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Special Report: How America Gives
The Chronicle examines giving trends nationwide through exclusive analysis of Internal Revenue Service data. See charitable-donation figures from every state, metropolitan area, and county.
How America Gives Special Report: Breaking the Charity Habit
Fewer people are donating, a Chronicle analysis finds, and the implications for philanthropy are profound.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Fewer Americans Find Room in Their Budgets for Charity, Chronicle Data Shows
Only 24 percent of taxpayers who itemize made charitable gifts in 2015, down from 30 percent a decade earlier. Wealthy taxpayers are filling the gap, but experts still see reason to worry.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Growing Wealth in San Jose Doesn’t Always Work Out Well for Charity
Smaller groups are often overlooked by Silicon Valley’s wealthy. A case study with data from The Chronicle’s special report “How America Gives.”
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Albany Charities Find It Hard to Tap Influx of Wealth
Nonprofits are looking at ways to get more from a broad spectrum of local donors. A case study with data from The Chronicle’s special report “How America Gives.”
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Milwaukee Mines ‘Untapped Promise’ of Big Donors to Close Funding Gap
How the city boosted giving by identifying donors who were “giving way under their capacity.” A case study with data from The Chronicle’s special report “How America Gives.”
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Fundraisers Must Adapt to New Breed of Wealthy Young Donors, Authors say.
Unlike earlier generations, rich millennials and members of Generation X want to be deeply engaged with the charities they support.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
N.C. Philanthropist Leaves $140 Million to 3 Colleges for Scholarships
Porter Byrum, who also invested in real estate, directed the money to Wake Forest, Queens, and Wingate universities, all in North Carolina. He rose from humble beginnings and extolled the virtues of his college education.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Zuckerberg and Facebook Executives Clash Over Philanthropy Work
Mark Zuckerberg initially wanted Facebook employees to help with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative projects. In other news, a New York charity that a Chinese conglomerate said would become its largest shareholder, rethinks its request for nonprofit status; a hotline for human trafficking gets busier; a tech investor commits $10 million for hurricane aid; a D.C. chef feeds displaced people in disaster zones; and the Metropolitan Opera offers its staff buyouts.
The Academy of Motion Pictures and 3 Other Nonprofits Landed $50 Million Gifts
Plus, singer Jennifer Lopez and entrepreneur Ric Elias have contributed money to help Hurricane Maria survivors
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Donors Giving Big to Small Colleges
A $50 million gift to tiny Oglethorpe University, whose endowment is just $33.5 million, is one example of how major gifts can change everything for a small institution. In other news, the Trump administration is coming under fire for its hurricane response in Puerto Rico, and efforts in Los Angeles illustrate how developing housing for people in need can be tough even when the money is there.
Daily News Roundup: Trump Inaugural Committee Gives $3 Million for Storm Relief
In other news, the Hillman Foundation for Cancer Research gives the University of Pittsburgh $30 million, and the annual nonprofit ArtPrize contest, started by Betsy DeVos’s son, takes a political twist this year,
Daily News Roundup: $300 Million From Tech Firms Boosts Trump Computer-Science Effort
In other news, many Puerto Ricans are still looking for water, gasoline, and outside assistance a week after a powerful hurricane struck the island; the White House is still weeks away from a formal request for aid, sources say.
Video: Raising $275 Million From Scratch
Chronicle reporter Megan O’Neil sits down with Adrienne Brooks of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to discuss its successful capital campaign, its membership program, and the museum’s next steps.
By Nidhi Singh
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Nova Southwestern U. Gets $200 Million Gift
The money will build a new campus and provide scholarships. In other news, a brouhaha erupts over an AIDS fundraising event that benefited a Harvey Weinstein production; and 60 percent of the population of a Puerto Rican town are homeless. Plus, two Bush education foundations and Jennifer Lopez contribute to aid for storm relief.