$150 Million Gift: Billionaire Benioffs Expand Health Care Giving to Hawaii
Plus, the financier Ken Griffin contributed $50 million for cancer research; and Hollywood producer Chuck Lorre is beefing up financial aid for UCLA’s STEM students.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Push for Payback: Robert Wood Johnson and 80 Other Foundations Make a Case for Reparations
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and its grantees haven’t abandoned the push for cash-based reparations. But they aim to advance policy changes in education, public health, criminal justice, and business development.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
George Soros’s Open Society Foundations Names New President After Years of Layoffs and Transition
Binaifer Nowrojee, a lawyer, has been vice president of programs and part of a small senior leadership team overseeing a large transition that kicked off last summer.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Why an 85-Year-Old Charity Needed a New Name
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service rebranded as Global Refuge to put the spotlight on its mission — and boost fundraising.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
WildEarth Guardians Names Next Executive Director
Also, the newly installed leader of Studio Theatre is returning to the Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Michael Lee will become president of the Museum of Chinese in America on April 1.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How A.I. Health-Care Chatbots Learn From The Questions of an Indian Women’s Organization
The pilot project represents a hope many have for A.I. — delivering accurate medical information.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
UNCF CEO Talks Fundraising Success With Donors Big and Small
Michael Lomax says a recent $100 million grant will jump-start the group’s effort to build a pooled endowment for its 37 member HBCUs.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Albertson Family Foundation Grants $52 Million to Idaho Groups
Also, the University of Virginia received $55 million for Alzheimer’s research and its athletics department, and the Okta for Good Fund has committed $50 million over five years to strengthen cybersecurity at nonprofit groups, among other priorities.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Donations by Top 50 U.S. Donors Fell Again in 2023, Sliding to $12 Billion
Mike Bloomberg, Phil and Penny Knight, and Michael and Susan Dell led the list of biggest givers.
Who’s Up Next? How the Next Wave of Megadonors Will Give
Racial justice, the environment, and scientific research are getting an influx of money from wealthy people seeking tangible change.
By Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon