Daily News Roundup: Michael Bloomberg Tops Giving List
Town & Country magazine’s philanthorpy issue spotlights the billionaire media mogul’s work to combat climate change. Also, nonprofit leaders discuss how the Trump administration will change philanthropy, and an embezzlement trial begins for the head of a now-defunct Chicago charity.
Gifts Roundup: $50 Million for STEM Programs at Bates College
Also, an alumna and her parents give St. Lawrence U. $25 million, and a nearly $12 million contribution goes for Asian art at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: NAACP Fires President to Start ‘Systemwide Refresh’
In other news, an Australian businessman announces a $300 million gift to fight slavery and other problems, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates commit $100 million to a fund for women.
Nonprofits Brace for Proposed Cuts to Medicaid and Food Aid
Early details of President Trump’s 2018 spending plan to be released Tuesday suggest deep cuts to social programs — cuts that Congress has already shown a strong desire to resist. The Chronicle will continue to update this article as news about the budget becomes available.
By Alex Daniels and Timothy Sandoval
Daily News Roundup: Carl Icahn Borrows $100 Million From His Own Charity
Former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton press for a women’s history museum, and a study finds that Department of Education grants have been mismanaged.
Brown U. and Shedd Aquarium Get New Top Fundraisers
Plus, personnel changes at Internet2, Planned Parenthood of New York City, and the Obama Foundation.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Need for Social Services Holds Steady in 2016 as Several States Still Struggle
Nevada, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Alaska, and Arkansas had the biggest demand for basic human services, according to the latest Human Needs Index data, a joint project of the Salvation Army and Indiana University.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Aims to End Public-Service Loan Forgiveness
The president’s proposed education budget would eliminate a program offering student-debt relief for hundreds of thousands of people in nonprofit and government jobs and give big boosts to charter and private schools.
GOP Tax Plan Would Reduce Giving by $13 Billion, Study Finds
The major tax proposals being considered keep the charitable deduction, but other possible changes could negatively affect giving.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Wilson Foundation Gives $5 Million for Western N.Y. Youth Sports
Other notable awards include $2.75 million from agricultural companies Cargill and Teys Australia to support meat-science research at Texas Tech.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor