At a Glance: William H. Gates Foundation
History: Established in 1994 by Microsoft Corporation’s chairman, Bill Gates, and his wife, Melinda French Gates, to coordinate the family’s charitable giving. ALSO SEE:Gates Boots Up His GivingIn E-Mail Chat, Microsoft Chief Discusses GivingWilliam H. Gates Foundation: a Sampling of Grants,…
As Winter Arrives in Kosovo, Relief Groups Struggle to Fulfill Their Missions
Anna Young, a British staff member of Catholic Relief Services, looks dismayed as she drives by the burned-out buildings of this town in central Kosovo. A day earlier, the streets were teeming with townspeople who had returned to assess the damage to their homes and had talked about moving back.…
By THERESA AGOVINO
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In E-Mail Chat, Microsoft Chief Discusses Giving
Following are excerpts from an e-mail message written by Bill Gates in response to questions posed by The Chronicle: ALSO SEE:Gates Boots Up His GivingAt a Glance: William H. Gates FoundationWilliam H. Gates Foundation: a Sampling of Grants, 1997-98 Q. You’ve said that you hope eventually to turn…
Vanderbilt U. to Get $300-Million in Stocks
Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, has announced that it will receive an estimated $300-million in computer-company stock, the largest gift in the university’s history. Martha R. Ingram, chairman of the consumer-products company Ingram Industries, in Nashville, and a director of the technology…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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$100-million grant to immunize kids reflects desire to bridge rich-poor gap Microsoft founder Bill Gates has stepped up his philanthropy in recent weeks, providing the clearest window yet into how he will fulfill his longstanding pledge to give away the vast majority of his immense fortune. ALSO…
By Jennifer Moore
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Disclosure law and Internet access spur new focus on charity tax forms Charities nationwide are gearing up for a new era of public scrutiny. ALSO SEE:For Charities’ Form 990, Final Destination Is an IRS Warehouse in UtahA Sampling of Common Errors on Forms 990Help for Charities in Putting Their Tax…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Albany College of Pharmacy of Union U. (N.Y.): Appointed Cathy Chazen Stone, a staff member at New York State Department of Health (Albany), to be coordinator of educational grants. Case Western Reserve U. (Cleveland): Appointed Carrie Higginbotham, director of alumni affairs and friends programs,…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Philanthropic Advisory Service and the National Charities Information Bureau. Those two private organizations report on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and…