Addiction Treatment Center Gets $13-Million
A late businessman’s foundation helps people with multiple health struggles.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Lenfests Plan to Donate Fortune
Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest are shifting their focus to helping needy urban youths as they figure out how to donate the rest of their big philanthropic commitment.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Experts Question $58-Trillion Wealth-Transfer Estimate
Critics say the report exaggerates how much charities will likely receive.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
How America’s Richest Donors Work to Shape Policy
Donors like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are spending millions on outreach, television ads, and investigative journalism to affect public issues.
Hard Lessons From Princeton’s $900-Million Donor-Intent Lawsuit
In a new book, a nonprofit expert says charities that seek large gifts should make it someone’s job to ensure that a donor’s wishes are met.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How One Megadonor Gives to Further His Cause
The former hedge-fund manager focuses much of his giving on efforts to curb climate change.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Billionaires Wield Greater Power Through Charitable and Political Donations
Controversy is brewing as more wealthy people use their money to sway policies on gun control, immigration, public pensions, climate change, and education.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
EBay Billionaire’s Formation of Watchdog Journalism Site Raises Questions
Pierre Omidyar’s $50-million pledge has critics worried that he will use the effort to exert undue influence, while supporters say he values independent journalism.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
NPR’s Uneven Climb to Attract More Big Gifts
The organization says it needs large donations to grow, but its efforts have sometimes created conflicts with local stations.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Couple Embraces Eclectic Mix of Global Causes for $1.2-Billion Fund
Bill and Joyce Cummings are supporting a medical-training center in Africa, an effort to prevent genocide, and a broad range of nonprofits around Boston.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Stories of Holocaust Bring Tears and Then a Commitment to Fostering World Peace
Bill and Joyce Cummings aren’t Jewish, but they have become prominent supporters of Holocaust education efforts and other work to prevent genocide.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Calif. Home for Older Adults Gets $15-Million From Clients’ Daughter
Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer, a real-estate executive, wanted to inspire others to give and to show her gratitude for care her parents received.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Think Tank Gets $20-MillionFrom a Financier
Daniel D’Aniello, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, gave $20-million to the American Enterprise Institute and is exploring where else he wants to make his mark in philanthropy.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Analyzing Fundraisers’ Personalities Can Help Them Click With Donors
Charities are getting more precise about matching a donor’s style to the person who makes a pitch.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Bay Area Foundation Criticized for Not Doing More for Area’s Poor
The community foundation is putting money and advocacy efforts into education, immigration, and other groups that work locally, but some say it hasn’t done enough.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Gifts Surge From Rich U.S. Donors
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan were the most generous philanthropists in 2013, and the youngest ever to top The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 50 list. Gifts by living donors totaled about as much as in the previous two years combined.
By Ben Gose, Maria Di Mento and Doug Donovan