by
Janet Lorin
U.S. colleges are mounting a defense against any attempt to challenge their endowments' tax-exempt status.
by
Thomas Kostigen
The foundation says its initial focus will be U.S. affordable housing and financial services in emerging markets.
by
Janet Lorin
The endowment offered no apologies for the fees it pays external managers in its annual report.
by
Elizabeth Dilts
Athletes are diverting more of their charitable dollars to sustainable, money-making impact investments.
by
Kate Smith
Colleges don't legally own endowments, so they fall under a patchwork of state laws when schools go bankrupt.
by
Kate Smith
Johns Hopkins’s endowment was valued at about $3.3 billion at the end of June.
by
Katherine Chiglinsky
Bill Gates and his wife have sought to dismiss skepticism about their charity’s impact.
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Janet Lorin
A GOP plan would require a quarter of gifts to the wealthiest colleges be used for middle-class financial aid.
by
Doni Bloomfield
The foundation will provide $50 million upfront for Intarcia to develop an anti-HIV therapy that uses its implanted device.
by
Karen DeMasters
Advisors can get advice on how to make sure their clients' academic donations go toward their intended causes.
by
Karen DeMasters
With tax changes looming, more financial advisors and individuals are asking about forming private foundations, Foundation Source says.
by
Patrick Clark
A real estate developer has unveiled a plan to build 200 micro-apartments for homeless and low-income renters.
by
Sahil Kapur
Abolishing it would save more than $20 billion a year for the millionaires and billionaires the tax applies to.
by
Albert R. Hunt
Income inequality, not surprisingly, affects giving.
by
Michael P. Regan
A new nonprofit backed by the hedge funder has created an index of America’s "most just" companies.
by
Elise Young
Under the settlement, 869 homeowners will share a pot of $10 million.
by
Paul Barbagallo
A socially conscious fund started by billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs has acquired a stake in film company Anonymous Content.
by
Sarah Frier
The centerpiece of the effort will be a $600 million investment to fund a research center called the Biohub.
by
Karen DeMasters
A new guide by Foundation Source lays out strategies for using hands-on philanthropy to solve social problems.
by
Steven J. Chidester
Grant-making charities in the U.S. are more heavily regulated than those in other countries.
