How The Chronicle Measured Generosity of America’s Largest Corporations
The survey is based on information from 70 of the nation’s most profitable companies as well as data reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
By Sarah Frostenson
Contributor
Corporate Profits Surge but Cash Donations Creep Up Only 3%
Production donations shot up by 23 percent but were the only bright spot in The Chronicle’s study of donations at 70 of America’s biggest companies.
By Ben Gose and Sarah Frostenson
10 Companies That Gave the Most Cash in 2013
See how much they gave last year, what their projections are for 2014, and more.
By Sarah Frostenson and Megan O’Neil
A New Guide Helps Foundations Become More Transparent
Online grants databases and shared feedback from grantees make it easy for charities to learn more about foundations and help improve the quality of applicants.
By Sarah Frostenson
Contributor
How The Chronicle Conducted Its Survey of America’s Wealthiest Grant Makers
The annual report on grant makers analyzed financial data from 195 of the wealthiest grant makers in America.
By Sarah Frostenson
Contributor
Foundation Assets Are Climbing, but Grants Are Still Competitive
A Chronicle survey of the wealthiest grant makers finds that assets are still at least 16 percent lower than in 2007, but that hasn’t put a crimp on ambitious new programs to deal with issues like climate change, cybersecurity, and income inequality.
By Sarah Frostenson and Doug Donovan
Foundation Assets Reach Highest Level Since Downturn
Assets are at least 16 percent lower than in 2007, the year before the Great Recession gutted endowments, and grant making is down 6.5 percent.
By Sarah Frostenson and Doug Donovan
LinkedIn Lists Opportunities for Skilled Volunteers
The social network has created a new Volunteer Marketplace, which features service opportunities offered by BoardSource, Taproot Foundation, VolunteerMatch, and other organizations that aggregate such positions.
By Sarah Frostenson and NICOLE WALLACE
Knight Awards Grants to Support Use of Data to Improve Health
Public Laboratory, an environmental-science nonprofit, received a $350,000 grant for its project to provide low-cost environmental monitoring tools.
By Sarah Frostenson and NICOLE WALLACE
New App Will Aid Allocation of Goods After Disasters
The app will let nonprofits working in disaster areas request the items they need at different stages of a disaster.
By Sarah Frostenson and NICOLE WALLACE