Family funds face hurdles as trustees move away Last year, Amy Bishop, 22, joined the board of the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, part of the fourth generation of her family to help guide the institution. But as the foundation — started by her great-great-uncle, a state Supreme Court…
By Darlene M. Siska
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Israel-Lebanon War Sparks Gifts to Relief Groups
Amid growing fears of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Middle East, aid organizations, religious groups, and other charities are raising money to help victims of the fighting in Lebanon, Israel, and Gaza. While some nonprofit organizations have received strong financial support from Jewish donors…
By Caroline Preston
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American Technion Society Announces Pledge of $25-Million; Other Recent Donations
Four institutions have received big gifts: The American Technion Society, in New York, has received a $25-million pledge from Lorry I. Lokey, founder and chairman of Business Wire, a San Francisco company that distributes press releases, for an engineering and life-sciences research center at the…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Retired Money Manager Pledges $147-Million to Four Organizations
Robert W. Wilson, a retired New York hedge-fund manager, has pledged a total of $146.7-million to four groups if they can raise at least that amount. The beneficiaries are the World Monuments Fund, Environmental Defense, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Nature Conservancy. Mr. Wilson…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Hip-Hop Philanthropy: Street-Smart Altruism
The Atlanta foundation started by the performer Ludacris brings art, music, and education to children When Christopher Brian Bridges thinks about the reasons he started his foundation five years ago, he recalls the virtues he learned during his middle-class childhood in Oak Park, Ill. “I followed…
By Michael Anft
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The country-music star Dolly Parton is putting books into the hands of children nationwideThe magicians of the Big Cats & Magic Show onstage at the Dollywood theme ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Voicing Support for CharityARTICLE: Citizen WyntonARTICLE: From Raising Cain to Raising MoneyARTICLE: Performers Use…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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The hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean uses his fame and marketing skills to assist charities in his poverty-stricken homeland.
By Caroline Preston
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Performers Use Their Star Power to Help Their Hometown Causes
Visibility is often the most significant gift celebrated musicians can give to a local cause. The pop singer Ricky Martin says using his fame to raise awareness about a social problem is perhaps more important than raising or donating funds. The ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Voicing Support for CharityARTICLE:…
By Ian Wilhelm
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From Raising Cain to Raising Money
Former ‘poster boy for sin’ Alice Cooper has taken on a decidedly different role: Christian philanthropist It’s a cloudless and clement day at Grayhawk Golf Club, a verdant oasis carved out of the desert scrub northeast of Phoenix. The veteran rock vocalist Alice Cooper, his shoulder-length hair…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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