The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries
September 16, 2024
Michael Bloomberg committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools through his organization Bloomberg Philanthropies
August 05, 2024
The entrance of name, image and likeness deals in college sports has raised questions about what it means to be a tax-exempt charitable organization
July 29, 2024
Volunteering helps others out, but it also helps the volunteer
July 24, 2024Darren Walker, the outgoing president of the Ford Foundation, has had a far-reaching and profound impact on the philanthropic sector
July 23, 2024
Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, will step down from his role by the end of 2025
July 22, 2024
Open Society Foundations revealed Tuesday its first new commitment after a years-long internal reorganization, pledging $400 million over eight years to support green economic development
July 16, 2024
Nicole Taylor has an insider’s view of philanthropic trends from her seat as the president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
June 26, 2024
In September, the award-winning author and academic Ibram X
November 13, 2023
The HBCU Transformation Project, a coalition of 40 historically Black colleges and universities, on Wednesday announced a $124 million gift from philanthropic funders Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for the schools’ graduates
September 13, 2023
A climate philanthropy organization, Giving Green, received a $10 million anonymous donation in April and thinks that the same donor may have given even more
May 22, 2024
The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center in New York City is one of a handful of veterinary hospitals across the country that is equipped to handle the most complicated cases
March 17, 2024
Several low cost and low tech interventions would increase the chances of mothers and their babies surviving childbirth, according to a new report released Tuesday by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
September 12, 2023
Foundations and major donors are mobilizing to respond to court cases like the Supreme Court’s June decision ending affirmative action at universities
February 07, 2024
Boston Celtics power forward Jayson Tatum announced Tuesday a gift of $1 million from the financial services company SoFi to his nonprofit
February 13, 2024
A small nonprofit, Summer Science Program, has puzzled for much of the last year over what do to with a surprise bequest of an estimated $200 million
November 01, 2023
For years, less than 2% of philanthropic giving in the U.S. has gone to benefit women and girls, but that could change in part thanks to new resources that Melinda French Gates has pledged in recent weeks
May 29, 2024
Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States
May 14, 2024
Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
May 13, 2024
Some 170 foundations, donors and advisors have signed on to a pledge started by the nonprofit Democracy Fund to make their grants earlier this Election Year
April 30, 2024
One of the demands of antiwar protestors on college campuses is for their schools to divest their endowments from companies that are profiting from Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza
April 25, 2024
The Entertainment Industry Foundation says the People's Fund of Maui, an initiative started by Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson to benefit survivors of the wildfires in Maui, has given away almost $60 million
April 22, 2024
Much about billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s giving remains a mystery, but a recent round of grants to nonprofits offer some insights
April 04, 2024
The billionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott announced Tuesday she would give $640 million to more than 360 organizations in response to an application process she launched last year
March 19, 2024
Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., and his wife Lisa Ford are raising $10 million to help ten Detroit nonprofits serving young people start endowments
March 19, 2024
Harris campaign reports spending nearly three times as much as Trump in August
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
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