6 Graphics to Tell You More About the 2016 Philanthropy 50
Learn where the money went, which states have the most big donors, which got the most in contributions in 2015, and more.
By Maria Di Mento and Nidhi Singh
Gifts Roundup: $100 Million to U. of Miami and $20 Million to Bucknell
Other gifts include $5 million for a new student center at Tulane University and $4 million for a U.S.C./Brookings Institution health policy effort.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Judge Allows Suit Against George Lucas Museum to Proceed
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit opposing construction of the Star Wars creator’s planned museum on Chicago’s lakefront, keeping in place the last obstacle to construction, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Hearing Could Clear Final Roadblock for George Lucas Museum
A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday in a Chicago preservation nonprofit’s legal challenge to movie mogul George Lucas’s plan for a privately funded museum on the Lake Michigan waterfront, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Presidents of Small Colleges Bank on Fundraising to Survive
Big gifts are critical, but with concerns about the future of the liberal-arts institutions, some would-be donors are asking tougher questions before giving.
By LAWRENCE BIEMILLER
Contributor
Donald Trump’s Philanthropy: How Generous Is He?
The presidential candidate last made a donation to his foundation in 2008. Its grants have been fueled mostly by other people’s donations.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Gifts Will Rise 2.6% This Year, Study Projects
Atlas of Giving expects charitable giving to hit $489.8 billion in 2016, with stock-market turmoil restraining stronger growth.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Podcast: Giving Will Keep Rising in 2016, Forecast Says
Atlas of Giving chief Rob Mitchell discusses last year’s giving trends and a look ahead at 2016, including the impact of the presidential election on charitable donations.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
Obituary: Rusty Rose, Texas Businessman and Major Art Donor
The investment mogul and former Texas Rangers co-owner, whose art collection made up part of a $215 million gift to the Dallas Museum of Art in 2005, died Friday at age 74, the Dallas Morning News and Texas Public Radio report.
Gifts Roundup: $50 Million to Cornell U. and $70 Million to Barnard College
Other notable gifts include $2 million from Robert and Penny Fox to Drexel University for a center for historic costume exhibition and research.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$50 Million to Cornell U., $20 Million to Wesleyan
Cornell University was expected to announce a $50 million donation Friday to boost its engineering program and draw more minorities and women into the field, writes The Wall Street Journal, and Wesleyan University received a $20 million gift from the chairman of its Board of Trustees, the Hartford Courant reports
Experts Urge Wounded Warrior to Address Criticism Directly, and Fast
The veterans charity faces a communications crisis even if it has done nothing wrong, and it needs to do more to head off irreparable harm, nonprofit experts say.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
$70 Million in Gifts Boosts Barnard College Library Plan
The New York institution announced three donations from alumnae Thursday to support the construction of a new “teaching and learning center” to replace the campus’s aging library, The Wall Street Journal reports.
$35 Million Bequest Boosts Chicago Museum’s Purchasing Power
The donation to the Art Institute of Chicago by the late collector and longtime museum benefactor Dorothy Braude Edinburg is earmarked for acquisitions, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Brown U. Alumnus Gives $25 Million for Entrepreneurship Center
The gift from financier Jonathan Nelson will establish a campus hub for students to turn their classroom experience into new business ventures, the Associated Press writes.
U.S. Colleges Raise $40 Billion; Stanford Tops List at $1.6 Billion
Fundraising jumped by 7.6 percent over 2014, with nearly a third of all contributions going to the top 20 institutions.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor