Trump Foundation, Soros and Facebook, Whitaker and DAFs: Daily News Roundup
November 23, 2018 | Read Time: 2 minutes
Top News
N.Y. State Judge Allows Suit Against Trump and His Personal Charity to Proceed (Washington Post)
Phil Knight Gives His Foundation $109 Million (Portland Business Journal — subscription). Plus, see a Chronicle article about Phil Knight’s gift of $1 billion in Nike stock in October and his ranking in the Philanthropy 50 list of top donors.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Donates $97.5 Million to Nonprofit Groups Helping Homeless (Bloomberg News)
About Nonprofits and Politics
House GOP to Hold Hearing for DOJ’s Inquiry of Clinton Foundation (Hill)
Conservative Nonprofit With Obscure Roots and Undisclosed Funders Paid Matthew Whitaker $1.2 Million (Washington Post)
Before Joining Justice Department, Whitaker Made More than $900,000 From Charity (Washington Post). Plus, see foundation leaders’ effort to protect the special counsel after the appointment of Matthew Whitaker.
Most Charities That Deserted Trump’s Fla. Club After Charlottesville Haven’t Come Back (Washington Post)
More Gifts and Grants
Boeing to Give $55 Million in New Grants (Arabian Aerospace)
Collectors Leon and Debra Black Give $40 Million to Museum of Modern Art (New York Times)
Anthem Foundation Awards $23 Million in Grants (Inside Indiana Business)
Toms Launches Campaign to End Gun Violence With $5 Million Donation (Fortune)
More News
U. of Louisville Foundation Is Not on the Hook for Former President’s Legal Fees, Says a Judge (WDRB)
Parkland Shooting Survivors Win Children’s Peace Prize (Associated Press)
Nonprofit Apologizes After Relief Checks for Flood Victims Bounce (Howard County Times)
Miami’s Arsht Center Went International for Its New CEO. His Background Is Not the Usual (Miami Herald)
Obituary: Former Librarian of Congress James Billington (Washington Post)
About Nonprofits and Innovation
Bayada Home Health Chairman Gives $20 Million to His Employees (Philadelphia Inquirer)
These 9 Cities Are Dreaming Up Local Solutions to Global Issues (Fast Company)
The Case for Nonprofit Housing Developers (Washington Monthly)
Why Big Law Is Taking On Trump Over Immigration (New York Times). Plus, read about Becca Heller, cited in the article, who is a MacArthur grant winner. And see how the ACLU uses corporations and the news cycle to increase donations.
