France Considering Measures to Promote Charitable Giving
In an effort to promote charitable giving and the creation of foundations, the French government has proposed a dozen measures to increase incentives and reduce restrictions on philanthropic activities. The proposals, which follow similar measures approved by Germany in 2000 and the United Kingdom…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
More Than $140-Million Donated by Couple
Just days after Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, Va., announced it was receiving $32-million from Frank and Jane Batten (The Chronicle, March 20), several other nonprofit institutions have said they are getting gifts totaling an additional $110-million from the couple. Mr. Batten is founder of…
By Kevin Dumouchelle
Contributor
Calif. University’s Engineering School Pledged $110-Million; Other Recent Gifts
Two institutions recently received large gifts and pledges: The University of California-San Diego’s School of Engineering has received a $110-million pledge from Irwin M. Jacobs, a former engineering professor at the university, and his wife, Joan. Mr. Jacobs is chairman and chief executive…
Study Finds That Financial Worries Have Sharp Effect on Giving by the Wealthy
Wealthy people who say they are worried about their financial future on average give about $1,200 less ALSO SEE:How Concerns About the Economy Affect Average Annual Donations to charity annually than those who do not share similar economic concerns, according to a study to be released this week by…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Charities Grapple With Uncertainty as War Unfolds
The war in Iraq is prompting many charities in the United States to take action to help the troops, provide ALSO SEE:Bracing for War’s Ravages aid, and promote peace, while other organizations are focusing on the fallout for fund-raising and advocacy efforts unrelated to the conflict. Many…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Humanitarian groups mobilize for a crisis in IraqCharities are gearing up to cope with a significant -- potentially catastrophic -- humanitarian ALSO SEE:Charities Grapple With Uncertainty as War Unfolds crisis in and around Iraq, and have begun raising the hundreds of millions of dollars they…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Photograph by JoAnn Brown SchwesingerIn the United States, ample facilities exist to perform heart surgery on children. But in numerous countries, few doctors have the skills or equipment to help youngsters who need operations, and many children with heart trouble endure disabling conditions or die…
A School in Kenya Helps Baltimore’s Troubled Youngsters
Like many of his friends in the crime-ridden neighborhood in Baltimore’s ALSO SEE:INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: Photo gallery
$55-Million Pledged to University; Other Gifts
Five nonprofit organizations have received commitments of $20-million or more: Oklahoma State University Foundation, in Stillwater, has received a pledge of $55-million from T. Boone Pickens, founder of Mesa Limited Partnership, in Dallas. According to the foundation, Mr. Pickens will establish a…
Growth in Giving Slackens at Foundations
The growth in foundation giving in 2001 slowed to its lowest level in four years, according to a new report by the Foundation Center. The report, “Foundation Giving Trends: Update on Funding Priorities,” presents the findings of an annual study of grants of $10,000 or more from 1,007 community,…
By Ziya Serdar Tumgoren
Contributor
N.Y. Museum Receives Art Worth $75-Million
By Kevin DuMouchelle The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, has received a gift of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints from the Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Charitable Foundation, in New York. The total value of the gift is estimated to be at least $75-million, according to Paul…
Medical-relief charity holds first “shareholder” meeting to inform donors -- and gain visibilitySanta Barbara, Calif. Standing before a crowd of about 200 people at a Doubletree resort here, the chief executive officer plowed through the fine print of his organization’s financials, occasionally…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Packard’s Spending Cuts Cause Budget Woes for a Budget Expert
Washington The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is used to squaring off against Congress or the president on ALSO SEE:Cutting Its Losses budget issues, whether Medicaid, food-stamp spending or deficit reduction. But for the first time in its 21-year history, the heat is now on the think…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Plunge in assets forces Packard to slash programsAt a college in Harlem, Mont., Native American students and faculty members are sampling the water polluted ALSO SEE:Boom and Bust at the Packard FoundationPackard’s Spending Cuts Cause Budget Woes for a Budget Expert by a gold mine to bolster a…
By Elizabeth Greene
Contributor
Photograph by Elizabeth HartowiczCommunicating can be difficult for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia because memory loss robs them of the ability to express themselves through words. But music can provide a key to their emotions. Participants in the Center for Alzheimer’s Respite…