Daily News Roundup: Bloomberg to Match Gifts to Fight Gun Violence
The former N.Y. mayor says he will match all contributions to his nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety. In other news, the Red Cross rebuts an article criticizing its response to Hurricane Harvey; liberals and conservatives want to take action against inequalities in college endowments; and a federal watchdog cites scores of instances in which the IRS has targeted liberal nonprofits for extra scrutiny.
$117 Million Gift of Cash and Land Could Reap Billions for U. of Hawaii
Jay Shidler has credited the institution with providing a path to business success and for giving him a sense of place and stability.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality
The commitment by Steve and Connie Ballmer will go to StriveTogether to support its “Cradle to Career” program, another phase in the couple’s push to fight intergenerational poverty.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Clark Foundation Awards $219.5 Million to U. of Maryland
The money, from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation, will back scholarships, endow new professorships, and pay for other programs and building projects.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
David Geffen Gives $150 Million to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The gift is the latest in a series of nine-figure donations the entertainment mogul has given to arts and cultural groups in recent years, pushing his total giving to more than $780 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Red Cross Fell Through After Harvey, Say Tex. Officials
In some counties, the Red Cross failed to show up as promised. In other news, distributing aid in Puerto Rico has been a challenge — even though supplies are there. GoFundMe has raised more than $8 million for Las Vegas shooting victims, Warren Buffett urges more action to fight poverty, and Lincoln Center scraps its $500 million Geffen Hall renovation.
Grants Roundup: $30 Million From Hillman Foundation for Cancer Research
The W.M. Keck Foundation gave $21 million to Chapman University, and the Cleveland Foundation gave $9.9 million to seven nonprofits for education and other programs.
Daily News Roundup: GoFundMe Raises $3 Million for Las Vegas Victins
More than 43,000 donations have been made through GoFundMe since the Sunday night shooting. In other news, a ministry has dropped its bias claim against GuideStar, which had labeled it a hate group; Oxfam helps out in Puerto Rico, expressing “outrage” at the U.S. government’s “slow, inadequate” response; and poverty-stricken Kenyans start a savings club with money from GiveDirectly.
How America Gives Special Report: Breaking the Charity Habit
Fewer people are donating, a Chronicle analysis finds, and the implications for philanthropy are profound.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Fewer Americans Find Room in Their Budgets for Charity, Chronicle Data Shows
Only 24 percent of taxpayers who itemize made charitable gifts in 2015, down from 30 percent a decade earlier. Wealthy taxpayers are filling the gap, but experts still see reason to worry.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects