Paid Solicitors Pocket Major Portion of Proceeds Raised for Charity
Charities received only a fraction of the money raised last year in their behalf by professional solicitors, according to four new state reports. In Massachusetts and New York, professional solicitors -- telemarketers and other types of fund-raising companies -- kept about two out of every three…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Medical Students Among Recent ‘Points of Light’
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the President in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…
Charities Solicit Stockpiled Food
At least two hunger-relief charities hope to benefit from the Y2K crisis that never was. Second Harvest, the country’s largest chain of food banks, and the International Union of Gospel Missions, a national network of shelters and rescue missions, are asking Americans to donate the food, water, and…
75% of Arizonans Give to Charity
Three out of four Arizona residents donate to charity, according to a new survey published by the Arizona Community Foundation. The national average is 70.1 per cent as reported by Independent Sector, a coalition of charities and foundations (The Chronicle, October 21). The survey of 500 adult…
Survey Finds Baptists Are Most Generous
Baptists give more, on average, to the churches they attend than do members of any other Protestant denomination, according to a new survey. Adults who attend Baptist churches, the survey found, donate an average of $28.85 to their churches each week. The average weekly contribution among all…
4 Organizations Receive $134-Million in Stock from the Buffetts; Other Donations
Several non-profit organizations have received big gifts. * Warren E. Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and his wife, Susan, ALSO SEE:Biggest Gifts by Individuals, 1999 have made a gift of stock estimated to be worth $134-million to four organizations. A spokeswoman at Berkshire Hathaway…
Arts Groups Face Financial Instability Despite Expected Influx of Funds
Citing their big gains in the stock market, two out of three grant makers who give a significant portion of their funds to arts groups say they expect to increase the amount of money they provide to such organizations over the next three years, according to a new Foundation Center report. The grant…
By Meg Sommerfeld
Contributor
American Philanthropy in the 20th Century: a Sampling of Resources
American Philanthropy, Second Edition
Who Gave the Most: Carnegie, Rockefeller, or Gates?
Among the dozens of wealthy people who have become important charitable benefactors over the past century, three names stand out as giants of philanthropy: ALSO SEE:A SPECIAL REPORT on philanthropy at the millennium: looking ahead and looking back. Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Bill…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
Contributor
Foundation Growth in the 20th Century
From the issue dated Thursday, January 13, 2000 ALSO SEE: A SPECIAL REPORT on philanthropy at the millennium: looking ahead and looking back.