Grants Roundup: Kellogg Fund Backs Work to Combat Native American Stereotypes
Other notable awards include $28.8 million from two foundations to BBYO, a nonprofit serving Jewish teens, and $8.5 million from Salesforce to improve computer education in the Bay Area.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
2nd Big U. of Louisville Donor Demands Foundation Audit
The C.E. and S. Foundation echoed another major contributor’s threat to cut off giving unless the university’s nonprofit fundraising arm undergoes a forensic financial review, reports The Courier-Journal.
How Community Foundations Tap Wealth Advisers to Attract Donor-Advised Funds
Meeting with financial advisers regularly and touting your organization’s expertise in the community helps attract these funds.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Group Behind D.C.’s Biggest Charity Balls Is on the Rocks
The Washington Post examines the decline and possible demise of CharityWorks, which annually staged two of Washington’s glitziest fundraising parties.
Hunt Foundation Gives $25 Million for Texas Tech Dental School
The donation to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso aims to address a critical shortage of oral health care in West Texas, the El Paso Times writes.
Big U. of Louisville Donor Wants Audit of College Foundation
The James Graham Brown Foundation is threatening to cut off giving unless the campus’s nonprofit fundraising arm accedes to a forensic financial review following controversies over its spending and relationship with the recently departed university president, The Courier-Journal writes.
After 25 Years of Grant Making, I Worry We Have Lost Sight of Nonprofit Struggles
More and more grant makers fail to give the organizations they fund the freedom, flexibility, or resources required to solve complex problems.
By Elspeth Revere
Contributor
Philanthropy Won’t Solve Big Problems Unless It Stops Obsessing About Metrics
The emphasis on measurable performance targets often shortchanges important missions that are not as easily quantified, an executive with the Aspen Institute argues.
By MAUREEN CONWAY
Contributor
Trump Pays IRS Penalty for Foundation’s Political Donation
Donald Trump paid a $2,500 excise tax to the Internal Revenue Service following reports that his foundation violated tax laws by making a contribution to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s campaign organization, according to The Washington Post.
Baltimore Surveillance Debate ‘Healthy,’ Laura Arnold Says
The uproar over the Baltimore Police Department’s undisclosed use of grant-funded aerial surveillance technology has fueled a welcome public discussion about the use of such tactics and attendant privacy concerns, the billionaire donor Laura Arnold tells The Baltimore Sun.
Pro-Charters Group Offers $100,000 for John Oliver Takedown
The nonprofit Center for Education Reform is soliciting video rebuttals to a critical segment about charter schools on the comedian’s satiric TV show Last Week Tonight, The Washington Post’s Answer Sheet education blog writes.
Democrats Join Call for Clintons to Separate From Foundation
Some prominent members of Hillary Clinton’s party are calling on her family to fully cut ties with its namesake charity should she be elected president, The Wall Street Journal writes. Plus, more of the latest news and views on the Clinton Foundation imbroglio.
How Grant Makers Can Improve Their Aid After Disaster Strikes
It takes more than bottled water and sandbags to help a community recover, and a new guide shows donors what matters most.
Grants Roundup: Bloomberg Fund Gives $32 Million to Support City Leaders
Other notable awards include $10.1 million from the Herb Alpert Foundation for music education and grants from the AARP Foundation and New York Life to aid Louisiana flood victims.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Parkinson’s Researcher Says Feud With Fox Fund Delays Drug Trial
A clinical trial for a promising new treatment for Parkinson’s disease is in limbo amid a dispute between Georgetown University scientists and the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the most prominent Parkinson’s charity, health-news site Stat reports.
Missing $500,000 Gift Prompts Inquiry at N.Y.’s City College
The City University of New York is conducting an internal investigation into what happened to the donation to its flagship campus, the City College of New York, after senior faculty learned the account that was supposed to hold the contributed funds was nearly empty, reports The New York Times.