Review Reveals Leadership Split at Clinton Health Charity
Clinton Health Access Initiative chief executive Ira C. Magaziner came in for harsh criticism from the charity’s board in a performance review this year, revealing divisions at the top of the Clinton Foundation’s largest offshoot, according to The New York Times.
Calif. Reviewing Whistle-Blower Complaint at San Francisco Museums
State Attorney General Kamala Harris’s office is investigating allegations of financial impropriety at San Francisco’s Fine Arts Museums in connection with a $450,000 payment to an ailing former staff member, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Harvard Gets $20 Million to Advance Personalized Medicine
The gift from New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s family foundation to Harvard Business School will support research into personalized treatments that tailor care based on a patient’s lifestyle, genes, and other factors, The Boston Globe reports.
Inside 3 ‘Big Bets’ for Social Change
New reports suggests philanthropists are eager to spend millions on social change — if they can find the right charity.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Charities That Have Scored Multiple Multimillion-Dollar ‘Big Bets’
The United Way, Stanford University, Teach for America, United Jewish Appeal, and Harlem Children’s Zone are among the top recipients.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Giving to Food Causes Is Increasingly Popular — and More Complicated
Agriculture, food distribution, nutrition, hunger, and obesity are all interconnected issues, making it hard for donors to know how to get the most bang from a contribution.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
KaBoom’s Founder Plans to Step Down Next Year
Darell Hammond will continue to serve as an adviser to the nonprofit, which has built more than 16,000 playgrounds in 20 years.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Grants Roundup: Family Fund Awards $11 Million for Veterinary Medicine
Other awards are going the U.S. Air Force Academy Endowment and to services for immigrant, refugee, and asylum populations.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
NYC to Put $3 Billion Into New Effort for the Homeless
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan Wednesday to create 15,000 housing units paired with social services to combat persistent homelessness, with some of the estimated $3 billion cost in the form of subsidies and tax credits for nonprofits and developers to build some of the facilities, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Groups Commit $100 Million to Program for Minority Women
A group of foundations focused on gender equity pledged the money to a five-year White House effort aimed at improving economic opportunities for women and girls of color, the Christian Science Monitor writes.