In other articles, a report gives more details about sexual-harassment allegations against Garrison Keillor, and Mr. Keillor responds; Ecolab makes a $25 million foundation gift; the Mayo Clinic gets $20 million for a building that’s under construction; Colin Kaepernick and Snoop Dogg give $35,000 to fight police brutality; and much more.
Grants Roundup: $25 Million for Pancreatic Cancer Research; $10 Million for Bush Library
Plus, the MetLife Foundation works to combat poverty with a $5 million grant to a debt-repayment charity, and other grant news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New Journalism Competition Awards $100,000 Each to Its First Two Winners
The prizes from the Heising-Simons Foundation are for freelance journalists who tell the stories of people often overlooked by other media.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
New Accounts at Schwab Charitable Jump 91% in 2017’s Second Half
Donor-advised funds at the philanthropic-services provider gave 35 percent more grants last year than in 2016, totaling $1.6 billion.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Conn. Theater Leader Accused of Sexual Misconduct
in other articles, the University of Texas is the richest public university in the country, but very little of its endowment goes to financial aid; a Silicon Valley program to educate the world’s poorest children has become a lightning rod over its teaching methods and more; President Trump has pursued two-thirds of the policies recommended by the conservative Heritage Foundation; and much more.
Financial Stress a Constant for Social-Service Groups, Says New Report
One in eight is technically insolvent at a time when services are needed more than ever due to an aging population, government cutbacks, and the opioid crisis, among other factors.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Gates-Funded Study Identifies Pathways Out of Poverty
Still to be determined; whether the $41 billion grant maker will join the Ford Foundation and others that have taken on the issue in a big way.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: 42 Richest People Worth as Much as 3.7 Billion Poorest
Oxfam published a report on the inequality gap to coincide with the first day of meetings of the World Economic Forum in. In other news, a new project has raised $30 million to provide bail money to people who can’t afford it; a nonprofit is helping provide advance grants for military death benefits during the government shutdown; a nonprofit links immigrants with lenders to start businesses; Apple is working with the Malala Fund to fight for girls’ education; and much more.
Gifts Roundup: Johns Hopkins Gets $75 Million; 2 Hospitals Get $50 Million Each
Other notable gifts include $50 million to Oregon State and $20 million for a scholarship program in Stockton, Calif.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Tax Law Will Hurt Affordable Housing
In other articles, an opinion piece says that nonprofits are a “shadow safety net” for problems the government should be taking care of; a Trump appointee to the Corporation for National and Community Services resigned after a report that he made racist, sexist, anti-Muslim, and anti-LGBT comments on the radio; it’s still unclear how much of the surplus money raised for President Trump’s inauguration went to charity; and much more.