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Washburn University Lands $50 Million From Alumni Couple

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Turnaround expert Gregory Brenneman and his wife, Ronda, met at the university as students in the 1980s. By Maria Di Mento Washburn University Greg and Ronda Brenneman are recognized for their $50 million gift to Washburn University, announced during an event on the schools annual Day of Giving.

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L.A. Dodgers Foundation, Walter Family Foundation Commit $100 Million for Wildfire Recovery

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Plus, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland received $90 million to support five Jewish day schools in the city, and $70 million will back research and scholarships for medical students at Ohio Universitys Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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Former Scholarship Student Leaves $50 Million to Private School

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 27, 2025

Plus, Lodi Community Foundation lands $30 million bequest, and the Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation gets millions from a New York management consultant. By Maria Di Mento Northfield Mount Hermon The campus of Northfield Mount Hermon, a boarding school in Gill, Mass.,

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FedEx Founder Gives $65 Million to Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Fred Smith’s gift to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation will increase the number of scholarships the charity provides to the children of those who served in the U.S. Plus, four universities and the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County landed big gifts. By Maria Di Mento.

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Ikea Foundation Awards $100 Million to the ClimateWorks Foundation's Drive Electric Campaign

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 10, 2024

Prest Aji Styawan, Climate Visuals The Ikea Foundation has given $100 million to the ClimateWorks Foundation for its Drive Electric Campaign to help countries in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia develop the infrastructure to support electric vehicles. Above, electric two-wheelers in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Fluxx Adopts the Impact Genome Project’s Universal Impact Registry

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MAY 25, 2022

The Impact Genome Project announced Fluxx will integrate with the Impact Genome's universal nonprofit impact registry. Together, these grant platforms include more than 500 foundations and represent $23 billion in annual giving. .

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HBCUs Get 178 Times Less in Foundation Grants Than Ivy League Institutions

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 2, 2023

By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press Jacquelyn Martin, AP A recent study found that in a single year eight Ivy League universities received $5.5 foundations compared with $45 million for the 99 historically black colleges and universities. billion from the 1,000 largest U.S.

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U. of Chicago Receives $75 Million for the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Prest University of Chicago Medicine A rendering of the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion, expected to open in 2027 following the foundation’s $75 million gift to the University of Chicago.

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What Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders Are Saying About the Supreme Court's Affirmative-Action Ruling

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 29, 2023

By Alex Daniels Kent Nishimura, Los Angeles Times, Getty Images After the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Harvard and the University of North Carolina had taken a discriminatory and illegal approach by using race as a factor in admissions, many nonprofit and foundation leaders issued statements. Here is a sampling:

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Moore Foundation Commits $110 Million for Wildfire Resilience

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Prest Also, Ohio State University received $110 million to establish the Center for Software Innovation, and the Open Society Foundations committed $20 million toward the future of social-justice philanthropy in Baltimore even as it plans to close its Open Society Institute-Baltimore affiliate by the end of 2023.

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Albertson Family Foundation Grants $52 Million to Idaho Groups

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 6, 2024

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Billion-Dollar Donations Lead the Year's Biggest Gifts

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

billion to their Hastings Fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Michael Bloomberg gave $1 billion through his Bloomberg Philanthropies to Johns Hopkins University to make medical school free for most students.

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Heising-Simons Foundation Selects New CEO

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 20, 2023

Prest Laila Clarke Sushma Raman will become president and CEO of the Heising-Simons Foundation. president of the Education Trust, has left to become chancellor of the State University of New York system. Also, ActBlue has named its next leader, and John King Jr.,

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Scientist Leaves $30 Million to University of Mary Washington to Back Undergraduate Research

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 13, 2023

By Maria Di Mento University of Mary Washington Professor of Chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics Janet Asper (right) works with senior chemistry major Dorothy Haas in Experimental Methods, a course that has students separating and identifying the molecules within a mixture. Plus, the U.S.

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T. Boone Pickens Foundation Gives Another $120 Million to Oklahoma State U.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 28, 2023

Prest Phil Shockley, Oklahoma State University The foundation of the late T. Boone Pickens (center) is giving Oklahoma State $120 million to expand student scholarships and support construction of a complex that will house the Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute and the Cowboy Football Center.

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James Irvine Foundation Awards $35 Million to Support Workers in California

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 11, 2023

universities for microelectronics research, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation committed $5 million to support studies focused on gun violence. Plus, the Semiconductor Research Corporation gave $250 million to a consortium of seven U.S.

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TNPA Foundation Opens Leading EDGE Internship Program Enrollment for Washington, D.C., Employers

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Nonprofit Alliance Foundation (TNPAF) has opened enrollment for employers to host Leading EDGE interns during the summer 2023 cohort. Nonprofit organizations and firms that work with nonprofits can now enroll to host student interns from local colleges and universities in the Washington D.C.

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Michael Jordan Celebrates His Birthday With a $10 Million Gift to Make-a-Wish Foundation

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

By Maria Di Mento Make-A-Wish America Basketball great Michael Jordan gave $10 million to the Make-a-Wish Foundation of America to establish an endowment to ensure it can keep granting wishes for children with critical illnesses.

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University Presidents Elevate Free Speech Under New Partnership

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 15, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press The Campus Call for Free Expression, funded by the Knight Foundation, is committed to five principles of free expression along with new on-campus programs such as training at freshman orientations and faculty seminars.

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Northern Illinois University Lands $40 Million From Bausterts

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 15, 2024

James and Theo Baustert’s gift will bring together health-care programs from across the university.

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McGovern Foundation Awards $66 Million to Advance A.I. for the Public Good

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 3, 2024

Prest Also, MathWorks committed $25 million to protect and restore land throughout Massachusetts, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute promised $15 million to six research universities to bolster student success in the STEM fields.

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Meet Hayley Freedman, CNP: Global Health Advocate and Educator

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

A New Role as an Educator Today, Hayley is taking a hiatus from her career to serve as a visiting professor at her alma mater, Willamette University , where she teaches public health in a new undergraduate program. Freedman stands with alumni and Blitz the Bearcat back at Willamette University at the start of her year as Visiting Professor.

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'Money Is Power': 44 Ultra-Wealthy Philanthropists Are Top Political Donors This Election Cycle

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

By Eden Stiffman Chronicle Illustration; World Economic Forum, Paul Elledge/University of Chicago, Jon Tadiello/MIT Media Lab, Johns Hopkins University, Michael Lisnet/Simons Foundation From left, Paul Singer, Ken Griffin, Reid Hoffman, Michael Bloomberg, and Marilyn and Jim Simons.

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J.D. Vance Had a Point: Let’s Rein in All Large Endowed Institutions

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Wealthy nonprofits, especially universities, increasingly demonstrate the same behaviors that led Congress to regulate foundations more than 50 years ago. The law should be updated to include these organizations. The law should be updated to include these organizations.

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Can Big Donors Ever Move the Needle on Controversial Causes? Lessons From the Long Marijuana Campaign

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 20, 2024

By Marc Gunther Illustration by The Chronicle; AP, Getty Images, USA TODAY NETWORK Clockwise from left: George Soros, founder of the Open Society Foundations; Playboy founder Hugh Hefner; John Sperling, founder of the private for-profit University of Phoenix; Peter B.

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5 Best Practices for Nonprofit Employee Onboarding

Ann Green

MARCH 10, 2025

Building the foundation your employees need to thrive begins with onboarding. Debbie received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Information Systems from James Madison University and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from George Washington University. So, how do you foster this kind of environment?

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Cox Enterprises Gives $100 Million to Ducks Unlimited for Wetlands Conservation

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 5, 2024

Also, the North Carolina State University has received $30 million to build the first Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein; and the Rotary Foundation, World Vision, and the Gates Foundation jointly pledged $30 million to improve child health in Africa.

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Univ. of Illinois Lands $50 Million From Tech Billionaire Tom Siebel

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 29, 2024

By Maria Di Mento Boris Baldinger, World Economic Forum Siebel is a University of Illinois alumnus who earned three degrees from the university in the 1970s and ‘80s. The gift launches the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science.

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The Philanthropy That Jump-Started a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

By Kay Dervishi A Sickle Cell patient receives treatment at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and stem Cell Research at University of California. Since 2008, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has awarded $35 million to research scientists focused on the disease.

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Cal Poly Receives $60 Million to Establish Noyce School of Applied Computing

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 22, 2024

Prest California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University professor Jonathan Ventura, left, and computer science students test a 3D video produced with the help of artificial intelligence. Also, the Citi Foundation awarded $50 million in unrestricted grants to bolster low-income communities, and the City U.

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Minnesota’s Richest Man Gives Land Worth $172 Million to Benefit Nonprofits in the State

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Businessman Glen Taylor created a foundation that will support three community foundations. By Maria Di Mento Plus, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Ehlers-Danlos Society, Washington University School of Medicine in St. The money will back programs to help people across the state.

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Country Music Doyenne Dolly Parton Gives $1 Million for Hurricane Relief

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The singer songwriter’s donation to Mountain Ways Foundation will help people who lost their homes to flooding during last month’s hurricane. Plus, Cornell University landed $20 million to boost mental health services for students, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra received $10 million to attract new audiences.

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Top 10 Donations of 2022 Totaled $9.3 Billion

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates topped the list after giving $5 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the grant maker’s work on global health, development, policy and advocacy, and U.S. By Maria Di Mento.

