America’s Superrich Made Near-Record Contributions to Charity in 2017
Tech billionaires led the Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle’s annual ranking of the top donors, even as worries over income inequality grow.
By Maria Di Mento and Drew Lindsay
The Chronicle Digs Deep to Compile Annual List of Top 50 Donors
Inside the methodology for tallying which philanthropists gave away the most money in 2017.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: New Tax on Nonprofit Pay Will Hit Different Hospitals Differently
How nonprofit hospitals are structured will determine how much they will owe. In other news, a former official at a charity founded by John Kerry’s daughter is facing a criminal charge for violating a conflict-of-interest law by lobbying former colleagues; Syracuse gets $20 million for a veterans project; a top investigator in the international ivory trade has been found dead; and more.
Gifts Roundup: Couple Gives $70 Million to San Diego Nonprofits
Also, Roberta Buffett Elliott gives $106 million for a children’s behavioral-health center, and the University of Texas Health San Antonio Cancer Center gets $25 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Humane Society CEO Resigns
Wayne Pacelle stepped down after sexual-misconduct allegations, a revolt by major donors, and a threat from employees that they would walk out. In other news, the founder of a nonprofit to close Rikers Island left the organization after an accusation of misconduct; the philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr. has died; hundreds of Girl Scouts are pushing to rename a Ga. bridge, now named after a segregationist, after the group’s founder; the Clinton Foundation is launching a nonprofit to help hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean; and more.
Daily News Roundup: 7 Board Members Resign From Humane Society Over CEO Staying On
In other news, the University of Pennsylvania has stripped honors from Steve Wynn and Bill Cosby over accusations of sexual misconduct; the Red Cross general counsel has resigned over handling of sexual assault and harassment allegations; the new tax law could alter how people give to charity for years; the University of Michigan invested billions in funds run by donors’ firms; and much more about big gifts and nonprofit innovation and how nonprofits are dealing with sexual impropriety.
Foundation Salaries Vary Widely, Study Finds
The survey also showed a wide variation in benefits, with corporate foundations far more likely to provide maternity leave than other types of grant makers.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Podcast: Bringing 2 Million Domestic Workers Out of the Shadows
In this week’s Business of Giving, MacArthur Genius Award winner Ai-jen Poo, executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, discusses the struggles of nannies, house cleaners and other undervalued workers.
James Beard Foundation Serves Up a New CEO
Plus, a National Women’s Law Center alumna returns to become chief operating officer, a former Muscular Dystrophy Association chief takes the helm at a major executive search firm, and other personnel news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Humane Society Donors Call for CEO to Be Fired
Some donors are not happy that Wayne Pacelle is staying on during the investigation into complaints of sexual harassment. In other news, after the Federal Trade Commission accused a telemarketer of lying to potential donors, some charities are considering cutting ties; the University of Iowa wants to drop Steve Wynn’s name from an institute after he was accused of sexual misconduct; a donor gave money to a conservancy to name a great white shark after Robert Mueller; and much more.