Barnes Foundation Chooses New Director
Barnes Foundation selects new director after yearlong search
Oxfam Struggles to Provide Aid to Lebanon
Security threats delay getting relief supplies to Lebanon
Fla. Hospital Defends Corporate Donation
The Cleveland Clinic hospital, in Weston, Fla., has come under criticism for a $500,000 donation it accepted two years ago from 21st Century Oncology, a Fort Myers, Fla., company that provides radiation therapy to the hospital’s cancer patients, The Wall Street Journal reports. The hospital used…
Astor Gift to Son’s Charity Is Questioned
The legitimacy of the Shepherd Community Foundation, in New York, has been questioned by the family and friends of the New York society doyenne and philanthropist Brooke Astor. Ms. Astor donated $100,000 last year to the organization, which appears to be operated out of the home of Anthony…
Gay Priest Barred From Volunteer Mission
Catholic charity group kicks gay priest out of Africa program
Gates Foundation Expands Scholars Program
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to announce today that it will add $58-million to its $1-billion Millennium Scholars program, the first time the foundation has added any money to the scholarship program since it was started in 1999, reports the Associated Press. The Millennium Scholars…
Salvation Army’s $1.5-Billion Gift Causes New Challenges
A $1.5-billion gift poses big challenges for the Salvation Army
White House Names Adviser on Religious Charities
President Bush appoints new adviser on religious charities.