George Lucas Adds $25-Million to Chicago Education Giving
The filmmaker and his wife, investment executive Mellody Hobson, pledged the money to the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools for construction of an arts building, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Carlyle Group Leader Gives $20-Million to Conservative Institute
The American Enterprise Institute will name its new Washington, D.C., headquarters for Daniel D’Aniello, co-founder and chairman of private-equity firm the Carlyle Group, in honor of the donation, The Washington Post and The New York Times report.
Kauffman Foundation Renews Kansas City Focus Under New CEO
A year into Kansas City business leader Tom McDonnell’s tenure as chief executive of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the $2-billion philanthropy is altering local perceptions that it had shifted focus away from its hometown, The Kansas City Star writes.
Google Head Donates $1-Million for ‘New Digital Age Grants’
Eric Schmidt, the tech giant’s executive chairman, will distribute the grants to individuals and groups working on technology-focused solutions to global problems, CBS News reports.
Citizens United Aims to Sue IRS Over Nonprofit Politicking Rules
The conservative advocacy group says it will take the Internal Revenue Service to court if the agency implements planned restrictions on election activity by “social welfare” groups, The Center for Public Integrity reports.
Texas Green Groups File Lawsuits Against Polluters
Environmental organizations in Texas are pursuing a more aggressive legal strategy against companies accused of exceeding federal and state pollution limits, filing lawsuits themselves rather than relying on governments to take action, The Texas Tribune writes.
Sanitation Mogul Donates $75-Million to U. of Florida
The university plans to plow the gift and hoped-for matching donations into the business school’s endowment for professors, The Miami Herald writes.
Free-Membership Plan Yields Reams of Data for Dallas Museum
The Dallas Museum of Art’s switch to a membership plan that asks patrons to provide data about themselves and how they use the institution rather than paying a fee has produced a trove of customer data and generated interest among other museums, writes Bloomberg Businessweek.
Collectors Sue Haring Foundation for Not Certifying Artworks
A group of art collectors filed a lawsuit Friday against the late New York artist Keith Haring’s foundation for classifying dozens of works as fakes, which the owners say has cost them some $40-million in potential sales, Reuters and the Associated Press write.
Clothing Firms Make First Gifts to Bangladeshi Factory Fund
Clothing makers and retailers El Corte Inglés, Inditex, Loblaw, Mango, and Mascot were identified Sunday as the inaugural contributors to a drive to raise $40-million for victims of the catastrophic April 2013 collapse of a Bangladesh garment factory, writes The New York Times.