Financier John Paulson Gives NYU $100 Million
Plus, American Technion Society received $50 million from Lynda and Stewart Resnick, and the retired race-car driver and oilman Johnny Gray and his wife, Terry, are giving Jupiter Medical Center $25 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Top 10 Donations of 2022 Totaled $9.3 Billion
Much of the money went to private foundations or to universities, but some went to cancer research and treatment, housing, youth programs, and reproductive health.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The 10 Best-Read Articles in the Chronicle in 2022
At the top of the list: our annual ranking of top donors, an in-depth examination of nonprofits’ role in spreading the opioid crisis, and an exclusive survey documenting the challenges the fundraising profession faces.
Charities Lose Fight to Persuade Lawmakers to Adopt New Giving Incentives
Nonprofits say they will make a push again in 2023 to allow everyone to write off their gifts to charity.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
He says his hands-on approach is working, as he laments inaction on climate change and the way the pandemic upended progress on fighting disease.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Program-Related Investments: One Way Foundations Support Charities Without Donating Money
Most U.S. foundations seek to preserve the money that funds their grants and operations for the long term. They accomplish this by not giving away more money than they earn as returns on the assets held in their endowments.
By Jessica Jones
Contributor
Commonwealth Fund Names Its Next President and First Latino Leader
Also, YoungArts has a new president, and Judy Belk plans to step down as president and CEO of the California Wellness Foundation a year from now.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grant makers are gradually improving the diversity of their portfolio managers, but there’s far more work to be done, according to a report.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
MacKenzie Scott Giving Priorities Revealed in New Data: Education, Equity, and the South
An unusually large share of her giving is going to nonprofits in the South — a region that megaphilanthropy and particularly tech donors have long been criticized for ignoring. Plus: Scott’s giving across 53 issues
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
After disasters, many aid groups need to repair or replace offices, entire buildings, inventory, machinery, or other items, according to an academic research project.
By Joy Semien
Contributor