Daily News Roundup: Sandy Hook Charity Drops Megyn Kelly Over Alex Jones Interview
Also, plans to overhaul the health-care system could set the stage for faster growth of crowdfunding websites, and how better marketing could draw more donations to help Syrian refugees.
Customers Gave $441 Million at Checkout Counters Despite Retail’s Woes
Two children’s hospitals got nearly half of all donations from million-dollar point-of-sale campaigns, says a survey by Engage for Good.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Grants Roundup: $10 Million Awards Back Medical Centers in St. Louis and L.A.
A Washington University hub for genome science and a University of Southern California health-care campus were renamed in recognition of grants by the Harry Edison and W.M. Keck foundations, respectively.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: GM to Shift $30 Million in Funding to New Unit
Also, a look at the economic impact of the Trump administration’s plan to scrap funding for federal arts and culture agencies, and a health foundation sues two nonprofit hospitals for allegedly failing to provide sufficient charity care.
Endowment Managers Still Upbeat on Economy, Survey Says
Asset managers expect stock-market returns of up to 10 percent in 2017, according to the first-quarter report by NEPC.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Donations Grew 1.4% to $390 Billion in 2016, Says ‘Giving USA’
Modest performance in key economic indicators, coupled with uncertainty over the nation’s political direction, seems to have led to sluggish growth in philanthropy last year.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
$100 Million Art Gift Is Part of Growing Trend of Foundation-Donor Partnerships
Agnes Gund is using money from the sale of a Roy Lichtenstein classic to create an unusual partnership with the Ford Foundation to work toward improving the criminal-justice system.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: $100 Million Art Sale Backs New Criminal-Justice Fund
Also, the Gates Foundation and Rotary International spearhead $1.2 billion in new fundraising for the push to eradicate polio, and Warren Buffett’s annual auction of a lunch date fetches $2.68 million for a San Francisco social-service charity.
As GOP Eyes Estate Tax, Muted Pushback From Charity Leaders
Some who are lobbying Congress say there are more important battles to fight.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: Anonymous Donors Give Big to MIT, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and Vanderbilt U.
Other notable donations include $37.8 million to create a new training institute at the Medical College of Wisconsin and $20 million for research at specialty hospital Massachusetts Eye and Ear.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor