Daily News Roundup: Bob Jones University Regains Charity Status
The Christian college’s tax exemption was reinstated 17 years after it revoked a ban on interracial dating that led to a landmark Supreme Court decision. Also, a British building magnate donates a nearly $260 million business stake to his foundation.
Project Concern International and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Name New CEOs
Plus, the Markle Foundation taps President Obama’s former chief of staff for a top position.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Grocery Mogul Makes a $100 Million Statement With Education Gift
At a time when many philanthropists are focusing on charter schools and vouchers, Texas billionaire Charles Butt is investing in his state’s public schools.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: USC Boosts Campaign Goal to $9 Billion
Also, a leading resettlement charity cuts jobs and closes offices as the Trump administration moves to curb refugee admissions, and a snack-bar mogul pledges $25 million to monitor food-industry industry influence on health policy.
Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem
Garth Graham is focusing grant making on issues like violence and access to fresh food that can have a big impact on public health.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Google Alumna Helps Hillel Raise Millions to Build Staff
The Jewish campus nonprofit is plowing grants and donations into better recruitment, higher salaries, and more opportunities for employee education.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
MacArthur Names 8 Semifinalists in $100 Million Grant Competition
The Carter Center, Catholic Relief Services, and Sesame Workshop are among the groups still in the running in the foundation’s open-ended “big bet” contest to solve a pressing world problem.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Grants Roundup: National Christian Foundation Donates Mass. School Campus
Other notable awards include $8 million for Onward Israel and $4 million for education programs at Lincoln Center.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: What Makes a Charity Campaign Go Viral?
A University of Cambridge study examines key characteristics of breakout fundraising and awareness efforts like the ice-bucket challenge. Also, a major science publisher reaches an agreement with the Gates Foundation on “open access” research.
Daily News Roundup: Bill and Melinda Gates Urge U.S. Commitment to Foreign Aid
The couple’s annual letter, styled this year as a report to Warren Buffett, touts gains that aid funding has achieved in combating poverty and disease. Also, the Rockefeller Foundation brings its focus on building communities’ resilience to a digital news site.