Denver Bankers Give Local Science Museum $20 Million
Plus, Howard University’s medical school landed $12 million from billionaire novelist MacKenzie Scott, and Ballet Arizona company received $2 million from a longtime supporter.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Minnesota’s Richest Man Gives Land Worth $172 Million to Benefit Nonprofits in the State
Plus, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Ehlers-Danlos Society, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and an Outward Bound education program all received large sums.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts From Warren Buffett and Phil Knight Top the List of 2023’s Biggest Donations
Among the recipients: Harvard, Henry Ford Health, and the 1803 Fund to revive a once-thriving Black neighborhood in Portland, Ore.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Lands $400 Million From David Geffen and Ken Griffin
Plus, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Howard University, and two other nonprofit institutions win multi-million dollar gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Gives $100 Million to Fight Antisemitism
Plus, MacKenzie Scott contributed $15 million for affordable housing, and the Hollywood producer Chuck Lorre gave $10 million to back a research education program for aspiring scientists from under-served areas of Los Angeles.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
FedEx Founder Fred Smith Pledges $50 Million to Renovate Athletics Stadium
Plus, three other higher education institutions — Oregon State University, Evangel University, and Luther College — and two health-care organizations landed eight-figure gifts from big donors.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Charlie Munger, Big Donor and Warren Buffett’s Business Partner, Has Died
The influential investor gave more than $500 million during his lifetime, primarily to build university student housing.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Fears That Charities Can’t Handle MacKenzie Scott Donations Are Unfounded, Study Finds
Concerns that the recipients of large, unrestricted grants from the billionaire philanthropist would experience negative consequences have turned out to be untrue. Instead, nonprofits report expanded programs and more financial stability.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Tobacco-Settlement Lawyer Joe Rice Gives $30 Million for Law School Scholarships
Plus, Caltech got $400 million to back science research at other universities; and Perez Art Museum Miami and the Saint Louis Art Museum received big gifts
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Warren Buffett Celebrates Thanksgiving With $866 Million in Donations
The billionaire financier Warren Buffett gave $866 million to his family’s four foundations and provided details about what he plans to do with his fortune when he dies.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor