JPMorgan Commits $125 Million to Help Urban Neighborhoods
The banking giant is seeking to help those left behind or pushed out by gentrification.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
$12 Million Matching Pledge Boosts Funds for Global Crisis Reporting
A member of the Pulitzer family, famous for its journalism awards, gives $12 million to help reverse a distressing decline in the quality and amount of international reporting.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: $100 Million to Johns Hopkins for Cancer Center
The money will go toward immunotherapy research. Other big gifts include $200 from Berkshire Hathaway’s Charles Munger for housing at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
GE Pledges $50 Million for Education and Health in Mass.
General Electric on Monday pledged $50 million to improve education, career planning, and health in the state, according to The Boston Globe.
Priscilla Chan Profile Explains Her Focus on Giving to Education
The wife of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg says experiences she has had as a volunteer tutor to disadvantaged youths and as a teacher in a private prep school, a pediatrician, and a mother have all shaped her philanthropy, according to a San Jose Mercury News profile.
Tenants Ousted Before N.Y. Habitat for Humanity Bought Buildings
A New York affiliate of nonprofit group paid developers millions of dollars in federal stimulus money for apartment buildings after low-income residents were pushed out of the properties, according to an investigation by ProPublica.
Wall St. Manager Was Duped Into Suggesting Foundation Invest in Alleged Fraud Scheme
James McIntyre, a managing director at Moore Capital Management, is the previously unidentified person who unwittingly recommended that a foundation affiliated with his hedge fund put nearly $25 million into an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by a private-equity executive, The New York Times reports, citing unnamed sources.
Obituary: Richard Jacobson, Health and University Donor, Dies
Philanthropist Richard Jacobson, 79, who gave $100 million to the Mayo Clinic and large gifts to Iowa universities and other nonprofits, died Friday at his home in Florida, The Des Moines Register reports.
Data to the Rescue: Smart Ways of Doing Good
For a long time, data served one purpose — measuring results. But a growing number of nonprofits are rejecting the idea that data is only for evaluation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Experts outline ways that even cash-strapped charities can plug in to boost their impact.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor