Women’s Funds Hold $200-Million; Donations Grew Fast in Recent Years
Women’s funds -- which raise money to help charities serving women and girls -- are growing in number and size across the country. According to new figures released by the Women’s Funding Network, an umbrella organization of women’s funds, 27 new and existing groups have joined the network in just…
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Foundation Giving Held Steady Last Year, Report Says
Foundation giving remained steady in 2002 despite a weak economy and volatile stock market, according to a report released this week by the Foundation Center. The report, “Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates: 2002 Preview,” is based on data collected from nearly 62,000 foundations in the United…
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Shaky Economy Didn’t Cause Grant Making to Fall in 2002, Report Says
Foundation giving remained steady in 2002 despite a weak economy and volatile stock market, according to a new ALSO SEE:Foundation Rankings: America’s Biggest Grant Makers report by the Foundation Center. The report is based on data collected from nearly 62,000 foundations in the United States.…
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Lilly Heiress Expects to Bestow $500-Million on Numerous Charities Through Estate Plan
Ruth Lilly, an heiress to the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical fortune, has created estate plans that provide an estimated half-billion dollars for Indiana nonprofit groups and several arts organizations. In addition to the $100-million gift to the Modern Poetry Association announced last month (The…
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Poll Finds Support for Use of Celebrities to Help Charitable Causes Gain Notice
By ZIYA SERDAR TUMGORENOne in three Americans believes that more entertainment celebrities should get involved in helping charitable or social causes gain publicity than currently do, according to a recent public-opinion poll. About 23 percent think entertainers should be less involved in such…
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Hewlett Pledges $400-Million to Stanford; Grant Is Largest Ever to a U.S. University
By ZIYA SERDAR TUMGORENThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has made a $400-million pledge to Stanford University. The grant, which is the largest ever committed by a foundation to an American university, will support undergraduate education and add to an endowment for the humanities and…
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Giving by U.S. Foundations Rose 18% in 2000, New Report Finds
By ZIYA SERDAR TUMGORENAmerican foundations increased their grant making by $4.3-billion last ALSO SEE:100 Largest Foundations by AssetsFoundation Giving Trends, 1999 year, according to a new report by the Foundation Center. Foundations last year gave an estimated $27.6-billion -- an 18.4 percent…
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Share of Foundations That Report on Their Grants Is Dropping, Study Finds
By ZIYA SERDAR TUMGORENOver the past decade a declining proportion of foundations has issued ALSO SEE: Foundations: How They Report to the Public annual reports or other publications that detail their giving, according to a new study by the Foundation Center. The study, which is based on surveys of…
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