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Michael Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins: Updated News Roundup

November 16, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute

Top News: Updated November 18

Why I’m Giving $1.8 Billion for College Financial Aid: Michael Bloomberg in a New York Times opinion piece

Plus, see more from the Chronicle about Bloomberg’s education giving and his ranking as one of America’s most prolific donors in our Philanthropy 50.

Friday’s news roundup


Pharma Company Gives $55 Million to 3 Chicago Nonprofits (74)

IRS Announces Higher 2019 Estate and Gift Tax Limits (Forbes). Plus, read more in the Chronicle about how the estate tax fits into the giving forecast.

A $400,000 GoFundMe Campaign for a Homeless Man Was a Scam (Fast Company)

Jordan Hewson, Bono’s Daughter, Is Making Waves With a New Product That Could Boost Nonprofit Fundraising (Fortune)

Tenn. Education Commissioner to Lead National Nonprofit (Associated Press)

More News

Powerball Winner From Iowa Donates $500,000 to Maine Nonprofit for Wounded Veterans (Kennebec Journal)

Minn. Charities Reap Millions in Donations on ‘Give to the Max Day’ (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Family Research Council Tour Includes Trump Hotel Stay (Politico)

About Cultural Organizations

Multimillion-Dollar Art Collection, Once Promised to Seattle Art Museum, Now Up for Auction at Christie’s (Seattle Times)

As Art Collections Grow, So Do the Places That Stash Them (New York Times)

Walker Arts Center Hires N.Y. Curator as New Boss (Minnesota Star Tribune)

Museum of Modern Art Photography Chief Returns to Paris to Direct Museum (New York Times)

Lincoln Foundation Museum Pleads for State Money to Avoid Selling Off Historic Artifacts (Chicago Tribune)