Highlights of a year’s worth of data projects by The Chronicle offer telling statistics about board diversity, the growth of donor-advised funds, and the value of big endowments that have become targets on Capitol Hill.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Top Earners in Their Fields: Fundraisers
See our chart showing the top earners in each category, and dig deeper into our database to see the pay of hundreds of development officials.
By Drew Lindsay and joshua.hatch
A Musical Melting Pot From the Bronx to Manhattan
The 45-year-old InterSchool Orchestras of New York nurtures friendships and a love of music.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A study by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy draws on a survey of 9,000 U.S. households and offers insights into the 21st-century American donor.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
National Donor-Advised Funds Outpace the Field in Giving
Though nearly 1,000 organizations sponsor the charity accounts, a handful are growing much faster than the rest.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Lessons of a Charity’s $127 Million Success
Over 15 years, the North Texas Food Bank became one of the nation’s largest nonprofits. Here’s how.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Tax Bill Targets Million-Dollar Club of Nonprofit Executives
At least 118 CEOs and possibly thousands of other officials take home seven figures. The Republican tax bill would slap an excise tax on nonprofits with employees earning $1 million or more.
By Drew Lindsay and Peter Olsen-Phillips
U. of Florida Spurs Big Gifts With a Sense of Urgency
A unique financial arrangement puts pledges to work immediately for endowed faculty. Plus: The university invites donors to help it solve major societal problems.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
From the Philanthropy 400: Champions of Donated Goods
Charities that rely most on donated goods and services include the Task Force for Global Health, Good360, and a host of food banks and international relief organizations.
By Drew Lindsay and Peter Olsen-Phillips
From the Philanthropy 400: Wall Street Bonanza
See how much the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Fidelity Charitable, and 168 other charities received in the form of stock gifts.
By Drew Lindsay and Peter Olsen-Phillips