Through a giving initiative at the company he cofounded, Intrivo Diagnostics, the serial entrepreneur has channeled aid to Ukraine and during the Israel-Gaza conflict. He says a family foundation is also on its way.
Read MoreEstablished in 2001 by investing legend Gary Brinson, the Chicago-based Brinson Foundation focuses on education and scientific research. We take a closer look at this uniquely transparent and accessible family foundation.
Read MoreThe former Cisco CEO hails from the generation of givers who made their fortunes in tech’s first wave. We dig into his family’s grantmaking and meet the heirs who’ll carry that philanthropy forward.
Read MoreAnimal welfare is one of many causes championed by the Meadows Foundation, a 75-year-old family funder that gives in its home state of Texas. Here’s a look at how Meadows works and what it’s prioritizing right now.
Read MoreWhen David and Georgia Welles launched the family’s Cricket Island Foundation, they prioritized family participation across generations. That continues today, and has led the funder to its current focus on youth organizing.
Read MoreAs this family foundation heads into its third generation, it’s backing social enterprises, taking on new issue areas, and exploring practices like impact investing and trust-based philanthropy.
Read MoreReal estate billionaire Jorge Pérez, along with his wife Darlene and their children, are prominent philanthropists in the Sunshine State. Here’s how the family gives, and how the second generation is stepping up.
Read MoreFrom the very start, the secret to the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation’s success has been an unwavering emphasis on family — both engaging its own far-reaching family tree, and moving money to help others.
Read MoreWith roots in Chicago, the Logan brothers — Richard, Jonathan and Daniel — all have their own foundations. They’re each carrying on and evolving a long legacy of giving that began with their late parents, David and Reva Logan.
Read MoreThe Compton Foundation, launched in 1946, is now spending down. Here’s how debates around perpetuity and social justice led to rifts in the founding family, and how one next-gen family member navigated those troubled waters.
Read MoreThe Roundhouse Foundation, based in the small town of Sisters, Oregon, was founded with support from outdoor gear giant Columbia Sportswear. The foundation is expanding rapidly, serving rural communities across the state.
Read MoreLast October, Kavita N. Ramdas became the Nathan Cummings Foundation’s new CEO. This month, she abruptly left the role. It isn’t the first unceremonious departure from the family foundation in recent years. What’s happening?
Read MoreFor the latest in our ongoing series on family philanthropy, we get to know the Roy + Patricia Disney Family Foundation, run by upward of a dozen Disney family members. Board Chair Susan Disney Lord gives us the rundown.
Read MoreBased in two different parts of the Midwest, the Shavlik Family Foundation and the Pierce Family Foundation are distinct in many ways. But they’re both committed to a cause that often gets short shrift—nonprofit IT infrastructure.
Read MoreDavid and Laura Merage raked in major cash after selling a well-known food brand to Nestle for billions. Since then, their family has engaged in an expanding range of philanthropic initiatives, including a push to back early education.
Read MoreHere are the basics to keep in mind about William and Janet Jentes and their foundation’s interests in Chicago.
Read MoreJames Collins made a fortune as one of the biggest franchisees of KFC. Now some of that wealth is being harnessed through a foundation to improve outcomes in the LA community. We talk with family members about how their giving unfolded.
Read MoreEdward and Shari Glazer are yet another wealthy couple who are getting more focused on philanthropy, recently launching a family foundation focused on the arts and more. We take an inside look at their journey into greater giving.
Read MoreWayfair co-founder Niraj Shah and his wife Jill recently launched a family foundation supporting innovative work in Boston. We talk with Jill about their goal of being an “instigator” and the hands-on approach that the couple is taking.
Read MoreTapping a $1.7 billion restaurant fortune, Jimmy John Liautaud and his wife Leslie recently launched a family foundation. We talk with Liautaud about the story of the family’s philanthropic evolution and the personal forces driving it.
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