Giving in Washington Area 46% Above U.S. Average
Taxpayers in the Washington area gave nearly 4 percent of their income to charity in 1998, according to a new study by the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers. The rate of giving was 46 percent higher than the national average, a report on the study says. The number and size of private,…
Crime-Busting Taxi Drivers Among ‘Points of Light’
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’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…
Church Giving by Protestants: Report Cites 30-Year Trends
By DEBRA E. BLUMProtestants have been making bigger and bigger donations to their churches over the past few decades, but the gifts are accounting for an increasingly smaller share of their incomes, a new report says. The report, by Empty Tomb, a research and social-services group in Champaign,…
By Debra E. Blum
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American Foundations Increase Giving to Support International Projects
By DEBRA E. BLUMOverseas giving by American foundations is expected to increase ALSO SEE:International Giving by American Foundations in coming years as thousands of grant makers try to figure out how best to distribute endowments that are swelling fast, a new report says. The report, by the…
By Debra E. Blum
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Three Large Foundations Give $30-Million to Create Small Schools in New York City
By NICOLE LEWISThree of the nation’s largest foundations will donate a total of $30-million to support a school-reorganization plan in New York that is aimed primarily at dividing some of the city’s large, overcrowded high schools into more-efficient smaller ones. The Bill & Melinda Gates…
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Furman University Receives Multimillion-Dollar Bequest; Other Big Donations
Numerous nonprofit groups have received big gifts, including several worth more than $100-million: John D. Hollingsworth Jr., of Greenville, S.C., has left a bequest that is estimated to be worth more than $400-million to benefit Furman University and several Greenville-area charities. A trust…
Giving by Biggest Companies Rose 18% in 1999, New Study Finds
By DEBRA E. BLUMDonations to American charities by 117 of the nation’s biggest companies rose ALSO SEE: Corporate Philanthropy, 1999 by an average of 18 percent in 1999, according to a new study by the Conference Board, in New York. But a report on the study estimated that when the final numbers…
By Debra E. Blum
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Photograph by Gus RuelasOn a typical day at One Intergenerational Day Care Center Program, in Los Angeles, toddlers can be found dancing the macarena, baking muffins, or playing bingo with people who range in age from 60 to over 100. The center, created in 1994, offers one solution to two problems:…
Youth Council and Reporter Are Among Latest ‘Points of Light’
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’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…
Packard Fund Doubles Efforts to Protect Open Space in California
By STEPHEN G. GREENEIn a fight against time, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has doubled its support for efforts to shield California farmland, wildlife habitat, and other open space from developers. Halfway through its five-year, $175-million Conserving California Landscapes Initiative,…
By Stephen G. Greene
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St. Louis Symphony Gets a Pledge of $40-Million; Other Recent Gifts
Numerous nonprofit groups have received large gifts: * The St. Louis Symphony has received a pledge of up to $40-million from Jack Taylor, founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, in St. Louis, and several of his family members. The Taylor family will match up to $35-million raised within four years to…
Ford Foundation Gives $330-Million to Educate Leaders in Developing Countries
By STEPHEN G. GREENEThe Ford Foundation has announced that it plans to spend $330-million to help educate and train thousands of future leaders from developing countries. The new International Fellows Program will enable people from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia to pursue…
By Stephen G. Greene
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President Clinton Urges Adoption of Policies to Spur Philanthropy
By GRANT WILLIAMSPresident Clinton has hailed a resurgence in charitable giving, citing a new ALSO SEE:Giving as a Share of Gross Domestic Product report from his Council of Economic Advisers that identifies a rise in giving in recent years as a proportion of the nation’s total economic activity.…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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From High-Tech Workers to High-Powered Givers
By ELIZABETH GREENEWhen Jim Johnson was ready to start giving away some of the money he had earned at Intel Corporation, the computer-hardware expert attacked philanthropy the way he would any engineering problem. “I said, Okay, I need to get educated about this,” he says. Like many high-tech…
By Elizabeth Greene
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Coalition Helps Southeastern Groups Uncover Their Hidden Assets
By ELIZABETH GREENEEndowments have not caught on in the rural Southeast, and yet few parts of the country have a greater need for a permanent pool of money for local charity. But a new coalition has plans to educate potential donors about philanthropy and local ALSO SEE:Teaching the Art of…
By Elizabeth Greene
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