Phil and Penny Knight Pledge $400 Million to Rebuild Historic Black Neighborhood
Plus, hedge-fund manager Kenneth Griffin gave big gifts to a community college and a charter school, and Purdue University received two major donations from alumni.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
What Michael Bloomberg’s Plan to Transfer His Company to Charity Could Mean for Philanthropy
The former New York mayor’s plans to give his $12 billion company to Bloomberg Philanthropies could signal a sea change in how mega-donors give.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Tex. Billionaire George Bishop Gives $100 Million for Scholarships
Plus, New York financier Ron Perelman gave $25 million to Brown University, a Community College got $10 million, and four other universities received multimillion-dollar donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
San Diego Civic Organization Lands $20 Million From 95-Year-Old Sailing Great
Plus, Harvard received $300 million from hedge-fund manager Kenneth Griffin, Robert Smith donated $15 million for career-readiness programs for underserved high-school students, and Kathryn and Kenneth Chenault gave Bowdoin $2 million to honor a civil-rights leader.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Billionaire Financier Kenneth Griffin Gives Harvard $300 Million
The new gift brings the Citadel founder’s lifetime support of his alma mater to more than $500 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Purdue U. Pharmacy College Gets $20 Million to Launch New Program
Plus, the University of New Hampshire landed $20 million to assist honors students, UVA got $10 million to develop more socially conscious business leaders, and a foundation that raises money for a veterans museum landed $10 million for a new building.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Cedars-Sinai Lands $170 Million From 2 Donors, Including Hollywood Producer Chuck Lorre
Plus, best-selling authors James and Susan Patterson gave $5 million to bolster the teaching work force in Wisconsin, and two higher-education institutions and a Baltimore area health-care system all received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Opinion|Article About Sean Fieler Sparks Heated Debate
Chronicle of Philanthropy readers weigh in on profile of conservative philanthropist.
MacKenzie Scott Sets New ‘Open Call’ to Donate $250 Million
Through her organization Yield Giving, she plans to make unrestricted $1 million donations to 250 nonprofits.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
Carole and Marcus Weinstein Give $25 Million to U. of Richmond for New Academic Services Center
Plus, Baltimore real-estate developer Sam Rose gave $2 million for full scholarships for students from Ukraine, and Jacklyn and Miguel Bezos, Steve Tisch, and a Campbell’s Soup heiress gave big to support scholarships and ocean research.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Michael Jordan Celebrates His Birthday With a $10 Million Gift to Make-a-Wish Foundation
Plus, the University of Michigan landed a $50 million donation for its education school, and three other universities received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Craig Newmark Aims to Protect the Country by Supporting Journalism and Cybersecurity Efforts
The founder of Craigslist donated more than $80 million to his foundation and donor-advised fund last year and plans to give his fortune to charity during his lifetime.
By Glenn Gamboa
Associated Press
What’s Next for America’s Biggest Donors
This year’s Philanthropy 50 ranks tops donors by their giving in 2022. Here’s what some of these philanthropists plan to do in 2023 and beyond.
By Maria Di Mento and Drew Lindsay
Meet the ‘Everyday Megadonor’: 2022’s List of Top Philanthropists Includes a Host of New Names
The number of people worth at least $50 million has nearly quadrupled in the past decade. Meet the big givers hiding in plain sight.
By Maria Di Mento and Drew Lindsay
America’s Top Donors Are Helping to Shape the Future in an Old-Fashioned Way
Many of 2022 largest donors hewed closely to decades-old conventions of philanthropy. Two areas that attracted significant support: scholarships and medical research. <b>Plus</b>: See our entire <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/2023phil50"><b>special report</b></a> on the Philanthropy 50.
By Maria Di Mento and Drew Lindsay
How Billionaires Found Joy With $1 Million Gifts to Small Nonprofits
After years of big donations to big organizations, Rob and Karen Hale showered $52 million on 75 mostly small groups, bringing some nonprofit leaders to tears. <b>Plus:</b> See the rest of our <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/2023phil50"><b>special report</b></a> on the donors who gave the most to charity in 2022.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects