Share of Company Profits Given to Charity Drops From 2.4% to 1.1% in 11 Years
After seesawing for the past five decades, corporate contributions as a share of earnings have been on a downward trend, according to a new report. The Conference Board, a New York research ALSO SEE:Growth in Corporate Contributions group financed by businesses, examined corporate philanthropy…
By Debra E. Blum
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New Cancer Center in St. Louis Receives $25-Million Pledge; Other Gifts
Five non-profit organizations have received big gifts. * A cancer center under construction in St. Louis has received a $25-million pledge from Alvin J. Siteman, a banker and businessman, and his wife, Ruth. The project combines the cancer programs of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the Washington…
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION History: Established in 1913 by John D. Rockefeller, founder of the Standard Oil Company, “to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world.” Grant-making areas: arts and humanities, employment and community development, food security, health, and “global…
42% of Americans Give to Charities That Help the Poor, Study Finds
A majority of Americans -- 70 per cent -- believe that society has a moral obligation to help the poor, but only 42 per cent donated money last year to organizations that serve poor people, a new survey has found. The telephone survey of 1,002 adults was commissioned by World Vision, a charity…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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Rockefeller Fund: Ready to Roll Again
Under new leader, foundation opts to increase focus on world’s poor Early this century, John D. Rockefeller set up one of the nation’s first philanthropies. ALSO SEE: The Rockefeller Foundation Where Rockefeller Foundation Is Spending Its Money How Rockefeller Foundation’s Assets Have Grown He gave…
By MARINA DUNDJERSKI
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Photograph by Roger Ide This month, while much of America is shopping on line for holiday gifts and hanging Christmas-tree ornaments, one group of New Englanders will be celebrating the season Italian Renaissance-style. They are performers in a group called the Revels (above), located in the Boston…
Growth of on-line shopping malls raises cash, questions for charities Holiday shoppers who buy their gifts on line will find it hard to be a Scrooge: Offers ALSO SEE:Charitable Shopping Sites: a Sampler to benefit charities abound as retailers try to entice shoppers to their Web sites by offering…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Following are summaries of recent reports by the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Philanthropic Advisory Service. The service reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The service cautions that it does not approve or…
AARP (Washington): Appointed William D. Novelli, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (Washington), to be associate executive director for public affairs. Alzheimer’s Association-Northern Connecticut Chapter (Hartford): Appointed Joseph O. Ierna, a senior consultant at Decision…
Group Reports Small Rise in Gifts for Protestant Missions
Protestants are giving a smaller and smaller share of their incomes to their churches, according to a new report on giving by members of 29 denominations. The report, which looked at contributions by millions of church members ALSO SEE:Giving to Religious Causes by Protestants from 1968 to 1997,…
By Holly Hall
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