Foundation Giving Did Not Keep Pace With Inflation in 2011
Giving by U.S. foundations totaled an estimated $46.9-billion last year, an increase of only 2 percent from 2010 and a more than 2 percent drop from 2009, according to a new study on foundation giving....
View ArticleMost Rich Americans Believe in Teaching Children About Giving
Even in tough economic times, wealthy Americans still believe strongly that they have a duty to give, a new survey says. About 69 percent of rich people said they have a responsibility to pass on to...
View ArticleMillion-Dollar Donations Are on the Decline in 2012
America’s wealthy are in a less generous mood so far this year. The number of donations of $1-million or more has dropped 8 percent since the beginning of 2012 compared with the same period last year,...
View ArticleCasey Fund to End Foster-Case Unit and Direct $20-Million a Year to Nonprofits
The Annie E. Casey Foundation on Tuesday announced plans to close a foster-care unit it runs, a move that will eliminate 280 jobs and free up roughly $20-million a year in grants to nonprofits that...
View ArticleThree Families Unite to Raise $30-Million for Aid to Veterans
Three affluent families are forming a fund with the purpose of raising $30-million to support programs that serve military veterans, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America announced today. The...
View ArticleHow a Change in Foundation Strategy Can Upset Beneficiaries
As foundations adjust their approaches to dealing with the tough economy and changing needs, they often face a big challenge in how to tell grantees that money is about to disappear. The situation can...
View ArticleNew Web Site Informs Philanthropists About Nonprofits
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation has created a new online forum to help philanthropists learn about charities and then connect with the ones that interest them. The new Web site is called the...
View ArticleWarren Buffett Pledges $3-Billion More to His Kids’ Foundations
Warren Buffett said today he would give each of his three children $1-billion to donate, in addition to the $1-billion gifts he made to each of their philanthropies in 2006. To celebrate his 82nd...
View ArticleFormer Hewlett Foundation Head to Join Stanford Center
Philanthropy studies at the university level just got a very prominent booster as one of the nation’s most prominent foundation leaders moves to academe. Paul Brest, the former president of the William...
View ArticleCharitable Deduction Should Be a Constitutional Right, Says Lawyer
The fate of the charitable deduction worried many of the donors, grant makers, and nonprofit experts gathered in Palm Beach, Fla., on Thursday for the opening of the Philanthropy Roundtable’s annual...
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