Daily News Roundup: Schwarzman Had Long List of Demands in Exchange for $25 Million Gift
April 12, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
About Big Gifts
It Turns Out $25 Million Won’t Buy Schwarzman His Name on a High School (Bloomberg). Also see: Stephen Schwarzman Had Long List of Demands in Exchange for $25 Million Donation to Abington High (Philadelphia Inquirer). Plus: see our coverage of the Schwarzman gift.
MacArthur Foundation to Give $24.3 Million to Chicago-Area Arts Groups (Chicago Tribune)
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Lands $25 Million Gift (Palm Beach Post)
Ken Griffin Gives Chicago Cops $10 Million to Fight Gun Violence (Bloomberg)
More News
The New Face of Jewish Philanthropy Is Innovative, Younger, and More Female (Sun Sentinel)
Justice Dept. to Halt Legal-Advice Program for Immigrants in Detention (Washington Post). Plus, see our coverage of the Vera Institute of Justice, which has provided thousands of legal information sessions to immigrants in detention.
Ex-State Lawmaker Testifies He and Ex-Senator Took Kickbacks to Steer Funding to College and Nonprofit (Associated Press)
Dog Rescuers, Flush With Donations, Buy Animals From the Breeders They Scorn (Washington Post)
More Features and Opinion
Opinion: Facebook Should Be a Nonprofit (Bloomberg View)
Meghan and Harry Choose Charities to Support With Their Wedding: “We’d Struggle to Be More Delighted” (Vanity Fair)
On Arts and Cultural Institutions
George Lucas-Connected Institution Comes Forward as Buyer of Rockwell Painting From Embattled Berkshire Museum (ARTnews). Also see: Berkshire Museum Art Auctions Slated to Begin in May (WNPR)
Israel’s Holocaust Museum Appeals for Artifacts as Survivors Dwindle (Reuters)
