List of Donald Trump’s Donations Does Not Include His Own Money, Says Report
From a list of 4,844 contributions provided by the presidential front-runner’s campaign, covering 2009 through 2014, none came from his personal wealth, according to The Washington Post.
Skoll Foundation Announces 2016 Award Recipients
The Skoll Foundation announced Monday the six recipients of the 2016 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship.
Federal Inquiry Into NYC Police Activity Expands to Include Mayor’s Former Nonprofit
Federal investigators are looking into whether real-estate developers and union leaders who donated to a nonprofit that supported the campaign and agenda of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio received special favors, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources.
Gates Foundation’s Influence Has Profoundly Changed Seattle
The convergence of large health-care companies, research institutes, and other nonprofits and businesses associated with the Gates Foundation are changing the face of the city, The New York Times reports.
One Year Later, Hope and Despair Found in Equal Measure in Baltimore
Foundation leaders at a conference in the nation’s capital take a side trip to the scene of one of the nation’s notorious recent clashes between police and an African-American community.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
$275-Million Cohen Gift Will Benefit Veterans and Their Families
The University of Southern California, Thomas Jefferson University, and the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund also received major donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Millions Raised by Trump Yet to Reach Veterans’ Groups
Nineteen groups named by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as beneficiaries of his January rally for veterans have collectively received about $2.4 million of the event’s estimated $6 million haul, according to The Wall Street Journal.
N.Y. Court Tosses Suit Opposing Diller-Funded Park on Hudson
A lawsuit filed last year by a nonprofit critical of billionaire media mogul Barry Diller’s planned park and performance center on a Hudson River pier was dismissed Thursday by a New York State judge, The New York Times reports.
Universities Adopting Sanford’s Training Program for Fundraisers
Philanthropist T. Denny Sanford talks to Forbes about the growth of his university-level training program for nonprofit fundraisers, which the billionaire banker launched in 2014 with National University in San Diego.
Google Funds to Expand Nonprofit Pushing Renewable Energy
The Silicon Valley giant is putting an undisclosed amount of seed money into sustainability nonprofit the Center for Resource Solutions to help it launch operations in Asia, TechCrunch reports.