Daily News Roundup: College Donor’s Ex-Wife Seeks to Recoup Gifted Millions
The former spouse of a major Worcester Polytechnic Insitute benefactor claims in a lawsuit that donations from her ex included money hidden from her during divorce proceedings. Also, authorities in Turkey and India target major international aid charities.
How to Find and Learn About Donors Abroad
A University of Chicago international prospect researcher shares tips and valuable open-source tools.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Daily News Roundup: Russian Hackers Seek Hush Money From Liberal Groups
The organizations have been asked to pay ransoms in the form of untraceable Bitcoins. Also, the bulk of a biotech billionaire’s $12 million gift to a college has benefited a company he owns.
Gifts Roundup: Calif. Businessman Gives $5 Million for San Jose Flood Aid
Other notable donations include $45 million to establish an engineering school at Chapman University and $10 million for health clinics led by Florida Gulf Coast University faculty.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Judge Orders Harvard to Turn Over Donor Information
The federal-court ruling entangles the university in the hunt for a wealthy alumnus’s assets as part of international finance case. Also, the FBI makes an arrest in the wave of recent bomb threats targeting Jewish nonprofits, and a network of Christian denominations mobilizes to fight President Trump’s immigration orders.
Daily News Roundup: Stars Sport ACLU Support in Oscar Fashions
Also, a look at Salesforce’s influential “Pledge 1%" model for corporate giving and the rise of cause gift cards targeting millennial consumers.
Daily News Roundup: Me. Governor Calls on Trump to Reject Parkland Gift
Also, the William Penn Foundation promotes from within for its new executive director, and a Los Angeles arts nonprofit closes amid a gentrification battle.
How One Fundraiser Has Forged Relationships With Financial Advisers — and Scored Big Gifts
Patience and giving personal attention to financial professionals — and their wealthy clients — can pay off.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: KIND Founder Pledges $25 Million to Launch Food-Policy Group
Other notable donations include a $60 million estate gift to the University of Dubuque and $20 million gifts to Texas A&M and Cornell College.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Bob Jones University Regains Charity Status
The Christian college’s tax exemption was reinstated 17 years after it revoked a ban on interracial dating that led to a landmark Supreme Court decision. Also, a British building magnate donates a nearly $260 million business stake to his foundation.
Grocery Mogul Makes a $100 Million Statement With Education Gift
At a time when many philanthropists are focusing on charter schools and vouchers, Texas billionaire Charles Butt is investing in his state’s public schools.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: More Muslim Nonprofits Turning Down Federal Grants
Also, a news report examines “insider culture” at the Boston philanthropy founded by a late Red Sox owner, and a law professor defends the Johnson Amendment.
Gifts Roundup: Northwestern Alumnus Pledges $20 Million for Sports Upgrade
Other notable donations support a new theater at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and veterinary professorships at Michigan State.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
America’s Biggest Donors Give Unusually Large Share of Gifts to Colleges
Nearly half of giving by the country’s biggest donors went to higher education, with $1 of every $5 benefiting elite universities with multibillion-dollar endowments.
By Maria Di Mento and Drew Lindsay
Philanthropy 50: Nike Mogul Tops Chart While Tech Giants Flex Charity Muscle
The Nike co-founder and veteran philanthropist headlines our annual ranking, while self-made women and tech moguls herald change in the giving ranks.
By Maria Di Mento and Drew Lindsay
Roxanne Quimby once lived in a shack without electricity or running water to be closer to the outdoors. After amassing a fortune as a co-founder of Burt’s Bees, she found a much grander way to honor nature.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor