Photographs by Bob KennellFor the past two years, the Canadian Pacific Railway’s “Holiday Train” has helped to raise money for charities by trekking across Canada from Montreal to Vancouver, British Columbia. But this year the train began its journey from the Fresh Pond Junction Rail Yard in…
Princeton U. to Receive $60-Million
Peter B. Lewis, an insurance executive and 1955 graduate of Princeton University, has pledged $60-million to the institution to build a science library and support its programs. Mr. Lewis is chairman of the board of the Progressive Corporation, an insurance company in Mayfield Village, Ohio. The…
Program That Uses ‘Black Stallion’ Books Is Among New ‘Points of Light’
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Bush’s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…
Arts Groups Raised $1.5-Billion From Corporations Last Year
American companies donated a total of $1.56-billion to arts organizations last year, according to a new survey, a one-third increase over the total of gifts in 1997 before adjusting for inflation. But the growth in contributions may be slowing this year, according to the survey, which was conducted…
By Debra E. Blum
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Fewer Foundations Publish Reports on Giving, But More Are Distributing Information Online
The number of foundations issuing publications that detail their giving has decreased for the ALSO SEE: Foundations: How They Report to the Public first time in 16 years, according to a new study by the Foundation Center. The study, which is based on surveys of almost 19,000 grant makers, found…
By Ziya Serdar Tumgoren
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TV host Rosie O’Donnell gives her all for her charityNot long after The Rosie O’Donnell Show made its television debut, its host was dubbed one of the ALSO SEE: Rosie’s For All Kids Foundation Rosie O’Donnell Products That Have Supported Charity Grants Awarded by Rosie’s For All Kids Foundation in…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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Photograph by Bill GrahamMillie’s Munchies started out in 1997 as a struggling baking enterprise run out of Loretta and Al Sharpe’s mobile home in The Plains, Ohio. Now, with the help of the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks, in nearby Athens, Millie’s Munchies generates about $75,000 in…
Carnegie Creates Awards to Honor Philanthropists
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced the winners of its first Andrew Carnegie Medals of Philanthropy. The medals this year honor seven individuals and families “who understand how modern philanthropy plays a critical role in building and sustaining our democratic institutions,” said…
Nearly 90% of Households Made Gifts; 44% Volunteered in 2000, Study Finds
Nearly 90 percent of American households made a donation to nonprofit groups last year, according ALSO SEE: Giving and Volunteering Trends: A Snapshot to data released last week by Independent Sector, a coalition of charities and foundations. The average amount contributed was $1,620, or 3.2…
Recipients of President’s Service Awards
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Bush’s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…
$20-Million Pledged to UVa. for Sports Arena; Other Gifts
A Connecticut businessman has pledged $20-million over 10 years to the University of Virginia to help build a basketball arena. The donation was from Paul Tudor Jones II, who founded the Tudor Group, an investment company in Greenwich, Conn. Other big gifts: Bank Street College of Education (New…
Intel Executive Pledges $600-Million to Caltech
Gordon E. Moore, chairman emeritus of the Intel Corporation, and his wife, Betty, have pledged $600-million to the California Institute of Technology through a personal gift and through grants from their family foundation, the institute announced. The couple’s contribution is the largest ever to a…
By Laura Hruby
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MacArthur winner improves lives by providing housingWhen Rosanne Haggerty was growing up in West Hartford, Conn., her mother and father, ALSO SEE:Common Ground both schoolteachers, taught her to welcome those who were bereft of family and friends. On holidays, poor people from a nearby residential…
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When police officer Bill Sample heard about a 7-year-old boy suffering from leukemia at a Philadelphia hospital, he gave the youngster’s parents $1,900 to take their son on a trip to the mountains. There, the boy would get a chance to see snow for the first time before he died. Since then, the…