$16-Million for Hospital; Other Gifts
The Sioux Valley Foundation, in Sioux Falls, S.D., has received a $16-million pledge from T. Denny Sanford, founder of Premier Bankcard and First Premier Bank (Sioux Falls), to build a children’s hospital. The funds are to be transferred over the next five years; hospital construction is scheduled…
Elderly Farmer’s Surprise Bequest Is the Talk of an Oregon Town
By Stephen G. Greene Wesley Howard’s surprise bequest last year drew international attention because of its seeming ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most Generous DonorsBig Giving Makes a ComebackDonors who Gave $25-Million or More in 2003Donors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Nonprofit…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Widow’s Bequest Gives Children’s Charity and Those It Serves Reason to Smile
In October 1996, Jeanne Cox Brady saw a television show that would change not only her own life, but also ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most Generous DonorsBig Giving Makes a ComebackDonors who Gave $25-Million or More in 2003Donors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Nonprofit Organizations in…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Philanthropist’s Quiet Generosity Is Revealed in a $34-Million Bequest
While few people knew about Frances P. Bunnelle’s generosity while she was alive, nearly everyone in ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most Generous DonorsBig Giving Makes a ComebackDonors who Gave $25-Million or More in 2003Donors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Nonprofit Organizations in 2003How…
By nicole lewis
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Entrepreneur Finds a Home for Collection of Rare Chinese Artifacts
A Chinese entrepreneur who immigrated to California at age 5 and amassed a fortune in the high-technology ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most Generous DonorsBig Giving Makes a ComebackDonors who Gave $25-Million or More in 2003Donors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Nonprofit Organizations in…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Software Entrepreneur Seeks to Promote Excellence Through Philanthropy
Charles Simonyi, who made a fortune developing word-processing and spreadsheet software that ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most Generous DonorsBig Giving Makes a ComebackDonors who Gave $25-Million or More in 2003Donors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Nonprofit Organizations in 2003How The…
By Stephen G. Greene
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How The Chronicle Compiled Its List of the Biggest Donors
For the fourth consecutive year, The Chronicle has compiled a list of America’s most generous donors. Published in conjunction with ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most Generous DonorsBig Giving Makes a ComebackDonors who Gave $25-Million or More in 2003Donors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to…
By Matt Murray
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$1.9-billion bequest puts McDonald’s heiress atop list of 60 most-generous donorsBig donations to charity rose along with the nation’s economy and stock market last year, as ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most Generous DonorsDonors who Gave $25-Million or More in 2003Donors Who Pledged $25-Million or…
By Matt Murray
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Photograph by Chris TakagiAnyone who has brought home a newborn knows how daunting the first few sleep-deprived months of parenthood can be. Shalom Baby, a program of the Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center, in Denver, seeks to make the experience a little less overwhelming for new parents…
America’s Promise-the Alliance for Youth (Alexandria, Va.): Announced the retirement of Peter A. Gallagher, president and chief executive officer, effective May 1. Gregg Petersmeyer, vice chair of the organization’s Board of Directors, has been appointed interim president. America’s Second Harvest…
$30-Million Pledged to University; Other Gifts
The University of California-San Diego, in La Jolla, has received a $30-million pledge from Ernest Rady, founder of American Assets, in San Diego, and chief executive officer of Westcorp, in Irvine, Calif., to support the recently established School of Management. Half of the gift -- $15-million --…
Salvation Army Receives $1.5-Billion Donation From McDonald’s Heiress
In one of the largest gifts ever to a charity, the estate of Joan B. Kroc, the McDonald’s heiress, announced that it plans to give more than $1.5-billion to the Salvation Army. The bequest, which represents 75 percent of the estimated $2-billion estate of Mrs. Kroc, who died of brain cancer in…
By Brad Wolverton
Contributor
Changes at Denver’s Daniels Fund: Politics or Prudence?
Is Denver’s Daniels Fund involved in a reorganization, or a political cleansing? Several people familiar with the Daniels Fund, including a board member and several former staff members, ALSO SEE:Rocky Times at Colorado Foundation fear that the recent layoffs of 21 workers may be setting the stage…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Rocky Times at Colorado Foundation
State offices lose out as Daniels Fund makes cutsDenver, Colo. As a pioneer in the cable industry, Bill Daniels amassed a billion-dollar fortune even while spending freely along the way -- on money-losing sports teams, four wives and a parade of ALSO SEE:Changes at Denver’s Daniels Fund: Politics…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Photograph by Michael CunninghamEvery Tuesday morning, Martha W. Jones leaves her office to go to work. A clinical pharmacist at the nonprofit Scotland Neck Family Medical Center, in North Carolina, Ms. Jones visits Halifax County residents in their homes, accompanied by a physician’s assistant, a…