Scientist Leaves $200 Million to Boost the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Plus, Hoag Hospital in California landed a $50 million gift for dementia care, and financier Ken Griffin gave $30 million to the National Medal of Honor Museum.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Longtime U of Virginia Donors Give $57 Million for A.I. Research
Plus, University of Kansas athletics received $25 million, and Cornell landed $10 million for research on precision nutrition.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
NASA’s Endeavour Space Shuttle to Get New Home With $25 Million Gift
Plus, the University of Northern Iowa got $25 million for business-ethics education programs, a couple who emigrated from Ukraine are giving $17 million to advance treatment for a rare type of blood cancer, and three other nonprofits received major gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Performing-Arts Groups Work to Attract Big Donors After the Pandemic Downturn
Organizations are asking board members to step up, appealing for planned gifts, and emphasizing their community-outreach programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
He Lived Quietly and Then Gave $200 Million for a Science Immersion Program
Plus, Fort Lewis College, three universities, and a civic engagement group for youths all landed multimillion-dollar gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Billionaire Bernie Marcus to Rich People: Get Off Your Rear Ends and Do Something Good
The 94-year-old Home Depot co-founder has donated roughly $2 billion so far, including big bets in Atlanta.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
First Woman to Join Washington & Jefferson College’s Board Leaves It $50 Million
Plus, the University of Connecticut’s Nursing School and the University of Buffalo received $40 million each, UCLA landed $15.4 million, and three other universities got seven- and eight-figure gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Study: Giving to Women’s and Girls’ Groups Is Up — but Still Lags Other Causes
U.S. donors gave more than $8 billion to groups that serve women and girls in 2020, an increase from the year before.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Charles Feeney’s Legacy: $8 Billion in Giving, and a Bold Example
He was in many ways a forerunner of the “giving while living” philosophy — in his case, giving it almost all away.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Amy and Richard Wallman Give U. of Chicago Another $75 Million Gift
Plus, a college registrar, a Broadway producer, and a billionaire novelist donate huge sums to higher education, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a career-training charity.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor