Gifts Roundup: Investor Berggruen Puts $500 Million Into His Think Tank
Other notable donations include a $5.8 million bequest to the University of Nebraska from the nephew of author Willa Cather and a $15 million gift to Belmont University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: LA County Museum of Art Gets $75 Million for New Building
Other notable gifts include $185 million from Sanford and Joan Weill to establish a center for neuroscience research at the University of California at San Francisco.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$185 Million Gift Will Create Neuroscience Center at UCSF
Sanford and Joan Weill made the donation, the 11th multimillion-dollar gift for neuroscience research in the past seven years.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Museum of Modern Art Gets $100 Million; $47 Million for Catholic University
Other big donations announced recently include $22.6 million for athletics at Villanova and $19.7 million to the University of Vermont.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Group Helps Charities Focus on Programs, Not Overhead
Mission Edge in San Diego provides an unusually broad array of low-cost administrative services, freeing its clients to do more with less.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How and Why to Ask Big Donors for Feedback
One nonprofit shares its donor survey.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: $15 Million to Tufts and $10 Million for Johns Hopkins
A co-founder of the women’s sportswear company Liz Claiborne gave $10 million to the Chazen Institute of International Business at Columbia Business School.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Quality of Charity Materials Affects Donor Decisions, Study Finds
The survey provides insights into how often donors want to hear from charities they support and what kind of content they want to receive.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Most Wealthy Donors Unaware of Alternative Giving Methods, Study Says
Even those who knew about alternative forms of donating tend to stick with cash, checks, or credit cards.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$275-Million Cohen Gift Will Benefit Veterans and Their Families
The University of Southern California, Thomas Jefferson University, and the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund also received major donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor