Financier David Rubenstein Announces Big Gift to Lincoln Memorial
The donation is one in a long list of contributions Mr. Rubenstein has made to public institutions in and around the nation’s capital.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Appreciation: Judy Miller’s Leadership Made Hilton Prize Rigorous and Rewarding
The tireless and insatiably curious director of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize logged thousands of miles visiting nonprofits around the world but stayed mostly out of the spotlight.
By Tom Watson
Contributor
New CEOs at the Jericho Project and the Utah Symphony
Other personnel moves include new leaders at the National Book Foundation and the Tourette Association of America.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Endowment Chiefs Bearish as Global Growth Slows, Survey Says
Endowment and foundation managers say slow economic growth around the world is the biggest near-term threat to investment returns, Bloomberg reports, citing a new study by consulting firm NEPC.
State Dept. Subpoenaed Clinton Charity Over Government Ties
Investigators sought Clinton foundation documents on projects that may have required government approval during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, according to The Washington Post.
Nonprofit Aims to Raise $200 Million for N.Y. Public Housing
The Fund for Public Housing, established by the New York City Housing Authority, aims to attract poverty-conscious philanthropists to the city’s more than 300 residential projects, reports The New York Times.
Jean Case to Chair National Geographic Board
The philanthropist and former tech executive, a leader in the emerging field of impact investing, is the first woman to lead the 128-year-old National Geographic Society’s governing body, Fortune writes.
In Super Bowl Food Drive, Charlotte Outdoes Denver
While the Broncos bested the Panthers in Super Bowl 50, the result was reversed in a wager between the teams’ cities over which could collect the most food for charity by the end of the big game, writes the Charlotte Observer.
Hillary Clinton Backers Launch Voter-Rights Nonprofit
Allies of the Democratic presidential candidate have formed a 501(c)(4) group that aims to boost Latino and African-American voter registration and expand voter-protection efforts, writes the Associated Press.
N.Y. Jewish Network Seeks $42 Million From Bankrupt Charity
The UJA-Federation of New York has filed claims that FEGS, the big New York City social-service charity that collapsed last year, owes tens of millions of dollars to a pension fund covering employees of Jewish nonprofits, The Forward reports.