ClimateWorks Foundation Selects New CEO; Ford Foundation Promotes Sarita Gupta to Lead U.S. Programs
Also, People for the American Way named the mayor of Ithaca, N.Y., as its executive director, and the Pew Charitable Trusts has chosen its next vice president for partnerships.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
$1 Billion in Gifts Attracts New Attention to the Rules on Charities and Political Giving
The New Venture Fund doubled its donations last year, becoming what some see as a liberal powerhouse to counter Charles Koch’s support of conservatives charities and advocacy groups.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
New Data Eases Worries That Giving Is Declining Due to Compassion Fatigue
Giving held roughly steady in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the second quarter of that year, according to a new study, but charities are struggling to keep donors giving again and again.
By dan.parks
Contributor
St. David’s Foundation Awards $51 Million to Boost Health Equity in Tex.
Also, Continental Resources gave $25 million to Oklahoma State University to establish an energy institute named for its founder and chairman, and the natural-gas company Tellurian pledged $25 million to the National Forest Foundation.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
As 2022 Dawns, Economy Bodes Well for Giving
The stock market’s strength and growth in GDP mean that even with the Covid concerns upending the globe again, philanthropy is likely to grow. Inflation and decreasing confidence among the wealthiest are worrisome, however.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Audacious Goals: Meet a Leader Who Turned a Nonprofit Start-Up Into a Quarter-Century Success
When Argelia Rodriguez took the helm of the District of Columbia College Access Program, she was charged with doubling the number of D.C. public school students who go to college. She leaves her job later this year, secure that her mission is accomplished.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Lands $100 Million From Vera Guerin
Plus, the Juilliard School, Mercy Ships, and four universities received big gifts at the end of the year.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Arts Groups Innovate to Battle Revenue Downturn From Covid
The arts have been battered as they have furloughed staff, canceled shows, and slashed budgets to weather the pandemic. While Americans as a whole donated more to charity last year, it’s not yet clear whether arts contributions stabilized in 2021.
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates’s $15 Billion Pledge Tops the List for 2021
See the rest of the top 10, including George Soros and Jeff Bezos.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Open Society Foundations Appoints First Director for Climate Justice
Also, the CEO of March of Dimes has created a new foundation for girl athletes, and the Brooklyn Museum has hired its next president.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions