Senate Obamacare Repeal Also Strips Planned Parenthood Money
The 52-47 vote Thursday sends to the House legislation that would accomplish long-sought conservative goals to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood and roll back most of the Affordable Care Act, CNN and The Washington Post report.
U. of Massachusetts Fund Manager to Divest Coal Holdings
The foundation that oversees the state university system’s $770 million endowment said Thursday that it will cease direct investment in coal companies to send a message about climate change, public radio station WBUR and The Boston Globe report.
Deal to Rescue Strapped Calif. Hospital Chain Gets State OK
California Attorney General Kamala Harris gave her approval Thursday to a deal that would infuse $280 million in private capital into the financially struggling nonprofit medical network Daughters of Charity, the San Francisco Chronicle writes.
$53 Million Gift for U. of Cambridge; $25 Million for U. of Wisc.
The University of Cambridge has received a $52.6 donation from the estate of sound-technology innovator Ray Dolby, an alumnus of the British institution, the San Francisco Chronicle writes, and the Mead Witter Foundation is giving $25 million to University of Wisconsin-Madison to support the building of a music performance venue, reports the Wisconsin State Journal.
$37.5 Million Gift Renames Hospital for Child Lost to Cancer
Canadian industrialist Myron Garron and his wife, Berna, have donated $37.5 million to Toronto East General Hospital, which will be rechristened for Michael Garron, the son they lost to cancer 40 years ago, The Globe and Mail writes.
Bidder to Revive N.Y. City Opera Cedes Battle to Rival
One of the two groups mounting rival efforts to resurrect the New York City Opera has dropped its bid, ending a tangled court battle over a moribund company, reports The New York Times.
Interactive Website Aims to Make Nonprofit Data Easily Accessible
The multistate web portal was initially intended for filing annual reports but now will likely include data from the IRS Forms 990 and more.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
2 More Local Chapters Leave Alzheimer’s Association
Wary of losing control under a national consolidation plan, Orange County and San Diego chapters join New York in striking out on their own.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Holds 1st National Day of Remembrance
The year-end giving season is particularly poignant for the organization because it coincides with the deadliest time of year for accidents caused by drunk driving.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: U. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Gets $75 Million
Other awards include $4 million from the Wyss Foundation to the Andes Amazon Fund to support the protection of the headwaters of the Amazon River in Peru.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor