Grant Makers Share Case Studies to Improve Response to Immigrant Crises
As the nation watches wrenching scenes play out at the U.S.-Mexico border, a group called Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees is working on a long-term strategy to build public understanding of and support for refugees.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Florida Hospital Gets $13 Million; Walmart Gives $5 Million to Goodwill Jobs Program
Also, the William Penn Foundation gives $6.6 million to develop hundreds of miles of park trails, and Lava Mae will expand its program to provide mobile showers to homeless communities in Berkeley and Oakland, Calif.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Zuckerberg and Sandberg Give to Unite Immigrant Families
The pair gave to an online drive by former Facebook employees raising money for a Texas nonprofit. In other articles, a look at what would happen if university endowments invested only in funds with diverse hiring practices; how the Koch brothers are fighting public-transit plans; and more about big philanthropy and other news.
$16.3 Billion Drop in Giving Predicted This Year Due to Tax Cut
The study by the American Enterprise Institute assumes modest economic growth and adds to the growing body of literature predicting rough times ahead for nonprofit fundraising.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Wealth Gap in Cities Is at Center of $4 Million Kresge Grant
The money will go to prominent think tanks, with bigger investments expected to follow.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
$100 Million in Walton Education Grants Will Go Beyond Charter Schools
Support for teachers of color, parent advocacy groups, and even public school systems will get new support.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Foundation Support of Journalism Too Often Ignores News ‘Deserts’, Report Says
The analysis of more than 6,500 grant makers suggests the money they are pumping into journalism-related ventures is neither advancing the media’s democratic function nor filling the gap left by rampant newspaper closures.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Gifts Roundup: Vail Resorts CEO Adds $31 Million to Charity Fund
Also, a couple gives $20 million to DePauw University 50 years after graduating, and a special-education teacher from New Jersey leaves a surprise $1 million bequest to her school district.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Chrissy Teigen Tweaks Trump With ACLU Gift
The supermodel said the $288,000 donation was to mark the president’s birthday Thursday. In other news, the Joffrey Ballet reports record-setting revenues, estate planners tout Alaskan trusts, civil-rights icon Dorothy Cotton dies, and more on New York State’s Trump Foundation lawsuit.
Leadership Changes at Commonfund and FSG; Make-a-Wish America CEO Departing
Also, actor and comedian Seth Rogen’s nonprofit, Hilarity for Charity, has named its first executive director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions