Gifts Roundup: Denver Art Museum Gets $25 Million to Revamp Wing
Other major donations include $25 million for scholarships at Chicago’s Roosevelt University and $20 million for a Henry Ford Health System cancer center in Detroit.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Cleveland Eye Clinic Gets $31 Million Pledge
Also, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg contributed $107 to a donor-advised fund, and Columbia University received $10 million for an undergraduate business program.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Gives More Than $107 Million to Charity
The money went to a donor-advised fund at Fidelity Charitable and will probably support women’s causes as well as education and antipoverty efforts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Poor Kid From India Builds Life of Glamour and Charity
Mani Bhaumik suffered poverty in his native India before amassing a fortune in real estate and hobnobbing with the glitterati in Hollywood. After giving millions to charity, he’s now focused on connecting science and spirituality.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: $2.5 Million Gifts From Sports Stars Support Smithsonian and Vanderbilt U.
A donation from NBA icon LeBron James backs a museum exhibition on the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali, while Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price funds baseball programs at the university he attended.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Colorado State University Lands $53 Million for Engineering
Other notable donations include $20 million each for Hollins and Purdue universities and $10 million to launch a center for philanthropy studies at the University of Denver.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New Book on Joan Kroc Tells of Her Sometimes Whimsical Philanthropy
The donor who made a $1.5 billion bequest to the Salvation Army and gave $225 million to NPR preferred handing out checks to working under the constraints of a foundation.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Why Fundraisers Should Take the Long View
Being patient and keeping all donors informed can result in big rewards.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: New Chan-Zuckerberg Lab Gets $20 Million From LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman
Other notable donations include a combined $50 million to St. John’s College from two alumni and $15 million to help service members and veterans pursue MBAs at New York University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Steven and Alexandra Cohen Top List of Donors to Veterans Causes
Eight contributors gave at least $5 million each during the past decade to nonprofits that serve former service members, according to Chronicle data.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor