Princeton Suit May Hinge on Judge’s Interpretation of Founding Document
The lawsuit against Princeton University involving money donated by Charles and Marie Robertson may hinge ALSO SEE: ARTICLE: Terms of Endowment ARTICLE: Princeton Dispute Has Implications for Many Charities ARTICLE: Robertson Fund’s Charter: What It Says on Judge Neil H. Shuster’s interpretation of…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Critics Question Family’s Use of Private Fund to Pay Legal Costs
Most of the legal expenses that the heirs to the A&P supermarket fortune are incurring in their bid to ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Terms of EndowmentARTICLE: Princeton Suit May Hinge on Judge’s Interpretation of Founding DocumentARTICLE: Princeton Dispute Has Implications for Many Charities gain control of…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
When Marc Lampkin talks about the campaign he is managing, Ed in ’08, his speech is peppered with words associated with election strategy — “operatives,” “media markets,” “early-primary states,” “soccer/security moms.” But Mr. Lampkin, who was deputy campaign manager for George Bush’s 2000…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
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By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
$60-Million Donated to University; Other Gifts
Eight institutions have received big gifts: The University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, has received a pledge of $60-million from Lee and Penny Anderson for its $500-million capital campaign. The gift has been earmarked for a new student center and improvements to athletic and recreational…
$75-Million Pledged to University of Oregon
Lorry I. Lokey, the founder of Business Wire, a San Francisco company that distributes press releases, is giving nearly $75-million to the University of Oregon, in Eugene, to support science programs and other efforts. More than half of the $74.5-million commitment — approximately $50-million —…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Appeals Court Backs Tulane in Donor Lawsuit
In a dispute involving questions about a charity’s obligations to its donors, a Louisiana court of appeals last week ruled that Tulane University had the right to merge its undergraduate college for women into a new coeducational undergraduate division, a move the university made last year as a…
By Erin Strout
Contributor
Think Tank Sues Donor and Three Ex-Workers
A conservative Delaware think tank has accused one of its major donors and three former executives of stealing a confidential fund-raising database and internal documents as part of a covert effort to start a rival organization. All four people deny the charges. Intercollegiate Studies Institute,…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Couple’s Philanthropy Reflects Their Personal Connections and Practicality
When the Rev. Thomas P. Doyle, vice president for university relations at the University of Portland, in Oregon, decided to catch a last-minute Thanksgiving Day flight to Los Angeles to watch the institution’s women’s soccer team in the NCAA tournament last fall, the last thing on his list was…
By Noelle Barton
Contributor
A Big Foundation Seeks to Make a Greater Impact by Narrowing Its Focus
The board of the Public Welfare Foundation, one of the nation’s biggest supporters of grass-roots advocacy groups, voted in mid-October to tighten its grant making to focus on three key causes, in the hope that it can achieve more than it has by sprinkling $20-million annually on a broad array of…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Pa. Investigates Spending of Charity’s Fund
Leo Eloesser was a pioneer in providing health care in developing countries, and when he died in 1976, he directed most of his estate to provide loans to needy medical students. Now the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is suing the American Friends Service Committee, based in Philadelphia,…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Giving by Service Companies Spurs Increase in Corporate Contributions
Corporations increased their giving by a median of 4.8 percent last year, according to a new study. The median value of company contributions of cash and products last year was nearly $33-million, which means half the companies gave less than that amount and half gave more. The increase, spurred by…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Financier Backs Project to Beef Up Investigative Reporting
Herbert M. Sandler, who has decided to spend part of his fortune — up to $30-million over the next three years — on a new nonprofit investigative-journalism venture, has been stewing for some time about what he considers the poor performance of the country’s newspapers and broadcasters. Among his…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Joel Kramer, who was editor and publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune during the 1980s and 1990s, is about to unveil an alternative source of information for readers of his former newspaper — an online daily-news site called MinnPost.com. Mr. Kramer, who says his mission is to provide…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor