Bloomberg Fund Picks Winners of $1 Million Public-Art Grants
Bloomberg Philanthropies on Tuesday selected culture projects in Los Angeles; Gary, Ind.; Spartanburg, S.C.; and three upstate New York cities as the winning entries in its Public Art Challenge, The New York Times reports.
Grants Roundup: St. David’s Foundation Awards Nearly $27 Million to Health-Care Groups in Texas
Other awards include $20 million from the Pershing Square Foundation supporting tuberculosis research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Obituary: Sister Nirmala Joshi, Mother Teresa’s Charity Successor
The Indian nun who followed Mother Teresa as head of the Missionaries of Charity caring for country’s poor died Tuesday at the age of 81, reports The New York Times.
Millennials Respond Better to Peers Than to Bosses When Asked to Give, Study Says
Appealing to the charitable instincts of young employees is of increasing interest to organizations, and a new report offers some suggestions.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Sean Parker Outlines Big Plans for His $600-Million Foundation
The former Facebook president and Napster co-founder said he will focus his philanthropy on civic engagement, global public health, and life sciences, and he plans give away all of its current assets — and more — during his lifetime.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Calif. MS Charity That Played Key Research Role to Shut Down
The Myelin Repair Foundation, which pioneered new ways to speed promising multiple-sclerosis treatments into clinical trials, announced Monday that it will close at the end of August because fundraising is not keeping up with costs, San Francisco Business Times reports.
Spared for Another Year, Sweet Briar’s Next Challenge Is Fundraising
Donors have pledged $21 million — more than enough to cover the $12 million needed for the college’s operating budget for the next academic year — but only 5 percent has been collected so far, writes The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Ex-CNN Host Plans Education-Focused Nonprofit News Site
Anchorwoman-turned-school reform activist Campbell Brown’s online journalism venture has received funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Walton Family Foundation, and other proponents of charter schools, writes The Wall Street Journal.
N.Y. Police Reviewing Charity That Hired Chief’s Friends
The New York Police Department’s inspector general has opened a “preliminary review” of a charity that has spent $2 million on consulting deals with associates of Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, according to the New York Post.
Vanderbilts’ Spat With Nonprofit Over R.I. Mansion Escalates
A dispute over plans for a visitor center at the Breakers, the waterfront Newport, R.I., mansion that was home to the Vanderbilt family, has grown into a bitter public feud between members of the wealthy clan and the nonprofit that now owns the palatial house, writes the Associated Press.