Daily News Roundup: Donor-Disclosure Requirements Loosened for Some Groups
The Treasury Department says social-welfare groups and trade associations no longer have to disclose their donors. In other articles, the University of Louisville and its former president are fighting over whether he is entitled to the large payout he made when he stepped down; George Soros is worried about the future of liberal democracy; Warren Buffett gives $3.4 billion to the Gates Foundation and others; and more news about big donors.
Gifts Roundup: L.A. Children’s Hospital Lands $20 Million; Houston Park Receives $10 Million
Other notable gifts include $15 million to the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and $2.5 million for the engineering school at UCLA.
Daily News Roundup: How a Sexual-Harassment Inquiry Went Wrong
In other articles, the Trump administration is making a new argument against the social safety net — that previous programs have already worked; the chairman of a Chinese conglomerate’s stake in the company is expected to go to a Chinese-based charity; real-estate gifts to colleges and universities are increasing; and much more news and opinion.
Daily News Roundup: Federal Grants to Care for Detained Kids Soar
Health and Human Service grants for providing shelter, foster care, and other services jumped from $74.5 million in 2007 to $958 million in 2017. In other articles, early ventures could shape the new federal “opportunity zone” program, which gives tax breaks to poor neighborhoods; the leader of a conservative group that says it aims to expose scientific fraud faces allegations of financial mismanagement and faked documents; and other news about innovation, big philanthropists, the arts, and more.
Center for Community Change Elevates New President; Education Leader Departs Chan Zuckerberg
In other personnel moves, the CEO of LIFT and the president of Girls Incorporated will step down next year, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health appoints a new chief, and the Commonfund makes more staffing moves.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Podcast: Helping Black Women Get Healthy by Walking
Black women die from preventable heart disease at a higher rate than any other demographic group in America, and 82 percent are overweight. GirlTrek CEO Morgan Dixon is trying to change that.
Daily News Roundup: $330 Million to Fund High-Risk Research in Life Sciences
The Wellcome Trust is setting up an independent group to provide money for research that is unlikely to get traditional grants. In other articles, the president of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s education effort is leaving his post; Elon Musk has committed to paying for clean water in homes in Flint, Mich.; and more about nonprofits and government and other news.
Online Giving to Education Grew 13% in First Half of 2018
Colleges, universities, and K-12 schools that raise money on GiveCampus saw a 33 percent jump in the number of gifts over $1,000 compared with the first half of 2016.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Charity That Raised $20M for Refugees Wants to Give it to DHS
The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services is having a tough time dispensing the money quickly to help reunite migrant families. In other articles, clinics that offer medical exams to refugees also help determine the case for asylum; former Missouri governor Eric Greitens’s nonprofit could face big fines; the Boston Marathon raised more than $36 million for nonprofits; and more on giving, nonprofits and the law, arts and culture, and other news.
Grants Roundup: Video Game Maker Gives $13 Million for Breast Cancer Research
Also, the University of Oregon gets $10 million to support a new science research facility, and the W.P. Carey Foundation gives a Baltimore private school $3 million for college counseling.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions