Foundations
April 15, 2016 at 9:48 am
A Michigan couple on Wednesday announced a $1 million donation to Livestrong, the Austin-based cancer nonprofit. It is the biggest single donation the group has received since 2010. Jeri and Jeff Mulder, longtime Livestrong supporters, will pay out a $1 million gift to the group over the course of five years from their nonprofit the…
April 13, 2016 at 9:32 am
It may not feel like it for those of us in the Northeast quite yet, but summer is right around the corner. How do I know? Because baseball is back! I love going to the ballpark. Even if you don’t really like baseball, most people can admit that going to a major league game is…
April 8, 2016 at 9:56 am
Dallas Cowboys legend Troy Aikman has overseen the Troy Aikman Foundation for Children ever since establishing it in 1992. Now, however, the NFL Hall of Fame quarterback has decided to dissolve his foundation and transfer its $1 million in assets to the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' Unite Forever Campaign. That campaign, an effort announced…
April 4, 2016 at 10:36 am
On Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” cast member Katie Rost is identified as a model-turned-philanthropist who runs her family’s charitable foundation. In the world of reality TV, that means attending glittery events and planning fundraisers. Aside from conveniently supplying opportunities for drama-laden plot points, the not-quite-a-job provides Rost’s raison d’etre. "I’m a ball and…
March 28, 2016 at 11:39 am
A Washington, D.C., advocacy group has asked the IRS to investigate whether the Trump Foundation violated nonprofit regulations by contributing to a political organization associated with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi...
March 16, 2016 at 11:17 am
Earlier this month, the First Community Foundation Partnership, located in the north central area of Pennsylvania, hosted its third annual Raise the Region campaign. This 30-hour online giving event raised funds for participating organizations in a six-county area. Community foundation giving days are part of a growing trend separate from the more widely known Giving…
March 15, 2016 at 11:42 am
Two years ago, we published a list of the 15 most powerful women in U.S. philanthropy. The idea for that article emerged because we were struck by how many women are involved in philanthropy at a high level—and equally struck by how little attention they tend to receive. In particular, while the spouses of male…
March 11, 2016 at 10:18 am
More and more, it looks like many national chapter-based organizations across the country are breaking up or reorganizing. They may be called chapters, affiliates or federated organizations, but more and more, these small groups are growing up and demanding more respect, independence and control over the dollars they are raising...
March 7, 2016 at 10:08 am
Donald Trump's campaign manager said Thursday that the Republican front-runner has given more than $100 million to charity. "I know that Donald Trump has donated over $100 million to charitable causes over the last number of years," Corey Lewandowski, Trump's campaign manager, said. "$100 million. That's an insane amount of money by any standard." "We'll…
March 2, 2016 at 10:33 am
U.S. foundation funding to address gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer issues reached a record $153.2 million in 2014, a report from Funders for LGBTQ Issues found. According to the affinity group's "2014 Tracking Report: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations", 38 of the largest 100 foundations awarded LGBTQ grants, and…
