Washington Community Colleges See Big Bequest From Little-Known Donor
Eva Gordon’s gift is the latest example of wealthy donors’ increased interest in community colleges.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
10 Largest Donor-Advised Funds Grew Sharply in 2018
They took in $21.5 billion last year, up 24.7 percent from 2017. That’s more than what the top 18 charities combined received in private gifts of cash and stock.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Plus, Thomas Jefferson University gets $70 million from Sidney and Caroline Kimmel,, and UCLA gets $46 million from entertainment mogul David Geffen.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Younger ‘Ultrawealthy’ Donors Tend to Focus on Fewer Causes, Study Shows
The report from Wealth-X also found that donors whose net worth is $30 million or more make about 25 percent of all individual gifts to U.S. charities.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Babson College Receives $50 Million, Penn Gets $25 Million (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, UCLA gets $20 million, and an $18 million bequest will support the SPCA for Monterey County, an animal welfare group, and Montage Health Foundation, a health charity.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Rady Children’s Hospital Gets $200 Million Donation (Gifts Roundup)
The Radys are longtime donors to the medical center, giving it nearly $400 million so far.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Metropolitan Museum Gets $80 Million Bequest From Jayne Wrightsman for Acquisitions (Gifts Roundup)
In other news about major gifts, Sandy and Joan Weill give $106 million to create a research effort that will bring together neuroscientists and other researchers from three universities.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$1 Billion in Grants Will Support 4 Research Institutions
The Cleveland Clinic, Duke University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of Southern California have each received an equal share through a group of foundations set up by Tom Lord, a businessman who died in 1989.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Eric and Wendy Schmidt Pledge $1 Billion to Advance Young People, Public Service, and Other Causes
The couple say the contribution adds to the $1 billion they have given previously and is designed to help young people who need scholarship help, mentoring, and other services.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Sanford and Joan Weill Give $106 Million to Neuroscience Research at 3 Universities
The money will bring together neuroscientists, mathematicians, physicists, chemists, and computer scientists who can speed up creation of new treatments for brain disorders and diseases.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Plus, Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis and his wife give $3 million to build a pediatric catheterization lab and operating room at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A Look at the Charitable Priorities of Billionaire Philanthropist Michael Bloomberg
The billionaire philanthropist, who is signaling his interest in joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, has given away more than $7 billion. His fortune currently is pegged at $52.4 billion.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Data Behind the Chronicle’s Ranking of America’s Favorite Charities
Our new ranking of the charities that raise the most in cash and stock reveals some big surprises about which groups are succeeding in a challenging fundraising environment, and why.
Flexibility Pays Off for Community Fund
No minimum amount is required to set up a donor-advised fund at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation — or to make a distribution to a charity.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
When Nonprofits Are Asked to Be the ‘Morals Police’
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is upbeat about its fundraising — but keeping an eye on how big donors react to public scrutiny and economic uncertainty.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Some donors join a charity’s board or spend a few hours onsite. Carol and George Bauer take getting to know their grantees to whole different level.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor