Wal-Mart Pledges $2-Billion in Cash and Food to Fight Hunger in America
Wal-Mart and its charitable foundation plan to give $250-million in cash and $1.75-billion in food over the next five years to reduce hunger in America.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Kennedy Center Gets $22.5-Million
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will use a big gift to expand its efforts to train arts managers nationwide.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The use of contests to find innovative solutions to the world’s problems has gone mainstream, but it’s not clear that the prizes can solve tough problems.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Big Gifts From Companies: a Sampling
A look at some other significant corporate giving efforts.
Giving Abroad Remained Stable in 2008
Contributions, as well as commitments of time from volunteers, totaled about $37.3-billion in 2008, according to a new report.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Wal-Mart Announces Plan to Donate $2-Billion, Mostly in Food, to the Nation’s Food Banks
Wal-Mart and its charitable foundation plan to give $250-million in cash and $1.75-billion in food over the next five years to reduce hunger in America.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Kellogg Foundation Promises $75-Million to Counter Racial Inequity and Heal Racial Divides
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation says its five-year commitment is the most ambitious ever by a philanthropy to promote racial equity.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
More Than Half of Grant Makers Received Raises Last Year, Study Finds
Pay for foundation chief executives topped $140,000 in 2009, in a study of grant-maker compensation.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Kennedy Center Leader Says He Will Extend Term and Keep Emphasis on Arts Management
Officials at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, have announced a $22.5-million commitment from one of the institution’s board members and say that Michael M. Kaiser, the center’s respected and longtime leader, will remain in his post as president through 2014.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Bay Area Jewish Federation Scolded on Giving Policy
The San Francisco Jewish federation has drawn criticism for a new policy barring grants to groups that it says undermine the legitimacy of Israel.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Report Cites Grant-Making Officers Who Forge Strong Relationships With Grantees
Some program officers have a knack for openness and understanding in dealing with grantees. A few of the most widely praised grant makers talk about what they have learned.
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
$50-Million Pledged for New Food Institute
An agriculture mogul finances a new center that will explore how to feed people around the world who have a limited water supply.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Helping Youths Tops Priority List for Foundations Started by Black Families, Study Finds
An overwhelming majority of family foundations started by black people focus on helping others achieve a better quality of life, with three-quarters making grants to help youths, according to a new study.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Foundations See ‘Moment of Opportunity’ to Improve Schools
Twelve foundations plan to spend $506-million on grants designed to expand innovative school-improvement projects.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Gates Foundation Commits Additional $30-Million to Fund to Help Poor Farmers
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing $30-million to a global trust fund to help the world’s poorest farmers, a move aimed at combating hunger, the foundation announced today in Washington.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gates Foundation Plans $57-Million in New Grants to Help Struggling Students
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new two-year grant commitment to improve classes designed for college students who have fallen behind academically.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor