Major Gifts
June 17, 2015 at 1:13 pm
Cornell Tech, the applied sciences graduate school of Cornell University, is expected to announce a $100 million gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
June 16, 2015 at 2:59 pm
The Sigma Chi International Fraternity recently announced a seven-year, $10 million fundraising commitment in support of its national philanthropic partner Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). In honor of the commitment, HCI named the sixth floor of Huntsman Cancer Hospital at HCI "The Sigma Chi International Fraternity Sixth Floor." The floor features a gourmet cafeteria, a multi-purpose room…
June 16, 2015 at 2:18 pm
Charitable giving rose 5.4 percent last year to a record $358.4 billion, according to estimates released today by "Giving USA," the annual snapshot of American philanthropy. The figures show that donations from individuals, corporations and foundations last year topped the record giving figure achieved in 2007, just before the recession started to affect donation figures.…
June 16, 2015 at 1:41 pm
Today Ted Hart, CEO of Charities Aid Foundation of America (CAFAmerica) and CEO of P2P Fundraising, GreenNonprofits.org and TedHart.com, speaks with Peter Fissinger, president and CEO of Campbell & Company, to break down Giving USA 2015: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2014. Tune in at 4:00 p.m. EDT for a first look…
June 15, 2015 at 2:31 pm
You might have just read this headline and said to yourself, “I can tell this is going to be really boring stuff…
June 15, 2015 at 2:13 pm
To mark the 50th anniversary of the The Ark, Ford Motor is making a $500,000 donation, the largest gift in the history of the Ann Arbor, Mich. folk and roots music venue. Ford's gift, to be paid over 20 years, puts the nonprofit Ark's anniversary capital campaign more than 70 percent of the way to…
June 12, 2015 at 1:43 pm
FedEx Corp. kicked off the FedEx St. Jude Classic in a major way. The Memphis, Tennessee-based company, which also renewed its title sponsorship of the tournament through 2017 last week, is donating $1 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The donation will be made in the name of Billy Horschel, who won the FedEx St.…
June 10, 2015 at 2:04 pm
Revlon donated $1 million to the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, in honor of UCLA women’s cancer researcher Dennis Slamon, Revlon’s CEO Lorenzo Delpani announced in a press release Friday. The money will fund research for potential new therapies and treatments for triple-negative breast cancer as well as ovarian cancer, Slamon said in a statement.…
June 9, 2015 at 2:05 pm
An official from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network confirmed Monday that donations from Arkansas Treasurer Dennis Milligan and his deputy chief of staff were being returned because of questions about whether it was appropriate to accept the contributions. Ray Carson, the cancer group's associate director of media advocacy for the south region, said…
June 9, 2015 at 1:47 pm
An anonymous donor has awarded $45,000 to the American Red Cross to sponsor swimming classes for 750 Jersey City children, plus scholarships for training lifeguards and swimming instructors. "The Red Cross recognizes the importance of water safety," said Mathieu Nelessen, CEO of the Red Cross' North Jersey region. "Whether you are at a pool or…
