David and Diana Sun Give Hoag Hospital Another $50 Million
Plus, Penn State received gifts of $19 million and $1 million for engineering programs and a water garden, and the Wharton School landed $5 million to launch a program to launch an artificial intelligence lab.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Donor Revolt May Be Behind Us, but Fundraisers Can Expect Tensions, Dust-Ups
Conflicts between donors and nonprofits become more noticeable in increasingly polarized times.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
ALS Research Gets $20 Million Windfall From Businessman Who Lost Wife to the Disease
Plus, Project Healthy Minds, the Trevor Project, and the University of Montana received big gifts to support mental health services, advocacy, and youth in crisis.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Washington U. Gets $50 Million Boost for Neurosurgery
Plus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center received two major gifts in recent weeks, and Stillman College landed an endowment gift from its namesake’s great-grandson.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
MacKenzie Scott Reports $2 Billion in Gifts, Signals Changes in Her Philanthropy
The maverick philanthropist, who donated to 199 organizations in 2024, is breaking some of her giving patterns and moving her investments into alignment with her social-impact goals.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
MacKenzie Scott Gives Rare Third Gift to Medical Debt Relief Group
The billionaire philanthropist has donated a total of $130 million to Undue Medical Debt as anger swells over high health-care costs.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
Billion-Dollar Donations Lead the Year’s Biggest Gifts
Financial aid, especially for medical school students, got the most money, followed by gifts to private foundations and for medical research and treatment.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mass. General Lands $100 Million for New Cancer Center
Plus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra received a $50 million windfall from board member Helen Zell, and aspiring librarians will benefit from a $25 million gift to the American Library Association for scholarships.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Former Chicago Bulls Executive Gives Alma Mater $18 Million
Plus, Vanderbilt’s law school received $10 million to back the study of how law and policy shape women’s experiences and opportunities.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
What Billionaires and Their Advisers Say Keeps Them From Giving More and Faster
Some are held back by finding the right vehicles and advisers, while others cite emotional reasons.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
U. of San Diego Lands $75 Million for STEM Programs
Plus, MacKenzie Scott strikes again with another $65 million gift, financier Michele Kang gives U.S. Soccer $30 million for women’s and girls’ programs, and U.S. veterans and their families will benefit from a new $25 million donation from the founder of Craigslist.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Buffett Continues Thanksgiving Tradition With $1.2 Billion to His Kids’ Foundations
By pouring huge sums into his family’s foundations, Warren Buffett shows trust in his three children to give away his $151 billion fortune.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott Gives $65 Million to National Community Development Group
Plus, the University of Rhode Island landed a $65 million bequest for STEM scholarships, and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark gave $25 million to help U.S. veterans and their families.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Bill Conway’s $1 Billion Plan to End the Nursing Shortage
The co-founder of the Carlyle Group is using big education gifts to shore up the nursing profession.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Hampden-Sydney College Lands $30 Million From Former Education Secretary
Plus, two Boise, Idaho, nonprofits land $25 million apiece, and the School of American Ballet receives $3 million from a longtime donor and her husband.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mega Philanthropist and Home Depot Co-Founder Bernie Marcus Has Died
The Atlanta billionaire gave $2 billion to a range of causes and threw his support behind many Atlanta nonprofits during his lifetime.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor