6 Foundations and Universities Give $205 Million to Build the Giant Magellan Telescope
Also, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts received $50 million to name the new theater that will house the New York Philharmonic, and Panda Express awarded $1 million to support Asian American and Pacific Islander storytellers who are working in the arts, media, and film.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A Fighter for Nonprofits Who’s Not Afraid to Ruffle Donors’ Feathers
Jan Masaoka, longtime leader of the California Association of Nonprofits, has a biting wit and a willingness to challenge donors that both friends and detractors agree make her a formidable voice for charities.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Foundation Investment Choices Potentially Lose $20 Billion a Year for Grantees
A new analysis shows that grant makers, whose assets fell 17.3 percent last year, could achieve stronger returns by not relying so heavily on professional money managers.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Big Dollars for Little Kids: Early Childhood Education
Grant makers’ support of early-childhood education is boosting grassroots organizing and bipartisan advocacy — and spurring more government investment.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
For Early-Childhood Grant Makers, Collaboration Is Key
Through pooled funds and other arrangements, foundations are supporting the child-care work force and improving pediatric visits to prioritize child development. Plus: See our special report on early childhood education.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Wendy Schmidt Gives Big to Protect the Ocean and Fight Climate Change
She and her husband, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, have poured nearly $2.2 billion into their philanthropies since 2019.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Wendy Schmidt’s Advice for Donors
Wendy Schmidt leads her and her husband’s broad network of philanthropies, the largest of which is the $2 billion Schmidt Family Foundation, which they started in 2006.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Farm Offers Jobs, Produce, and Hope
Kula Urban Farm, run by a nonprofit in Asbury Park, N.J., provides jobs to people who face barriers to employment and free produce to the community.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Financier and Wife Give $25 Million to Work-Force Development Charity
Plus, Ken and Kathryn Chenault give $1 million to help formerly incarcerated people, and three universities and an art museum in Michigan land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Foundations Launch $100 Million Plan to Support Local Health Workers
The money will go to 10 countries, mostly in Africa, to support 200,000 community health workers by 2030.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press