NYU’s Business School Lands $50 Million for Scholarships
Plus, Pennsylvania State University, UCLA’s Hammer Museum, and other groups received big donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Jeff Bezos Gives $200 Million to Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
The money will launch a new education center at the museum and help pay for an extensive renovation project.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Entertainment Mogul David Geffen Gives $150 Million to Make Yale Drama School Tuition Free
Plus, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates gave their foundation $15 billion, and Phil and Penny Knight gave the University of Oregon $500 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Phil and Penny Knight Pour Another $500 Million into Advanced Science Center at the U. of Oregon
Billionaire Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, previously gave $500 million to the center, which seeks to speed up research to improve people’s lives.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gates Foundation Pours $2.1 Billion Into Women’s Causes
The money will go toward women’s economic empowerment; family planning and health; and expanding women’s access to leadership positions.
By Alex Daniels and Maria Di Mento
L.A. Housing Nonprofit Finds New Ways to Reach More Supporters
Virtual donor visits and tours have saved employees at LA Family Housing hours of driving time, and outreach to online influencers has raised awareness of the group’s work. Plus: See our <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/creative-moves">entire special report</a> on how charities have built on changes they made during the pandemic to shape the future.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Professor Gives Tufts $10 Million for Entrepreneurship
Plus, brother and sister tech investors, Shervin Pishevar and Sarah Pishevar Haynes, gave Howard University $3 million to honor their father, Abraham Pishevar.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Current events motivated men and women to make charitable giving a priority, but the changes were greater for men — and that means they are catching up to women in their interest in supporting good causes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Liberty Media Chairman John Malone Gives $25 Million to Medical Center
Plus, a community college in Long Beach, Calif., landed $30 million from the billionaire MacKenzie Scott, and her former in-laws, Jacklyn and Miguel Bezos, gave $12 million to a private school for financial aid.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott Gives $2.7 Billion in Another Round of Big Gifts to Small Charities
Scott urged other donors to keep pouring money into organizations and leaders making a difference, noting that too many groups receive too little to accomplish their essential missions.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor