Former Time Warner Cable CEO Leaves $150 Million to Dartmouth for Financial Aid
Also, the California Institute of Technology receives $100 million, and Kenneth Griffin gave $50 million to the Baptist Health Foundation.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The Bob Woodruff Foundation Asks Too Much of Potential Grantees
The grant maker should balance its good work with a less onerous grant-application process.
Barr Foundation Awards $34.9 Million to New England Nonprofit Groups
Also, Price Philanthropies gave $10 million to accelerate training for mental-health professionals in California, and Girls Who Invest received $2 million to recruit more women and nonbinary people for careers in the investment-management industry.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Endowments Can Power Racial Justice Groups — if Only Philanthropy Would Fund Them
Giving to endowments helps groups led by people of color build long-term financial stability. But two new studies show the practice is rare.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
More Than Two-Thirds of Foundations Don’t Make Endowment Grants
Endowments are a key tool for nonprofit longevity, but few foundations provide funding for this form of sustainability.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
LaGuardia Community College Scores $116.2 Million From the Owners of the New York Mets
Also, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have given two unrestricted gifts of $50 million each through their Courage and Civility Award, and two former professors at the University of Maryland at College Park have donated $27.2 million to its math department.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Health Care-Access Maverick to Lead California Endowment
The $4.7 billion foundation named Brenda Solórzano, an early architect of trust-based philanthropy and a veteran of health-care grant making in the Golden State, as its next president.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Bezos Earth Fund Pledges $60 Million to Develop Protein Alternatives to Meat
Also, the Doris Duke Foundation committed $33 million to help families protect children at high risk of abuse and neglect, and the Kataly Foundation awarded $20 million to reclaim Native land in the San Francisco Bay Area.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Big Surprises as MacKenzie Scott Announces ‘Open Call’ Winners
The billionaire philanthropist announced 361 winners — and $640 million in giving.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Plea to Philanthropy: Don’t Run Away From Controversial Topics
I’ve come to accept the growing scientific consensus that nuclear energy is critical to addressing climate change. Other grant makers should, too.
By Theo Kalionzes
Contributor
Seattle Developer Gives $25 Million and an Art Collection to University
Plus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association received $21 million from a longtime donor, and a food bank in Washington, D.C., landed $10 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Midlevel Donors Offer Fundraisers a Huge Opportunity Amid Declines in Giving
A new report found that 31 percent of such donors have made a bequest and 23 percent are considering it.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
A Hidden Burden on Low-Income Communities That Philanthropy Can Help Fix
Matched-fund requirements make accessing federal infrastructure and climate dollars all but impossible for the very communities grant makers seek to help.
By Louise Lief
Contributor
Where Billionaires, Celebrities, and the NFL Go to Support Vets
The Bob Woodruff Foundation has drawn praise — and millions in funding — from Craig Newmark, MacKenzie Scott, and Bruce Springsteen.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Gates Foundation Commits $180 Million to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Also, Cancer Grand Challenges has awarded $125 million to five international research teams, and the OneOhio Recovery Foundation will deliver $51 million to efforts to prevent and treat opioid addiction in Ohio.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How Transparent Philanthropy Can Liberate Billions of Dollars — and Do More Good
By sharing knowledge and data, grant makers can make their giving more accessible, equitable, and — crucially — effective.