Review Clears Flint Mayor Accused of Diverting Donations
A former municipal employee alleged Mayor Karen Weaver steered contributions to a fund to aid people affected by the Michigan city’s water crisis to a political-action committee, but a lawyer commissioned to look into the claim found no ethical violations, Reuters reports.
How 3 Groups Are Navigating the Giving Seas
Charities are using creative events, extra hands, and tighter bonds with donors and their advisers to stay strong even if times get tough.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Donations Grow 4% to $373 Billion, Says ‘Giving USA’
International and education organizations fared particularly well, according to the annual report on philanthropy in America. But are there signs of slowing growth ahead?
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Orlando Shooting Usurps Agenda at Muslim Charity Event
Participants in the previously planned Islamic Relief USA gathering just outside Washington Monday said robust, visible Muslim philanthropy would serve as an antidote to both violence and Islamophobia.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Online Campaign for Orlando Victims Quickly Tops $1 Million
A GoFundMe drive launched by a Florida LGBT-rights group shortly after Sunday morning’s attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando has raised more than $1.3 million to aid those affected by the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, CNN Money reports.
Buffett Lunch Auction Brings $3.46 Million to Calif. Charity
An anonymous bidder offered $3,456,789 Friday to break bread with Warren Buffett, tying a record for the billionaire philanthropist and investment guru’s 17th annual charity lunch auction, Reuters writes.
Panama Papers Show Nonprofit at Heart of Tax-Haven Debate
The trove of leaked documents detailing a massive network of shell companies used by the world’s wealthy to shield assets also reveals the role of an obscure Washington-area nonprofit in lobbying to protect offshore tax havens from regulation, The Washington Post writes.
D.C. Financier Donates $20 Million to Holocaust Museum
The gift from the Carlyle Group’s Allan Holt and his wife, Shelley, will cover the cost of upgrading the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s central exhibition and pushes the museum past a $540 million capital-campaign goal, reports The Washington Post.
Obituary: Marjorie Fisher, Detroit Donor and Foundation Head
The philanthropist, whose Detroit-area family foundation has given tens of millions of dollars over the past decade to support the arts, social services, and other causes, died Sunday at age 92 at her home in Palm Beach, Fla., reports the Detroit Free Press.
Gifts Roundup: Old Dominion U. Gets $35 Million for New Art Museum
Plus, Oprah Winfrey donates $1 million to a Washington charity for homeless women and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark gives $1 million to support Wikipedia.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor