Seattle Developer Gives $25 Million and an Art Collection to University
Plus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association received $21 million from a longtime donor, and a food bank in Washington, D.C., landed $10 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$150 Million Gift: Billionaire Benioffs Expand Health Care Giving to Hawaii
Plus, the financier Ken Griffin contributed $50 million for cancer research; and Hollywood producer Chuck Lorre is beefing up financial aid for UCLA’s STEM students.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Donations by Top 50 U.S. Donors Fell Again in 2023, Sliding to $12 Billion
Mike Bloomberg, Phil and Penny Knight, and Michael and Susan Dell led the list of biggest givers.
Who’s Up Next? How the Next Wave of Megadonors Will Give
Racial justice, the environment, and scientific research are getting an influx of money from wealthy people seeking tangible change.
By Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon
What Do Donor Revolts Mean for Fundraising?
Nonprofits may face a new set of demands over naming rights and other issues.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Former Professor Gives $1 Billion to Make Medical School Free
Plus, a $25 million gift to the Philadelphia Orchestra honors the legendary opera singer and civil-rights activist Marian Anderson, and the sons of Chinese-immigrant parents give $5 million to honor a Black businessman who helped their family in the 1930s.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Art Institute of Chicago Lands $25 Million Gift From Bucksbaum Family
Plus, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry got $25 million from alumni couple Charles and Gloria Clough, and Colorado College and University Hospitals also received large sums.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Billionaire Owners Aren’t Saving the News Media, but Donors Can Play an Important Role
The nonprofit Philadelphia Inquirer is now investing in news at a time when so many others have cut to the bone, but smaller nonprofits are struggling.
By Rodney Benson and Victor Pickard
10 Ways to Boost Fundraising and Attract More Big Gifts This Year
Three seasoned fundraisers share proven tactics — and lots of real examples — to help you adapt your big-gifts strategy to the current climate and maximize results.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Former Student Activist Couple Gives UCLA $10 Million for Ethnic Studies Centers
Plus, Leonard and Pamela Schaeffer gave USC $59 million to establish the Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service, and Colby College landed $50 million from Paula and Peter Lunder to back efforts to provide more financial aid to students from underserved backgrounds.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Lisa Yang Gives $35 Million to Boost Global Wildlife Conservation
Plus, we report on big donations to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Monmouth College, and a new history museum in Wisconsin.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Donor Chemistry: An $84 Million Gift to UPenn Sciences
Plus, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, McCombs School, CUNY’s journalism school, and Dickinson College all got big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
2nd Big HBCU Gift This Month: Spelman College Lands $100 Million
The donation from Ronda Stryker follows a Lilly Endowment grant to UNCF to boost endowments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Plus, CUNY, MIT, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center receive multimillion dollar gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Cellebrite Donates A.I. Investigative Tools to Nonprofits to Help Find Missing Children Faster
John Walsh, advocate for missing children and longtime host of America’s Most Wanted, said he feels outmanned by criminals all the time — especially in the courtroom.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
Denver Bankers Give Local Science Museum $20 Million
Plus, Howard University’s medical school landed $12 million from billionaire novelist MacKenzie Scott, and Ballet Arizona company received $2 million from a longtime supporter.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Minnesota’s Richest Man Gives Land Worth $172 Million to Benefit Nonprofits in the State
Plus, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Ehlers-Danlos Society, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and an Outward Bound education program all received large sums.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor