Foundations
May 16, 2017 at 10:21 pm
I recently attended the annual Hot Pink event that supports the BCRF at the Armory in New York City. The gala was hosted by Elizabeth Hurley, Victoria Beckham and chaired by Leonard Lauder with a performance by John Mellencamp. I was able to connect wit CEO Myra Biblowit and we discussed her position, the event,…
May 16, 2017 at 10:18 pm
The Barack Obama Foundation contributions jumped to a little more than $13 million in 2016, according to an IRS filing released last Thursday, and donations are expected to skyrocket in 2017 with the lifting of a self-imposed $1 million cap and former President Barack Obama free to make direct appeals. Obama discussed plans for his…
May 16, 2017 at 11:48 am
Philanthropist and New York Public Library Trustee Katharine J. Rayner has given the Library a $15 million gift to strengthen and advance the institution’s internationally-renowned research collections. The major gift, announced at the Library’s Board of Trustees meeting, establishes the “Katharine J. Rayner Fund for Special Collections,” which will fund the Library’s acquisition of special…
May 9, 2017 at 9:59 am
ExxonMobil and its employees contributed more than $1.4 million to institutions of higher education across Virginia as part of the ExxonMobil Foundation’s 2016 Educational Matching Gift Program. ExxonMobil employees, retirees, directors and surviving spouses contributed $453,000 to 34 Virginia colleges and universities, which was matched by more than $1 million in unrestricted grants from the…
May 5, 2017 at 2:05 pm
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has received $110 million—the largest private donation in the history of California State University—from William and Linda Frost, Cal State alumni who have worked extensively with administrators for more than a decade “to transform science and mathematics education at Cal Poly,” school officials announced Wednesday. Much of the donation will…
May 1, 2017 at 12:26 am
I’m sure you have all heard of Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani female activist and Noble Prize laureate who was shot in the head by a member of the Taliban for advocating the education for women...
April 28, 2017 at 10:05 am
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the philanthropic investment vehicle created by Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, MD, will fund an effort to allow biologists to share drafts of papers before they are published in peer-reviewed scientific journals like Nature or Science. Financial terms were not disclosed. Cori Bargmann, the president…
April 27, 2017 at 10:23 am
One couple decided to do something to help the families affected by the increase in the number of police killed in the line of duty. The Rice family said the tragedy of Deputy Geer's death inspired them to create a nonprofit organization to help families of fallen heroes across the country. The nonprofit is called the…
April 27, 2017 at 10:02 am
The National Park Foundation is commemorating the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary with its $350 million Centennial Campaign for America’s National Parks...
April 25, 2017 at 11:15 am
Best Buddies has been a great friend to Tom Brady’s own charitable goals. Best Buddies International, which bills itself as a nonprofit that helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has profited greatly from its relationship with the Patriots quarterback, who has lent his image and time to help the charity grow. Since 2011, Brady…
