The New York attorney general filed a lawsuit alleging that four times Trump signed the grant maker’s tax returns that stated incorrectly his businesses hadn’t benefited from its money. In other articles, the University of Southern Maine got a gift of maps worth $100 million; an interview with the couple who have raised $19 million on Facebook for migrant children; and much more about immigrants and the nonprofits housing the children. Plus, more news about endowments and think tanks and giving.
Daily News Roundup: Millions Given for Migrant Legal Aid
A Texas nonprofit is using the money, in part, to help parents contact their children by phone. In other articles, Facebook and crowdsourcing have helped fuel fundraising for migrants; in the months before its “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, the Trump administration awarded contracts and grants to nonprofits and business to run facilities housing migrant children; and other articles about Trump’s federal-agency overhaul plan and much more news.
Rockefeller President Cleared After Review Triggered by Employee Complaint
Wide-ranging allegations against Rajiv Shah, including steering money to friends, were found to be “without factual basis or merit,” says board chairman Richard Parsons.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Donors Give Millions to Separated Migrant Families
Hundreds of thousands of people are giving to nonprofits to help families being separated at the U.S.-Mexican border, including to a record-breaking Facebook campaign that has brought in $12 million so far. Also, a look inside the nonprofits and companies that house the children. In other articles, the Trump administration is taking aim at safety-net programs as it eyes government reorganization; and much more about big philanthropy and other nonprofit news.
Nonprofit Leaders Add to Outpouring of Fury Over Border Policies
Pressure built in the days and hours leading up to President Trump’s reversal on separating migrant children from parents, with nonprofit leaders calling the policy “cruel” and a violation of human rights.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Outrage Over Family Separations Prompts Protests by Advocay Groups
Rallies are planned in 132 cities on June 30 to protest the Trump administration’s policy of detaining immigrant children apart from their parents. In other articles, one Texas nonprofit reaped $450 million to house detained children in a former Walmart store; the CEO of a nonprofit shelter for detained immigrant children — and who called police on a Democratic senator when he tried to enter the building — is paid $770,000; and much more about big philanthropy and other news.
Puerto Rico Is Rarely on Philanthropy’s Radar. Could a New Plan Change That?
Officials gathering in New York today explore whether philanthropy will build a Katrina-like response to last year’s hurricanes, which caused nearly $100 billion in damage.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Grant Makers Share Case Studies to Improve Response to Immigrant Crises
As the nation watches wrenching scenes play out at the U.S.-Mexico border, a group called Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees is working on a long-term strategy to build public understanding of and support for refugees.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Florida Hospital Gets $13 Million; Walmart Gives $5 Million to Goodwill Jobs Program
Also, the William Penn Foundation gives $6.6 million to develop hundreds of miles of park trails, and Lava Mae will expand its program to provide mobile showers to homeless communities in Berkeley and Oakland, Calif.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Zuckerberg and Sandberg Give to Unite Immigrant Families
The pair gave to an online drive by former Facebook employees raising money for a Texas nonprofit. In other articles, a look at what would happen if university endowments invested only in funds with diverse hiring practices; how the Koch brothers are fighting public-transit plans; and more about big philanthropy and other news.
Wealth Gap in Cities Is at Center of $4 Million Kresge Grant
The money will go to prominent think tanks, with bigger investments expected to follow.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
A Plan to Make Puerto Rico More Resilient Involves ‘All in Society’
The extraordinarily high death toll in the wake of the storm due to a lack of electricity, health care, and safe drinking water makes the need to reimagine long-term disaster recovery all the more urgent.
By Xavier de Souza Briggs
Contributor
8 Ways Grant Makers Can Help Nonprofits Measure Impact
Experts share advice on what foundations should — and shouldn’t — do to improve evaluation.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
$100 Million in Walton Education Grants Will Go Beyond Charter Schools
Support for teachers of color, parent advocacy groups, and even public school systems will get new support.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
With a Supreme Court Vacancy, It’s Time for Foundations to Act
Party-line blockades of judicial nominations have become commonplace, threatening a basic part of how our democracy is supposed to work. Philanthropy can draw attention to the looming threat and nurture solutions.
By Luke Freedman
Contributor
Foundation Support of Journalism Too Often Ignores News ‘Deserts’, Report Says
The analysis of more than 6,500 grant makers suggests the money they are pumping into journalism-related ventures is neither advancing the media’s democratic function nor filling the gap left by rampant newspaper closures.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects