Grants Roundup: Wounded Warrior Project Awards $15.7 Million for Veterans Treatment at UCLA
Other awards include $10 million from the Nationwide Foundation supporting pediatrics genomic research.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Donor-Advised Funds Show Strong Growth and Giving, Fidelity Report Says
There were 272 gifts of at least $1 million in 2014, up from 185 in 2013; total grants recommended hit $2.6 billion, up from $2.1 billion.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Kauffman Names 4th President in 4 Years
Citing her expertise in entrepreneurship, Kansas City leaders praise the choice of acting President Wendy Guillies, a 15-year veteran of the foundation, to be its leader.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Republican Businessman Pours $175 Million Into Climate Push
The money from Charlotte, N.C., entrepreneur Jay Faison will go to nonprofit groups he established to promote clean energy and win GOP support for policies tackling global warming, Politico and Reuters write.
Minn. Sues Epilepsy Charity Over Ties to Thrift-Store Chain
Two and a half weeks after suing thrift-store operator Savers over its charity fundraising practices, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson took legal action Monday against one of the firm’s nonprofit partners, the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, the Star Tribune reports.
2016 Candidates Get Boost From Allied Nonprofits
Several 501(c)(4) groups are gearing up to support particular 2016 presidential aspirants, a new step in the evolution of nonprofit politicking, reports The Wall Street Journal.
GOP and Corporate Titans in Shorter Supply at Denver Clinton Initiative
The Clinton Global Initiative’s annual America conference opened in Denver on Monday with a sparser roster of corporate and political heavy hitters than in past years, but organization officials said controversies over Clinton Foundation fundraising are not affecting the guest list, Bloomberg writes.
Arts Leader Tapped to Head Lincoln Center Fund Drive
Lincoln Center has hired Vin Cipolla, president of the Municipal Art Society of New York, to oversee the capital campaign to fund a $500 million renovation of its concert venue, soon to be renamed for David Geffen, The New York Times reports.
Alumni Couple Gives Holy Cross $32.5 for Sports Facilities
The donation from John Luth and Joanne Chouinard-Luth, who dated while studying at the College of Holy Cross but did not marry until 40 years later, will support renovation of the Worcester, Mass., campus’s aging athletics facilities, writes The Wall Street Journal.
In Ferguson, a Gift to Heal Divisions
A pair of anonymous donors gave $100,000 to the St. Louis Community Foundation with one goal: to let a diverse group of community members decide together how it should be used.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor