The Giving Pledge hasn’t done much to shrink billionaires’ fortunes, but it does tell us a lot about who is planning to embark on large-scale philanthropy and what they support. Here are the seven new signatories from 2023.
Read MoreWhile 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 MoreRonda Stryker and William Johnston are frequent mega-donors with a foundation that’s laser-focused on Kalamazoo, Michigan. Big as the numbers are on paper, there’s reason to think their local support extends far further.
Read MoreAs left-of-center groups grow ever more reliant on big funders, is there a price to be paid? If and when the liberal donor class pulls back, the fallout may leave its beneficiaries impoverished in multiple ways.
Read MoreHenry and Susan Samueli are continuing their tradition of big giving to UC Irvine. But their support for the school hasn’t always been free of controversy, highlighting concerns over megadonor influence in higher ed.
Read MoreThe megadonor couple just committed $500 million to Stony Brook University in New York. Is this a sign of more huge gifts down the road? And can other states learn from New York’s higher ed endowment matching program?
Read MoreWe analyzed recent publicly available data on 85 private foundations established by living mega-donors. It’s a revealing look at what’s distinct about how these influential individuals go about their giving.
Read MorePhilanthropy can be a bit stodgy, but especially in recent years, the sector has kept us guessing. Here are a few ways philanthropy might surprise us in 2023 — some good, some not so good.
Read MoreWhen the annals of today’s new Gilded Age philanthropy are written, where will Elon Musk stand relative to Bill Gates, MacKenzie Scott and the rest? And whose more expansive definition of philanthropy will win out?
Read MoreWhen MacKenzie Scott embarked on her innovative philanthropic project two years ago, we wondered if her approach would capture the imaginations of other tech billionaires. It didn’t. But what if it miraculously did?
Read MoreAs one might expect, higher education fundraisers had to scramble to change their best-laid plans amid the unprecedented events of 2020. With Jeff Martin of research firm EAB, we dig into data and key findings from a new study.
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