While they have a penchant for higher ed mega-gifts, billionaire businessmen Ronnie and Gerald Chan keep things fairly low key with their Morningside Foundation. Here’s a look at the family’s backstory and the brothers’ priorities.
Read MoreWhile more people are taking advantage of donor-advised funds, they could be making a greater impact. Casey van der Stricht of the Solve Innovation Future Fund at MIT offers a path for donors to invest in social innovators.
Read MoreA $24 million donation from a major funder of neuroscience has established the new K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics at MIT to develop next-gen synthetic limbs and other solutions for serious disabilities.
Read MoreLisa Yang and Hock Tan have been active in autism funding for years. Their latest donation to MIT aims to find treatments based on cutting-edge molecular neuroscience and genetics.
Read MoreKing Philanthropies—a relative newcomer to big league giving—made the intersection of climate and poverty a new priority. But when it found data in this space to be lacking, it turned to MIT with a major gift to guide future solutions.
Read MoreA $140 million gift to MIT suggests that while unrestricted support remains rare, it may prove to be an appealing philanthropic instrument for donors who prize flexibility, "lean" giving and risk taking.
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