January 05, 2015

Trending: Sean Parker is the Latest Billionaire to Put Money Into Allergy Research

January 05, 2015/ IP Staff

Allergies make life miserable for millions of Americans, including people like the former president of Facebook. And his $24 million gift for research in this growing area is the biggest we've seen yet.

January 02, 2015

Seven Tech Philanthropists to Watch in 2015

January 02, 2015/ IP Staff

The past year was a big one for tech philanthropy, chock full of major gifts, new initiatives, and recently-minted billionaires preparing to build a charitable legacy. So who should we really be watching in 2015?

March 06, 2014

The Next Soros? The Pierre Omidyar Ukraine Connection

March 06, 2014/ IP Staff

The controversy over Pierre Omidyar's funding of a pro-democracy group in Ukraine, which was instrumental in removing president Viktor Yanukovych from power, is much ado about nothing. That support has hardly been a big secret and nor did it pose some grave conflict of interest given Omidyar's support of First Look Media.

January 20, 2014

Kevin O'Leary's Insidious "Charity"

January 20, 2014/ IP Staff

Many people may know Kevin O’Leary from the hit TV show Shark Tank. Most people, however, do not know that the Canadian multimillionaire got his start developing a company that sold educational software, and has had a lifelong passion for photography. Now, O’Leary is combining his desire to help young entrepreneurs with his artistic passion in what some are saying is one of the most insidious things that has ever been described as “charity.”