Helmsley Trust Awards $136-Million in Its First Round of Grants
Helmsley Trust announces first grants
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Foundation Center Shows Grants by Congressional District
New tool looks at private grant making in every Congressional district
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Charity Official Delivers Message in Washington
Jeffrey Jordan had his first experience with international development back in the mid-1970s when, as a high-school student in Charlotte, N.C., he helped his church raise money for a water and sanitation project in Haiti. Now, after more than 15 years working for organizations that promote…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Court Rules Helmsley Trustees Not Bound by Donor’s Instructions
The trustees of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust do not have to limit the distribution of their grants to charities focused on the care and welfare of dogs, a New York judge ruled last month. The ruling is significant because it allows the foundation’s trustees to go against Ms.…
By Ben Gose and Maria Di Mento
Court Rules Helmsley Trustees Can Depart From Donor’s Instructions
Court rules Helmsley trustees can depart from donor’s instructions
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How The Chronicle’s Ranking of America’s Top Donors Was Compiled
The Chronicle‘s ninth annual Philanthropy 50, a list of the most-generous donors, is based on gifts and pledges of cash and stock to nonprofit institutions. As a springboard, The Chronicle used information it has published in the last year about donations of $1-million or more from individuals; it…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Richest donors gave $15.5-billion in 2008, but this year looks gloomyEven in a year in which the stock market swallowed up nearly $7-trillion in assets, America’s wealthiest donors promised greater amounts to charitable organizations than in 2007: $15.5-billion in 2008, compared with $7.3-billion…
By Maria Di Mento and Caroline Preston
Wealthy Donate Record Sums Despite the Recession
Even as the economy slipped into recession, America’s wealthiest individuals were giving record sums to charity. At least 16 individuals announced gifts of $100-million or more last year, more people than have ever done so in the 12 years that The Chronicle has kept a tally of the biggest…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Recession Didn’t Halt Big Gifts in 2008: A Look at The Top Gifts of the Year
A look at the top gifts of 2008
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Paul Newman’s Bequest Will Benefit His Charity
When the actor Paul Newman died in September, he left his interest in the Newman’s Own and Salad King food companies, plus his Oscar statuettes and other awards, to his Newman’s Own Foundation, in Farmington, Conn., according to his will, which was filed in Westport, Conn. Mr. Newman also…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor