Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway and his wife Joanne have been leading funders of nursing education since they entered the space a decade ago. Here’s how their Bedford Falls Foundation is supporting this essential profession.
Read MoreThe most recent snapshot of corporate giving trends does not capture the societal shockwaves of 2020, but does provide key insights into companies’ priorities and mindsets.
Read MoreThe children of America’s richest people won’t just control vast fortunes in the future. Some are already top givers themselves or have moved into leadership positions within leading family foundations.
Read MoreAfrican American Wall Street billionaire Robert F. Smith is best known for his education giving. But his philanthropy has also focused on ending health disparities for Black men and women, including giving millions for prostate cancer detection.
Read MoreSome call Jim Leitner the greatest macro trader you’ve never heard of. We recently spoke at length with this Wall Street veteran about the human rights and equity causes that he and his wife Tracy Higgins support.
Read MoreIn recent years, critics have sounded off about how the wealthy and corporations use philanthropy to burnish their reputations. Now such concerns are intensifying—even as nonprofits need every donor they can find.
Read MoreIt’s clearer than ever the U.S. would be better off with higher taxes on the wealthy, a more robust government, and less reliance on charitable giving. Still, in coming decades, giving by the rich is only going to become more important.
Read MoreCorporate foundations have moved swifty in response to the coronavirus. Here, we look at tens of millions of dollars in recent commitments, both locally and globally, made by banks and other financial service firms.
Read MoreStephen Schwarzman’s giving has somehow managed to be both conventional and controversial. Having signed the Giving Pledge, we examine the mega-billionaire’s philanthropic career thus far and what the future may hold.
Read MoreA growing number of Wall Street quants are tapping their wealth for philanthropy—and, unsurprisingly, focusing on STEM causes. We connect with David Siegel, another math guy turned investment manager, about his growing giving.
Read MoreSome of today’s biggest donors have emerged from the lucrative world of private equity, making record-breaking gifts and creating new foundations. Who they are and what do they care about?
Read MoreHow are America’s wealthiest young people stacking up when it comes to giving? We drill into the philanthropy records of the 13 billionaires who rank among the richest 400 Americans and find a mixed picture.
Read MoreLeading philanthropists from finance have given more than $2 billion to environmental causes in recent years, transforming this funding landscape. We analyze the giving of these donors, looking at who’s giving to which organizations.
Read MoreWith Mike Bloomberg entering the Democratic primary, IP’s David Callahan reviews his record of giving, looking at the strengths and weaknesses of a data-driven technocratic approach in an era of ideological and tribal political conflict.
Read MoreWhere will the next generation of Wall Street mega-donors come from? Possibly from the world of private credit, which is growing rapidly and minting new billionaires—some of whom are already engaged in big-league giving.
Read MoreMost top donors align their political and philanthropic giving so that both advance their values. Then there’s Ken Griffin, a patron of science and the arts who also bankrolls a Trump-dominated GOP that’s attacking those sectors.
Read MoreWhile big campus donors tend to see more generous scholarships as the key to expanding access to higher education, a billionaire credit card mogul is putting up $350 million to help National University cut its tuition in half.
Read MoreChris and Keena Clifford established a grantmaking foundation of after finding success at the investment firm of Berkshire Partners. Here’s what we know about this low-key funder and how it gives in and around Boston.
Read MoreFinance veteran Scott Krase and his family launched a foundation in 2017 that’s focused on making charity more direct, customizable and impactful. We hear about what motivated the venture and how it’s going so far.
Read MoreAs finance veteran Clifford Chiu has expanded his philanthropy, he and his wife Leigh have focused on the growing mental health crisis on campus—and especially how it affects students of color. We talk to Chiu about his evolving giving.
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