More Than One-Third of Americans Say They Plan to Give Generously at Year End
Eighty percent of donors plan to give as much or more in December than they did during that month last year.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Donor-Advised-Fund Giving at Large Community Foundations Soars 42%
Eight community foundations that provided data reported a total of $1.22 billion in giving in March through August of this year, compared with $860 million the during the same period the previous year.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Harold Alfond Foundation Awards $500 Million to Aid Maine Groups (Grants Roundup)
Also, PNC Bank and the Walton Family Foundation are giving $100 million to make loans to public charter schools, and the Lilly Endowment has pledged $93 million to 92 Christian churches nationwide.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Charity Navigator Bolsters Its Ability to Measure Charity Results, Not Just Spending
ImpactMatters, a nonprofit founded by two economists to help donors better understand how much good charities do per dollar they spend, will now become a unit of the charity watchdog group.
By dan.parks
Contributor
An Entrepreneur Talks About How One Person Can Change Another’s Life
Jason Hackmann has quietly been investing in efforts to end childhood slavery in Ghana.
Foundations Show Little Progress in Making Their Staff More Diverse
A new report by the Council on Foundations shows that people of color account for 27.3 percent of all full-time staff positions, up slightly since 2016.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Kummers Give $300 Million to Expand Missouri U. of Science and Technology Programs (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Phil Knight gives $900 million to his foundation, and $300 million to the University of Oregon.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Kellogg Commits $90 Million to New Racial-Equity Grant Competition
The foundation will work with Lever for Change, a nonprofit affiliated with the MacArthur Foundation. The program will be modeled on MacArthur’s 100&Change competition.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Foundations Are Sending More Dollars to Donor-Advised Funds, Chronicle Analysis Finds
Congress is facing growing pressure to stop the transfers, which allow grant makers to keep secret many of the details about their giving.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Nike Co-founder Phil Knight Gives $900 Million to His Foundation
With this latest donation, the billionaire and his wife, Penelope, have made charitable contributions totaling at least $3 billion
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor