Photograph by William Harris A charity in Harlem is teaching kids to play ice hockey -- and helping them become better students in the bargain. The organization, called Ice Hockey in Harlem, teaches kids to ice skate, instructs them in the rules of the game, and arranges time for them to play at…
New Chapter at a Storied Foundation
Carnegie’s Vartan Gregorian aims to put his stamp on philanthropy Vartan Gregorian first learned about Andrew Carnegie in Iran, where, as a 14-year-old boy, he read -- and relished -- a short biography of the controversial Scottish-born steel magnate. ALSO SEE:Carnegie Foundation Announces New…
By MARINA DUNDJERSKI
Contributor
The Chronicle’s Survey of Grant Making at 142 Major Institutions
STORIES Foundations’ Giving Surges A Sampling of the Largest Grants in 1998 From the Nation’s Top Foundations From Technology to Tobacco, Myriad Sources Spawn Big New Foundations How The Chronicle’s Survey of Top Private Foundations Was Conducted FACTS & FIGURES The Nation’s Ten Wealthiest…
Alaska Museum, Family Fund to Share $90-Million in Stock; Other Gifts
Elmer E. Rasmuson, chairman emeritus of the National Bank of Alaska, in Anchorage, has given a total of $90-million worth of bank shares to two groups: the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, and his family’s foundation, in Anchorage. Mr. Rasmuson, 90, directed that $50-million go to expand the…
Philanthropist Paul Mellon’s Many Bequests to Charities Include Artworks, $280-Million
The philanthropist Paul Mellon, who died this month at age 91, has left more than $280-million in cash to dozens of non-profit institutions nationwide. He also bequeathed numerous works of art by impressionist and modern masters to a select few organizations. Although no official estimates have…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Professional Athlete Among Newest ‘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 awards, which are given to those who have done exemplary volunteer work, take their name from President Bush’s description of people who do community service…
How The Chronicle’s Survey of Top Private Foundations Was Conducted
The Chronicle’s annual survey is based on financial information provided by 142 of the largest private foundations in the country. ALSO SEE:Related storiesFull results of survey The funds in the survey held combined assets of $154.4-billion at the end of last year (not counting four funds that did…
From Technology to Tobacco, Myriad Sources Spawn Big New Foundations
Big sums of new money are expected to flow into foundation coffers in 1999 and beyond -- and much of it could come from non-traditional sources. ALSO SEE:Related storiesFull results of survey New funds are being created through a variety of business and legal deals, and several established…
By Debra E. Blum and MARINA DUNDJERSKI
A Sampling of the Largest Grants in 1998 From the Nation’s Top Foundations
Some of the country’s largest foundations -- their endowments flush with several years of good investment returns or new money from their donors -- took the opportunity to make large gifts in 1998. ALSO SEE:Related storiesFull results of survey One of the biggest winners in last year’s…
By Debra E. Blum and MARINA DUNDJERSKI
Helping Kids Handle Illness and Death
Photograph by Linda Sterrett Most people associate hospice care with elderly patients and terminally ill adults. But in Colorado, Hospice of Metro Denver has become widely known for the services it also provides to children who are dying or grieving over the death of a loved one. The hospice’s…
Big funds distributed $7.7-billion in ’98; endowment growth slows Giving by the nation’s wealthiest grant makers soared last year, rising by 28 per cent over 1997 levels, a Chronicle survey has found. Among 122 foundations that provided figures to The Chronicle for both 1997 and 1998, total giving…
By Debra E. Blum and MARINA DUNDJERSKI
Apple Grower, Atlanta Reporter Honored as ‘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 awards, which are given to those who have done exemplary volunteer work, take their name from President Bush’s description of people who do community service…
A Sampler of Resources on Suburban Sprawl
The American Farmland Trust (http://www.farmland.org) identifies the 20 agricultural areas in the United States most threatened by suburban sprawl, and also lists information about its Competition for Land project and links to many of its publications. ALSO SEE:Stemming the Tide of SprawlU.S.…
Big Donations Shine on Arizona Fund, U. of Florida; Other Gifts
Donors have made big gifts to a community foundation and a university. * A family wishing to remain anonymous has given $25-million to the Arizona Community Foundation, in Phoenix. The money will be used to set up a “support foundation” that will operate under the umbrella of the community…