Big Gifts Boost Medical Services in Israel and Colo.
The Marcus Foundation has donated $25 million to the U.S. fundraising arm of Israeli emergency-services charity Magen David Adom to build a new blood-supply facility, reports the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and Colorado State University received an anonymous $20 million gift for a research center focused on regenerative medicine, The Denver Post writes.
George Kaiser Fund and U. of Tulsa Procure Bob Dylan Archive
The trove of recordings, videos, and notebooks of lyrics was purchased from the artist by the George Kaiser Family Foundation and the university for an estimated $15 million to $20 million and will become a resource for academic study, writes The New York Times.
Grants Roundup: JPMorgan Chase Awards $13.8 Million to Syracuse U. Veterans Institute
Other awards include $10 million from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation to support domestic and international programs at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Fla. Activists Hit Mott Foundation for U.S. Sugar Ties
Environmental activists are targeting the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation over its ownership of the U.S. Sugar Corporation, which critics blame for environmental degradation in the Everglades, Broward Palm Beach New Times writes.
Okla. House OKs Bill to Restrict Humane Society Fundraising
State lawmakers approved a measure Tuesday that would ban animal-welfare groups from fundraising in the state for “political purposes” and from using money collected in Oklahoma outside the state, the Tulsa World reports.
California Campus Rejects $3 Million Gift From Hindu Group
The executive council of the University of California at Irvine’s School of Humanities voted to turn down funding from a foundation with alleged Hindu nationalist ties that sought hiring approval for professorships it endowed, reports New University, a campus newspaper.
More Democracies Taking Aim at Nonprofits, Campaign Group Says
Western and democratic countries are beginning to mirror authoritarian states in the developing world in seeking to rein in nonprofit advocacy groups that criticize government actions and policies, the leader of a global civil-society alliance tells the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Foundations Put Up $150,000 to Highlight Philanthropy’s Successes
Successes of Philanthropy, which is sponsored by foundations, aims to catch the eyes of movers and shakers in the nation’s capital.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
New Online Lessons Aim to Teach Giving Traditions
The National Center for Family Philanthropy unveils a curriculum aimed at preparing children for lifetimes of giving.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Heinz Endowments to Make Fewer, Bigger Grants as Focus Narrows
The foundation will concentrate its grant-making on learning, creativity, and improving environmental sustainability in its home city, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.