Nation’s Biggest Grant Makers Gave 16.4% More in 2006, Report Says
By Caroline PrestonThe nation’s largest foundations increased their giving to $19.1-billion in 2006, rising 16.4 ALSO SEE: TABLE: Where Foundation Grants Go percent over the previous year, according to a report released last week by the Foundation Center, in New York. The number of grants awarded…
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Foundation Grant Making to Gay Causes Increases by 24%, New Report Finds
Foundation giving to gay causes increased to $65.6-million in 2006, a 24-percent gain over the previous year, according to a new report by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, a New York group that advises grant makers. The number of funds contributing to such causes also grew, from 199 in 2005 to…
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Philanthropist Says His Political Gifts Help to Bolster His Charitable Mission
Jon L. Stryker, heir to a medical-technology fortune and president of the Arcus Foundation, ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Compassion and ConservationDATA: About the Arcus FoundationLIST: Recent Grants Issued by the Arcus Foundation no longer keeps an office in the grant maker’s headquarters in his hometown of…
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Donor champions rights of both humans and apesKalamazoo, Mich. Jon L. Stryker first started a foundation in the mid-1990s as part of his estate plan, with the ALSO SEE: DATA: About the Arcus Foundation LIST: Recent Grants Issued by the Arcus Foundation ARTICLE: Philanthropist Says His Political…
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Foundations Increased Giving by 14.6% in 2006, New Study Finds
Foundation giving rose 14.6% in 2006, new study finds
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Are Aid Workers Prolonging Conflict in Uganda?
Are aid workers prolonging conflict in Uganda?
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Number of Americans Who Volunteered Rose 10% in 2007, Survey Finds
Number of Americans who volunteered rose 10% in 2007
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Charity Coalition Urges Release of Money
A group of nonprofit organizations is pressing the U.S. Treasury Department to unlock the frozen assets of charities that have been designated as supporters of terrorism. The group, which includes the Council on Foundations, Grantmakers Without Borders, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and OMB…
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Charities Seek to Assist Victims of Chad Violence
By Caroline PrestonCharities are racing to help people affected by violence that broke out in Chad this month after rebels attempted to overthrow the government. At least 100 people were killed in the capital, Ndjamena, and approximately 30,000 people were forced to flee their homes for other parts…
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Should Trustees Be Required to Give?
Should trustees be required to give?
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