Donations to N.Y. Schools Nonprofit Down From Bloomberg Era
A charity that raises money for New York public schools and saw donations spike during Michael R. Bloomberg’s City Hall tenure has struggled to draw support under current Mayor Bill de Blasio, reports The New York Times.
New Orleans Jazz Group to Return Library Foundation Gifts
The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra has agreed to give back hundreds of thousands of dollars in controversial contributions from a foundation that raises money for the city’s public libraries, WWL-TV reports.
Minneapolis Churches Balk at Tax Assessment for Mall Project
Several large, primarily religious nonprofits are raising legal objections to a proposed special property-tax assessment for major improvements to the city’s Nicollet Mall shopping district, MinnPost reports.
Safra Fund Gives $30 Million for Brain Center at Hebrew U.
The grant from the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation brings to $50 million its giving for a center for brain research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, reports Jspace News.
Grants Roundup: Jacobs Foundation Commits $52 Million to Education and to Women in Ivory Coast
Other awards include $14 million to help adults who suffer fall-related injuries and $130,000 to study a nonsurgical contraceptive vaccine for feral cats.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Coalition of Grant Makers Increases Pledge for Veterans Charities to $276 Million
More foundations have joined the group, which is supporting education, employment, health care, housing, and other needs of America’s 21 million veterans.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Environmental Groups Eagerly Anticipate Pope Francis’s Encyclical
Activists hope the pontiff’s teaching on global warming could add an important moral dimension to the debate, but others say he is stepping out of line.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
$150 Million Schwarzman Gift to Create Culture Hub at Yale
The donation from private-equity billionaire and 1969 Yale alumnus Stephen A. Schwarzman will be used to combine two existing campus buildings into a new center for student life and cultural programming, reports the New Haven Register.
Billionaire’s Giveaway Is at $700 Million and Counting
West Coast fund manager and “bond king” Bill Gross, who pledged in 2013 that he and his wife would give away their entire $2 billion fortune, details his giving to date in an interview with Bloomberg.
Obama Foundation Officially Names Chicago as Library Site
Formally confirming a long-rumored decision, the Barack Obama Foundation announced early Tuesday that the South Side of Chicago will be home to the future Obama presidential library, The New York Times reports.