U. of the Pacific to Receive $100-Million
Robert C. Powell, a real-estate developer in Gold River, Calif., and his wife, Jeannette, an interior designer, announced last week that they plan to leave the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, Calif., a $100-million bequest to establish an endowment. The university won’t receive any of the…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Death of Walton Matriarch Could Mean Billions of Dollars Will Flow to Charities
The death last month of Helen R. Walton, the widow of Sam M. Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart Stores, ALSO SEE: ARTICLE: The Nation’s 10 Wealthiest Foundations could mean that billions of dollars from her estate will soon flow into the family’s foundation, potentially making it one of the wealthiest…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
More than 20 Americans contributed at least $100-million to charity last year, a Chronicle survey findsTwenty-one Americans gave at least $100-million to charitable causes last year, breaking a new record in philanthropic giving, according ALSO SEE: DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous Donors ARTICLE:…
By Maria Di Mento and nicole lewis
How The Chronicle’s Survey of Last Year’s Top Donors Was Compiled
The Chronicle’s seventh annual list of the biggest donors is based on gifts and pledges of cash ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous DonorsARTICLE: Record-Breaking GivingARTICLE: Gambling on EducationARTICLE: Box-Office BonanzasARTICLE: Washington-Area Donors Support Struggling Wisconsin…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Wealthy Donors Urged to Think Globally and Give Until ‘It Hurts’
By Maria Di MentoWealthy philanthropists and donors of average means today have unprecedented opportunities to improve the lives of poor people in the United States and around the world, Bill Clinton, the former president, told a conference held here last week to honor the donors who appear on The…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Editor’s note: David Rockefeller, a scion of one of America’s wealthiest and most famous families and a towering figure in philanthropy, business, and foreign affairs since the 1940s, died March 20 at age 101 at his home in Pocantico Hills, N.Y. Mr. Rockefeller’s seven decades in public life…
By Maria Di Mento and Ian Wilhelm
Top Nonprofit Executives See Healthy Pay Raises
Salaries increased by 4.8% in 2005, Chronicle survey finds; officers at hospital and arts groups topped the list of highest earnersThe median pay of leaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations rose faster than inflation last year, according to The Chronicle’s 14th annual survey of…
By Maria Di Mento and Alvin P. Sanoff
Company Gives Money to Charities Where Employees Volunteer
For the last two years, Janice Laing, a part-time information analyst at Nationwide Mutual ALSO SEE:Statistical Data: Charitable Giving at Major CorporationsArticle: A Surge in Corporate GivingArticle: Wal-Mart Makes Disaster Relief a Central Part of Its OperationsArticle: $37-Billion in Noncash…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
American Technion Society Announces Pledge of $25-Million; Other Recent Donations
Four institutions have received big gifts: The American Technion Society, in New York, has received a $25-million pledge from Lorry I. Lokey, founder and chairman of Business Wire, a San Francisco company that distributes press releases, for an engineering and life-sciences research center at the…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Retired Money Manager Pledges $147-Million to Four Organizations
Robert W. Wilson, a retired New York hedge-fund manager, has pledged a total of $146.7-million to four groups if they can raise at least that amount. The beneficiaries are the World Monuments Fund, Environmental Defense, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Nature Conservancy. Mr. Wilson…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor