percentage change from 2002 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle) $26,810,508,062 + 11.33% Lilly Endowment (Indianapolis)1 10,830,820,000 + 7.73 Ford Foundation (New York) 10,603,912,000 + 9.32 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.) 7,800,000,000 - 2.73 W.K. Kellogg…
Size Of Median Grants at Big Foundations
2003 2002 Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation (San Francisco) $2,000,000 $4,000,000 Robert W. Woodruff Foundation (Atlanta) $1,000,000 $200,000 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (New York) $837,000 $750,000 Kresge Foundation (Troy, Mich.) $750,000 n/a Wallace Foundation (New York)1 $495,500 n/a…
How Much Foundations Spent on Program-Related Investments
2003 2002 David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Los Altos, Calif.) $13,739,000 $36,800,000 Ford Foundation (New York)1 $11,990,000 $14,300,000 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago) $8,100,000 $14,342,695 F.B. Heron Foundation (New York) $4,787,708 $2,515,625 Otto Bremer Foundation…
Arthritis Foundation, Kansas Chapter (Wichita): Appointed Dennis H. Bender, senior vice president for communications at Habitat for Humanity International (Americus, Ga.), to be president and chief executive officer. Aspen Institute (Washington): Appointed Peter A. Reiling, president and chief…