Casey Goes to Bat for Families
The Baltimore grant maker begins a bold effort to fight urban poverty Like many industrial cities, Philadelphia had been on the decline for decades, hemorrhaging jobs and population to its suburbs since World War II. ALSO SEE:Built on a Delivery Boy’s Dream, Casey Foundation Focuses on Helping…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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Schools Programs Said to Show Promise
Five years after Walter Annenberg pledged $500-million to overhaul America’s public-education system, schools and school districts that have received some of that money show signs of progress, according to a new report. The Annenberg Challenge, which is overseeing the distribution of the…
Crime Fighter, Tree Planter Among 18 ‘Points of Light’ Honorees
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…
Kellogg: $13-Million for Volunteerism
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in Battle Creek, Mich., has pledged $13-million over four years to expand efforts to incorporate community service into the curriculum of American elementary and secondary schools. The Kellogg money will support four programs: a demonstration project in five states --…
Arts Institute in Detroit Gets $50-Million; Other Gifts
Two arts institutions and two universities have received big donations. * Three donors have pooled gifts totaling $50-million to benefit the Detroit Institute of Arts. Josephine Ford, granddaughter of the automobile pioneer Henry Ford; Richard A. Manoogian, chairman of the plumbing and…
Oregon’s Pamplins donate quietly, but their generosity speaks volumes As the nation commemorated its slain soldiers over Memorial Day weekend, Robert B. Pamplin, Jr., and his family were paying homage by dedicating the Civil War park they had financed in southern Virginia. The non-profit, 363-acre…
By Susan Gray
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A New Tack to Physical Therapy
In 1990, Sarah Everhart was riding her bike in training for a triathlon when a car struck her. The then-23-year-old University of Virginia graduate found her young life turned upside down after the accident, which left her paralyzed from the chest down. Early in her rehabilitation, her physical…
Donors in Illinois Gave $4.8-Billion
Individuals, corporations, and foundations in Illinois contributed a total of $4.8-billion to charities in 1997, according to a new study by the Donors Forum of Chicago. The state’s foundations and corporations made $917-million in charitable grants and donations, it said. The report, “Giving in…
$100-Million Gift to Fight AIDS
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a New York pharmaceutical maker, has announced plans to spend $100-million to help African women and children afflicted with the AIDS virus. The money will be directed to efforts in five countries -- Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland. The money,…
Conservationist, Musician Among 12 ‘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…
2 Law Schools in North Carolina Share $14-Million; Other Gifts
Donors have pledged big gifts to six organizations. * The law schools at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will share $14-million from the estate of Kathrine R. Everett, a lawyer who died in 1992 at the age of 98. Neither university would disclose the amount they…
Survey on Women Points to Their Potential as Donors and Their Need for Aid
Americans underestimate both the potential that women have to become major donors and the degree to which poor women need charitable aid, according to a new survey released by a coalition of women’s groups. At a press conference here, the women’s groups acknowledged that it might seem contradictory…
By Holly Hall
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Funds That Give to Jewish Causes Often Work in Isolation, Report Says
Foundations that specialize in giving to Jewish causes often operate in isolation from each other and therefore miss opportunities to share information and work together on common interests, says a new report financed by a group of those funds. What’s more, Jewish foundations do not have sufficient…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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Foundation Watchdog’s New Style
Leadership change at activist group could signal an era of cooperation One of the first things Rick Cohen did when he took over as president of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, a prominent watchdog group, was to visit Dorothy S. Ridings, who heads the Council on Foundations.…
By Anthony Giorgianni
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