Shaped by the ‘60s, Widow Takes Free-Spirited Approach to Giving
When Ann Lurie’s husband, Robert, died in 1990, she was left with a fortune worth hundreds of millions and six kids -- ages 5 to 15. ALSO SEE:America’s Most-Generous Donors: A searchable databaseThe Megagift PlungeHow The Chronicle’s Donor List Was CompiledWireless Entrepreneur Reaches Out to…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Billionaire Casts Wide Net, But Stays Close to Home
Paul Allen’s philanthropy is eclectic, a reflection of a man who has pursued a variety of business ventures ALSO SEE:America’s Most-Generous Donors: A searchable databaseThe Megagift PlungeHow The Chronicle’s Donor List Was CompiledWireless Entrepreneur Reaches Out to Symphony With $120-Million…
By DAVID WHELAN
Contributor
Wireless Entrepreneur Reaches Out to Symphony With $120-Million Gift
After the San Diego Symphony got out of bankruptcy in 1998, Irwin and Joan Jacobs began donating about $1-million ALSO SEE:America’s Most-Generous Donors: A searchable databaseThe Megagift PlungeHow The Chronicle’s Donor List Was CompiledBillionaire Casts Wide Net, But Stays Close to HomeShaped by…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
How The Chronicle’s Donor List Was Compiled
For the third year, The Chronicle has compiled its list of the nation’s biggest donors in ALSO SEE:America’s Most-Generous Donors: A searchable databaseThe Megagift PlungeWireless Entrepreneur Reaches Out to Symphony With $120-Million GiftBillionaire Casts Wide Net, But Stays Close to HomeShaped by…
Giving by top U.S. donors is down, leaving many charities anxious about long-term effectsThe poor economy slowed giving by the nation’s biggest donors last year, and many charities fear that ALSO SEE: America’s Most-Generous Donors: A searchable database How The Chronicle’s Donor List Was Compiled…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Photograph by Russell SasakiWhen stroke patients return home from the hospital, their motor skills are often still so impaired that they are prone to falls and other accidents, often injuring themselves so seriously they land back in the hospital. What’s more, many can’t bathe themselves. As a…
New Planned-Giving Alliance Formed
Planned-giving organizations in Canada, Europe, and the United States have joined together to create an international body to promote their industry. The International Gift Planning Alliance seeks to create an effective link between charitable-gift planners worldwide, and to increase cooperation on…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Packard Foundation Announces Grant-Making Cuts of $50-Million
Los Altos, Calif. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, whose assets have dropped sharply in recent years, last week announced that it would give away $200-million in 2003 -- $50-million less than last year, when the foundation slashed its grant-making budget from $500-million in 2001. The…
By DAVID WHELAN
Contributor
Heir to Hyatt Fortune Wants Foundation’s Assets Frozen
Lawyers for one of the heirs to the Pritzker fortune have asked a Cook County judge, in Chicago, to freeze the assets of the family’s foundation until a lawsuit that accuses her father of stealing $1-billion from her trust fund is settled. Liesel Pritzker alleges that her father, Robert Pritzker,…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Medical-Research Project Wins $25-Million; Other New Gifts
Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, and University Hospitals of Cleveland have received a donation of $25-million from Bert L. Wolstein, founder of Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, in Cleveland, and his wife, Iris. The gift is earmarked for a biomedical-research project to be…
Companies use high-tech services to help people create foundationsNorwalk, Conn. Two companies -- one an upstart with roots in the Internet world, the other a financial-services giant -- are vying to make forming a private foundation as easy as opening an online checking account. Foundation Source,…
By Brad Wolverton
Contributor
The tropics are home to more than two-thirds of the world’s known plant species, many of which are fast disappearing. The National Tropical Botanical Garden, established in 1964 with a charter from Congress, is dedicated to trying to collect, conserve, propagate, and study a wide variety of plants…
One in Four Americans Volunteers, Report Says
About one in four Americans age 16 and older volunteer, according to a new report from the U.S. government. Those who volunteer spend a median of 52 hours per year on volunteer activities, meaning that about half of those who reported their volunteer hours spent more time than that on volunteering…
By Meg Sommerfeld
Contributor
MacArthur Marks Anniversary With $42-Million in Grants
To highlight its 25th anniversary, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, in Chicago, last week announced $42-million in grants. The round of grants will push the foundation’s 2003 spending $15-million above its usual annual commitment of $175-million. Jonathan F. Fanton, president of…
By Michael Anft
Contributor