$1 Billion Gift From Michael and Susan Dell Will Double Their Foundation’s Endowment
The couple also released a blueprint for how the foundation plans to focus its giving.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Mormon Church to Stop Participating in Some Boy Scouts Programs
The church will no longer be formally involved in programs for youths ages 14 and older. Also, the United States has been giving foreign aid to a group deemed a cult, and the California State Board of Education votes to close two charter schools.
Daily News Roundup: Pa. Financier Leaves $800 Million to Family Foundations
Also, a Massachusetts museum hires a neuroscientist to help plan new interactive exhibits in hopes of boosting visitors.
Legal Case on ‘Public Service’ Loan Forgiveness Fuels Worry for Charity Workers
A recent move by the Department of Education sowed confusion among many borrowers anticipating loan forgiveness under a federal program to reward work in “public service,” but experts say it probably doesn’t apply to staffers at 501(c)(3) groups.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: New Amazon Building Will Include Homeless Shelter
The tech giant will give over part of a structure in its planned office campus in downtown Seattle to a homelessness charity. Also, an Illinois appeals court rules that a public college’s fundraising foundation is subject to open-records laws.
Inside Your Office Spaces: Perks, Quirks, and Mission
We asked about your nonprofit office space, and you responded with details about unusual views, bright paint schemes, animal sightings, kombucha on tap, a former hospital, and one mysterious “hobbit door.”
By cody.switzer
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Huntsman and Koch Funds Team on $50 Million Utah State Grant
Other notable awards include $51 million from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for public schools in its Michigan hometown and $3.5 million from Chicago Cubs star Anthony Rizzo’s charitable fund to help families dealing with childhood cancer.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Houston Tries to Steer ‘Spare Change’ to Homelessness Charity
A City Hall-led campaign encourages people to pass up panhandlers in favor of supporting a charitable housing fund. Also, a look at the state of local nonprofit newsrooms and an accountant’s view of a major New York charity’s fiscal meltdown.
Gifts Roundup: Megagift Boosts Cal Poly Research; Obamas Back Chicago Jobs Programs
Other notable donations include matching pledges of $40 million to a Philadelphia journalism nonprofit and $15 million to New York antipoverty charity Robin Hood.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Hacked Records Highlight Conservative Foundation’s Reach
The documents detail the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation’s plans to carry its success promoting conservative causes in Wisconsin to other states. Also, an atheism organization files a court challenge to President Trump’s order on politicking by religious groups.