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Ford Foundation Gives MLK50 $2 Million to Strengthen the Memphis Newsroom's Reporting on Race and Power

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

million to enhance Wake Forest University's Program for Leadership and Character, and Kaiser Permanente pledged $25 million to the Center for Gun Violence Research and Education. Prest Also, the Lilly Endowment will give $30.7

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Community Foundation Lands $100 Million From Late Clarinetist and Entrepreneur Jay Kahn

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Plus, hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin gives Florida pediatric hospital $25 million, and three universities received major gifts. By Maria Di Mento Young Lions Jazz Conservatory Jay Kahn’s gift will support the Young Lions Jazz Conservancy, among other music-education groups, as well as nonprofits that help people experiencing homelessness.

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Three Children’s Hospitals Land Gifts Totaling More Than $155 Million

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 20, 2024

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and its partner Children’s Health received big donations. Plus, Drake and Hofstra Universities also landed huge sums, along with Jupiter Medical Center Foundation.

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Tickets Are Now on Sale for the 2023 Driven by Cause Philanthropic Summit Presented by Arreva & Nova Southeastern University

NonProfit PRO

MAY 26, 2023

This is an unparalleled opportunity to collaborate, engage, and learn from national and local speakers, executive directors, funders, sports foundations, and educators through curated thought-leadership sessions with action items for nonprofits’ success in today’s world.

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Commits $250 Million to Establish Chicago Biohub

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 15, 2023

Prest Barbara Ries The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s grant will establish a biomedical research hub in partnership with the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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6 Ways to Fundraise With Video

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JULY 21, 2021

If your organization is a university or hospital foundation with millions in the bank, then hiring a company to do all video-related communications for you might make sense. Use your iPhone or Zoom or whatever tool you are comfortable with to do the recording.

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Lilly Endowment Awards Big Grants for Bioscience Research and Youth Development

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Prest Liz Kaye/Indiana University The Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute at Indiana Universitys Innovation Hall. McGovern Foundation gave $73.5 to address pressing global issues, and three foundations committed major grants to enhance local journalism. Also, the Patrick J. million to use A.I.

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 66: What the Giving USA Report Tells Us About Where Philanthropy Is Heading

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JULY 6, 2022

In this episode, Laura MacDonald, chair of the Giving USA Foundation, and Una Osili, philanthropy expert and researcher at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, provide an in-depth look at the report’s key takeaways, including what 2021’s giving source and sector breakdowns mean.

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Former Time Warner Cable CEO Leaves $150 Million to Dartmouth for Financial Aid

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 1, 2024

Glenn Britt, who left the bequest with his wife, Barbara, received financial aid at the university, where he earned both an undergraduate degree and an MBA. Prest Dartmouth University Barbara and Glenn Britt’s gift will help some 350 middle-income families per year.

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A Mental-Health Nonprofit Popular Among Colleges Is Expanding. Has Its Approach Worked?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Now a foundation bearing his name — and based on an Air Force program — is working to improve mental health in hundreds of colleges. By Kay Dervishi Courtesy of the Satow Family Jed Satow (second from right) was a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Arizona when he took his own life.

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Belmont U. Lands $58 Million From Nashville Music Executive

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 15, 2024

Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation received $50 million from Florida’s Pagidipati family for a new pediatric hospital.

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Washburn University Lands $50 Million From Alumni Couple

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HBCUs Get 178 Times Less in Foundation Grants Than Ivy League Institutions

U. of Chicago Receives $75 Million for the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion

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Moore Foundation Commits $110 Million for Wildfire Resilience

Albertson Family Foundation Grants $52 Million to Idaho Groups

Billion-Dollar Donations Lead the Year's Biggest Gifts

Heising-Simons Foundation Selects New CEO

Scientist Leaves $30 Million to University of Mary Washington to Back Undergraduate Research

T. Boone Pickens Foundation Gives Another $120 Million to Oklahoma State U.

James Irvine Foundation Awards $35 Million to Support Workers in California

TNPA Foundation Opens Leading EDGE Internship Program Enrollment for Washington, D.C., Employers

Michael Jordan Celebrates His Birthday With a $10 Million Gift to Make-a-Wish Foundation

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Northern Illinois University Lands $40 Million From Bausterts

McGovern Foundation Awards $66 Million to Advance A.I. for the Public Good

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The Philanthropy That Jump-Started a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease

Cal Poly Receives $60 Million to Establish Noyce School of Applied Computing

Minnesota’s Richest Man Gives Land Worth $172 Million to Benefit Nonprofits in the State

Country Music Doyenne Dolly Parton Gives $1 Million for Hurricane Relief

Top 10 Donations of 2022 Totaled $9.3 Billion

Ford Foundation Gives MLK50 $2 Million to Strengthen the Memphis Newsroom's Reporting on Race and Power

Community Foundation Lands $100 Million From Late Clarinetist and Entrepreneur Jay Kahn

Three Children’s Hospitals Land Gifts Totaling More Than $155 Million

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